Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-11-18

The late Bank Of the United States restored
pecie payments through the Union; it recovered
he currency from worse condition than II IS
now in. The State banks, without injurious pres
sure, returned to specie payment. Order was re-
stored. Harmony was established between the
United States Bank and the State banks; union
between tho Government aud the people. Where
is the difficulty of doing the same thing now!
Is any thing wanting but the inclination! Ought
not the happiness OF Government to consist IN
promoting tho happiness OF the peoP.ef And
arc they not happy when their reasonable desires
arc INDUCED and the efforts Of industry faciiita-
tedl And, let me ask, is il the business OF gov
ornment to seek to elevate itself before the world
IN sphere different from tho people, and say to
them, we will not use the same instruments that
you do? We will not accommodate ourselves
Or our business to you, or to your business, or to
your wishes; but, raising ourselves upon a heap
OF gold and silver, will leave you to founder with
your State banks In the region below, taking care
OF ourselves and careless Of you? What would
the people Of these United States, m that case.
consider?
Sir, is it desirable that such unnatural state
of tho circulation should take placee Now, sir,
suPposing the multiplicity Of State banks to lend
to these revulsions in trade; to occasion sus-
pension OF specie payments, and that therefore,
You cannot accomplish the required end by means
Of all the State banks of the United States, or by
means Of selected banks in the different States,
DO attained at all? Does not experience teach
you that il cant Nay, sir, more than this That
by means of that common ms trument fit for your
use, and fit for the Of the people too, which
will not DO injured, by their use Of il. By means
Of that instrument, you can regulate and control
the State banks and render them efficient as
they ought to be, and safe than they
throughout the different States.
INTERFERENCE OF OFFICE HOLDERS IN ELECTIONS.
We would call particular attention to the follow
ing resolution Of tho Conservatives Of the Eff
teenth Ward. Will the Evening Post and Mr. Levi
ID. Slamm have the goodness to explain? Will not
the parties in possession Of the document, of
its contents, make some further developments be-
fore the termination Of the Election. The letter,
Mr.. Slamm-thc letter!
s.Resolved, That we h1ve heard with feelings
Of astonshmcnt and Indignation, of the interior
ence OF Amos Kendall Postmaster, General of
the United States, in local politics, in his re-
cent communication to Levi d. Samn and that
the part taken by the other officers of the gener-
al Government, servants of us, the people, IN our
city atfiirs, and their efforts to bring the weight
Of their official stations into elections, is
impairment interference, dangerous to our liber-
ties, and deserves tho unqualified rcprobatIon OF
every republican citizen.''
This subject is better understood in England
At the period when MI Dunning made his cole
bratcd declaration in parliament, that the sinful
once Of the Crown had increased, was increasing,
and ought to be dimnished''-tho attention of the
English fire. emen and patriots was particularly d.
rectcd to the interference Of tho Government Of
fccrs in Elections. The friends of the People, in
opposition to the friends Of the Crown, ,muned-
ately adopted measures by which fcrtv thousand
Gov eminent officers were Immediately disiran-
cliscd. This step deemed Of paramount
importance for the preservation Of popular liber-
ty. The officers in the employment Of the crown
had been found numerous enough and intiucn-
tial enough to carry the election in many of the
boroughs, and the people o: England very wisely
determined that their own money should be en-
ployed through the disbursements Of the Treasury
to infringe upon their own rights, purchase their
own liberties.
The resolutions Of the Commons Of 1879 has
often been appealed to. in illustration of the ex-
treme jealousy Of the English people, on this sub
iect. One of the crown officers had been detec-
ted in writing his friends the county of South
ampton, desiring their support Of the Government
candidate for Parliament in that county. His
letters were produced in Parliament. The Tory
members made light of the matter-and Lord
North. particular, ridicu!ed the idea that there
was anv thing alarming in this course of conduct.
! His language excited storm Of popular indig-
nation. On this occasion the House of Commons,
without dissentient voice, adopted the following
resolution:
| Rcsolred, That it is highly criminal for any
minister or ministers. any other servant of the
crown, in Great Britain, directly indirectly, 20
make Of the power of his office IN order to
| influence the election OF members of Parliament
and that an attempt to exercise that influence
was as TN attack upon the honor, the dignity
| and the independence Of the Parliament, al in
Engagement Of the liberties of the People, and an
attempt to sap the basis Of our free and happy
| institutions"
| By the laws Of England any office-holder who
| attempts to influence the vote Of clector-
| who NEEDLES or interferes in any way with the
| elections-is not only rendered incapable of ho-
! ding office. bu, is subject to heavy fine.-The
reason Of this is obvious. II Is to cut down the
otherwise enormous and overshadowing influence
of Gov ernment patronage-and TO secure to the
People their legitimate authority and power
And vet we see government officers writing cleo.
pioneering letters, making electioneering speeches
presiding at electioneerng meetings and throwing
| the whole weight Of the Treasury patronage and
plumber into The scale Of the Government, and
against the Peopie.-Will the People suffer this
| interference to pass without rebukei-lN. Y. Cou-
, and Eng.