Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-12-08

THO. CORWIE.
A. r. BlEDsoE, Esq. Sringtield, Ill.
VIII the Palladium inform when Mr.. Dav

VIII the Palladium inform us when Mr.. Davis
was d, feafed for Congress- lie was not u can
aidate AT th. late -ivotiuu.-Jcf.
No, he wasn't candidate; neithcr did the
Palladium say he was exacti y--aIthough such an
inference might be drawn from remarks But
the remark that "a defeat for Congress is guar
antee for higher Office is true, standin..
the application ncariy fails in John w. DAVIS
Do YOU recoiect, Mr. JefitrSonian, the
difficulties of ''the party" in Davis district about
who should have the Congressional bone If our
recollection serves MS, Davis nominated but
"the party rePudia,ed him--they selected a
stronger man, and the wing defeated hm,--so,
you see, it amounts TO the same thing; wing
would have been elected with more had
Davis been the candidate. Mr.. Polk, knowing
all these circumstances, appoints the Doctor as
Charge to Naples, and, it's nothing short Of d
gross SANDER the Presidents peuetration to
suppose for Il moment that he will not, in some
way or other. reward the other locofoco candid
ate who was Dunn for. It's loco prao,,o.-itis.
The Indiana State Journal SAYS: ave learn
that ffye thousand dollars have been sub
scribed in stock TO the rail road from Indianapo-
lis TO Lafayette, by the people Of Charlottesville
and vicinity
THE CASH SYs1EN.-A New York edi-
tor Is such a stickler for this syste,n that
he VIII not volunteer for the war. because
he says he never chargcs. not even Il gun.
tie recently refused a ludgeship because
he would not agree to charge Jury!
WHITEWATER CANAL--The Committee APP
pointed by the Whitewater canal company, made
report to the City Council of Cincinnati, as to
the present condition of the Canal and soliciting
appropriations of money TO repair the damages,
which estimated at $4,000. No action was
taken on the subject at the latest date
Wheat appears to be the principal crop in Or
egon. In $40 there were 900 bushels rails
ed. The crop this year it is thought, will great
iy exceed this amount.
A LARGE F,MILr-Nr. Goodman ,izcn OF
Gibson county. Tennessee. has peiitionci the
Legislature of that State for permission to sell
grocer and liquors without taking out license
on the ground that he is the father of lucent frO
all living.
Mr. Hill. a of Isaac. who publishes pa
per in Portsmouth, oifer the following terms Of
subscription for his paper TO discriminating pub
lie:
"For every II lbs. good fat chickens. for ev-
cry II lbs. good fat turkeys, and every II lbs.
good tat geese
CLERICAL WIr-"I fear, said a county Gu
rate to his flock when exp aimed TO you, IN my
last Sermon that philanthropy the love Of
our species, YOU must have misunderstood me TO
saw specie. which NAV account for the snnalness
of the collection. You will prove, l hope, by
your present contribution, that you lon
ger laboring under the mistake
ADJUSTMENTS N New YoRK-A letter writer
the number of people who visited the
public amusrnents one evening. n II 0t'.Tna-
king about the sum, as he estimates t,of Sb.0uD.
Five theatres are open every night. to which the
new Astor Place Italian Opera House IS to be adj
Ged.
ARrSrocR.rI,- EcoSouY.-The Duke Of Buck
ingharn's affairs having lately become embarrass-
amounted to the very handsome sum of $780,
uU0 or nearly nine millions of dollars
The President Of the United States and his
lad ARE again severely indIsposed from at
tack of Oh ills and Fever.
II is stated upon reliable authority that the
number of enigrants to Canada who have died
in three months is seren tAoasand one hundred
and forty.
American Icr-The French nation is really
amazed that the American trade in ice yields
nearly much annually the profits of France
for treaGing the wine press. To give some idea
Of the Importance of this equatorial trade,
Boston house is instanced. which within a single
year despatched to Asia l0l vessels laden 18th
ice which produced II 900 900 forms This
says the Presss - almost as large as that
which usually accrues from vintage OF The ,
wines Of Bordeaux.