Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-01-29

~, Tor weighed ia The balance with what | ieei
and know 10 be the trulu, a mere yo.iticaI exIs
ience il a. rush. Among The Wings with whom
| have acted aud Vel act, have seen much, III
this res eci. 20 Condemn. have 10 condemn 81
srili, cost wh4tu my. As one, While yet ha'
lIttie Of reason a KIND Providence has gwen me
remains, the day shall never come when Sielding
TO extremes. 10 accommodate FACTrrN. ] will he
found play ING the incend'ary TO p"p"'ar passion
This spIrtf. sir, 10 the parent oi this bill. aee
~. and see II clearly
II has been usual We know. Mr.. Speaker, ia
create political capital here at Indianapolis, for
the use VI the snmmer e!eciIons- 10 gel up some
Marty hobby Tor The use of candIdates during the
July canvass: and, OF course, the more speci"us
and plausible the hobby the more 1t hay ntE,rd
room for defamation and appeal 10 The passions
Of meu, and the more II Is nude Ia look Like var
tue and pa~trIotism--ihe better. This. SIR, ~ ex
acily such a hobby, as may he seen at IA glance
Banks are exploiting about Us, beggnrtag the
poor. THIS nci has engendered, ~ an extent
heated PR lldice IN the publIc mind against iirst
institutions, the good as we'll as the bad. Indiana
has her bank. against which, 1t j. hoped bN gen
,lemcn, there exists "A similar rff!idicc. DF 'ht
act Of last winter The c"muon srn"oi funds III Ih'
stale are vested IN ite stock OF that bank. ltt'
fund appeals to The heart OF the tenant at every
log cabin ia The land. If, then, it can be mad
To appear hat tho poor boy aud tho pn"r g'fI
mite is IN the clutches Of ii s"illcss c"fPoraIi"n
which Tomorrow NAV explode, aud winch sh'
will not yicld; " lille our political opponents, plead
ing he nrphan's cause against that m"nstcr. are
endca,o,irg 10 make them surrender mp Their iIhut
all upon wht,h they rely for cdaIca'ion, wIIio ih'
wings are fastening yet deeper III that iuid the
fang, If The cormoraut bank, II ihts can he dnu"
II Is at once apparent that n glow Ing theme Is eN
Ciied for the defamation "f The press aud "fat"f'
Of the Van BrcnItes. Therof"ra 1t IS that 'h'
gentlemen propose The bali before Us. They d'
p,, Infr,dIca "a fupasurc SIuuly tn prpNfnt IHB<,
funds from going INTO The Dreaded bank-and why
For tho reason that they fear Il their rr"P"sItI"I
were to assume that shape. tho why's, Us th'
funds aro Vet auhout the bnnk,) would 90 VIII
them IN such an net ot protfctIan, md thus pros
irate all hope 81 creating mB'ertnl for popular OK
citeIneni. Hence with ihIs prnp"-ttI"n thcy con
meet another. tn which, u s"cmsto ne, II, homes
man can consent, wv: - repeal the whole la"
breaking fnIth with the buuk and destroy Iug he
small note ,ssue-hoping That The people wall 4"
verl""x the later attempt, IN the plausible o"i
sud o. he former. Aud " bat Will be tho result
Is M, bc told. SIR, ia few words.
oappose the bill to pass. In That event Their
will lee no law authnrIz ny the Il nix 10 isSuo thcs'
small notes. unlcs- the act charging her II tpnu
Of ten thousand duIlnrs. md limiting her righi t
three ycurs. Thus the Bunk viii not accept. 81.
will mol Withdraw these small notes from the poo
pie, but continue her issues, treating thts kIu'
Of lrgIsiarlnn ~ it would be.-a. gentlemen
knows IT would he,-nn demonstrations InteTit
renee with n vested contract be wcen the STAT
and that institution. Thus The Bank l. fore ci II
the courts, /" maintain n right the most uulres
tionIhle aud cquirnble. There IL no court bu
must decide IN her favour. for here - her cor,
irnct with the s ale. Uncxplrcd nv four wears
which the Lrgtslsrnrr, bv an nrhttrnry ed,ct. h.,
Illegally attempted 10 rescini. When thts IN the
fi.ld-nn Isolated c'rr"ra'ion-has'ug n" feeling
nor interests. rs gentlemen would nIl|g". IN com
mon with the community. the popular fury Wi
be directed against her. Having assumed ii tan
gible shape, she will hc pointed out IT, the pe"Plt
by the most It f, matorv appeals. They viii Ft
told tn regard hrr-tp look on the hrarIlrss mon
sior struggling To ovcravc irecmcn. AMI t" bury
fnrcver III her vaul's The money ii their children
They viii bc reminded at The hostility Of tn,
democrats towards her, and urged To rally in de.
fence of their tircsiaes against the uninlinweC
invasion Of q drrgerous and overwhelming mon
eyed power. What NIGH, I've Il e result ii such
state of things, 81 riIn"ns and destructive ~
lis tendency, - nn, for me To predict. We have
Witnessed mols created hv such frenzy. We have
read of hear sirktnIng destruction of life nno
property. goadcd on Nv 'nceninrism like rhrs.
And although, thank God. such riot ana bIond-her
have not. as yet. drsgrnced our Dor, ers. yet 1t Is
not in man TO frrcscc how soon they may resnI'
from the exercise of u spirit Of ihIs sort. WI
gentlemen persist IN this hHz trd ut consequences
Tor rhc mere creation OF political capital?
Bot suppose. Mr.. S,,eakeT, that the ball does
not pnSS,-nud TINT II CanuOt ! lee. m assurance
in the abd ny nnI sreadfast spirrtt # the Senate
the result 10 that party Is sui the same. The
same wIld appeal. tho same perverted Statement
Of The issue, the sime hanled excitement Will be
sought ~ be InfIsci nm1ng our penple. They
viii then bc told that n ''iempcrn Ic" House a.
Representatives, would fam have clrtched the
school funls from the gripe &C Il monster, hut ,hn'
n 'bribed aud corrup}" Wing Senate tlrned a deaf
eur To The appeal. This they Will tell the pen
plc-hut they vii not tell II. IT, SIR. tn ~ he WHY
parry III these halls refused them ~ all. IN tn,
withdruw wal - these funds They VIII net te'l
them that. Tor the sordtd use of party. II, dem
ocra,ic House" had connected with tier measure
To vi ndraw those funds from the hruk. n prnpn-
sition destructive of honesty, mara's. law, and al
the constitution ITSELF. for The very purpose al pre-
venting the passage Of the measure, for the ne