Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-07-01
MIR. WIiITCOMB,

Addressed small group Of citizens on Fri
DAY. The 23rd inst lIs arrive ed in sofno tune
after tho hour appointed for him to speak, and
complaining Of illness went 10 bed In aOoo' an
hour, however, he found his way to the stand
from which he speak. fio mounted Inc
rostrum, cigar 10 mouth, gave a fashionable putf
or two, lad down the cigar, took dfIhk oil va
ter--took a few more pufis at his cIgar--iaid IL
dawn-iodked over his PaPers-took ms cigar
again, and thus employed himself some consider
ablo length CT time. apparently Indifferent 10 me
crowd that surrounded him, waiting 10 ohger an
tcipation 10 hear tho first words that should TAU
from his lips of wisdom; but up came tho cigar
to his mouth land he smokes mono OF your "com-
mon loog n,nes'' be, one from which the scent al
aristocracy easily Pcrceived,) an5 again he
pulled. tasted The watet--fumbled his papers, and
finally commenced the SELF came speech which he
delivered some few weeks since at BrookFiIie,
and which was published in the Palladium; aud
we again refer the reader that correctly rePor,
ted speech.
His friends were sorely disappointed in his
style, AMI in the man; and although MIR "h'-
comb IS a gentleman Of fno talents, md M able
lawyer yet lie IS not man Of the people lie Is
cold, phlegnltc, and selfish. lie has no syInPa
thics III common with those for whose votes he
Is cauvassing the stute. lie has the air OF The
CT, abou, him, and the manners OF tho plain ant
honest Uooshcr havo been worn off by his osso
citation with HE fashionbos of tho capital.
We deem i, useless TO give brief outline
Of his remarks as they are already before thu
, render. We shall how ever, coll attention Il
one portion Of his remarks, which he has uniform
~. I,f,aC NAOMI.
ths canvass, at least at oil places where we have
seen any notice oil his speeches. We alluded t.
his excuse for not presenting any plan whereby
, the indebtedness Of the state might DO paid off
Mr. Whtcotnb says that Gov. Bigger has beer
3 paid for studyng out plans for The relief Of th
state, but for his pnri he hns not had tue sam
fee, consequently II cannot be expected that b.
should presen, any plan. Is II no, presumption
in n man TO presen, himself before the people q
n candidate for the Executive office Of the state
and then toll them that they most pay him a te
before no Will express his opinions nnd principle
IN regard to the policy VI the s'ate' j. any maj
= fiji 10 TO the Governor Of tho state, who has no
Eel, interest sufficient 10 the prosperity Of ,ha
state ,nd.ee h.st, to examine INTO the best mod
: of relieving the embarrassmon,s OF the govern
, tnen,7 Should physician be permitted 10 con-
mepCe the treatment oil discussed person, uni
o no had determined IN his mind what cours
II would be necessary 10 pursue and what woui
DO necessary to persue, and what would reliev
his pa ten, and what would not? Should me
!. chauic he permitted to commence the manutac
e ,ure of any article before no knows how to cor
," struci ~? Should man be permitted TO ente
upon the administration of the affairs of State
before he knows upon what principles be woul
y attempt TO govern 1t. The reader will answe
E these questions in the negative.
Mr.. WhItcomb also SAID IN his speech, Tho IL
diana had never had Democratic governor
At This he certainly knows to be untrue. He Ell
y ,ainly knew old Gov ernor Jennings was a Jackso
20 man. Gov Rag also belongs TO the school
: politicians, and he, well every body els'
:. knows that Billy Hendricks, is and was a noder
:. Democrat, Of Better let IL be. memory
o. We regret there not better turn out
is The party to hear Mr.. Whtcomh, particularly
u those who heard Gov Bigger, But we will q
institute comparison.