The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-08-09
fror. the De~oasar Pres.

Fror The peoasar Pres,
\ Fugitive Chapter from a Political His.
tory Of Indiana,
Tbs MEMBRANES Law oE LAST Wfsrxa-Tsx Gan
kxSoR's INTENDED VETO. WHO wsorE IT. AND vR.r
COME or Ir-wnAr rHs BSasars DID, AND WHO ~sx.
THEM Vars raws,"-Tov His EloELLxScY CAVE
TO sgaS rHx B4EI-How JCnsE BLACKBOARD eexx mr.
Ceekr CLAIMS gVpaEsaIr-
The reading public Of hlasna has, in the few nanas
intervening the adoption ef snr frohei'aEy Las
heea stuffed, almost sarf-s With vague runners
the history Of that mesEe after it went int
hands Of tAe kxeeutsye Of State, and before it lad be-
carae the lhe Land. Is we'll understood in
rotie> cr'es about the Capital las. winter thai 6es.
Wright opposed to the peculiar principles
a hin as .h.t he had ietera ned upon its vete Ia
deed the more knowing ones 70 .sara
tina, the Veto Message was already prepared. Whsa.
therefore, the oii. ~~s sent eask VITA TIE eFsFes
foes. How this about and wheel about" The
part ei His Eaceleney had been brought about, vas
mystery all the Initiated The most generally
ed opinion that the Governozs new hsataeky
wife had .stole march her lsss lesd and eapsaF-
the Chair STATE, aai many. 70 this day. give
the fair daughter Of ksntaeky" a. she credit.
II lis = pity spoil good sseryand especially
% when a in the present instance the hero lady
and hen sAe agares repntaely too anu MOTE esPs
cAlly however discreltshie - the Gorerner IL
seem 10 be in political e MS better
hafthe truth should make IL appear that he Was over
reached in this least by bitter personal enemies
tut stern seGse of public Justice impaiis US As MI
Benton enee, unde. similar circumstances. 50 eiequeny
expressed himself "to yindeAte he srath Of history
Ii es1iabs Governess that indebted
fer the salvation Of the Temperance Law. These ara
regard tina. matter, gather them frea
unquestienabie sources.
4. before stated IL was well understood IadanApo-
H. wrish; had determined the veto ef the
Ten,srance Bill and that his Veto Message have
the very day which the law was returned
with his signature This too but it
~ Whit nth GOV WRIGHT taas aot shs nufa.r 81
Ia, rea message Indeed. informed he
er seldom himself with the getting mp Of aay
documen. involving shs discussion Of intricate legal
sis-k ssaynsN nara
his Exceilency much Of constitutional lawyer
He is Of that class who do large amount cf
political business small actual capital; and his
fate in thi, but realization what Gen jack
son said should be ths, eff all hucksters of his class
"hey who trade borrowed capital ought 20 break
Rnt where are wes We began writing yeritshls his
tory and pen has led of into treatise uion
broke oor rather where should have begun
rararraphs bark-for looking manuscripts
ind that are bat fairly through the preface
And for the promised history
Nothing extenuate,
Nor down aught in malice,
Twas Judge Perkins of the Supreme Court who, in
thi. instance chosen attorney and counsellor and
thinking machine Of His Excelieney Ii was he Who
wrote that Veto Message but he did it lawyer works
fer his centfor pay he agreeing 10 make the best ar
guen. could against the Bill aud the Geserner on
udsss eonneetion with i, profound secret ~oalaa.
look WELL 10 the people If they should find
that their Supreme Judge had thus prciuaed the neas
ure land to copy the Message and the original
to its author. So much fer the present. for the Veto
Message and Judge Perkins connection Herewith.
!
eye the main chsnce-sceng that if the Governot
vetoed the bill he would become cock Of the walk
big shanghai among the bunty tails on the Old Line
shl-and acting they do. upon the profound
aporsm which the world renowned Sam Patch IL the
reputed author that sonie things be done as well
others-set their wits TO work TO circumvent His Ex-
ceency by inducing him to approve the bill To efsas
this had to their favorise Of you tickle me.
and FL tickle you with two of the Governors eonndsn-
tia personal and political friends Tho first OF them
of course aocidentaiy-met Hi. Exeeleney just ~ he
had received Judge Perkins Veto Message and address
ed him somewhat thus:
:You intend vetoing the Temperance Bill. am told,
Governor"
.You are told-by whom asked the Governor, some
what excted-and for the frs. time suspieionins
that his attorney and counsellor and thinking machine
had blown on him.
mo odds for that, the reply. But you had bet
weigh well the consequences Of this act before you
ready have the heels of with the rabbe of
~ aud that they quite all is too for joke aud
that you gain nothing with that class by this
know the hold you have hitherto had upon The
Mehodsts of Indiana, and need not remind you has
Governor; and you have already done so by iii
have the opinion of Judge Blaekford 20
stitulionaty, before you veto it
The bait took and of Judge Biackford
for The Judge plausible manone Of that class II
be a -" almost anything you please. He came. Il
eourse-for this was part of the programme rs arranged
by the Brights the Governor opened to him his whole
heartexeept the Methodist corner of it-and showed
him Judge Perkins Veto Message-whieh, by the way,
not the bills. The ex-Judge recognized the
scrawI and he owed the in Judge debt which he
found opportunity in some measure discharge. But
be kept his counsel in that respect He read it with
great apparent consideration and then gravey addressed
the Governor
is this the bsst he do? school boy .aair
"A rehash Of the pumpkinvne discussions Of boyhood
TO the owls and bats with it,"
The Brighss accomplished their object; the Governa
his Veto Message the owls and bats: the bill BE-
came a Law And now a couple Of short paragraphs By
WY sequel to this strange cventfui history.
And FIssTThc Governor did not return Veto
Message author, articed in the bond so few
days after the approval of the Law the Judge called up
His Exceency and made demand thereof but Is toe
poet I h ea '1 Th, as ..n
not and not yet and his Exeeliency and his Hon
are TO this day into each IA the Kilkenny eats
And SEcosD-As TO Judge Biaekford, the Brghts' de-
coy duck he provided for by Jesse, by his a
pointmens to the Judgeship of cour. of Claims.
History well rs story should have its moral Here
is the moral Of this:
Tho bes. laid schemes Of men are mice,
Aft gang aglee-
in the main, and Old Linesm neither in its Brigh o.
its Wrghts-wili be able TO make any capital out Of II
Hon LEWIS d. CAapBELL-As was pro-
viously announced. this gentleman spoke last
night, to large and attentive audience. Tho
first branch of his speech related to the Amer.
lean question. and was mainly directed aeainss
the gross outrage perpetrated by foreign pow
ers IN shipping felons and paupers to this
country. and the outrage perpetrated by the
law which allows them TO become voters and
virtually citizens. before the prison stencil has
faded out of their clothes He read several
documents. showing the course Of the gov
ernments Of Europe in this matter, and de-
ciared tina. a reform was needed. That re-
form, he said. did not, and could not affect
the rights Of any k reigners already here. but
only those to come hereafter. His points
were well made and received with a hearty
applause
He then took up the slavery branch and
proceeded with the discussion few minutes.
when he became sick that he was compel
ed to take bis seat. He attempted after rest