Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-02-04

The President Judge of the Twelfth Judicial
Carbohydrates $4,000, &C.
AT the late term of the L. s. District Court,
judgmen, was obtained agains, J. W. Borden, the
President Judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit. and
formerly Pos master in this town, for 50, 400,
being The amount Of his dedication 10 the gene
raj government, as Receiver Of public moneys
Fort Wayne. 1t is said that friend, Henry
Hoover, s one of the suretles. We hope the go
yernmeni will PERM, Henry to keep "that bug
Igy," as it would be pity deprive him Of the
pleasure of riding in a carriage after bis having
crossed his conscience much TO buy one.
OITThere is still another case pending against
Borden, IN the same Court, upon bond given
under the sub-Treasury law-,he penalty Of
which is the peniien,iary. Yet, the locos of the
House Of Representatives called upon him to
swear their MENTORS at the opening OF the SEES
sion. Had we been member we should have
refused TO be Until honest was
found to do it,
CEFThe reader of the Palladium will recolIect
that "once upon time,'' but i, matters not when,
that the above named defau.ter, J. w. Borden,
commenced suit against US for libel, we having
charged him with being defaulter postmaster
in this town, and that he estimated the damage
we had done his character at $1,000 We took
II as high compliment, that expression Of ours,
contained in two lines was valued at $4,000,
even by great nncompoop as jim Borden
The suit was never prosecuted, very well
knew /, would not be, but dire and bitter were
the denuncialions Of the ocos about town against
us. We were threatened with destruc,ion and
(,I,o u
OF our being broken up, and debnrred the privi
iege Of exposing the stealing and corrupt practi-
ces of their party and its leaders. The Palladium
was 10 be broken down, and its editor killed out
right. Fools that they were! Well, the matter
has still remained as i; then was. The money
has not vet been pad, we were informed by a
gentleman at Indianapolis a few DAYS since
Borden is said to be insoivent-one of his bonds
men is greater scoundrel Than Borden himself.
and has taken the 'Iowa sbute," and the proba-
bi,y is that tho money Will never be paid to the
government This same held up as
a dsting uished leader in the loco party. He is a
worthy recipient of their confidence. He was
elected 10 the responsible station Of President
Judge, to administer Justice between man and
man. and between his country and the vioIators
OF the laws Of the land, when, if Justice were
melted out to him even by ienient hand, he
would bear the brand o! the feIon, be clothed in
the uniform of the convict, and DE compelled TO
do The most scrvIle drudgery Of the penitentiary
He was selected BY the iocos Of the House of Re
presena,ive5 to administer to honest men GA IN
! of high and sacred character l, an out
rage upon the character of the State, and an IN
suit to The Representatives. of the people. high
minded, honorable and distinguished gentleman 3,
whose namo would be slandered if mentioned IN
connection with Borden's, and who had for many
years, through all the changes Of party, perform.
ed tina, duty, thrust aside, to confer honor
upon this Distinguished leader of the loco party.