Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-09-16


The following article has been on our table
since July last. The fable is good enc anc
aptly illustrates the situation of parties in Con
gress. For ourselves, since the election we have
strong hopes, that enough of the fire experiment
sag travellers will take the advice of the four
who protested against going in the good oil way.
which experience had prored best, to insure the
preponderince of better sense, than that insani-
ty which stalled the stage:-in which case, the
stage minority Will give their aid TO accomplish
change of mcasurcs-a retracIng of the darkiy
divergent and irno-antiy wandering steps of the
erperimeGtcrs. truth is cmnipotent and will
prerai!' And if all her pervading light has had
It's usua! influence the public mind. and the
members Of Congress relatively far expo
0cnt of that mind, whatever personal party names
thew bear, cannot but believe that ma
lority of Congress will be found prepared 10 90
for the old and well tried measures under the
former operation Of which the country prospercd,
and by en- insane departure from which, INTO 'un-
tried courses, she has found only bankruptcy ru-
in and disgrace!
We hope every Wing IN Congress VIII prove
himself to be firm unlinching, rcsolute. patriot
c defender and asserfer of the plain principles
of common sense. in their practical and active
application to the relief of the country from the
incubus of narrow minded, partiZan seitIshness,
under which it has been cast by the sIcky dream
ings of fancful theorists ignorant pretendors to
political wisdom. designing demngocucs and ur-
princ;pled betrayers of the mistaken because too
generous confidence of their countrymen.
Fion1 the C,ncisaat Daily Gazette.
Mr. Editor: Sir,-The question is freely ask
Cd what viii the whigs do IN Congress, about the
currency. and affairs OF the country generally?
Permit me 10 Illustrate their situation Nv
currence which took place Or nghl take rlacel
{ short time since. Nine gentlemen were p&sscn
gers IN q stage u -: they were travelling
upon good Me-idaInized turnpike. BAT the pro-
pricto.s OF the stage, rather thei- agents. get
offended with the Propr.etors of the turnpike. and
sysore they would not travel upon II any longer;
but woaid have q road OF tile.c OWE: according
II they made branch from. tie old road, through
a low marshy piece Of ground; it made in
great hurry; the stumPs were not half taken oct
the holes filled up where they had hcoa re-
ovej; but the agent gave directions 10 the DR.
yer take the road; accordingly, when the
stage arrived to where the new road turned Of
from the old. four Of the passengers objected re-
r. strongly against taking the new read: stating
taa. the old one In excellent order. and Eo
difficulty need be apPreaended that fAa ProPric-
tors were very careful men. and kept good agents f
10 see that there were no bad places upon The I
road endanger the lives of the travellers; that
the new road was through wet piece Of land,
where it was nearly impossible to drain it, and If
it could be drained, ii had not been done; they
said they knew By experience that it would not
be possible to get along: tina; they had seen an
attempt upon similar ROAD, and x was found I'M
possible. But their remonstraaces were vain, as
he driver sworc by the Eternal he would take
he new road, and Eve Of the passengers ma
orty) having dislike to the proprie,ors Of the
I'D road, and wishing to ingratiate themselves
with the agents Of the stage, urged the driver to
axe the new road, which he Accordingly did; and