Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-08-16
SENATORIAL ELECTORS.
JOSEPH G. MARSHALL, Of Jefferson.
GODLOSE :. ORTIZ, Of Tippecanoe.


Fya-I r-iterate what have often sard--l
An " H,G, but not an ultra Wing If elected
would not he the President of party !
" ouId endcavor to act ndep- nds Mt of party dom
e a1 1G s,s.s. the
Seeonh,-'lhe veto power. The power given
ny the constitution 70 the Executive TO inter
pose his veto is IL high conse reative power; but
in my opiuon shonIi never be exercised except
in eases of clear violation of the constitution,
manifest haste and want of consideration bv
Congress. Indeed, have thought that. for ma
wears past the known opinion aud fishes Of
the Executive have exercised undue aud inEur,-
Influence Upon the Legislative department OF
the Governments; aud fer this cause | have tho't
Cur systen was In danger of undergoing great
change from It's true ,krory. The personal opin-
ions of the individual who may happen To occn-
py the Executive chair, ought not toscontrol the
action OF Congress upon questions of domestic
policy; nor ought his objections I" be interposed
where questions Of constitutional power have
been setiic, by the various departments of Gov
eminent and aclui-sc-d in 10y the people
Ihird,-TPon the subject of the tariff. the
currency, the improvement OF our great high
WAYS, rivers, lakes and harborS, the will of the
people, ; expressed through their rrpresr nta-
tives IN Congress, out 10 be ected aud Carried
out bv the Executive.
Fourth Tho Mexican War. sincerely
joice al the ;,ros.,ec. Of peace Nv life has been
devoted to arms, yet look upon war at all tunes
and under all circumstances as Il national caian-
ity, to be avoided u compatible with national
honor. The principles of our Government as
well as its true policy opposed to the suh"ga-
ton Of other nations and the disin-in he r-nt Of
other countries b. conquest. la the language OF
the great " AsHIN"To~, "Why should we quit
our own to stand on inr-ign ground y In the.
Mcxican war our national honor has been vind-
Gated, amply vindIcated. and in debating terms
Of peace may well afford TO be forbearing and
even magnanimous 20 our falien oc.-Z- Iuytor.
OTIhe lengtl, of Mr. SMIrU' s excellent
speech prevents our usual variety. The
space. however. could not be better occa-
pied. --
NS.-lNDIANA-Full returns
have not vet been received from the cleo
ton in this State; but sufficient has been
learned to know the evil thereof The b.
cos will have decided majority on Joint
ballot.
n. CAEoLISA-A despatch dated Aug.
II. says: ''Thc wings have given up the
Governor. but the Legislature is still doubt
full" 1t is said the defeat of the wing can
lidate for Governor is to be attributed 10
his personal unpopularty-he having adj
vocated property qualification for voters.
I If true, the defeat is but justice.
KENrUcKY-The majority for John J.
Crittenden, the whig candidate for Gov
crnor, is supposed TO be from six to eight
thousand. The legislature will be whg.
ILLlNo1s-Thc returns from this State
are but PARTIAL SO far they indicate
a wing gain in the legislature, as we'll as in
the popular vote 1t is reported thai
Scammon (whig) is elected to Congress
over Wentworth 0oco). by 50 majority
Baker (whig) is also said to be elected in
Il district heretofore represented by loco
MIssoURi--There is no doubt the loco>
have carried Missouri. Itwould be stransc
if they had not.
IowA-Thc returns from Iowa. are TOO
indefinite to express an opinion as to the
result.
Bufalo Conr,nti,n.-We have not ye'
received full report ofthc proceedings O
the Buffalo Convention. One of the dele.
gates from this county has returned. who
says the crowd present was very large
Martin Van Buren, was nominated for the
Presidency, and G. f. Adams for Vice
President. We shall probably be able to
give a further notice next week. The
Buffalo Advertiser. says:
( The attendance is very large in fact
but, is by no means as numerous IS we
were led 10 suppose il would be by the
great efforts that have been made. aided
as they have been by the pleasantness o.
the season and the facilities of transporta-
ton proffered on every side. If a little
disappointed by the absence of the rnsh
the avalanche. that was promised. the con-
stituenf elements of the Convention cause
great and more agreeable surprise
From the accounts that have been publish.
ed. we supposed that a very considerable
portion OF the Convention would be Wings
There are some here. but their number is
so small as TO be Insignificant. and in all
the discussions and preliminary arrange.
ments entered into. they do not seem to