Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-05-22

ABOUT RIGHT-We copy the following remarks
respecting our inglorious defeat from the Wabash
Courier. We stand and take IT friend DowIing;
but heaping hot Goals on our heads would be sport
to it. We feel our disgrace-we feel grleved that
the people should have disgraced themselves, or
have permitted an aspiring and ambitious man to
divide the party, and thereby elect a locoioco II
is useless however, for to indulge IN recrifnin-
alton and vain regrets for the past; let 1t be
lesson for our future action. We are the TT tar
get for the shots Of the consistent portion OF
the Wing party, and all we have to do, is to en-
dure the shame we have brought upon ourselves
The poor degraded, Fifth District, what shall
we say of her? What language shall we employ
TO hide her shame from the scorn OF the world?
Once the proud and gallant defender Ot the cause
Of the People, she IS now but The blood stained
battle field Of Caesar, and Brutus, Anthony and
Octavius.-Where are her lcgIons? Where the
mighty mass which, IN tunes gone by, leaped 10
the rescue Of the country? The men are yet
there, but ambition has swallowed up the lofty
records of the past Her four thousand maJprliy
IS dwinded down to ma Jority at all-bccause
CALEB Il. SMIrH not considered good G.
pough sort Of man by the friends Of Gen. McCAR-
TY, The first named gentleman was nominated
by the Wing Con ention at Economy, and was to
all in,ans and purposes, tic regular candidate of
tluction indiana does not contain ADLER man
than CALEB Il. SMIrH. This is not empty
matter OF course declaration, but 10 made from
close acquaintance with that gentIeTans charac-
ter, and from long service with hun in the coun-
ellis of the State. Eloquent, industrious, and de-
cdcd his political course, he unitcs all the
terieL Of usefulness a Legislator and we deeply
regret, account of the pnbiic interest, that nc
has been defeated. Gen. McCARry, it should be
remarked, has also been ii l4ltk..I and able aJvo-
cate Of the cause, during the last several years,
but, on tins occasion, he has mol manifested that
spirit of comp romIsc By the exercise of which, a
lone, Indiana can preserve her rights III the Ma
t.onai Congress- While we say this ami en-
phaIically condemn the mis- SCRABBLE in5nanHgoment
Of the Conventions held two several occasions
there, satisfied that the Wing Press Of tho
District has been crimtnalIy rcmiss IN its duty. y
portion Of IT rabidly devoted t. the
other Of the Harrison candidates, whilst another
portion (and the larger) quietly folded It's arms,
and looked on, afraid offend the tender seHsibi-
tiles Of tho aspran!s! No men viii 90 farther
than ourselves III humoring the whms and capri
ces OF political friends, but there are occasions
when mercy to presumption is death to liberty it
self. Had tho Press OF that District spoken out,
IL should have done, the deep humiliation OF
defeat IN the once glorious Fifth, might have
been avcrted, and a unanimous Wig Delegation
from Indiana graccd The Legislative Halls OF the
Union What is Editor worth If he fears the
trowns OF every upstart politician, who may fam
cy that he must 90 to Congress. whether the Peo-
pie viii il no2 What reliance can be placed
that conductor of press which claims to be
free, who is continually lodging about to propiti-
alto the favor OF every VAN cnXcomh. WIN places
his heart on n seat the Assembly Of the Nation?
Such not fit 10 occupy their important
position, and the sooner they Indicate H. the bet
ter for their political friends We know what 1t
IS meet the scowl of such men. We have met
It, aud when intimidation has not moved US from
our high resolve, have been abused bar
rooms and slandered al the treside. Durug our
long come Sioa with hIs press, we have never in
dulgod personal unkIncuess course, and
it We have heea compelled to hold some men back
as leaders, II was only because we knew their
painting ambition disqualified them to be Judges
of their strength. Their very ranity
Weakness sure precursor of defeat to those
who might support them for Congress.
The lesson taught the Wings OF the Filth Dis
trct will, We hope, not be lost brethren,
hereafter. II men have not sufficient patriotism
90 sacrifice their own selfioye and self-interest
for the country, they should be made, tn under
stand that they are bat bubbles, aud that the wei
fare of "A gallant People is of more value than IL
thousand such selfish politicians,