Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-12-12
LOcOfOcO Abuse-Mr. Meredith.

The Editor of the Washington Union,
the ''sole organ," Of Locofocoism, when
he had ascertained that "the sceptre had
departed from dah''-that the talismanic
name of DEMOCRACY, with which his Party
Leaders had been wont to charm the PEG.
pie, had lost its mystic infuence;-when,
through the Ballotbox, the citizens ofthis
Republic repudiated LEWIS CAss and the
Principles which he advocated, imprint
ing upon them both the seal of this dis
approval-this chivalric ''embodiment."
ham like, took upon himself an oath
that he would "cppose the new Admins
tration which they I'D chosen to the Bit
ter end" and thus, If Ii; his "ower, thwart
their expressed WILL. This very hepu'
blican affirmation was soon re-swcrn "
the ''lesser lights Of .Progressiveism,'
and anon. from the ST. Lawrence to the
Rio Grande, went up one long. loud and
vociferous howl from the cur-kennels Of
''Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart, the little
dogs and all, ~ in denunci alton ofWhiggery
and in condemnaton Of the People for
their usurpation in elevating to the highest
Office within the gift Of the Nation, that
sterling patriot and honest man, ZACHARY
TAYLOR.
Thus have the opponents of the Ad-
minstraticn pursued it with a logged
virulence which knows no parallel in the
annals Of American politics. And why
this opposition! Is it because there is any
we'll grounded cause Of objection! Is it
because General TAYLOR in his dispersal
ton Of the Government, has departed from
the old landmarks Of the Constitution
Not at ALL The only excuse which the
enemies Ct the Administration can con-
Jour up for their opposition to its acts is.
that few Of the political cormorants who
have long been fattening at the public
crib, have been removed-not on account
of their political opinions, as has been
alleged, but for the reason that they did
not fill the measure Of the Jeffersonian
rule-they were. with few exceptions. nei-
Their ''honest, capable or faithful" In
obedience to the expressed WILL of the
People. were these removals made-and
no one, when the majority speaks out as it
did in this instance. who has a spark of
genuine patriotism left in his heart, will
call in question the decision of that ma
jority.
Nor has General TAYLOR alone been
the subject Of abuse-those who have re-
ceived office from him have likewise been
striped by the lashes Of these patron saints
of Observation-Disclosures special guardians
of the '.dear people, Among the most
prominent victims of the spleen of these
reckless parasites Of a rejected dynasty.
is SOLOMON MEREDITH, L. S. Marshal for
Indiana. Notwithstanding the eminent
qualiicai atoms of Mr.. MEREDITH for the
office to which he has been appointed.
and the zeal and fidelity with which he has
discharged his duties since that appoint
ment, the Locofoco scribblers Of the State.
with the malgnity of a pack of hyenas.
have logged his every step-pouring out
upon him the gall of their bitterness with
out stint or measure, in the form of mean,
malicious lies. which would put to the
blush the devil himself.-Nor are they
willing to stop here. Overrating their in
f1uence, and with an ignorant supposition
that the United States Senate is composed
of as base material as themselves, they
have had the unblushing effrontery to call
upon the honorable members of that dig
niied body to reject Mr.. MEREpIrH's APP
pointment. Will that body stoop to notice
that advice Of such contemplate ninnies!
We cannot believe it will. Messrs. WHIT
COMB and BRIGHT. who have been specially
appealed to, know Mr.. MEREDrrH-they
know him to be a gentleman of strict
morals and integrity-they know that he
performs the duties Of his Office faithfully
and impartially, and we cannot believe
that, for the single reason Of Mr. Ms
politics, they will vote against his con.
firmation. Whitewater Valley.