Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-12-05
NUMBER 81.
THE PALLADIUM.


Ut the unlimited exercise of the Veto pow
endorsement Of his political associates 10
the position he has assumed. The Sen
ate of the United States has large ma
lorlty Of democratic members-ihcre is
also decided loco majority in the House.
They can pass any bill of a party char
acter they see proper 10 pass, and II Is
con,ended that this maJorlty is in accord
auce With the viii OF the people, and con
scquently their action IS the ac,ou OF the
people. Ms. Fillmore, the President is Il
whig. The democratic party believe the
sub-treasury scheme Is constitutional and
Indispensable 10 the economical and safe
keeping and disbursement of tho revenue
Mr.. Fillmore kno,cs that i, is expensive.
unsafe, corruptlng. and disastrous in ma.
ny particulars, 10 the best interests of the
country Suppose that measure. had
been repealed by the temporary ascen-
dencv of the wings in power--it had been
made a question before the people and
they had sent TO Congress the largo ma
jority now found ,here-suppose this
great democratic ma jority had by an
unanimous vote rc-enacted that law--it is
sent to Mr. Fillmore for the Presidential
approval--hc takes ten days TO consider
on the matter-in the mean time the peo-
Pile. or the democratic portion. hold meet
lngs 10 respond to the action Of Congress
they pass laudaiory resolutions-ihey
Join in triumphal professions and the pa
,rio,ic spirit Of party triumph is manifest
the ten days pass by. the whig president
sends the bill back Ito the house in which
i, originated with his objections thereto''-
he believes it TO be clearly constitutional,
it was well considered, and fully dis
cussed; .but think it is not good policy
to pass such law and forbid its becom-
ing law" No ordinary tones Of demo
cratic thunder would be sufficient to ex-
press the indignation of our democratic
ighbor-indigna alton meetings would
be held by the party throughout the coun.
try. and the president impeached for tho
usurPation Of despo,ic power. He would
be hurled from his seat, and the act
would be worthy the highest, purest pa
,rio,ism. We ,conld justify the act!
We believe the people to be capable Of
self government-we believe the MEM
bers of Congress will generally reflect
tho will Of their constituents, and where
they fail 10 do it, their constituents will
rejec, them for their disobedience. The
will of a majority Of the people, as ex-
pressed through the members Of Con-
gress, should be the law, leaving it to the
subsequent action Of the people to reform
al! abuses.
The iocum-ienens Of Bro. Vaile, pub
lshes an extract from a speech made in
Congress by a Judge Allen. of Massachu-
se'ts, as reply to some remarks Of ours
upon the subject Of Mr.. Filmore's ap-
proval of the Fugitive bill, and to give
force to the argument he says sup to l843
Judge Alien was a Whig." The devil
himself, II is SAID. was once an angel in
heaven, but left when he thought the ma
jority in that holy place, had '.left their
principles" In other words, his satanic
majesty was clicked out" Mr.. Allen is
now member IF Congress. but in the
late election in his district he was not
elected. We suggest the comparison in
no lrreverent sense, and leave the applca-
ton 10 those who see proper to make it.
We nave not room to reply to Mr.. Aliens
positions. They are untenable and easily
refuted. Our article however, was in re-
ply 10 the fo/se, the con'essedly false, de-
claraiion Of Mr.. Elder, that the Northern
Whigs were responsible for the passage
Of the fugitive law. Mr. Elder had the
magnaminity to confess that he was mis-
taken. and the underling Of Mr.. Vale,
can con;en. himself. no doubt. with much
less Of that com,nenda able virtue than our
neighbor.
The charge that We approve Of the pro-
visions Of the law. is made for effect; but
falsehood and misrepresentation constitute
poor basis for political capital, as any
structure which may be reared the reon is
apt 10 fall and crust, the builders.
/ I" At the regular meeting of the Wash
ingtonians, on last Monday night. the iol-
lowing officers were chosen for the ensu-
ing quarter: JOB GREEN, President; Joxas
I GAAR. Vice President. and HYSRY ADAMS,
Secretary. TIE President appointed w.
E. Mcdowell. Sam'l Edmonson and b.
/ w. Davis, an Executive Committee.
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