Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-02-05
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-RiCHN0AD. lNDliii. WEDNESDAY MORNING.
FEBRsARY 1915.
Cumberland Road i.

All our citizens appreciate the Importance Of an
appropriation on the national road. Many OF thcln
arc looking with anxiety to Congress for the full
fmont Of the Pledge made by the leading ocos
of last summer that if Polk was elected VIC would
be sure Of a final completion Of tbs important
work. Some of citiZcns. particularly those
of foreign birth. who have heretofore worked up
on tho road, were induced TO vote for Mr. Polk
upon tho pledge of his friends. that his election
would ensure an appropriations Mr.. Folk rocol'-
ed the vote Of lndana-he is elected President OF
the United Safes The House Of Representa-
tivcs in Congress has large MAJORITY OF locos.
Indiana sends eight Of that party, and two wings
The Senate has wing minority b was ~
troduced INTO the Senate--at an early day II pass
ed tho order of business, and upon It's third roa-
ding was opposed By distinguished loco lie
declared it to be unconstitutlonai-iho samo OBJ
lection urged by Mr.. Polk, and all the consistent
members of his party--no whis opposed It, and
it passed tho whig Senate by u handsome maori
~. |, was sen, to the loco House of Representa-
mombers from this State take il IN charge? No.
But able representative, c. b. Smith, on the
/ 18th of January attempted 10 hive it made tho
order of business for q ccrtatn day. lie iaieu
in his effort bv the votes of the locos. we learn
from the papers received last evening, that on tho
2>th he again made effort TO have day liked
! for the consideration of the same bill. lie again
failed from the cause. so far as we have
i noticed. no loco from this State, or my ctnor
place. has made solitary effort 10 aid IN the pas
sage Of the BILL In fact far IS this bill IS con
corned we would not know that the people OF In
diana have any representative IN Congress except
| Caleb B. Smith.
Now permit to contrast the promises and ac-
tions of the two parties. Wills, Mr.. Smith was
canvassing this district, and in all his speeches
before the people, when he alluded to tho subject
of the road, he expressed in most emphatic terms
tho declaration that in case Of Mr. Polk $ election
NO APPROPRIATION would be made for the road
He at the same time declared the wings IN Con
press. with a few exceptions, would vote for az
appropriations md that the locos would vote IN op
position How have his predictions been vorifl
ed, The whig Senate passed bill containing
liberal appropriation. and the loco House ha
twice refused, even take the subject INTO con
sideration. SO far Mr.. Smiths predictions have
been proven true. and we have no hesitation Il
saving that the final action of the House WI
prove equally true his declaration that there VII
be no appropriation. We now say TO the friend
of the road that you need not expect an aPpro
priation. and to those credulous beings who hav
1 been imposed upon by the demagogues of the 10
: co party, trust them 10 further. They knew j
! the time they made the promise of an aPPropri
, alton that none would be made-ihey knew IN
leaders of their party were opposed to approprla
: tons for such purpose by the general govern
u n7ent-the leaders of tina: party in this tow
would be opposed TO it, if they did not reside in
: mcdiately upon it, and if the people were not
favor of i,-,hey oppose similar expenditure
D elsewhere. 1t is tho spirit of their party. The
contend that it is unconstitutional for the gener
government to expend money works of ia,e
. nal improvement. Upon this subject they al
great sticklers for the constitutions; but if SUI
g lect comes up in which the. have interest fl