Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-07-24

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/ The J-h.'s editor has had a "s>rious CALI
For two years lbs not drank spirits at all,
And he's D'edret, If elected 10 the Senate Halt,
To make IA grand speech
/ Ani to preach aud To teach
People that they can't brew their malt-1tquor
too small
/ That Eni0r>emcnt.- w e took occasion
last week, u notice the endorsement that
Vale ofihe Democrat. gave 10 Mr.. Elders
temrcrate' habits. aud his tremendous
efforts al !~si>lating I'm faror OF the
Every stringent bin" introduced bv Mr.
Bu,l-r; and, for SO doing. Mr.. +. is down
on Us like "A thousand of brick with a
perfect diarrhra of hard names. and just
the sort. too. that might be expected To
low from the lips OF joiiy fellow after
parraking freely of Irish Whisky Punchv
Such harsh and unmeaning epiihets as he
has seen proper 10 use towards us we do
not regard; aud if they contribute. in the
least degree. to his temporal or sptrttua!
en- ovmrnt. We ar" content,
We alleged that Mr. f.. had refused to
publish the proceedings of temperance
meetirg-,he obituary of Son of Tenn
p"rance. when called on so Ia do. These
allegations he pronounccs 10 be Infamous
t.i>ehuods. The Temperance needing IN
March last. held in the Methodist church.
he rcfnSrl to publish. and here Is what he
SAID in his paper of the I9ih April
Nv" are wiling t" p"hii-h the proceedings of
temperance nlr"itpEs int all "th"r pubic fteei-
ln.<, when they are furnished 10 ~ ~ tn proper
time; bat nat rsiisnn Ia ri onf ruth
t'em "fter fheg hacc oppea,ea IN other popers aad
h.cpnfs Staic =
This meeting was held on Saturday
night. and we published the proceedings
in our issue of " Wednesday following
they then b. fore him. if he had had
"A desire To publish Them. lat the proper
time" for his paper OF the Friday after the
meeting; but forsonth they ha appear
ed IN our paper become slaie,' and
therefore he was unwilling 10 ill has
paper with those things which we're not
fr"shi Does any man want a more FIAT
refusal. than the one contained in the
above quotation,
We aliudrd 10 the obituary Of Br. Rowe
IA copy of which was also furnished Mr..
l.. .a' the proper time but it never APP
pear"d in the Jciicrsonian--ihs failure
MS ht have been attributed 10 forgetfuness
if he had not been reminded of il by a
Son. the next week after the copy had
been left with him. Probably the same
reasons governed him in this. as in the
iemperance-meeiing case above referred
TO.
We do not assume 10 dictate 10 Mr.. l..
what he should publish in his sheet. or
omit; but when he sets up a claim of be-
ing "a friend OF the temperance cause,
we consider it our duty to inquire what
kini of friendship he has manifested to-
wards ito look at the '.fruit" he has
borne for the past twelve years. and 10
Judge by II whether the Elder-bnsh is
barren or not; hence. we have referred to
his refusal TO publish the proceedings OF
a meeting Of his fellow citizens. who are
engaged in the temperance work;-gian-
ced at his indulgence in beer. ale, brandy
"during the cholera season. (as he certi-
fed to his Newport frienas) and for his
.stomach's sake and his often ,nfrm,ties'
Irish Whisky Punch" while a member
of the last legislarure.--io prove that he
rms not a friend 10 The temperance re-
C,rnn,ion, and that temperance men
could not ,rus, him to aid in making laws
for the suppression Of the nons,er-vice OF
in,emperance. Mr.. E.'s refusal to an
swer Br. SCOTS preamble and resolutions.
is another reason why confidence canEoe
be placed in him, as "a friend of tempe
rance" to frame laws for the abolIshment
Of the liquor traffic.
Mr.. T.. calls those who are in favor Of
, the preamble and resolutions, 'Poiiticai
demayogues." who have engaged IN the
,em,erance work ..for selfish purposes.
and tina, they are determined to drag II
a into the political arena, that they may Be
benefited. and that they are not "Promp'
ted by pure, honorable and Phllan'hfoP'o
!. motives! Alarge majority OF the cru
: zens Of this place and vicinity. we VEN,
e believe, are in favor Of the preamble -
resolutions passed a, the Washinssoo's"
), meeting on the s9th uh.. and this osno.,
!. seeker not only refuses TO answer sDe''
Reasonable aud polite request to "mss'