Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-10-27

elections we extract from the Phlladclphia Ledger,
paper Conducted with much ability and indie
pcnlence The article expresses our views upon
the practice of betting upo" elections. for which
reason we give il pubiici,y.--Bait. Tran.
/ This scandaious. imn,Drai aud illegal practice
prevails to a dcplorabc extent and Is published
/ in our newspapers with rs much indifference, as
if it were without sin az ,ns, either Law or NOR
ale. To idge from newspapers, and from the
numerous bets boldly and openly made at every
street corner. an honest man from any foreign
county, would take it for granted that the VIII lie
population Of our country were community OF
| blacklegs In no part Of Europe is any vice so
boldly, .hamefulIy practiced. as gaming IN the
| United States, upon sub ect which any honest
mind would hold sacred from such contamination
Is this the vice Of the maiortye II so, political
honesty is a mere sound; for no man can have
any, who will indulge in, sanction or Tolerate
practice that directly leads to political corruption
Is it tho vice OF the minority only? Then let the
ma ority clear themselves Of the scandalous inPu-
| tation TO which they now subject and enforce
existing laws against il, or enact laws yet more
severe. 49,
| The man who will bet upon an election, will
not stop at fraud TO gain it. He bets for the sake
of gain, aud he knows that such betting Is Proh'-
bited by law, because II favors corruption. Then
;f Gain will induce him to violate the law by the
betting what should restrain him from still furth
or violating law by frauds in order to win his bet!
The first step shows deficiency of moral sense,
which proves him capable of taking the second;
lust as theft proves u man capable Of committing
a forgery.
be supported for public office; for by gaming on
such n subject he shows himself unworthy of pub
lie trust.-He shows that he can deal with cor
ruption and therefore cannot be trusted with the
rights or the happiness OF Others Liberty Is not
a thing which man takes up or casts OIL at plea
sure. II is the gift of God 1t is his ordinance;
a part of his plan for the government Of his ra-
tional creatures, and intended, by HIM, as an IN
strument of their holiness and happiness 1t can
only he maintained BY institutions founded III WIS.,
dom and administered by virtue.
The following onecdote (says the Christian Re-
pister) which may not be new to all OF our readers,
deserves TO be described in characters OF gold up
ON tablets of marble, and hung up IN every mar
kat place in Christendom, and to be read IN every
Sunday School throughout the world:
STRIKING ANEoDorE "A slave IN one OF the
West Indies, who had originally come from Arr
-, having been brought under the influence OF re-
iipious instruction, became singuiariy Valuable
90 his ownor that account. After some time
hi, master raised him to situation OF some con-
seouencc in the management OF hts estate; ano
m one OCCASION, wishing to purchase twenty nd
ditionaI slaves, employed him to mako the sei"c-
tion giving him instructions to choose such as
were strong, and likely to make good workmen
The man went to the slave market and commen-
ced his scrutiny. He had not loug surveyed the
multitude offered for sale, before he fixed his cye
mon one old and dccrepit slave, and told his mas
ter that he must be one.--Thc master appeared
greatly surprised at his choice, and demonstrated
against it, The poor fellow begged that he might
be INDUCED; when the dealer remarked, that II
thew were about to buy twenty, he would give
them the old man in the bargain. The purchase
was accordingly made, and the slaves were con-
docted to the plantation of their master, but upon
none did the selecter bestow half the attention
and care he did upon the poor old decrePit Ain,
can. He took him to his own habitation, and laid
him upon his own bed; he fed him at his own ia
ble. and gave him drink out Of his own cup;-l
when he was cold he carried him into the sun |
sbine:-and when he was hot, he placed him un- |
der the shade Of the cocoa nut trees. Astonished
at the attention this confidential slave bestowed
upon = fellow slave, his master INTERCEPTED him
unon the subject. He said, "you could not take
so much interest in the old man but for some sPe-
c;aI reason: he is relation Of yours, perhaps your
fatherr NO massa,' answered the poor fellow,
she ia no nv fadcrr-'He is then your elder broth
err! mo massa, he no my broder! linen IS nc
an uncle, or some other relations! mo n'assa,
he no nv kindred at all, nor even my friend:
sThen on what account does he excite your inter
ast, asked the master. 'He my enemy, nlastef,'
renlied the slave; he sold me to the slave doa'er
and nv Bible tell me, when my enemy hunger,
feed him, and when he thirst, give 81" drink.
CorrPzYSt, THE HAND.-I IS Out idteiy Au1A We
have understood the strange constructions tnat are
sometimes put upon a squeeze OF the hano. WIN
some persons it is entirely equivalent to dec!ar-
atom Of love; this is very surprising indeed We
must take hold Of lady's hand like hot Pota,
Toe: afraid Of giving a squeeze lest We should
burn our fingers. Very fine, truly! Now 1t was
Dur ancien. custom to squeeze every hand we got
IN our clutches, especially fair one. is It not
wonder that we have never been sued tor breach
# promise, We would not give scuPPei nail I
or one of YOUR cold formal shakers OF the hand.
Every person who protrudes one or two fingers
or your touch, (as if he were afraid OF catching
.ome cu,aneous distemPer, should go to school a
While TO John Quincy Adams. He shakes your
,and with vengeance-ands shakes your body with
I. unless YOU happen to be as thick set as HIM
elf Well. there is nothing like it; it shows {
,ood heart a, any rate; and we would rather /,
nan should crush the bones of our fingers and
bake our shoulder out Of joint than that ne should
,oke out a reluctant paw, as If he were about 10
.ome in contact with a bear or hyena. Inc "a, Z
lies NAV rest assured of this, that man " no WIN
-, squeeze their hand when he gets hosd OF u,
,oes no, deserve to have such hand IN h's pos
...;or- and that he has a heart seven hundred
,d fortv-nine tunes smaller than grain OF mus