Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-01-31


even then DIsBASDED-the Inst hope Of the insti
tu.ions of the country, they will DO buried beneath
I It's ruins Our policy is tha. of AMERICA .--oul
strength is in that policy, and supporters now
number majority OF the voters of the L. States
OUR destiny must be onward while that of thc
COUNTRY shall prosper.
Indiana Of right belongs 10 tho number whc
sustain the W hlg policy. Rightfuy, il has neve
passed from Although, through su
pincness, the Abolition diversion, over-confi
donce, and the extraordinary activity and nlisrcp
reservations Of our opponents, Governor Bigae
was defeated ana tho vote Of Indiana cast for Mr.
Polk. vet the present condition of our Legislator,
and our past history furnish abundant SOW
that the control shall be asserted
The leaders of the party who, with Mr.. Whit
comb at their head came into power promsin.
the payment Of the State debt, and relief. ans
better times for the people, have utterly fnlsifieC
that promise. Times nre oppressive and tn,
debt of tho State, mortgage uPou our lands ane
our honor, presses heavier, while the interest i
daily accommodating.
Not q single measure beneficial TO the interests
of the people has been adopted under their admin
istratlon.
No substitute for tho distribution of the lane
fund has been. rs was promised, furnished 10
The promises Of employment and high pay t.
naturaIizcd and native iaborors. made by that pa r
ty. have not been redeemed.
And during the present winter, what an out
rage has been porpctrated upon our Constitution
The modern democratic leaders, holding a Tx
IN tho Senate. have. by the costirg votc OF JESSE
-. BRIGHT. tho President of that body, refused L
50 into the election of United States Senator
This they have dared to do in defiance Of thoi
oats aud tho Constitution which required tina
election, md which, in Cod presence, they were
sworn 70 support.
This outrage was thus committed, because sucl
election would have resulted III tho choice OF {
wAig.
The subtcrfugcs 10 which those leaders resorto,
10 s!avo Off that election wore as unworthy an,
unmnnly as the is act itself high-handcd and rev
oil utionary.
First, as the published debates show. tho oxcus
of tho leaders was ihat the Revised Colo has
provided no for such election alleging, il
their places, their willingness 10 90 into II, when
ever such law should be passed. This excuse
it is clearly obvious, was utterly untenable. Ih
same law existed under which former Scnatoria
elections had been held. Tho office is crea
tod BY the Constitution of the United States, an
n legislative RESOLUTION TO clect, when adopted
furnished law enough Nevertheless, that no hi
ding place might be afforded, the tol
Grated and the law was passed yet the conside
ration of the subject was again postponed Whe
once more it became object for the action o
tho Senate. It was again postponed without eN
cllse or tho show of excuse And finally indci
Gntcy postponed for the avowed reason THAI
\ WIG SHOULD NOT BE ELECTED!
And so tho very question which had agtatc
the people during the August Canvass, was delit
oratcy decided against them by their delegate
and sworn A gcuts!
70 what extent viii such a prccodcnt-if III
people sustain lt--carrv our Country
IF, next year. the Polk party shall haVo u,
Senate and the Wings the House. and the v HI
House should roftsc-as tho Senate have no
dono-to 20 into tho Senatorial election; and
the NEXT year should witness the same result. an
the Same result should attend tho year following
what will our government be but an anarchy
tho victim of mobocracy and revolution. {
such is the precedent established b. the FOLK lead
crs oc the Indiana Senate!
If the Same course were 10 be taken IN relatlo
to the Offices of State Treasurer, Auditor. an
Secretary of State Officers required TO DO chose
rs the Senator, at constitutional pcrods,) VIVA
let rs ask. would become Of us as 4 law-abldln
people! Yet this is the precedent set before L
BY the Polk leaders in the Indiana Senate! 81,
they-s:rhe Governor may APPOINT: Says tn
CoSsTITUTIoN-''The People, through tho Logs
. lature. shall ELEcT!''
This is tho first example oftho kind known t
our State. We call upon all tho pcopto wIthor
party distinction. TO REBUkE THIS RENC
I.UTloNAiil spirit in TlME-to rebuke 1t be
fore it shall grow into prccodc nt and DO forove
too late! If the representatives of the people TO
any obiect--mucI less for purposes purely fac
tional--may set at naught the commands OF II
Constitution. then end has como 10 all legal RI
straint and free government. Nothing IS ionge
safe. Elections will no moro be controlled b
the Supreme Law and be made at the constitution
al time; they will depend on the passions, caprice
or sinister purposes of political leaders. And on
precedent will beget another. until all legal rule
shall be disregardcd And then. what bette
than tho worst form of anarchy will our boasto
Republic have bccone2 Revotut ion and blood
she'd must mark tho sequel.
10 prevent such calamiious results the first dc
par.uro from tho obligations of duty on the part c
the representative must, without distinction c
h, IL. rnl,lll,cl hN tho naonla: for III