Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-02-16
POLITICAL.
,c MEETING AT INDIANAPOLIS.

-. ~ The General Assembly and persons
.;s;, at Indianapolis, held ~ the Han Oh me
60. of Representatives, on me evening =, ,ne
1ssd instant, in pursuance Of car ny '"e VIZ
1s""A \ 90 the Chair and J. NJ. Moore, OF Ma
,as .'.d WIN. H. Martin, Of Rush, appointed Sc
cfetarIes. , ., ,,., ,,oa,;,, h.,
80. r. 7 Evans and Daniel Mace, Of Foun
~ George H. Profit of Pike. J. K NJ Bryant
= Montgomery, Caleb B. Smith of Fayette, WIN
Sb.e,s Of Marion, o. l.. Clarke OF Tippecanoe
N.,h,I Fields of Clarke and Daniel Sigler OF Pu'
IN expressive Of the opinions OF the Wings up
IL nol,,,cal condition Of the country. and their
nsbaLen resolution in the cause Of REFORM Inc
\ -.eting having continued TO a late hour, OH mo-
-, of Col Jno Vawter, n committee was APP
lated by the char to whom the resolutions were
r.f.rred. consisting of the following persons
Mc.srs. Vawter, Bryant, Clark, Maston OF Frank
n. Beard of St. Joseph, Armstrong oil tlark' ana
| r r Smith, and tho meeting then adjourned 10
20, AGAIN on tho evening of the Both.
+, ,nrsuancc of adjournment, the meeting re-
.,med lis deliberations on the both, when the
Chewing address was reported by the committee
IA unanimously adopted
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF INDIANA.
The time is rapidly approaching, when YOU WIZ
i. c,led upon TO discharge the highest duty
.b;cb belongs to freemen. 1t is duty which
..erv citizen should feel to be not only solemn
.. In, one which belongs TO each individually
U n at the ballot box, III the peaceful exercise OF
sr rights as citizens, that the great interests OF
mr country arc TO be advanced, the first approach
r dancer to our Institutions met. 1t is mat
ar of vital importance, therefore, that each wing
Il houd entertain deep sense OF the personal re-
Fnonsibilitv which belongs to him. In many IN
snncos. elections have been carried, ana course
AZ ,ol;cv. dangerous to our free institutions, ias-
-, RON on
A. suninencss and apathy of those who had the
,ower 10 arrest the evil. We too apt to re-
,,rd N. discharge of these public duties, rs be-
hoa;ng 10 the mass of the community, without
fselino that they individual duties, t7r inc
.,o,eT DISCHARGE of which every citizen Is re-
,ponsih!e to his country and hIs ti"d are not
the circumstances by which we are surrounded,
uch ns 10 call for the livellest sensibli,v upon
This subject. Without INDUCING in language
h,rsh and ,nlecorous towards orr political oppo-
nen,s we canpot close eyes upon the TACT,
that the policy pursued by the present and pre-
cediDg administrations is hostile to the purity OF
our Institutions, making frighitul Inroads upon our
country, tending to concentrate all power IN The !
aands Of the Executive TO diminish the influence |
Ii the people, and to paraiyzo orr republican in
uit,tIons by the corrup: exercise oil Official power
and patropaue Is 1t not notorious that the Offices
.reated for the benefit of the people, are dlSiri-
butcd as rewards for partizan services. that the
highest trusts are conferred upon individuals. as
aeompensaiion for their devotion to the Executive,
and "a n refurc for those whom the people have
,obaked and cast aside? Let representative
violate the trust which the people have honored !
him with lie, him cast their weight and influence !
into the lap of Executive power. In opposition L"
their known wishes and directions. let the pe"-
Die yindlcate their insuited authority, by driving
their unworthy representative from the past whIch
he has dishonored, and the MagdaIen Asylum oil
l.. In d.
viduas selected from such motives, cannot rea-
onablv be expected TO exhibit any very great de- I
so,ion 10 principle III the discharge OF their pub :
he duties Do not recent Developments demon
s,rate the truth of this posiiiont Scarcely mas
he public mind recovered from the shock OF one /
de.alcaion, than another and another
until il scarcely occasions surprise, 10
End the hi CHEST officers of the government, charged
with the deirauding the people of that revenue
which has been accumulated from their hard
earned gains Millions upon millions OF the pub
he funds have gone into tho pockets ot public ot-
GERS and that TOO u time when the govern ,
nent itself is reduced almost to Il state or bank
'uptcv bv the unwisc and improvident, il not cor
rup, acts of the administration How is ii with
The people of Indiana9 They have looked TO the ;
distribution of the surplus revenue of the Gener-
al Government, awarded 10 them by Congress, ;
or assistance IN their noble and patriotic enter
prise OF Improving their state, and establishing
general system of education. They naturally
'xpecied that good faith would be preserved by ,
The General Government, in relation 10 the pay ,
nent of the several instruments, to which by the
law Of the land they had a legitimate right. One ,
u these instalmcnts has been deferred. and the
ayment of il, must again be postponed. The
eope have a right To enquire why tho Govern
ent Of the United States, with large and &C ;
aowledget surplus of public funds in its Treas ,
ny, is unpreparcd to discharge its solemn obliga-
IONS to them. The recent annunciatIons turn- +;
sh 4 satisfactory reason. The public funds have r
been entrusted 10 unworthy and unprincip.ed par
lzan officers, whose only recommendation was :
heir Interference with The freedom of elections,
'nd their entire subservience of Executive dlcta C
nns They have gone to build up prlucely for I
anes for political prostitutes, and the influence I
the Executive has been sustained by sacrIli- !
.soas thefts from tho public purse. In connec- !
100 with this. what has been the policy of the +
'nlnistrat ton in relation to the public lands, d
Fsem of vital importance TO the people of the +,
est II has been a course which has placed the r
X re- portion Of public lands which were most !
Nbei'le IN the hands of nonresident spectators,
81, OF them public officers. whilst the settlers g
me west, those who are identified with its in-
VESTS and prosperity have been regarded as sub 6
%%u'nate class. The hardy settler of tho west, /
~ - ntner OF numerous family, could not pro- O
~ ulmsef with home. without becoming
s "a % heartless shavers in order 10 supply HIM
:" WIN the proper description of funds thereby ,