Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-01-27

Io0, and surrender glorious bIrhright, without +
receiving even q "mess of pottage'' But, we :
naak Heaven, fellow citizens, that it Is not yet
come to this; We can yet hold servants ac- s
countabls for their political opinions and public
cooduct to the sovereign people, and the people !
are not yet slbJsctcj to ar'aignmcnts fos the
sentiments AMI con1uct a, tho charge ofthsir pub
iic servants. {
-Fel1oupC ai.eoc:-ls IL MT time that these agi-
.at:ng and absorbing questions should be- GIiteed
and compossd? CAHuot the people purchase their
peace, and stay the asitating arm o! G'vermcnt,
which rocks ani shakes tbs social fabric and bu
mess affairs Of country TO their f,un liton.,
without surrcnJering thci. liberties and insiitu-
iionsf il vas generally supposed before the meet
ing Of Congress at the present session. ir,t the
cent elections had settled the suaircasurv scheme,
ON the Jeffcrsonisn rule of acquicsccncc, in the
will Of the mi ,rty. Tn, President, in his last /
message, has deemed itpropcr to look behind the
ballot-bDx. and to Idgc VI the causes which bro't
tho people to the polls, aud the motives and
Inducements which gave withheld the votes,
and TO decide that the people have not really spo
Ken. However eager We may suppose the adj |
vocatcs If the sub-trclsury scheme 10 be to escape
Inc conviction Of having totally mistaken the
character Of the people, We were not prepared by
any previous republican example, for any attempt
override adjust thc decision Of the people
through the baIln;-box. Much less did anti
cipase that the patriotism and integrity Of our
citizens were 10 be impcaci,cd, their purity and
intelligence questioned, or the sentiment proclaim
cd that tho executive servants and representa-
lives in tho councils Of the nation, were not to
be influenced by the suiffages OF n ma jority of
tho Of tho State of New York! 1t is due to
the character Of the citizens Of this State, and
not less to the republican institutions ofolr coun-
try, to declare that tho President in his last mes
sage, in respect 10 our late election and the
assigned by HIN for the result, adopted Il most
unEounded and wanton libel upon our citizens of
all political parties, only worthy Of its original
source in the official paper. We regretted this
not only because n citizen of our own State hal
been induced to credit the infamous charge, but
because We think it indicates that accurate infor-
nation Of !he state of public feeling and sent-
meat Is most unrightcolsly kept from the first
magistrate of tho nation.
Having assembled to express sentiments
to you IN candOr at n ti:ne when the people are
"bound in sackclo,h,' AMI humble in tho dust of
adversely; CONFUSION and ruin; and when prop
OsitiOn 10 strcn1oisly urged which wl put upon,
tho servants ofthc people golden livery, we can
not rofrnin from asking Of your reason and judg-
mcnt, whether the Federal Government stand
exoneratcd from all participation in producing the
distfcsses which the people are suffering? What
ever other circumstances may have existed, we
believe Tint the financial cmba rrassment and pc
cuniary distress have been highly aggravated and
Protsacted by tho course Of the Executive depart
ment in respect 10 tho currency.
Lot us look at tho condition Of the People Of the
U. 8. before the system Of experimenting common
ced. We're VIC not the most free, tho most prosper
the facc Of tho gobef In what other country in
the w,de oxpanse Of the universe, the condi-
tion Of tho poo, the mechanical iabo-in. and pro
ducing citizens, 50 thriving, SO untrammeiled and
frce7
We havo experienced since series Of measures
Of government and finance attended with distress
suffering, and want; depriving the poor Of their
employment, the manufactured of his purchaser
and closing up with general public and private
bankruptcy. Tho highest prosperity has beer
CHI to no ady
greatest happiness to the greatest suffering ant
misery, the greatest abundance to need and want
And for what purpose have been endurin.
evils moro fearful and suffering, more agoniZins
than tho dstresses Of q state Of war. Has ]
been TO prepare for "untricd expcdient!
Who shalt answer to for its success? VIII
shall save from the ruinous consequences Of it
failuro7
We arc opposed to tho "untricd cSpcdient'' il
both the Sub-Trcasury and Especial Dcposite
FORMS We opposed to all separation and a
discrimns ton bctw the government and tn
people.
We still recognise the people as constituting tn
government, and tho money the people uso and r,
ceivo from each other, they will receive agai
from the government. Wo nvow ourselves no
lilo to any plan which imposes condition tn
the public dues shall BIZ received and disburse
In gold and silver only, as unnecessarily and o
pressively tyrannical and arbitrary.
Fellor Citizens, the crisis calls upon
speak like frcemcn! There is urgency al
haste in forcing this hard money 50 "su
vorsiy Of the principles Of our government u
representatives, which indicates fear
tho returning wave Unpopular indignation. III
public feeling this 'Jisorganising and rcvol
tionarv measure is awakened, and the TORE
cannot bc resisted. Tho effort TO check its c
preston, will but add power TO the current, al
tho rights, liberty and happiness of tho Peop
will be preserved throug IN their vigilance.
While calling your attention To matters OF pu
lie interest, beg leave to direct it to few TO
ics within state. We apprehend tn
shoro has been departure from the strict repu
lican principles in one Of the practices here, whi
in inviting your attention to the old land mari
is worthy ofnotice. The Republican Candidat
for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, were
iginally nominated by the Republican Membc
oftho Legislature, and they published an adore
70 the Electors in connection with their procee
in9s. The NOV ement Of the people in the We
1874, caused an abandonment of tho Legislati
Caucus, to make the nominations, and Sta
Convention was called in the year 1926, for tn
purpose, and has continued to be the mode Of
lscting candidates for Governor and Licutena
Governor for the Democratic Republican par,
The Republican, members of the Legislature,
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