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

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hundred millions of inde edness OF the States,
and The nsuppor Liable embarrassments Of our peo
pie.
When reflect that the interest on the debt
OF Indiana amounts. annually, to about SIoo,0Oo,
and shat we have been unable for the past two
years TO pay by means of taxation, who is there
that would oppose measure calculated IN the
least degree whatever, tn relieve our people from
the bur,hen Of direct taxation? Those Tho OPP
pose this policy urge that, reason against II,
the deficiency occasloned in the Treasury by dis
,ribution must be supplied by the customs and,
therefore, is in effect taking II from lone pocket
of the people and placing II in another" We ad
nit that IN consequence OF taking !: from the
Treasury the amount must be supplied by GUS
toms, but, whilst we do SO, we by no means &c
knowledge the business Of their conclusions
These customs raised mainly by duties Impos
ed on the luxuries Of life, and paid by those
who consume them. TIE great laboring class
the soul of the republic-would pay tut sma
portion Of tho amount, whilst they would reap
the benefit Of distribution, because IL would re
lIeve them from taxation. Objection is made be-
cause share is but a small amount. True,
that now, when owing to the present situation OF
people, emigration TO the west has almost
ceased, small amount Of lands ore purchased
This will no, always be our condition. On the
return of the better times consequent upon the
final triumph of the measures advocate, the
tide Of enigra ION will again set in bearing down
in It's onward flow. every barrier, until the mil
ing with people, and the face Of the great West
shall be studded ove- -'''h .e-"" God s''es'
rnat q sum will il not furnish in time, TO
assist in dischargng debt which. for many
long years would otherwise hang us-para-
iZng energies and harrassing people!
+ Its opponents denOupce the measure-because,
they say, SIT will bribe and corrupt the people,"
This argument is an insult and those who gave il
u,,eranco will BE taught by the people that they
know we'll how to appreciate an objection which
Intelligence! What! are not the States capable
of taking care Of their own money? This is
strange doctrine to emanate from those who claim
to be the true democrats of the land!
AT the extra session of Congress distribution
act again passed-receiyed the sanction Of the
President, bu, was in operation bu, a short peri
oc. Although during that time the sales of the
public lands were not great, lowing to causes n
bove recited,) our portion amounted to near sS3S,
600! This law was repealed at the last session,
and tho proceeds Of the public lands go into
the general treasury This nuctuating course
must result 'njuriously. II is time for the matter
to be permanently settled and it cannot be bet
ter disposed of than by distribution.
FOURTH: The founders of our Constitution
wisely provided the mode by which it should
when deemed necessary by the people, be amend
ed. In the course Of fifty years experience it
would have been impossible not TO have discover
! ed some imper fections. The most prominen, Of
which is-that the Executive office was no, linn
ual elevated TO power, (no matter what we may
esteem his patriotism to be) often becomes de-
termned 10 retain that power, without regarding
the purity of the measures BY which his object is
} attained. The vast patronage given 10 the Ex-
ecutive is in danger Of being pros,ituted to that
purpose. Against this we cannot too sedulously
guard
!, In all Republics there has been a constan, ac-
cumuiation OF power in tho ha nds Of their rulers.
The tendency Of this has been, and always will
\ ta ,.ta ~. g IT.
has ever been found the grave in which the gen
erai liberty of mankind has been buried, When
an incumbent " ishes a election its tendency is
TO bring all the offices Of the government appoint
ed by the Executive, into the political market, to
! be given as a reward for services calculated to
propitiate the comforting power, ard thus con-
verting the patronage Of the government into a
vast corruption fund. Its effect will be- in time,
to establish among US "a mighty host of Execu-
tive JaniZarIes, who would be in the midst Of u.s.
5 -insinuate themselves into our sanc,uaries--
amongst our domestic altars and house hold gods
and, under arfu designs and un'irng efforts, OBJ
tain q control over public opinion by con.amina-
ting its very sources and elements. No Ameri-
: wish TO the institutions Of his country
thus endangered, and as a means of avertng it,
should aid IN guarding against II IN the manner a
bove proposed.
f AS an important State election is at hand, one
b word as TO State affairs would not be amiss. 10
glancIng at our situation most gloomy prospect
q is presented The policy of the National gov
: ernment as 10 works Of internal improvement IN
b. derwent change in 1882. The States were
= told that they alone should make their own roads
f? and canals. The doctrine ,ba, expenditure OF
8 the peoples money, under the direction Of the
8 general government. for that purpose, which. in
I its tendency, would have been to bind together
all the great interests Of the country--io have af.
q forded means of national defence whenever The
: cupidi.y of foreign foe should bring them 10 our
e shores-became entirely repudia,ed- The States
o were urged by the then administration 10 take
: the matter into their own hands. Immense sums
/ Of public money accumulated in the Treasury
Q which served for local institutions 20 Bank upon
# instead Of being appropriated to It's Legitimate
: objecs-caused wild and ungoveruabe spirit oil
a speculation to run riot throughout the land Ia