Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-09-20

I'll hayo no moro to do with you or your 0ocu-
mcnts, the indignant reply of Thomas Chrys-
tai, an honest Now York Shoemaker to a locofoco
leader who offered hun documents, and urged him
to assert and prove, III speech he was about to
make for the party in tariff noghborhood, that
Polk was a tariff man. He had often made
speeches on that side, thinking the party honest,
but whom urged to engage IN the work of decep-
ton and falsehood, his honesty was alarmed, and
his patriotism awakened, and no rebukod the
wretch that would lead him forth in the work of
dcception with a lie his tongue, and forged
documents in his hand, for the party, and left
them fore ver IIonored be the nane Of Thos.
Chrvstal, tho shoemaker. Read the following
from the New Rork Tribune:
The New York shoemaker
An incident which occurred at the meeting of
tho | It'll Ward Clay Club on Thursday evening,
is worthy notice i'll your papor, evInclng the
certainty that men of talent and integrity arc
leaving the Locofoco party.
The President stated that as no wing speaker
had volunteered to address the meeting, he would
Introduce young gentleman who had been ma
king speeches for tho Locofocos but having be-
come convinced Of tho rottenness Of tho profess
sions of that Eartv. had como thoro to avow open
ly his separation from them, and to make q few
remarks, by way of commencing to speak, on the
Wing side and he then presented to the meeting
Mr.. Thomas Chrystal a shoemaker by trade, and
Il resident of this CITY. who made speech of
more real interest to the Wing party than any
have listened to during the present campaign.
Modest in his manner and rather diffdent, it
could not be expected that the maiden speech of q
now convert would suit every one, but he was
successful beyond anticipation, and gave
history Of the dishonesty of the Polk party, that
places them before the world as shameless decoiv-
ers in their clectioneering operations. He had
been tod by Democratic lawyer, when about to
go to country town to address the people in ia
of the principles ofthat party. that as It was
tariff neighborhood, he must tell them Polk was
not only in favor of tariff, but ola higher one
than Mr.. Clay was, and documents were put IN
his hands to provo it. He knew this false,
and told tho lawyer SO, adding, 81 will have no
to do with you or your documents Such
dishonesty put him to thinking, and he be-
came satisfied that he could not be hon
est man and rcmain in the Democratic ranks.
fighting their battles. Mr.. c. has evidently read
great deal, and from tho tenor of his remarks,
studied Wing principles and policy before he de-
termined TO Join their standard. Ho IS thoroughly
conuersant with the ia riff and its history, and it
surprising to hear with what accuracy he
produced data for all his arguments, and how his
mind stored with statistics. | say surprising
becausd he is young. He did not aim at display,
but in his winding up he gave of the most
practical euloglums on the character of Henry
Clay that has been heard in this city; humble
though he be, and engaged in his mechanical bus
mess, hail his annexation far nteres
ting than would be that of any leader among
opponents. 1t is proof positive that the honest
thinking men of tho Democratic so called) party
a re opening their eyeS''