Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-02-05
To the w hIgs of Indiana.

me 50 iafHc III auoieuOc > ~ "Hisso i ID
State, is addressed, it $ reasonable 10 suppose
that the speaker or writer wolld be equally con-
spleuous as u public man md possess the conf
dence Of the people as a Statesman. We can
have no claims to either, bu, We hope our humble
situation and professions will detrac, nothing
from the facts we may communicate. or the sug-
gestions We may make. Our only object is TO re-
mind The Wing party of what We consider 10 be
Their duly, and urge a performance Of 1t.
In the presidential election OF 1910, Tho Wings
Of this state had an en,iable majority. That
majority was created not SO much by changes
from the ranks Of the opposition. as by persons
who have heretofore paid no attention to cleo
tons, coming out, under a sense of duty to their
country, TO rescue power from the hands of dis
honest politicians. The encroachmen,s OF Exc
cu,ive power on The rights Of the people, and The
utter disregard of the opinions and rights Of those
opposed to The reignIng power, awakened the
people from the fancied security IN which they
had slept. The triumph of The people was SO
signal-their verdict so decided, and their majoTl-
~ so strong, that they felt proud of their strength,
and were satisfied 10 show the world that they
possessed the power, and lha, they would use it
when needed TO rebuke the ambitious s. designing
Demagogue. In this SPIRIT Of confidence tho
Wings OF Indiana sank into a lisiless leihargy.
The succeeding elections partook of this spin, of
Indifference. The locos obtained a majority in
the House Of the late legislature, and left but q
bare majority 10 tho Wings in the Senate, and tho
elections Of next Angus, will determine Tho com
pleXion Of that body for years. In the course of
he next three years W must determine not only
that, but also the choice Of Governor and Lieu
tenant Gosernor-of three Judges of the SUI
pretne Court--of two United States Senator's
Of The Heads of Departments at lndianap polls
HE arrangement Of the 5 cate into Congressional
Distr,cts--the choice OF ten or twelve members
of Congress and The fate Of many Of our most
important matters. If The Wing party should re-
main paraiized as IL now seems To be, the lococali-
. ~ will surely and certainly obtain the control OF
I tne State Government. From that calamity may
j our good genius save us. For whilst tho nbhor-
; rent spirit Of locufocoism, repudiatIon, and moral
and political Gepra.ity is abroad, We hope Indiana
may Do saved from its blasting influence. On
, tho elections IN August depend the selection Of
n United States Senator. as on the 18th Of March
o lS43, the term Of o. III. Smith Will expire. This
calls for the early action Of the people, and if de-
fea,ed in that, it will be still more difficult 10 sue
coed in ,ha elections which are to follow. We
! suppose that every man who calls himself +. Wing,
- d wing ifoi2 pfihcipie, ana from Pfinciple a
lone. That he believes tho measures proposed
. by that party for the political economy of his
Government, TO be founded in patriotism and vir-
d. tue, and that they are calculated 10 lead this
Il country to the highes, state Of naiion.! great.
= ness, and lis citizens TO the erJoy neni Of h man
liberty IN its most extended sense. Believing
{ thus, we call upon The Wings to awake from the
e spin, of Incidence which has pervnded them, and
- -.
II ask for no partizan warfare, bat We DO call for a
war against the opponents Of our whole country's
interest, and for ihose measures which will re.
oound FOR The benefit Of The American people
The ensuing three years may seal the fate Of this
y country Tor ycars-may keep us IN this uncertain
II sacIl.atIng state Of existeHce-Iaay make Us de
penden, on foreigners; or taey may place VI on
the high road TO prosperity.