Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-10-18


Book. He brought home coupe Of num-
bers with him. and tossing them into Ma
rvs lap. sa,d-'There's the Lady's Book
for you, Mary, and no thanks to MIR.
rompkinsv
Mary's eyes and face frightened as she
caught up the Book
Have you subscribed for it, papa!' she
asked, eagerly.
/. Yes. dear. You can read your own
magaZi now.
/ oh, am so glad" exclaimed Mary, the
tears starting into her eyes.
Even though he couldn't afford it, Mr..
Rivers felt happy 70 think that he had
mada Mary SO happy. On The next day,
he thought frequently Of the delighted
he had subscribed for the magazine
another agreeable surprise ere the week
was out. II was Thursday. On the next
evening, when no camo in, Mtry spraue
said, while her whole coun,eunnce beamed
with pleasure-'A man left the Gnze,,e.
here to-day. Did you subscribe for il.
papa! Yes, know you did; your face
tells me sou
!
Mr.. Rivers said, with an ,rreprcssible
smile.
And so am. I've wanted to sec the
Gazette very bad
| Nor was Mary alone in her expression
/ Of pleasure. The younger sisters and
brothers were in rap,ures at the idea OF
having n Gazette tho, was oil their own
10 read and even Mrs. Rivers, who was
not Of n very literary turn, remarked on
tho occasion, that a newspaper wns nm
excellent thing among Children and that,
for her part, she always liked to read q
little in them now and then, especially in
that part containing receipts and other do
mestic matters. No, for long time had
Mr.. Rivers done anything. that gave such
universal satisfaction at home. Even tho
he couldn', afford it, he was very far from
repcn,ing Of this act Of extra lberaliiy.
MANY weeks did not pass before another
magazine and another newspaper came to
the house. aud before six months, Mr.. Ri.
vers was as liberal patron Of periodical
literature as Mr.. Tompkins, and this a,tho'
he couldn't afford it.
A year OF two have passed, but notwith-
standing the heavy additional expense Of
twenty dollars per annum for magazines
and newspapers, the merca ntile communi-
" have not yet been startled ny m an
uouncement Of the failure Of Mr.. Rivers,
and we hope never will--at least not SO
long as he takes the magazines md news
papers and pays for Thorn punctually.
Gen. Taylor the Champion Of Pop
! ular Rights.
/ Gen. TAYLOR stands before the country
not merely as a ..'hig, but as the great
representative and champion OF the prin-
ciple of the right Of man to self-govern-
ment. He maintains the principle that
the majority have the right to govern
He stands precisely upon the ground on
which Thomas Jefferson originally made
patty difference with John Adams. Let
me quote a passage from the letter of
Thomas Jefferson to John Adams. stating
the grounds on which the Republican
party of 1898 commenced its opposition
TO the encroachments OF Executive power.
and to which it owed its true origin. In
the 4th volume of Jefferson's Memoirs.
page COZ. we find the letter to which |
refer 1t is dated June 81, 1918, and
contains the following passages:
1.-The terms Of Wing and Tory belong
to national as we'll as civil history. They
denote the temper and constitution Of
mind of different individuals.-To come
to our own country and to the times when
you and | became first acquainted; we
well remember the violent parties which
agitated the old Congress. and their bitter
contests. There you and | were arrayed
together; others cherished the monarchy
of England, and we the rights of our
country.
.sBut as soon as the constitution was
put in motion, the line of division was
again drawn We broke into two parties.
each wishing to give the government a
different direction; the one Republican
partv) to strengthen the most popular
branch, (Congress.) the other. tho more
permanent branches. and to ertend their
peyn,anence. Here you an l separated
for the first time, and one party placed
your name al their head-the other select
ed mine.''
GEN. TAYLOR AND GEN. CASS.
J Precisely upon that principle, General
Lewis Cass and General Zachary Taylor
now differ and stand at issue before the
country. General Taylor places himself
; upon this just principle, lying at the foun-
dation of all republican forms Of govern
ment-the right of the majority to govern.
He holds that the popular branch of the
government possesses rights. and that he.
if elected President, would be bound to
. respect them. He says, therefore. in
reference TO all those great questions
which have heretofore ag;tated the coun-
try, and which are properly within the
! powers of Congress. that he will be
! guided by the will Of the people. as ex-
pressed by their Representatives. On
the other hand, what says Gen. Lewis
. Cass. He denies that the will OF the Peo-
pie shall govern. He maintains the high
federal doctrines of ancient days, that the
President Of the United States, with his
veto power. shall control the will OF the
people. He stands up as the champion
of Executive power and has received his
nomination from party convention. un'
, der circumstances which | think, when
!. carefully examined by the American peo-