Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-07-23
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taken great pains to place in false position and to
perver views and expressions You CONNIE with
drawing silly distinction between my right to become
candidate man. and my right as ache, and by ma
king natural rights subse party rights
you draw the conclusion that opposed the whig
party and charge with casting rsions the wing
party of the county and District Now You know very
well that have done such thing, that am whig
self and pretended be thing else. but
have complained of the prose rptive policy and
overbearng dictation of of the woudbe leaders
of the party, You labor make antagonist of
wing principles
I You ask, How the manner Of Mr. Smiths nomi-
nation er.msi-e' answer because the whig had
continuously from the time Of his election held him up
The wing candidate prospective and by gently elbow
ing all other asprants out OF the when they
posed every thing prepared for his nomination. with
kind OF mock courtesy invite call asprants for seat IN
Congress to announce themselves as candidates for NOM"
nattoa; denouncing all who may dare out only
in the and a, the time they may choose to
, scribe.
Because portion of the party Fl. to recommend
the Monday April. that be
elusive against other who wish to
the frs. Monday in August. does il bind those who
did not participate in the ndation nomination.
ffor II IS nothing more than TO GO Tor
it whether il suits their views noti Perhaps You will
say they have right to against the nomination
,rhigs but they have Is the nomination even
binding those who voted without giving 9TH
er pledge of their support enphatically, no.
They may change opinions nominee himself
may change, they have other candidates present
ed their choice who may suit them better They look
Il, the first Monday in August as the proper time to make
their choice Ii it let petition the Iegisa
dispense with the suPerhuous of holding
general election that day settle the mat
ter quite 5 well the first Monday of April The
fummery YOU make use of. such my being "a selfsh
par,izan, having "a desire handle the eight dollars
per day. aud have the self qualification of the title of
NJ c.. &c. is not worthy of reply; il do tor you
in with Mr. Smith deooted patriotism. or
his immense influence. especially IN Democfat.c Con-
gress-
As sample of your fairaess towards me. mark how
quote expression in my last letter there said
'when Kennedy the time alluded to, il known
By great many of the wings and by the other candi
dates themselves IN time enough To have given general
notice in all the counties composing the present District
You make at was known by great many wings
throughout the District. and add The district at that
time extended north nearly 300 miles, and impo>si
bic to send word that distance in two days Such per-
OF my language and meaning could not well have
To conclude, as You are so srenuou. for keeping up
strict party discipline would like you To repuhs that
part of Mr. Smiths speech in Congress, Fehv 9Th l-
the Appcrtionment Act, wherein ne deprecaes party
spirit the worst of Republics, and az having
been the of the downfall of all free Cove nts
that have preceded have copy of that speech
nv me- or would here insert think the 5th paragraph
from the END Of that speech see by Hutiated pa
This is probably the last com muncaon shall Sc nd
You before the election and hope statements Will be
through the papers .ef The last week,
Yours. &c JOHN FINLEY.
Our friend Finley is again ''out but his language
the quite bland mild usual He APP
pears be- freted that he cannot raise breeze sufficient
create capital Of and his fruitful imag
has worked itself belief that stook great pains
place him POSITION, and pervert his views and
EXPRESSIONS The Hr. luey IL euief MS
seeking or says his circular by the urgent
solicitation of feads but who these friends were. he
does choose .e i any of business to in
quire; but there thing do know, or at least,
have good authority for knowing that the 'friends
who had Influence friend Fneys mind, and in
duced him 10 assume his present "iase position were
those who have this county district coupled
with the very urgent solicitations Of "woud-be leaders
Of the locfoco party, and if Mr. Finley finds himself
in "alse position he ought TO charge with ta
king great pains in placing him in that Mt
We think the charge gratutous to say the least: for
from the and regard nave always had for him,
would be the last place him in the 'aise position
he occupies With ragarI 10 the rerverscu Of his
ves and expressions, BY and hi talk about "siily
distinctions hope ne will for saying that
the .sadde il the other horse'he ia certainly the
that squeezes language GU: of shape in order
that he may make up sad story of persecution. We
made charge against him OF 'castng aspersions on
.he wing party Of the county and dist.ctnot word Of
it. He says he WING ard has 'never been any
thing we'll that ase reiterae the ntne
expressed by last week ii he honestly and
awning from principle it his duty to assist in carrying
the of the party, by voting for such
majority of the party may select; and the wings
have by unusual degree Of unanin,ty. selected
who is good and true whig, every who sincerely
says, Il wing myself and have pretended TO
be any thing else. ought certainly unite with tho
party electing the thus chosen But think it
has become friend Fnleys doubleduty, both respects
the above declaration of his being whg' and his pro-
Of hatred 10 party chains and party spirit,
cast his and influence for Mr. Smith, for he lauds
that genenans sentiments the skies, this subject,
and TO regret that the paper mutlated which
contains 1.-the 5t paragraph from the end of that
We would have published the whole speech that para
graph If Mr.. Finley had sent it along; for
could not print better thing, if Mr.. Finley
should make speech himself the subject.
Friend Finley's false position appears TO stck OUT
in almost every paragraph Of the above
he still makes strong efforts to produce the impression
that the wg press is the sole of there being
any opposition Mr.. Smith. Did Mr.. Finley hold these
sentiments regard the press previous the niu