Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-02-06
''''FHsc." as Davis hath it," SC.

az DaaSaS h1tn H., &C.
we cracked nut, a short time ago
and made the important discovery that the
''kurnel. tho very small. was conplom
eration-a mixture Of Vale frees soil and
locofocoism. Bro. Vale, hints that there
IS now and has been an effort to scare
coax, or drive him from the free soil plat.
form. on the part Of his whig friends: bu,
we think he is laboring under a mistake
al least. SO far as we have expressed a
''concern," as Friends hath it. about his
present and past position. We assure
him that he need have no fears tina, we
will give him chance of crying "perse-
cu'ion. through any effort on our part to
either scare. coax or drive him from tie
rce-soil platform which he has so com
Pletely and thoroughly filled, that our .tal
ented' neighbor Of the Jeff and the negro.
Furnishing Sen ator from Union. could bare
ly squeeze themselves on it!-No. no,
friend ". do mt be frightened!
Our remarks on an article which ap
pcared in the .'True Democrat, as edi.
torial, (censuring the President for not no.
ticing the death OF Mr.. Polk in his mes
sage.) calls forth lengthy explanation
from the editor, and he saddles the selec-
ton Of thar article on "Nhis" Journey
man printer!-Bro. Y. acquits him Of any
'design in the matter'-'t was like Reeds
negro relief bill, probably, the best that
could be done!'-he concludes that it
was purely a mistake;' and he regrets
that it should have aled such E,un-
tain of Indignation III in the junior of
the Palladium
We are most decidedly at a loss to know
by what system Of torturing or twisting
Mr.. ' operates on. when he construes the
language we used into an '.ironical insin.
lation' that he would condescend ITO
honor the partic; pators in the Mexican
war !--Probab!y it's the seIf-sharpenine
and true democratic mode. We intend
led. and thought had succeeded. to convey
he idea that. II the President had men
Toned the decease Of his predecessor in his
Message. the editor would still be dissat.
SIZED and blame him for not noticing in
nat document. not only the deaths Of
Worth. Gaines and Croghan. but all the
llustrious and good men who died last
'ear-that Mr.. Y. would seek a prefence
Q assail the message and the President
hat it made no difference to him how we'll
he administration of Taylor was con-
.ucied.-as Col. Johnson once remark.
d about the administration of John @.
ADAMS. If il was as pure as the angels in /
ieaven.' it must be opposed. and that
ne editor of the Democrat like .old
father Ritchie.' was resolved. under all
TO oppose this administra-
ion, TO the bitter end Gen. TAYLOR. no
|ou5t, when he hears that Rar Vale
leems this matter OF too little importance
0 quarrel with him about. will breathe
it is that '.Ben Davis
loes! We are perfectly satisfied with our
'ast course in contributing our mite to
he election Of Zachary-we did what we
till believe to be right-he is an honest
nan. and. SO far. has made good Presi.
lent-all are satisfied with him excentino
ne bitter enders.' and their puny attacks
mount to about the same as tho pack
# silly CANNES had taken dead set at
barking at the moon!'
We made use Of the words '.fusion''-l
iusing which meane,h a melting pro-
ess. and. as applied to Mr.. V. signified
nat his opinions of political matters ap-
cared to blend and run together with To-
if 'an,i-slavery success
ould be thereby promoted. he was will
ng to advocate any measure of the loco
arty he once deemed 'odious.' wrong
nd impolitic To" fuse as Davis hath
:" or to f==le,'-either expression when