Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-03-10

mischief, A. those, from the lips Of Andrew Jack
son, which form the caption Of this article. They
have now been in vogue for a number Of years,
during which period, crime Of every species has
increased hundred fold; political honesty has
almost ceased to exist; while conscience has |
swung from her mornings and moral honesty re- /
mains in quantity barely sufficient to from
the fate of ''the cities Of the Plain
We have frequently had occasion to notice the
progress of crime, since the nevertobs- forgotten
declaration of man, who had solemnly sworn to
be governed, in his official duties by the Cons,i-
tuition and Laws; ye:, in the face of that oath,
and in defiance Of that constitution and those laws,
not only made this vile declaration, bu: carried
it into full and complete effect,-thereby setting
an example which has been followed by every po-
litica knave, cut-throat and assassin in the Union
| The noon-day murderer says mentally, if not Open
~, while he aims the deadly pistol at the breast Of
his vlctim ~ take the responsibility" and the mid
night assassin makes Of the Same exclama-
tion while he sheaths his Bowie knife, his dag
ger, in the heart Of one who never did him injury
We kept q memorandum, for a time, OF some OF
those atrocities until the number increased SO fast
upon US, the average being more than two a day,
shat we ceased to note. in any way, any but those
that were signalized by uncommon marks OF wick
edness and depravity. But great. and unprece-
dcnted, as has been this moral dcpravity, and
dreadful its effects upon society, it is pun
ishable by the laws, if those whose duty il is 10
with your political knaves; where the assassin
destroys one life with his knife or his dagger, the
political knave, directly or indirectly, destroys
THOUSAND, inasmuch he deprives them of the
means by which they live; stakes the respon-
sibity" with impunity, and laughs at the wide
spread ruin he has made, having no conscience I"
check, no principle to guide, and no LAW to pun
ish him.
| We are struck with horror at the crime Of the
murderer, although, perhaps, he may have but for
few days, shortened the life Of his victim, and that
without protracted suffering. Yet we behold
with indifference, barely censure, the political
villain, who brings ruin, distress, and ultimately
death to thousands he st,ll holds his rank in
cietv, and enjoys. as far as heartess knaves arc
capable Of enjoying, his ill-gotten means although
sometimes, ''solitary and alonc,' he may feel the
the stings of the worm that dies. 1t is this
description of men. that have brought our once
happy and prosperous country, to its present de-
graded, poor, and suffering cond.t ion; and, al
though no statute can be made to reach them,
derision should laugh, scnrn point her finger, and
contempt knit her brow, as they pass, until there
is "put in every honest hand whip to lash the
rascals naked through the worlds
IL has been said, and well said, that "whcn
knaves combine, honest men should unter Ii
ever that was the situation of affairs in any
try, 1t is now in this combination OF base, de-
signing men, have usurped powers unknown TO
the constitution, and in the very face Of the law
it to the winds until, from having many millions
Of surplus, but a few months since, they now
involv ed in debt to the amount of millions, with
a revenue already reduced more than half, and
daily Iessening: with the prospect before them
that, (wi,hout the aid of foreign war; they will
have incurred debt of at least hundred m;l-
lions, before the operation of the ballot box can
drive them back from whence they came ;-come
that day when it may, nations curse will fol
low them; they have ''taken the responsibility.
and they should be made to feel the consequent
ces. Would high-:nindea, honorable, and poll
ticalv honest man, who had been for many year:
pursuing, from principle, course which he con
scientously believed - be correct and patriotic
receive instructions the of his whole
course, and hold on to office with the tenactv o
death to its victim! No! he would resign. The
man that acts otherwise, Is a knave. In whom the
love of country, If he felt it, has long since
been merged in the love Of office, and il is sucl
then as these, who have in their hands the dcs
TIMES Of this great country-wc wish We cou,
saw people-b:t they were infinitely greater whe,
only three nations, than they are now. when Their
are fifteen. \ great nation does not consist i,
the number of it's inhabitants, but in their patri
otism and devotion to their country and its insti
tutions. We are comparatively but an infant ma
ton. vet we have surpassed older ones in ever,
act Of greatness we are nor doing in ever
act of debasement and corruption. As people
we literally rose like rocket, in blaze Of glory
u
IS less. but his country's shame never be
= grateful to the heart Of the patriot.
; The foregoing is from the Cincinnati Evcnin.
:, Post, of Feb 26--It touches theme truly mos
n ungratefu to the lover of his country Alas! i
s touches most truly, theme which every patro
:, should consider with profound attention.
q 81 TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY" Yes, ~ tax
c the rcsponsibilty" This is the argument. upol
II which mere individual assumption has p:oceede
, to up its own judgment and lnflct its de
}; crees. But has nothing overtaken us, beyond in
, dividual arrogance! Let look at our tua
condition nation, calmly, dispassionately-
honestly.
What stand conspicuous among the first publ
measures Of the late Andrew Jackson admnstra
Is ton! II take The responsibility of removing tn
Indians West Of the Mssissippi.-Despitea all allie
cations to the contrary, the Government Of tn
y United States determined to sanction and enforc
Y every colorado treaty for removing the Indian
n West Of the mississippi. West Of the propose
O. Western boundaries Of Missouri and Arkansa.
a The responsibility was taken, and the removal i
% great measure effected Tho Florida war
% one Of the responsibilities Of this measure.