Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-02-11
From the Indiana Journal.
MIR. HOOVER OF WAYNE COUNTY.

MR.. HOOVER OF WAYNE COUNTY.
10 our last number we briefly alluded to the
outrageous conduct Of David Hoover, a locofoco
member from the County Of Wayne. who, in vio-
ia,on oil most solemn pledge made TO his con
stituents that he would vote for The Honorable
Q. H. SMITH for the office OF U. S. Senator, cast
his suffrage for the successful locoioco. Mr..
Hoover's county is whig by full vote of SIX
TEEN HUNDRED. and sixteen hundred voters
were thus betrayed by that old mans partiZan
rancor! 1t was damned and dishonorahe
deed-one that was unexpected from his years
and reputation; deed that furnishes but another
development of the depravity of that poor thing
called The human heart. The act was excuse!ess,
morally and politically base in every particular.
The men whom he has wronged trusted him I'M
pci,lv, and he has fouly abused their confidence.
This he feels and knows, and II ls a feeling and
knowledge that must harrow his conscience with
the toriures of purgatory. !, was dark act,
that. by which The old man has wantonly black
ened his reputation. in the decline Of life, with
cloud Of turptude that must settle over bis grave.
Bu, that better things were expected from him
the voice Of his county would have been differ
emily spoken, md therefore is i, that meanness
heigh,ens the oboquy Of the deed.
But Mr.. Hoover ventures apology for this
conduct, and bat for the ilagrant nature Of that
sorrow than in anger" The apology is below all
con,emp, and furnish it as copied from ed
torIal article in the last number Of the State
Sentinel:
sThe Indiana Journal, with ia usual injustice,
charges MIR. Hoover. the Democratic Senator
from Wayne,wi,h treachery, in giving his vote, on
the last ballot, for Edward A. flanagan, in pref.
erence to Oliver Fl. Smith. Bv examination
of the votes, il will be found that Mr.. Hoov er
supported Oliver II. Smith the two first votes
That he care him his rote. as long as there uas
any possibility of his success; that he voted for
him when he came within one vote of being elect
ed. That he compelled to vote previous 10
Mr.. Kelso, and cannot, therefore, be charged
with any design Of shrinking from what he con-
sidered his duty
! Now if old Mr.. Hoover has any shame, how
will he meet his indignant constituents with this
dirty prevarcaion upon his lips, when we shall
have unfolded, as we about TO do, the TRUTH
in reference to this matter! Far better for him
man and politician aye any thing /,
bovo the level Of the mos, abject pol,roonism and
venality, would il have beer boldly TO have
stunned the responsibility of this conduct, Than &c
have offered in explanation this false and preten
ded excuse. "He" QIoover) says the Sentinel
'sgare Mr.. Smith his cote long there nas
any probability of his success" "He voted fol
him hen he came within vote Of being cleo
ted" "He was compelled TO vote BEFORE Mr.
Keso, and cannot therefore be charged will
shrinking from his duty !"-And this is that OLE
mans pi,iful tale as spoken through the ed.oria
columns OF the Sentinel!
How stand the facts, They are as follows an,
let Mr.. Hoover publicly deny them il he dare
Mr.. Hoover absolutely entered into a bargain ,rit
KELSO, Ia pretended Wing. whose deser,ion o
his party proved their ruin) TO DEFEAT TIL
ELECTION OF MIR. SMITH, and the nefariou
arrangement was agreed upon and carried out il
the following manner:
On joint ballot the parties were balanced
Ioov er voting for Smith Kelso's vote, Of course
decided the canvass, and as Kelso voted atter Nj
Hoover, and as MIR. kelso might vote for NJ
Smith, and thus secure his election, this tonora
bic old man found il necessary TO drive a bargai
to prevent the result which his constituents ha
;, delegated him 10 bring about. He according
= made arrangement with Kelso by which Ke
d so was to advise him if he (Keso) intended
a give tho Wing vote, IN order that he (1oove
n might, by scattering his ballot, destroy the SUI
Y cess Of Mr.. Smith or any other Wing candidate
And so he s'rotcd for Mr.. Smith with an arrange
ment pending by which the vote that he rendel
ed should fail in its effect! and having thus brav,
n ly carried out his solemn to the sxtee
, hundred majority Of his Wing con liiuents he r.
paired 10 after the adjournment, ar
) then and there entered into an arrangement
which Mr.. Edward A. flanagan was unanimou
e ~ run and with the aid Of this Kelso, (of who:
r. aid he we'll apprIsedl on the Gerry merit bo
l. lot elected. When at any moment, obed.en,
D to his instructions, would have defeated the SUI
" cess of a locofoco, and returned the election
the people!
!. Yet this old man, thus shingIed over with tire
- sonable bargains, thus tripidly gulty--guil,y
. himself, to his constituency end to common ma
> illness, has the hardhood to attempt this silly
=, disgusting irifling with the sixteen hundred n
jortv of Wing voters whom he has mean
betrayed! For very pity a, The disgrace in viii
- he has premeditately embedded himself, do
= spare him further comment il were a cba:i
IL for what of political character has belonged
ne him, suppose him, if such were possible, tre
n bling in irresponsible and imbecile doiage.
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