Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-03-31
COUNTY CONVENTIONS.


II will be perceived by the proceedings pub
lished in to-3ays paper that there is about TO be
two County meetings in the Empire county, to NOM
mate candida, ties for the next Legisla iu.c. The
first meeting is TO be held ON the third NJ 1nday in
April, by the Cassifers, and the sysicr-.ncn hav
theirs on the fourth Mondayof the same instant,
We are sorry that at this time, that anv local
or State question should divide citizens v hen |
snch an important crisis Is existing in national
politics. For our part we confess, that we
do not feel half the fear Of being overburthencd and
broken down by taxation from the prosecution Of
our works Of Internal Improvement that do
from tho riinous measures ofthe general govern
meni. We believe that the experiments Of Mar
tin Van Buren, has been n greater tax on the en-
terprisc and industry oi Indiana, that wll he the
State tax for ten 10 In fact, had itnot
been for the tampcring Of the Executive will, the
currency Of the country We do not believe that
the word Classification would have been heard
except from the loco focos who object to paying
any tax. and arc too much Of drones TO get liv-
ing by an honest occupation. BIT the flct is that
money is hard 20 get, and cur State taxes being
necessarily high, it is dishcartcning 10 pay them.
Bat return We have ever be,iev cd that the faith
Ola state pledged should lie ,olabIy fiji!
led. We have ever be.icvcd that the system, is
larger Than prudence and Il c-know.edge Of cir
cumstanccs would have dictated; bat believe
had the original lii been carried out. 10 the let
ter and true meaning Of the law, that its compile
ton vou'd not have ban!sr iptc Or crl2rrass d the
State We think tina, the Board Of Internal I'M
proren,cnt have acted contrary 70 their ns,ruc-
IONS III not commencing such works only IS would
first prove available, s. at sach points soonest TO
Yield a revenue, and there hive expended all the
funds. b., 10 drop these works upon which 50
much has been done, appears to us contrary to
good policy; this, together with many other Oh
jections VIC have not time now to enumerate, VIC
are anxious that the system shall remain in the
i,r Is Of It's trends.
Il viii be perceived ~ Il notice in another co.,
,.Ii.n that there is call for public meeting,
of the citizens Of Wayne township without
regard to difference of opinion to consult up
on State ati.irs. 1t will also be correctly pre-
sualed from The style il. which i. is signed: "M.nv
tax paycrs,'' that it is called by the Ciass:t;ars
We presume that it will be necessary TO have a
distinct ticket for each party. We hold it as one
orthc wisest and best of ma xims ''that he who is
not for us, is ag,i. $, is, and this thing of can
dia,c being par, Class.lication--onc part sys-
|, tenn man--one part loco ioco--onc part Wing,
will when Summed up amour, 10 entire nothing.
Members Of the Legislature must with one
party or the other, and we hope Old Wayne may
, ne, deserve the charge Of inconsistency. She
last year said that the system should be sustained,
and we hope she will maintain her honor, and
again elect men who VIII go ior VIA, we CONCEIVE
to bo for the best interests OF the State.
The editor Of the Lafayette Free Press speak
ing Of the Post iss;.cd by the Ohio Life III
F., surance ard Trust Company, makes the following
remarks
: Thcy iricdccn1blc for the present. If the
:, farmer has them ne is bound to keep them. The
h Company not bound TO redeem them; he canno,
;, present them to the drawers for they are not due
the merchant cannot them; the bank would
J. be unsafe in receiving them, for in of run
}. they would be available funds; the farmer can
. not them into specie, IN case nc wished te
!, u,c it. and so it must lay on his hands dead let
l. ter until the expiration Of the IL months.
4 We cannot conceive how any person can con
sistenty advocate the issuing of these checks ant
j. condemn the Su.-T-easurv scheme they of
piece and both equally liable TO ccnsurc, and cal
cu!atcd to work jury 10 the public.
We would again advise orr farmers and me
d cbanics not to receive these checks
= What has our friend Tat ''if tn
farmer has them he is bound to keep them We'll
', the merchants and traders around Lafayette hav
become scrupulously nice in short time,
they will not take these notes III payment to
goods or mechanic work. Now. our bank re
3 ceiv cs them 70. debts and they pass freely
: any other paper money. True, it will prove
~ means of great speculation 10 the Company; bit
oi the people arc compelled 10 make a currency (,
81 themselves, and we can but little dillercnc
between these who promise to pay on demand, b'
= do not, and those who promise 10 pay in gear ar
l. do pay at the expiration Of the time. The Tru
u, Company. with enc other exception is the on
bank in the west that does redeem its promises
Our friend Of the Press is l;tle too nice Tor the
he days Of dogeneracy and hard times
Of
T." PUBLIC MEETING.
Pursuant 20 previous notice, u meeting was he
he at tic house :. Jacob E>h.cuIan, Ill Gcrnantow
nc Jackson township Wayrc CO., Ind, OF. SlturGa