Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-07-03

hdu Road SuoscrtpttoH-Efder DC
Our neighbor driven from his declaration
that a petition had been presented to the
Board of Commissioners asking a sub
scriptlon by the county 10 the rail road.
says: "a paper is now on file in the Audi
tors office. drawn up by Stii,. and mark
ct on the back Rail road petition"
Well, some ignoramus might marx on
the back Of Elder "iru,h telling man bu,
it would be no evidence that he ever told
the truth when a falsehood would answer
a better purpose.
Elder said petition icas Presented-
he now admits that there was no petition
bu, that it was SO marked; and yet he talks
about prevaric alton in others.
Butler BIZ of 13i6-Mr. Elder has
arraigned US for our opposition TO the
Butler bill Of 1876, and says Indiana
was about to be ranke as a repud'a ing
State" Will Elder tell US how far she is
from that same position Low! What are
those bonds worth which are made paya-
bic from the revenues of the Canal, Are
half of the debt was placed on the canal.
and TO that amount Indiana virtually repu-
dated her debt. a, every session of the
legislature since the passage of that act
petitions have been presented by the hold
ers Of our bonds asking full payment Of
the debts Justly due them. We have
copies of those petitions which Mr.. Elder
or any other person can see by calling
upon US. BY tina, Bill abou, $4,000, 600
Of dollars for which the State never receiv-
ed scarcely one cent was paid by the IS
Of that the tax payers of this State are
paving interest. We voted against pay
ing 100000 in bonds which were
fraudulenily obtained from the State, and
paving off our honest creditors with SO
cents on the dollar We voted against
the Butler Bill and would do i, again. If
Mr.. Elder is anxious TO discuss that mat
ter before the people. he has only TO name
the time and place. and we will be there.
We are ready to defend every vote we
have given in the legislature, even that
one which excited the horror of Mr.. FL
der so greatly, when we voted "solitary
and alone" against giving vote OF thanks
to the army in Mexico for their services
in extending the "area of freedom
But as Mr. Elder has seen proper to
call in question the correctness OF one
vote out Of seven years service. he Will
permit us to refer TO several which he gave
during the one session at which he honor
ed the legislature with his presence.
Mr.. Milk an introduced a Joint resou-
ton, instructing our Senators and request
ing our Representatives in Congress TO
use their efforts to secure an approprIa-
ton bv Congress TO complete the impro-
vements of the harbor at Michigan CITY.
When it came up on its second reading
Mr.. Brown Of Shelby moved to lay il on
the table Mr.. Elder, as well as Mr.
Beard, voted in the affirmative. There
House, and but IS members could be
mustered to vote SO far contrary TO the
interests Of the people of this State, while
IS members voted against laying it on
the table. So decided was the majority
that on its final passage the ayes and
noes were not called.
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resolution on the subject of improving the
navigation Of the Western rivers and
harbors. On motion it was laid on the
table. twas subsequently taken from the
table and placed in the files. When II
came up on its second reading. motion
was made TO lay it on the table again.
The eyes and noes we're called but Mr..
Elder dodged and neglected to vote 1t
was not laid on the table, and when II
came up on its third reading. motion was
made to indefinitely postpone the Joint res
olution, and Messrs Elder & Beard voted
for its indefinite pos,ponement. The vote
stood 46 aves-noes 45. thus the votes Of
Elder and Beard defeated the passage OF
the joint resolution.
This is sufficient for our purpose, as
we only wish TO show that Mr.. Elder is
opposed to the Improvement of the rivers
and harbors of the West. And we now ask
him to explain to US why it is not as much
the duty of the General Government TO
improve the rivers and harbors of the
West as it is those of the East and the
South! Our rivers and lakes are as inn
por,an, to the people of the West as are
those of the cas-, to the people of the east.
The Mississippi is the great channel for
the transportation of the produce OF the
farmer of Wayne county to market. The