Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-02-16

should determine which is the correct policy,
uninfiuenced by party names preiIdices.-
Let the policy advocated by the Wings prevail,
and few years will be out of debt, and
our farmers manufacturers and mechanics re-
ceive fair recompense for their labor and the
country assume that prosperous condition which
the whole people, distressed as they are now.
are anxious should exist. These are, very brief
". of the which mpelled the
Wings to vote against the passage Of the JOINT
resoluto
Upon no subject has this same self-styled dem
ocraiIc party been more inconsistent than in re-
laiion 10 the State Bank Of Indiana. For years
past IT has received the unmeasured abuse Of
those who have set themselves up the leaders
Of the party. Immediately after the lae eec
ton, when i, discovered that the democracy
were IN tho ascendaucy in the Legislature, the
question vas mooted, whether or not they should
elect democ ratio President of that institution
Many of the mos. honest and sincere democrat.
&c editors were adverse to placing one of their
party a, its head. Among many others may be
named the editors Of tho Mishawaka Tocsn, Vim
cennes Sun, Greencastle Patriot, and Madison
Courier. the latter Of whom remarked, in an edi-
tora on this subject, soar opinion bout this mat
ter is, brie fly, that il is inconsistent place
democrat at the head Of tho Bank. We would
not give pinch Of snuff for the democracy Of
any man who accepts the Office When the e.
lection was TO be made. however, the Bank.ha-
ocra) President of the Bank. thus giving anoih-
evidence Of the sincerity of their professions,
the people! The Directors on the part of the
State all democrats. They now have the
control Of tho institution, and we will see whe tn
il be administered beneficially TO the country
This glaring inconsistency-ihs practice
irary to professions, must convince many Of those
who are honestly opposed 10 banks, that their lea
ders unworthy their confidence, and they
will in future place no reliance in their profess
sions in relation TO any measure whatever. How
II be otherwise, when they often and fla
gravity deceive the people.
The course pursued by the leaders Of the 10
cofoco party, during the few years past, has e.
WINGED a spirit subversive Of law and order-and
destructive, in its tendency, of our institutions
highly priced We have only to allude to
few OF tho most prominent instances In The
26th Congress, in order to secure a democratic
ma ority--ihe broad seal Of a Sovereign State
set at naught and its evidence disreearded
A law oil Congress passed requiring the
States to elect members OF that body BY districts
Four States, under the control of the Locofocos,
refused 10 comply with the law-and yet their
members are occupying seats in defiance of law.
VIVA; else than notification such conduct be !?
We are not without evidence Of this spirit nearer
home. Here in the Senate. act perpeira.
,ed parallel TO which 10 legislative infamv
not be found. AT tho commencement of the ses>
siou, David Henry presented certificate of The
county Auditor of Switzerland county, certify
ing that he had received a ma ior;,y Of the votes
Of that county a, the last August election for the
office of State Senator. He sworn in and
took his seat. A few days afterwards Mr.. Dan
el ke'so. presented memorial claiming 10 be
the legal Senator from that county. al.edging that
Mr.. Henry had received several illegal votes.
which If taken from the vote given him, would
leave ma jority for Mr.. Kelso This memorial
was referred to The committee on elections-The
Senate, by resolution, authorized the committee,
1t they deemed II necessary, TO institute COM
mission in Switzerland for the purpose Of taking
the testimony of such persons the right of ell
,her party might require-Mr. Kelso submitted
to the committee dispositions taken ny him
the 9th 2Sth and 29th days Of November, on.
" few days previous TO the meeting Of the LIE
gisla'ure. Mr.. Henry applied for a commission,
under the power given the committee, to take de.
positions IN Switzerland county TO prove num-
Der of illegal votes cast for Mr.. Kelso. He pre-
scented 10 them his sworn affidavts stating that
such had been given. The mai or,y Of the
mit'ee. being democrats, refused this jast appica
ton. The dispositions taken by Mr.. keso, al
tho not in accordance with any law. were nd-
mited by the same democratic ma iori,y of the
committee. The only fac, which .hey establish
and the only one contended for by the majority
of the committee, was calculated to raise a doub,
TO the legality Of the cast bv one Nimrod
Bannister for Mr.. Henry. The evidence before
the committee. (agreed 10 by the majority and
minority, } established the fact that Mr.. Henry
received GIG and Mr.. Kelso 9I5 votes. In order
70 make a tie between them. and TO have the sem.
blance of justice in it, the democratic ma
jo,i,y of the committee determined TO exclude
the vote of Banister-and so reported TO the SEN
ate. Mr.. Henry appealed TO the Senate for the
commission TO take the testimony denied him By
the committee Tho democratic ma ioriiy of the
Senate, (rendered so by the casting vote Of Leu
tenan, Gov. Brightly also refused his application
In the meantime, however, he sent to Switzer-
land county and took the dispositions, upon full
notice 10 his opponent. Of several persons shew-
ing several Illegal votes having been cas-, for
Keso. These dispositions we're submitted TO the
Senate. The majority of the committee made
their report, recomue uding the adoption Of reso.
lutions declaring that David Henry was no, enti-
tied to his seat, that there had been no election in
Switzerland county, and that a racancy eristed