Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-02-12

iIt1pdlttHCc al l"C piNsCbNs - " $500 W ''~'
energies and rearing their standard tor the tuter.
DIVISIONS now--heart burnings no"--pausing To
crlmlnate, 10 denounce and 10 fecriminate, Is dis-
organizing our forces, inspiri,ing our enemies and
inglorlousiy producing defeat. Each moment that
we stand IDLE, but gives new impetus 10 the SUM
b-rless and circutnv entIng minority. Every
breath of dIscorG ia the SIrccco's breath. What
if we be fuiled IN \ respect? Shall :he ga
liant Army, therefore, beat = retreat! Desert the
outposts, now firmly secureo! Break the ranks,
but Yesterday an immovabie and serrled phalnnx?
Abandon all discipline? Away with all orgsni-
z.tion, and battle wildly, hiiher and !hither, reck-
less whether tho shock OF war tails on friend or
foe The thought is madnesst IL is cowardIcei
j, Is indirect treason! Rather let the old clarion
notes marshall US benenth the good old banner;
aud il tho homes. reward of war, be suspended by
the action of an Executive with whom we claim
no alliance, get, let us nlnintat" our posts. nnmorsd
and uaited. STRROTNDTNG H CITADEL
or THE CONSITITTTOE WITH A LIF-
INC WALL OF PATRIOT FREEIEN
WHICH TIE ENEMIES OF me RE
PUBIC SNAIL IN VAIN ESSAY TO
PROSTATE, OR TO Scale! II Fate de-
sign that we advance no further nor, WHAT WE
HAVE, should be maintained at every Ilazz .rd,
that the wnkeflI foo I've kent IN check, and uiti-
mate victory be oars when the period for the con-
summation of our present triumph may arrive.
The Cabinet Of the good Harrison have main
" deserted their nGsts--but hat fhen2 There IS
naught discouragtng Ia this. They who have
with a lofty ecoru lain down their h'ch trusts and
cfnolnmenis, rather ;han yield a IT ot The princl-
pie which blazad with living light through the
canvass Of $50, are no dcsertcfs 10 the enemy !
By that act they aud their great Alliances, are u
utted but with "A stronger a"d lIgn.r embrace IL
the heart of hearts Of the Patriot. We grappie
lnern still nearer 10 our souls, and with the Wing
party theIr lnteiiects and energies are more than
ever indissp'ubIy interwuvcn. A tower Of
stra,.rth and ,f vsIsdap IN our midst nrp those -.
llsIrous statesmen, and when the hour Of trial
arrives, no man can hesitate tn know where Ew-
ing, Granger, 3 .dger, and Cultcuden will be-
found!
There is nothing. feIiow Wings, in our ':stnts'
to discourage us. II there % augh, TO drend It's
ourselves The same gallant People. aud the
same gallant cause.-The same glorious primer pies
invite US now To acisnn. The same corrupt lead
efs, the same uuhoiy aud despatlc an5ition-the
same i4cobinisln. the same miserable expedienis
whose combined influences have sapped tho vigor
and dropped the energies Of The nation, exist yet
10 be comhatted. In nothing, save IN these al!n,
ded TO accidental reversrs. has orr fortune chan>
ged since together. tao ftarts of United America,
with one h,aw, 80 DISPLACED the S.sssioDcn! Gn0
detection from our ranks, Of designing and dIspp.
pointed aud IHflentialless politicians, truly Il cor
potal's squad, shiverIng without our camp. and
despised by friend and foe, is a consideration too
tr,iiing TO be dweit upon. Among themselves be
their own operations. la Turn each Is the orator
und the listener OF md to their schisniai1c and
selfish harangues. No, one impulse of the great
heart of the people beats IN unison with theirs.
Erected upon a temporary stage, IN the foil pubic
gaze, they but play the harleq niu--ohj ects for
pity and amusement. To The Presidents honest
friends in our ranks-ihose whose convictions Of
policy are his, though we may differ, s'Ill to them
as ever be cordially extended the right hand al
fellowship. Il were rank intolerance 10 Go 9th.
erwise.
We have now been taught. follow Wings a use
ful and Important. lesson. The party So recently
defeated, even in our own proud State, alike L"
their, rs TO our amaZetnent. have crept INTO pow
er IN the public councils. Mt because thew have
numerical s,reng'h-fgures and facts plainly in
dictate the contrary. Not because their princi-
pies are cherished or admired. The proof 10 too
recent TO the adverse for audacity to make the
aesertion-bu, because Of our own a pa,hy, schIsms
and Reorganization Because the death bolt has
swept over US in the hour Of the acknowledgements
the cypress was eniwined win The myrtle OF con
quest--because n series OF great and unexpected
things have suddenly come upon US, and all az
the lightning from the cloud, with bewildering
CELEBRITY. And while we have paused and won
dered. and differed as to what to do, the ,nsiduous
zoe has unobserved and steslthiiy passed us b, !
|, Is time 10 rouse now-to shake oil the shocks
which have palsled our energies, and to arise to
4 great and good work. Remembering that with
ourselves il is hni 10 will and to do.
Ia our own State. fellow Whig-, before we shall
convene again "A, your Capitol, n vast stake viii
have been decided. II is for Indiana to say thro'
her summer elections hat shall he her complex
ION IN the National Councis--whether for u Years
a Van Burenite shall representa- her interests and
views in the Senate Of the L. States. or whether
they shall continue, in both bodies, IN be reflect
Ell by representatives. Of the Peoples feelings
To Indian, this IS al important. No star IN the
burning galaxy OF the Wing States shines with a
purer or a brighter lusIre. Though a STRIPPING,
we have done a giants work. for our sturdy arm
set the reform in motion, and our patriot son led
the armies of the republic 10 victory. The ewes
of the Union are upon US; and when, HoratII-iIke.
we step forth into the arena 10 do battle IN sight
of the contendIng armies, we must not disgrace
ourselves, nor the names Of The sinnber'ng Hero
whose banner never dropped upon our fields!