Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-02-23


''eai TWAS not the fault of the friends Of III.
"measure--it aeas the fault OF its enemes.,
We say IN reply, tina; ice Js!.xue the frisns. =.
the measure induced one of the opponent. q,
the oi!i to leave at early day. The f,.e.a. Of
me measure were the first TO break 4 aaorum.
linen way DID the Senator from fountain leave.
p'- he not ASSIST IN breaking the qucramf Per.
maps II viii be said the Canal WAS comnletrs :,
his town, AMI he did not whether the Sat.
debt was paid or not The editor paws a hirh
compliment 10 the Senator from Ca,s. ". ~
ieve partner Of his was n candidate fo, t..
tee under the biIi-perhaps 4. may have in.oi,es
the Senator of Cass with the little patriotism 8,
highly apPauded.
We have charged that Certain men on In,
W abash were Influenced BY selfish motives in
support Of the Batter Bill They have ,hsm-
selves furnished the proof The foliow,p,
resolution was adopted at public meeting, held
at the Cour, House in Parke county, INDIAN,
on the a5th Dec 1915. We copy as follows:
After other business. Jos. A. wrgh, offered
the following resolution. (which, after an ami.
mated discussion, was enthusiastically adopted
By the meeting with but Que dissenting voice"
"Rssoired, That our Senators and Represen.
tatives IN the General Assembly, be instructed
to vote for any practicable measure, having in
view the al ustnent of our public debt, eretps
HE suspended debt, and the payment Of porsioa
of the interest thereon: and that Us Citizens of
Indiana, we shall cheerfu.iy submit TO a reason.
able increase OF taxation for tia, purpose: vrosi
ded, SUCH MEASURE SHALL BE CONNECTED wrru
TIE SPEEDY COMPLETION OF THE WABASH AND E.
RE CANAL" GEO. X. STEELE, Chm.
This resolution exhibits the patriotism Of tho
exclusive friends of State honor in rather pecu-
lar light We suppose similar resolutions were
passed in Terre Hautc at the famous meeting
held in that place in Nav 1915, in which Mr..
Butler played such distinguished part. The
patriots OH the Canal are Willing to vote for any
practical measure for the payment Of the State
debt, ercept the suspended de6t--e xcrpting also
portion OF the interest due on our public debt.
and for the purpose Of paying the amour, not
repuilated they are willing to submit to rea-
s0nab!e increase of taxation; PROVIDED src,,
MEASURE SHALL DE CONNECTED WITH THE srrr.
pr COMPLETION OF THE CANAL
Every man in the meeting except one voted
for that very patriotic resolution. They repudi-
ale the suspended debt-say Si,500,0U0. Also
bortion Of the inierest-sny one half S2000,000.
This is nearly chaf of the entire debt, and 10
pay the remainder they Will consent to be taxed
to a reasonable extent; proride! always that the
Canal is completed. But if that orx is not
made they Will not pay cent Of the public
dcdt. These are The instructions given TO mem
bcrs Of the legislature, by claiming TO be
hcaeSt, patti5tic citizens Of Ia3iana, This is tho
language OF the politicians the Wabash not
the people, for they know TO be honorabs
and upright and faithfully did tho represen,u
tves from that section of the State carry ont
| the Instructions of the politicians and specula.
tors, with one exception, Instead of excepting
the suspended debt. they agreed to pay il and
| nothing else. The honest holders of our boads
| to wait until the suspended debt is paid.
And yet friend Donaldson and his neirhbors
accuse the opponents OF tho Butler Bill with be-
ing rCpudiators.' As well might the ruling spr-
II of tophet preach virtue. They, in a county
meeting, shanieicssy repudiate half the debt-a.
again in the State legislature re-enact the resolve
and then attempt to cover up their own infamy by
accusing others Of the same crime which they
themselves have committed in the face OF the
world.