Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-11-05
" HOLE NJ MBER 6l6.


ACCIDENTS ON THE NATIONAL RoAp--Tho
, Pttsburg Chronicle of Monday states that on tho
Saturday evening previous an accident OF seri-
Gus nature occurred on the National Road il seems
that the driver of the Good Ialen, Stage, going
East, IN throwing down the bucket after watering
his team, at the foot Of Laurel Hill, frightened
the horses that they assembled the hill at great
speed, and, on descending the other side, tho
Stage, with five passengers, together with the
horses, were perez plated down q steep decent Of
over one hundred feet, the stage turning COM
pletely over twico, aud ipjuring ono of the pas
sengers and tGo of the horses very seriously
The name of The gentleman in ured is no, gwen.
On the same day, the second mail, of the old line
was unset while descending Martins mountain.
I but whether the passengers received any injury
is not known.-Bah. Sun.
! REPuDIATIoN.--Duringa speech made by Gov
Seward, of New York, a few days since, he took
occasion, We learn from the New York Tribune
to hold up "ihe atrocious doctrine Of Republication
IN vivid coors TO general adherence aud execra.
ton, and exhibited the considerations Of honesty,
good faith, character and policy which should i'm
pei every American TO regard with jealous care
the preservation and scrupulous redemption Of tho
Public Credit, whether Municipal, State or Ma
tional. No mattor how impruden,iy contracted,
he insisted that The last dollar Of Public Debt,
should be paid, principal aud interest, and that il
was the duty and should be the pride of every
American citizen to feel patriotic and deep
Ici,ude for tho payment to the last dollar."-Bal-
timore Patriot.
How cha ractoristic of tho se!fsiyled "Domoc-
racy" is The annexed anecdo,e, which We find in
the New York Tribune:
David r. Porter, Governor Of Pennsylvania,
being lately sued by A. J. Rathrock. a house car
penter, for $55, being balance due for work on
his house, pleaded privilege Governor to be ex-
empted from arrest, and for the abatement Of tho
writ! Is not this tho lowest depth Of meannessi
IL some Federal Aristocrar had done il, how tho
land would have rung with excavation! The Jus.
lice overruled the plea, 80 far as II asked an a
batement Of the writ, and gave judgement. for the
full amount claimed.
LABoR.-The most con temptble creature upon
the foo,s,ool Of God, is the idle young man Of
fashion. He is a fool for he does nothing for
himself or for society. There is no reason why
any ono should like him-why the world should
wish his presence or miss his absence. He is q
-. g. ho n.. ..i,hns e.nancino- lives by
his own fraud, or that Of some 10 which he il
accessory. Ii is tho law of nature that eyorv
man shall produce at least much as he con-
sutnes, tho fashionable exquisite produces nothing
Tho world is just so much the worse for every
garment he wears, and every menl he oats.
Hume FOR Fun The last Tennessee Review
states that the grand jury Of Campbell county,
Tenn, has found true bill against Geo Smith.
John II. Todd, Lofiin Duke, James Pearce, and
Leroy Brown, for the murder Of a slave belong
ing to John Miller. They had all got into q
drunken spree, and under the Influence OF liquor,
enticed the negro into loft, and hung him for
fun, Intending 10 Gu, him down in a moment or
two before lite should be extinct. Their drunken
frolio carried too far--,he negro died, and q
similar death. long and painful Imprisonment
awaits tho perpetrators Of the act. Like many
other froics OF the same kind, i, costs dear in the
end.
"Why not try i, (John Tyler's oxchequer) and,
if it fail, let the administration bear it? If you
will not try 1t. propose something else.'
DdnI Webstsrs late speech at Boston.
Why, sir, we are all very much Of the opinion
which you entertained during the Administration
Of Gen. Jackson. You then said, in the Senate,
",he next best thing to an old-fashioned National
Bank, is TO have JUS, nothing at ali.'--LouisriIlc
Journal.
A Likeness of Mr.. ClGy.-Mr John NagIe, a
celebrated portrait painter Of Philadelphia, is
shortly TO proceed TO Ashland, for the purpose Of
taking q full. length likeness Of HENRY CLAY, 10
be placed in the Head Quarters of the Philsdel-
Phia National Clay Club The COS, will be
$1,000.
A physician demonstrating with a drunkard.
ASKED MIN WY me oto not limit himself 10 Ger
tain quantity per diem-set down a etake that
thus far and no farther will 60" 81 do,"re.
piled the drunkard "but set the stake so far off
that invariably get drunk before reach it,"
WIsKoNsAN.-The Wings have elected five
members of the Council and fifteen numbers Of
The House; ant the Democrats seven members Of
The Council. and ten in the IIouse--giving tho
Wings majority Of three on joint ballot
SUDDEN DEArH.--At a camp meeting near
Cincinnati, week before last, man who vas ad-
dressing the congregation, 10 a state Of high devo-
tional excitement, suddenly fell and expired. II
was asceriaIned that he had burst q blood vessel.