Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-03-06


locofoco paper published at Centreville
under the cognomen Of True Democrat
and in the last number he has an article,
written at Washington city, in which he
uses our name with unbecoming freedom.
We do not complain Of it. He can med
die with our private business just as far as
his curiosity may lead him. lie can i'm
pute TO us whatever motives he may see
proper in our personal transactions. And
if we should visit Washington again in a
few weeks, he can again announce the
fact to the world in his correspondence
But this thing Of going to Congress has a
peculiar effect upon some men-some
minds cannot bear such promotion and
maintain its equilibrium. Julian talks
about "old Clothes" IS though the high
position he occupies places him far above
the common class OF mortality; and as
though he would never beg for 'old clothes
himself! Not he. We shall see.
lie says:
81 have noticed that three Of your citi.
zens, ID. =. Holloway, Sol. Meredith, and
". II. Johnson. have arrived in Washing
toh. ii is hardly to be supposed that they
are here after office, or any thing Of that
sort! Certainly not; but as they are all
Free Soil men of the Gale Smith and
Zachary Taylor school, Think think they
should have some small favors from this
Anti slavery administration. Some Of Gen.
Taylor's old clothes would perhaps satisfy
Messrs Holloway and Johnson, and Mer-
edith too: should the Senate reject him
The favor which all these gentlemen have
manifested for the traffic in men and wo-
men in this District, by their hearty APP
them TO some reward at the hands Of the
Louisiana planter"
Notwithstanding the high position Mr..
Julian occupies in Congress. and the ''im-
mense sensation" his appearance there.
created; (and we understand he wrote
friend Of his very graphic description of
the "great sensatiOn' his arrival at Wash
ington excited when we were there, he
actually condescended to speak to US, an
humble and unsophisticated IToosher as
we are. He did actually-shook our hand,
right before some Of his grand associates
and he smiled on US. and invited US to
call at his room-some place, where he
said he and old Mr.. Giddings slept to-
gether. Well, when we came home, we
called our family of little boys around US.
and told them we had been to Washing
ton-that we had shaken hands with Geo.
Washington Julian! and the little urchins
opened their eyes in establishment, that
their father had been SO highly honored;
and they now talk Of having high heels
put on their boots, and Of associating only
with the '.first families!
But testing sside, will the honorable
member Of Congress inform us how "their
hearty approval Of C. Il. Smiths rotes,"
manifests any favor 'for the traffic in men
and women" in the District Of Columbia!
Of such trafiiccy Never. Mr.. Smith has
ever and always been opposed to the slave
trade in the District Of Columbia, and his
eloquent defence Of human rights will be
remembered during the present genera
ton, and the sun-bright page of history
will do him justice for all time to come
Mr.. Smith is now private citizen. at least
in a political sense, and it is unimportant
to Mr.. Julian what votes he may have Civ
en-. We have some knowledge OF the
votes given in Congress by Mr.. Smith, and
we do not recollect of one vote which was
not correct and in accordance with the
wishes of his constituents. Mr.. Julian
will be fortunate if the same can be said
Of him at the close Of his congressional
term.
Even Mr.. Winthrop, tho favorite of the
Northern Wigs. and a reliable Free SoIler as
they affirm, thought it necessary to dodge the
votes taken recently in the House tho
buttons Of Root and Gddings. On recording
the vote on each Of these cases, Mr.. Winthrop
left his seat, retired behind the screen which
sepe rates the Hall from the lobby; and after his
name was passed. returned to his post. Will
Northern men forever bend their backs under
the lash Of the slave -driver2"
Thus writes the distinguished represe n tative
in Congress from this district. How indignant
George is at what he says the conduct Of
Mr.. Winthrop. The reader would scarcely
suppose he was guilty of the same act Of 'treaeh-
ery'' himself But he was When the vote
on Mr.. Roots resolution was taken Mr.. Julian
did not vote. Whether che retired behind the
screen which separates the Hall from the lobby"
whether he went down into the re fectory to
stimulate the animal man, we do not know: but
that he skulked the vote denies. Previ
Gus to the election, Mr.. Julian wore out a set of
iron lungs, in his long and loud professions Of
devotion to free soil-claiming to be the only
true free soiIer in the district-but when called
upon TO vote upon the very question of which
he claimed to be the advocate par excellence, he /