Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-10-21

u,,sour= could have had their way, they would
t.ya drawn enough Abolition votes of from Mr.
Adams TO defeat him, have banIshed bun VINO
- he greatest thorn to The South. from the Halls
az CONGRESS and elected the Loco Foro candidate.
,,ho wound have been ION hand" for gag-!aws
and sonexatInn.-DJ ex4ggerate when VIC
saw, that these misguided men play into the
h ,nds Of the South completely as her poliii-
clans could wish, aud that she chuckles and re-
ioices al their suicidal course? There were
Glddings, Slade, and Gates, also, IN the 9Th
Congress, who, next TO Adams haV Gonc more
for the cause Of Emancipation than any Other
public men. They regular Wing nominees
10 their respective Districts, supported as such
and elected as such by Tie Wing p1rty-but # 6fd
party men had been run against them aud the
AbolitIuuIsts could have been coaxed oil 10 Their
support, their seats would all have been occupied
by Loco Focos, rendy 10 DO" the knee 10 South
ern dIctation for votes fur Martin Van B1ren,
And even after GdGIngs was ccnsured by Con
gress on the motion Of his smiab!e Loco Foco col
league, John Il Weller, and in consequence re-
signed his seat, tho wings OF his district unani
nously took him up aud trIumphanty re-elect ed
hun WI hen all the Bird party men IN hall dozen
districts around combined could not have done II
Richly were they repaid Tor their rnagnnnimiiy
the ensuing scar b. the Anti Slavery wings o
Ohio.
Let us look at 1t. Tarongh the seeding Of tht
wing aboirioniss Gor Loco f1co aboli'Ionisis are
generally too sensible to throw away their votes
Curwin was Gtleafed and they boosted over II
BY the running of their 3rd party tickets for the
Legislature, 10 wings in different counties were
defeated and The mai 'rliy on JOINT ballot BEN!
thus given TO the Locos, they not only shameful,
gerrvmandered ,he State, but elected 10 the Uni
ted States Senate VIM. Alien, an avowed tren
e the Texas Annexation, 10 give one more sot
I towards ratifyIng treaty. which VIII o'nd lie
more Slave States 20 the Union. Perhaps all tn
IL q
otis ultimate result must be beneficial" Bl
for our part confess il looks much like biun
off their to spite their face.
One would naturally suppose that these sece
ders should get their pay from those they hn
placed 10 power. They did. The first was sc
ries of resolutions, violently denunciary OF job
q. Adams for his course on tho Slavery qnesiio
introduced by the l.ocOs and these were passe
through both houses by party vote. every Loo
voting tor them, and every whig, without excel
, ton against them. Tho second lnstament WI
bill to repeal he charter Of the Oberln Institute
!, the favoriio Seminary Of the Abohtionlsts, who
was driven through one House by party vo
and defeated in the other by only or t"
votes in consequence of a few Locos voting wi
the entire body Of the wings for that purpos
Passing the lesser payments over, they obtalnt
their receipt in full IN the GROWING act OF II
session. the re election Of VIM Allen 10 the Sc
ate of whose principles as regards the abolition
=
Generally when party accompanies VII
their action inevitably tends TO promote, there
, much re ioicing, throwing up caps, huzz7ing u
But we do not now rec0llect that the 3rd pa
~ men of OHIO have had any Joyous fes'lv'ti
o.n- .ho ~ --.:-~-> ~-i:i:soA N ~
, legislature Of that State last winter.
But whom endeavor 10 argue calmly ar
reasonably with one # these zoaIots TO the II
policy Of their course, they meet US with the tt
ply, "Wo love our Abolition principles bette
f than do any others and hence go FIR the
} in preference II supporting al! The rcm1n5c
They distinctive principles and therefore W
support Ihcm by distinctive party" We ha'
examined this fallaciOus argument in ono Of i
bearings and viii now look al II IN another
, this course is q Ist and correct one 1t should
, adopted as general rule, 50 far "a t relates
'distinctIve principles" Of all kinds. Then "
, should SEQ those who love the cause Of Tempe
, ance (Which is, as the aboJtionist contend the
, cause is, moral and religious cause) better thu
, every thing else, running political tickets ped!
ed 10 its support So also with the warme
, friends Oh the Bible cause-lhey must, by pa
iiy of reasoning, have distinctive nominations TO
Those also who favor Bank more Jealous
than they do their other political principles, mu
have their separate organization; and those e
. peciallv partial either to a Sub Treasury, Hon
: zoniaI Revenue Tariff, Protective Tariff d
, rect Taxa ton, Distribution 81, must each 1t
separate tickets for the advancement of their sp
cial flvorite measure. They must not, If II
reasoning of the Bird party men be correct, UNI
, their Efforts with those of the party who are mo
q in unison with them-they mast not assist tho
, who are nearest their peculav vlews-and eve
4 II one party - with them on nine points out
i, ten and The other is opposed indsxby and b
tefv to them all points. they must have
separate and distinct party Of their own, wheth
: the formation threof does 10 reality retard al
j block up the progress of their cause or not.
: his course reasonable?
81 (Coacludei nfrt ,recR
L>EGE Grx -Tn1 New York Express sa'
that for the last two weeks |. b. Ward y
= have been hammcrinr out. at the Hammers
: IL Il /. NnrLh RLNer