Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-09-15


to stop awhile and moraize upon the disposition
OF some people, not to initiate the good sense but
to ape the folly of foreigners in every thing they
see, hear and do. With the most christian char
ty, can hardly find it in my heart excuse such
a servile spirit. American Republicans crossing
the Atlantic to learn from European Monarchies.
Dukedoms and Empires what name they shall
give to little village, with perhaps no more than
five hundred thousand Misunderstanding
dirty, out Of the way marsh a frog pond, half
filled with sticks and stones s'Rome'' or Greece y
OF "Carthage," or "Vcnice,' or somethin. else
equally grand and heroic.'' sWhen, oh when
will it end,-for if one may Judge of the future
from the past,-ot towns yet not named by those
just named in the new states in the West. we
are just in the midst or beginning Of our folly in
stead OF having run through follies When
will men cease to be children and learn to put
away childish things"
But what we most regret is the multiplicity of
the same names in our own state. We find in
CoIton's new map of Indiana, that the names of
Augustus, Bethlehem. Bridgeport, Brownsville
Burlington, Camden, Carrollton, Charleston, Char
louisville, Concord, Decatur Dublin, Fairport
Franklin, Georgetown, Granville, Hanover Hills
borough, Huntsville, Independence, Indiana CITY,
jacksonville, Lagrange, Lancaster, Lewisburei
Lexington, Liberty, Lockport, Manchester, Mari
on, Maysville, Middlcburg, Milford, MoorcsviIle
Nashville, Newburg, New London, New Paris,
Newport, Palestine, Paris, Pittsburgh, Plainfield,
Point-Pleazant, Pulaski, Richmond, Rochester
Springville, Utica, Vienna. Washington, Water
loo, Westminster-occur twice. Columbia, Cyn-
thana, Harrison, jamestown, Middletown, Mount
pleasant, Palmyra, Portland, West-Unon-three
times, and Germantown four times. The above
are names of towns and number, have post Off
ces of the same name thus leading to much con-
fusion in the conveyance of letters; rendering 1t
important that the name of the county as well as
state should be included in the direction to insure
a right conveyance.-lndiana Farmer.
ExTRAcT.-IIe builds too low who builds his
hopes beneath the skies. Let then be chiefly
anxious respecting the present that we may know
how to profit hest by it, and respecting the future
only as it is connected with our interests in an
other world Behold the various exquisite scenes
which open before our ewes proceedin our
walk. Look at that path which winds before US
till it is lost in shade-See how beautiful its Dor
ders div fed with plants of every tint and
every form. Mark how the light breaks in from
above, and how it tremhles among the leaves
Listen to the note Of the wood pigeon, the distant
lowing of the cattle, and the bark of the watch
dog. How beautiful, how delightful is this scene
and its at endant circumstances!
Yet all the earth is changcable. The yellow
tints OF autumn have already began to discolor
the leaves the winds will speedily lay those leaves
iii the dust; and the whole face of nature will
soon be yelled in the snowy mantle of winter
All t1cSe tlleSe Cuan-
ges, to the falling of r. leaf, ought to be
ceived by many warnings not to rest in
present scenes, but to press forward towards
those which eternal And although there is
nothing in this sentiment which has not been re-
|peated thousand times, yet believe it cannot
be- too often repeated or too deeply felt.
GREAT VICTORY.'-WHIGSs LOOK ALOFT.'
"TEN THOUSAND GUNS,
RHODE ISLAND.-We copy the following
oxtract from the Providence Journal.
lit is very gratifying to learn that the Wings
throughout tho State, have generally turned ou
in good strength at the late election. The re
suit has been that, in many towns, where the Lo
co Focos had preparations to dispute the election
Of Representatives, they were alarmed at tn.
strong appearance of the Wings, and made OPP
position. Such the in Warwick, i,
Smthfeld, and in Johnston. There have bee:
be increased, and the Wing majority in the Crane
Committee, will not vary much from thirty
The General Assembly will meet in Providence
on lst Monday of October when it is probable
Wing Senator will be elected to represent tn
State for six years from the 4th of March next
- LATER-RHoDE ISLAND CoMPLETE--lO
Cheers.--House of Representatives, Wings 4f
Loco Focos 25. and ! Conservative. The Prov
! dence Journal saws:
> The whole Senate, consisting of l / are Nhg
Wing and Conservative majority
over l.. +. 81
: 33
y Wing majority, 81
: Wing net gain 4, or including Con. 6