Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-01-19
simultaneous yVhig Meetings on Ivasking.On's
Birthday.


OF Simultaneous Meetings. of the Wigs in erery
State, County and I'oun on the gid day Of Feb
ru1ry merit We do this right heartily. Ohio
we believe hoIds her State Convention on that
day, as che did four years before. TO open The
glorious campaign Of 1910; the wing members
Of our Legislature, if we mistake not, held an
electric gathering at the Capitol, and at many
points the first impulse was given 10, which nlii-
mateiy knocked down the strong buiwarks Of To-
cofocosm Let US do likewise again, though
moro systematically and fornidably. Ualf a
Million Wigs can be assembled IN their several
counties towns If We will and the impulse
thus given to the NOV ement will he ell nigh ir-
Tesistabe. But 10 do this effectually must
prepare for u, and prepare 10 give efficiency to
the enthusiasm thus awakened. the strength thus
deveioped.--H is high time the Wing purity ,rere
organizing rrery ,chere-by States. Counties
Townships, and even smaller divisions In
ny town or village where there arc ten wings. or
oven half Tho number. there ought 10 he CLAY
CLUE before the frs, Of January. If there are
but Five generous. devoted hearts in it, they
will be well worth any good men who
have no organization. We now approach The
great presidential Contest, which we bound
10 carry--we can--we Without il can be done
only BY devoted and presevering eH,rts There
are bitter pre- Judces against the noble States man
in the land which must be dispelled-rahkIIng
malevolenco which must be foiled Political Alb.
clifton we'll as iocofocoism " I'LL compass and
land for his destruction. We must rally sternly
around him. and bear him TO bene ficeut vic.
tory +; nd do this il should be done requires
our bes, exer,ons To resis, the furious charges
of many coored opponents, we must be form
cd IN squares awaiting their onset join us,
friends! IN organizing fully and carefully for the
struggle and then let vs. unite in Simultaneous
Whig Meetings on the 22d of February - Trib.
Tho Wing. Of ..Oid Wayne hold their Convention OF,
day, and it is be hoped tina, there viii oe
universal great, good gathering John
Hopkins says. Wings remember the 23d Of February!
Tho last New Albany Gazette, puts forth the
following queries:- Is tho $500 fee paid TO Gov
Whitcomb by Mr.. Brigh, and charged TO The
State for his Excoency's services the
against Dr. Coe a, Indianapol,s7 If so, now that
he is in the Executive chair, does he still super
intend the counsel, until i, is closed? or
does his election cancel the contract and If so,
docs he retain the $500 give it back 10 the
Sta,ee or it spent 10 the late canvass? Mr.
Bright will have to employ some other lawyer IN
the place Of his Exceency, it would not com
port with the dignity of the station, for Cover
nor TO be engaged wrangling before court and
jury Of The country? We mako these inquiries
TIA, citizens may see how their taxes are APP
propriaied. LIE, them be answered If they can
0.r"Doubffuh Ncn"-This term can be very
well applied wot of in the Locofoco
party. II you should hear bawling long
and loud for Free Trade, and gong their DEATH
against PROTECTING AMERICAN INDUSTRY. set
them down as 'doubtful men" If you should
hear a man at one limo cursng his party and
calling is members "corrupt, profiSdte and pot
Iuted," because he could not get Office from
them, and, q; another time, lauding these rery
men The skies for introducing and passing, 'BE>
NEGLIGENT MEASURES ~ watch hun and set him
down "doubtfuI -" D. not, we beg Of you,
take hin! by the sleeve and lead him ont for
private talk (tM after the Presidential electioa)
for fear he might 10 be WING and thereby
injure, ma ,erially, the success of HENRY clan
|, is not "Republcanism" buy up a locofoco
editor, if he should even offer to sell his soul
aud body for judicial elevation.
nA-There Is nothing that will frighten the locos
than TO see hear Wing song. Cannot C.lee
started in Richmond well CLAY CLUB'
O5-The Steamboat shepherdess struck snag near st
Louis about night the 81 and sunk
About - 100 persons los, their lives.
A Gorernor ander Arrest-The Frederick
Herald gives the particulars of the arrest at An
napolis, of Governor Thomas, Of Mary land
at the instigat,on of DR.. Tyler. He bad threat
ened the doctor with personal violence, and was
therefore held to bail in $500 to keep the
peace
Msssachusets.--The election for Governor
came off in the Legislature Of this State on the
OH Two names were presented: George \.
Rriggs and Marcus Morton--the vote stood as
follows:
For Governor House. Senate
Briggs, lo' 80
Morton, l2o
Majority for Briggs, 80
John Read was elected 1t. Governor by the