Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-07-16

nomination OF Mr.. Smith, by voting for him his first
and only choice Did he then hear the fatitng Of me
chaas' party We have been Informed that he did
Mr. Smith if SO, and chains fataed he as
sisted in doing But there tyranny IN that no
uInation il was free viii Offering the wings Of the
District Who has been guilty of prescription W ho
has been prescribed Has been whg or have the
synpates friend Finley been excited for the To-
cos Of District Are the leaders that party
thy the sympatLes OF an honorable We think not
If they have been prescribed ii has been for the oous
measures and principles they advocate.
Mr. Finley "a free people may conform TO party
far to unity Of action
great Of public interest This is precisely
what contendg and Mr. Finley by conserving
to d candidate Congress this time, doing
much break up that unay Of action and .party
ni-otion; and that when .yrea Of pubhc
interest," 10 be "secured' Does he regard the
OF foreign territory to Union ''reat
measure Of public interest1'' But in the mldncss and
placiy of his thoughts does he suppose should not
contend for fear mil ht wound the feelings OF our
loco neghbor2 Is the distribution Of the proceeds Of
the sales Of the public lands 'grcat Of pHbhc
nterest2' Would citizens Indiana be greatly
relieved by that Borne down she Is by her
public debt, to be relieved OF portion of her
would be blessing. Are not all the important
measures for which contend at stake? Ana while Mr.
Finley admits that, TO such measures, party
ganzaon' is right aud proper, yet, violation of that
admission, he is labornr to defcatit it.
Nr. Finley has written article to the editor of the
New Castle Courier, which shows that for least
he has forgotten that courtesy which Is due from
gentleman another. The unbounIcd benevolence-
the universal sympathy-the great clarity-the deep
forbearance, which he comments highly has been
swainpcd in the feelings of the selfish parzan. Does
Mr. Finley contend for principles, why then
Mr. Smith lie is admitted by all parties be gentle
talents unb nding MISUNDERSTANDING in his
devotion to Wing principles, and in every way worthy
the support Of his political friends IL has been to
Congress-has made extensive acquaintance with the
enIt.rs. and has obtained character and influence,
that but few men in t. country could have obtained IN
the short space of he has been there lie would
these be able to advance the policy
and sustain the for which Nr. Finley contends
Why then should he wia, TO supercedc Mr. Smith Does
he suppose II fa Ff ha ff@aa NTH dollars per day. and
to have the self qualification 81 the c VI. G., attached
10 his that induces llin present himself
canirate and thereby enian"cr tn" of Il
Wing.
But Mr. Finley the artiolc alluded to- acc,,e~
Stfa''dlcrs o" Hc hirod by wltlcll stplos,
means a httle) with ,sn. the way nomlnu-
ton of ivoritc party champion, aud nrfctae
public opinion TO carry il out This is certainly a h,.h
compliment the Wings District Is IT not libel
upon their character as honest mem DO the Wings OF
this District permit the humble editors hr press
10 manufacture opinions for them, We know no sucl,
Wings and II Mr. FINLEY does, liz .
his associations The members of the Wing party
district think for themselves. They need 10 dictator
neither would they submit o And we can ASSURE,
Mr. Finley that when he himself straoifier OF
the tripod, the Wings did even permit hun 10
dictate 10 them,
Mr.. Finley iii the article referred talks about King
Caucus and places il in garing capitals. VIII he tell
where that important parsonage holds council? Who
his cabinet Who constitute the calal We
know of such power and we unhcsitatincy declare
that no such power exists in the wing party. w
declare that there bed to secure the
nomination of Mn Smith, though Mr.. Finley nsinuat.s
that the delegates from this Cambridge
vention picked up for the occasion, or went on
their own hook Is it possible that Mr.. Finley would
Intentionally perver the truth Does he know
a direct taken every township in this county
for candidate for Congrees-thi the take
regularly returned the Central Connittee-coun-
ed, aud 1864 found be for {. b. Smith,
scattering Does he know that the chairman that
committee instructed take the ambridge
and the convention the of the county of
Wayne That j. b. Slit, ESQ performed the duty as
signed him and that other of the committee
and large number of other wings from the county
present He knows all this. that
the voice of the wing party of Old Wayne was misrep-
resented in that convention For shame Mr. smith
received majority of than 300 all the wings of
and yet Mr.. Finley talks about King Caucus
party applances-the manufacture of public opinion
wire working &c &c. Such a course is unworthy ut
terly unworthy of John Finley as have known him
0C. b SMITH. will address his
fellow citiZens at Ellis Store. on Fri