Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-09-13


$ Taylor as the nominee Of the Whi.,s. boil
: ed for Buffalo and free soil. lie Is no bei.
: ter pleased with the buffalo PROCEEDINGS.
and therefore he bolts ,he.u. and falls q.
gain INTO the ranks of the Wings He
! has published his experience in the cleve.
land Herald. The concluding part Of /.
we annex. Read il:
IL started. and thousands more, on the
one idea pilgrimage. all the steamers were
loaded with one idea. from the shores of
he upper lakes SO that living down vas
out CT the question. Nearly all these were
boiling Democrats and straish,out Van
Buren men. l was satisfied We wera
scampcd on gong on board the Baltic,
before left home. But remembered HE
diving words Of Com. Lawrence. and
stuck TO the ship-gave the crew short
history of Vans life-referred to his rcio-
ia-adraace message. the Armistad prison.
ers. the post office pimnder law, the forty
million slave catching war. the sub and
leg treasurers; TO his infamous treaty al.
lowing England 10 do the carrying trade
from our ports TO the West In lies, we loos.
ing millions thereby quoted his Utica
letter as follows: ..whilst the candidatG Of
my friends for the Presidency, distinct
ly announced my opinion in favor oftho
power Of Congress To abolish slavery in
the District Of Columbia. although was,
for reasons which were then and still are
satisfactory To my mind, very decidedly
opposed to its exercise there" They
were informed that he had done more for
the Slave States than any southern Prcsi-
dent. and that he had been rightly christ
ened a northern man with southern princi-
ples'-that he lacked the one thing ncel-
li.l, which was honesty, aud besides he
was opposed to abolishing sla. cry in the
District Of Columbia-that he had been
tried and found wantng-ihat Cass nor
Taylor had be cn.--that they might do bet
ter. but they could not do worse. at ono
term was long enough for good Presi-
dent. but a great deal too long for bad
onc-that their platform. nor any other.
could make hiu an honest polititian-that
they had not got him on it and probably
never would--that they might wrap tia
round him. as tight as a mummy is laced.
and then white wash him. and white wash
him. and then he would be Van Buren, and
nothing else And now would just oh
serve. that in the strife who should nomi-
nate the ,r,rsi man. we have bea, the whole;
you cannot deny that Mr.. Herald.
knew we could beat you some way Do
yon give up-own beat! If you do not.
want TO tell you tina. Van cannot even
90 the one idea, and that although the plat
form is as long as the 18th Psalm. the
District Of Columbia was carefully left out
lest it should remind Vi of the veto mess
e:,- and this ttica letter.
But can't he repent! | am asked by a
dozen voices at once. If believed in
miracles. | might possibly answer in the
affirmative. Inow wish to ask thein'Oms'
qucs,ion-recollect Cass and YOU were
asked two. Is it not a smart idea to nom
mate man for President with ..TEKEL"
stamped on him, and then expect he will
repent!
And now one word to my old friends,
the Wings OF 1870, and | close. Can
you swallow v,ur words. which you then
u,turcd as truths! Will you apply the
galvanic battery TO resuscitate the man.
you and buried in 1910! Win YOU burn
the ballads that chccred US on 10 victory!
DO as you please my friends, hut re.
member that never did, nor ever will, give
Maty my vote; and recollect my words,
if any of you do give this corrupt man
your vote, you will some day he sorry that
you did so. lie is not our property, but
he is owned by faction Of the Locofoco
party, and let them bury their own dead.
But hear many of you saying. tive ga
for principle, nal mcn." You give il up
then, that he is bad man! Let us ex-
anime his principles. sit not his princi-
Piles which have made him bad mani
You all know they are the worst kind Of
southern principles, and that Virginia
gave him her vote in 1910. whilst New
York. in which he lived, gave her vote for
Harrison.
Van is used up man. We have ex-
amined his principles ard found them
southern. Ills present principle is to de-
feat Cass, and take him along to haAes.
and better matched team will never be
found on this side Of that place. !.
j close by asking all TO remember that
all northern Wings, and nearly all north
ern Democrats. are as much opposed to
the extension of slavery. in territory now
free, as the party who claim to be the eS'
elusive discoveries Of this zone idea prin-
ciplc. l. KELLEY.
Ciere1and dug II, 1913.
More "NOise and Confusion.
An amusing story is told in Desro,r aleu-;
Cass and his parrof. The parrot IT seems
was permitted to occupy cage which :
hung near the front door Of the Generals
dwelling One day the General vas dis
iuibcd by inc cry ot.'Iiurrai for old Tack, -
proceeding. as he supposed. from some
noisy boys in the street; The footman
was therefore dispatched to dispense the
intruders. lie however returned with tho
report that the streets were clear. and
"never hoy to be seen" Scarcely GA4
he finished his report before the samo ap-
paliing shouts were again heard. Hast:
iy despatched to the door again the foot
man returned with report similar to the
first Before he was done speaking he
was silenced by a repetition Of those
dreaded notes; but ''nearer. cleaeer, dead.
lier thar, BEFORE A third time despatch.
ed. the footman burst into the room ii !
Fanny of wonder and indinnafion exc