Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-04-15

measures which are now In progress ioI VIZ PN"
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From the Indiana State Journal.
TO THE PEOPLE OF INDIANA.
THE STATE BANK OF INDIANA: Its Passage by
Iocofoco votes Nathan b Palmer voting for !. ,'ov
Bigger voting against H. wing ., ssp,ns from
Wing Resolution to Investigate the Bank N lo''' 80.
that Party held majority Of t~e"V-six 'o'''' ANUS
Lano. Locofoco Demsgosoeis".
NO. II.
tn. ,..de. gill remember the documentary
y. bv which we established, in our former ar
ticle upon this subject, The facts that Zen. jack
son introduced and fosiered the State Banks, as
Substitute for the National Currency which he
destroyed: tina, he held them up to admiration
Congress And the Reader will remember, also.
that this act was done against the most earnest
and eloquent warnings Of the Wing Party, who
protested against the State Bank System as the
certain parent Of the fruitful evils under which
we now labor. We shall now invite attention TO
the origin and management OF the State Bank OF
Indiana.
A State Bank for Iadiana was early advocated
by such Locofocos as james Brown Ray. former
Governor Of the State and Amos Lane, long iden
tilted with that Party asa prominent politician IN
tho National and State Councils. But we pass
by the proof, upon which this assertion rests, Gun
less we shall be CONTRADICTORY and proceed at
once 10 the vote by which the Bank Charter vas
adopted. The Charter for the State Bank was
passed at the Sessions Of 1884 Of tho indiana
Legislature. Ga its passage II was voted for by
such LOCOFOCOS as CULLEY, HOOVER,
LONG, PAINE Of F., and TANNERfIILL, in
the Senate, and i, was opposed by such Wings as
Baird, Embree, Morgan, and Payne Of H., in that
Body. [Senate Jour 1884, p. 26S1
In The House of Representatives, (See II. j.
1884 p. 1922 it voted for by such Locofo-
cos as BRADLEY, BROWN, Of f. DAVIS.
DUNNINCi, ENGLISH. FAlRMAN, FOWLER,
KINSER. MCLEAN, MONROE, Moore. Smith,
of r, NATHAN b. PALMER, (present Bank
Examiner and late Locooco Treasurer Of SIate,)
VANCE, WRIGHT, Of p, and YOCUM.
II was voted against in the House, by such
wings as SAMUEL BIGGER, (now the wing
Governor Of lndiana,) Bennett. Breckenridge
Hardesty, Kigore Leslie. Leavenworth, Melon
old, Smith of F., Steele, Thompson and Wilson
So much for tho passage of the Bill incorpora
ting tho State Bank Of Indiana. Let it never be
forgotten. Reader,-,hrow il in the teeth Of ev
cry IocOfoco Small beer Politician who rails a
YOU about Wing Benkites, that in your owr
State, las we'll as in almost every other where
Banks cxis',) that tho bank owes its creation e
tho vote Of such a man NATHAN b. PAL
Ueen OF IaIo, as much trurnpeted forth by these
consistent I4ocofoco bank haterd! Nos will you
suffer II 10 escape your memory that this Banks
creation was opposed by Samuel Bigger, the pre-
sent wing Governor of the State,
And now to other facts growing out of thi:
subject.
During the Legislative Sessions Of 1878 the
conduct Of the State Bank Of Indiana inves
tigated. But by ,rtom? By a Bank hating Lo
cofoco7 Ah no. but by Samuel Judah, of Knox
WING! In lS39-4O the Locofocos had clear
majority Of twenty. six votes. What did they dc
with the "rascaIly Wing Bank!" They blew and
clustered aud charged Wholesale corruption upon
that Institution, but specified nothing! Tho eel
ebrated AMOS LANE was a loud talker among
this number, doubtless because he o.
the very earliest advocates for Bank in the
Stately and upon occasion, this Mr.. Lane
saw fit 10 declare that there "was corruption 9
nough in the Branch at Lawrenceburg damn
the whole" Now, f this charge true, i
was impor ,ant that the facts should be made nan
ifest. Therefore Mr.. Thompson, a Wing mem
Der from Allen, introduced the following resou
tion, viz:
"Whereas. the conduct Of the President, Di-
rectors, and Stockholders Of the Lawrenceburgh
branch Of tho State Bank of Indiana, has been
such as to excite strong pre- JUDGE in the minds OF
the People; And whereas, It is represented that
tho officers Of the said branch have adopted a
system Of favoriieism, which is at war with the
bes, interest Of the public, and corruptly refused
to redeem their notes with specie when deman-
ded at their counter. Therefore,
"Resolred That the subject be referred to a
select COMMITTEES, composed Of Messrs. Lane
Henley, and Fisher, with instructions to inquire
into the truth Of said allegations. and if found
correct said committee are hereby instructed &c
report a joint resolution, requesting tho State
Board Of Directors to wind up said branch, anc
recommend that tho capital belonging to the State
be employ ed at Nashville, instead Of the capita
to be borrowed and used there for a new branch >
This resolution Of Investigation, i, will be OBJ
served, placed the whole matter into tho hand:
of T. j. Henley q rabid Locofoco-the late Loco
foco Speaker; and Mr.. EIwood Fisher le adins
partzan Of the school. Here, then, wa:
the matter fixed to their hearts content. Mr.
Lane, Loco, had asserted that the Branch BanE
at Lawrenceburg was corrupt enough TO damn
the State: Mr.. Thompson, Wing, thought, i
such were true, that tho charge should BE inv IS
tgated and the Bank of viainy wound up, AM
therefore offered q resolution for that purpose =
And in order that the facts might be well inv es
tigated, Mr.. Thompson proposed that the Inques
should be held by the very High Priests Of Loco
focoism, among those the Accuser himself =
The reader will doubtless conclude that homes
and consistent Locoiocoism jumped, in very Joy