Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-03-13


beauty. Bur the roign of an IntoIeranl spirit O
party, amongs, free people, seldom fails TO result
in dangerous accession to the Executive power
introduced and established amidst unusual pro
fessions OF devotion to Democracy.
/ Before concluding, feilow-citizens, | nus. say
something 10 YOU on the subject If the parties al
this time existing in our country. To me 1t a p
pears perfectly clear that the interest Of shat
country requires that the violence OF the spirit by
which those parties arc at this time governed,
must be greatly mltgated, If not entirely extia-
gulshed, or consequences will ensue which are APP
palIiug 10 DO thought OF.
II parties IN q Republic arc necessary to secure
a degree Of vigilance sufficient 10 keep the pub
lie fuuctiOnarIes within the bounds OF law and GU
~, at that point their usefulness ends: beyond
that, they become destructive of public virtue, the
parent of spirit antagonist to thai of liberty, and
eventually its inevitable conquerer. We have
examples Of Republics. where the love Of country
and of liberty at one time were the dominant pas
OF the whole mass of CItZeus, aud yet, win
The continuance of the name and forms OF free
government, not vestIge of these qualities re
naming in the bosoms of any one Of ITS citizens.
IL was the beautiful remark Of a distinguished
English writer, that sin the Roman Senate DC
taylus had party, and Anthony party, bat the
Common wealth had none" Yet the Senate con
tnned 10 meet IN the Temple OF Liberty, to talk
Of the sacrcdness and beauty Of the Common
wealth, and gaze at The statues Of the elder Bfu-
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CIn.I.s and the SclpIOs, TO cast their free votes
for annual magistrates, or pass upon the acts oi
the Senate, but 40 receive from The hands of the
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spirit Of liberty had fed, aud avoiding the abodcs
Of civilized man had sought protection IN the
w'ids of Scv'h'a or Scandinavia. And 50 under
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efcS'S ana us hHor "g'ihst foreign a"oress ton
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ancestors 50 giorIohsIY coh'chden- AS lax as
depends upon me- II sha'' "e "Ie"'i' i''S"'"
the influence that possess shah De eAe'tsn 70
prevent the 'ofmot'oh al 'e"S' d" ~
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's the support OF no member OF '"a' o0'$ - "i'S
measure OF mine ''at G"eS Ho' S'''7': HIS 70
nent and his sense ii duty 10 th8se IRON "'i"'i'
he holds his appointment NOR any t"hLuI"Nc !" .
advance from the people hut thal aSheo i"f ~
Mir jefferson, "to give urnness ana clloct % Tue
legal administration q their AFFAIRS.
I he foregoing remarks relate, almost cAI'G-
sivciy, to matters conhec'oA WIN oH' O''
concerns. 1t may be proper, however, ''"t
should give some Indications to my reno" ci'i-
Zans ot my proposed course OF conduc' 10 '"o '"'"
agcmcnt OF our foreign relations. assure tHein'
therefore, that 1t is my intention 10 use every
means in my power 70 preserve the ffienn.g IN
,orcourse which now 50 happily snosls'S wan eve
~ foreign nation: And 'ha' a'hoGsn' "' '"utst'
not well informed as to the state 0! pehoi"S nc
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