Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-10-20


IL the best electoneering article we can publish;
for who can fail to feel. he contemplates the a
pure example, that sad, sad change has come 7
over the whole face of our Government? That v
the high places which he adorned, and in which c
he so blessed the world, have been usurped 10y h
the most incapable men who ever presumed to be
ambitious-men who no less devoid Of the
accomplishments of liberal and useful knowledge I
than OF all the distinguishing qualifications OF
real statesmen-men who at once the shame a
and the scourge Of their country! Il
Under tho Administration Of Washington and
the ilnstruus predecessors who followed in his 6
footsteps, and whose memory and example are now G
equally menaced with oblivion, we bid fair to out
strip our great original both in power and glory;
and we owe the political misery into which we .
have since fallen solely to disregard of their
counses, and departure from their example.
But to the extract:
ADMINISTRATION OF WASHINGTON.
ga generation has passed away since Washing
ton closed his political life: and when re-
view all the acts of his Administration the mea-
sures which he adopted, the principles which he
avowed, and the resolutions upon which he acted
TO make the patronage and offices snbservIent to
the interests of the whole country, and not to sur
render them to the base and grovelling and cor
rupting influences Of party; when review
these things, cannot but confess ourselves I
struck with a revcrential Of his transcendent
purity and greatness. He gave office whatso-
virtue, and for acknowledged talent, and for the
public good. He considered the patronage of the
Government as sacred trust, created for the
good OF the whole People, and to be employ ed for
the good of the whole. ltnever entered his head
to conceive that the time could possibly
rive in this free land, in which the patronage of
Government should be employed to bring down
the People the foot stool of their rulers
game band Of Office holders to manage elections,
or to intmdate or corrupt influence electors.
In the presence Of Washington, the man who
should have given utterance to the suggestion of
such system would have shrunk into absolute
, nothingness by whitening look. which would
have branded him the fullest OF traitors to his
country.
"1here was pure atmosphere then in the
gions or the halls and official residences of the
Government Men breathed freely then, and
thought and acted freemen, who held their IL
berries in their own hands, and not at the mercy
; OF rulers; and the first attempt 10 trampe upon
r them would have taught the usurpers the lesson
who would be free, themselves must strike the
8 blow Let the young mon of tho present day
D read the history of the Administration Of Wash
I ington, SO forcbly and truly written out in the
D pages Of Marshall 1t will purify them from
, thousand vague generaliics. 1t will recall them
to the great principles on which the Government
was originally framed. 1t will teach them to ut
ter worthlessness of all mere political theories,
e and the invaluable authority of experience. 1t
will teach them that no republic be we'll or
}. wisely governed, except by men of high intellect,
d comprehensive knowledge, incOrruptible Integri-
S ty, and disinterestcd patriotism. 1t will teach
G them that the demagogue is the worst enemy Of
u the People, his kindred character, the courtie
is the worst enemy of the monarch. 1t will teach
# them that the truest course Of ambition is &c
: found its favor and it's honors not upon the huz
+ zas Of the multitude, but upon the solemn judg
ment of the wise and good-upon that distant
n praise whose voice speaks from the hearts of mil
7, lions, and ives back from the tomb the deep ech
y oes of its own thankfulness.'
% Who can reflect, without sickening at the heart
Of upon the existing Administration, after reading
n this sketch Of that of WASHINGTON? We consid
l. er it fortunate for the present generation tina
N they have, almost within their memory, specta
Gle like our Revolution, and such example a.
d. that of Washington, to refresh and revive the NOR
at al which pines and withers at the aspect
d, things around u.s. 1t is truly q mercifu dispense
IN ton Of Divine Providence that there should b.
70 placed by the side of the depravity exhibte
IN IN high places moral excellence OF proportion
On not les colossal, to vindcate as 1t were his owl
moral government Of man, and the reputation 9
en- human virtue.
lid The Loco Foco papers proclaim the election
MIR. Grason in Maryland "Democratic tr
lat mmph'' How ridiculous! Mr.. Grason was a fe'
to eralist Of the old school, and so avowed himse
US during the election. He supported with zeal tn
Ills Federal Administration of John Adams, and at
vocat ted all his recommendations for a strong GO
Us eminent ano Tor increasing the power oI the T.
'pe ecutive Department; and he now, very NATURAL
i've advocates the Sub Treasury scheme and the U
led ira measures Of the Administration the tendenc
to Of which is to place almost unlimited power
the hands of the President-1roy Wing.
the THE CRops.-A correspondent Of the Ne
at York Express has conversed with "a gentlem;
the who has just returned from journey throus
he Connecticut, Massachusetts,, New Hampshire al
the Maine. This gentleman says, inquiry among Il
farmers in each Of the above named States, thu
tar shall gather large crop Of corn in fifteen yea
'hn The potatoe crop in Maine and New Hampshi
pa will be at least two thirds ola good crop. II
Tor rye, wheat and cat crop is at least fair CROP
The crop ofcorn in Connecticut is greater than
ere three years past.-The potatoe crop viii be sm
nat The rye and grass crops good"
I'M
lem Miss Keziah North young lady 10 years Of a
was burnt death, in Merstown, (Pa.) on t
night Of the 9Th instant. She was to have been m;
cen risd in y few days, and was sitting up sewing al
10y bridal dress, when, becoming fatigued, she la
uio down on the bed without putting out the cand