The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-08-30

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cendancy a. at this time. In every county
where there is possibility Of success they
are at work-holding township meetings
making speeches-endeavoring by every pos
sible means to attract large crowds, and get
up "fuss generally" No one viii be so
verdsnt as to believe that this is caused by
any increased devotion to their principles. or
any increased love for the free institutions of
the country but upon the contrary. it IL sim
ply desire to obtain the spoils Of Office, and
the control of political power. The immedi-
ate object of this "fuss and feathers" is to
carry as many Of the county offices As posi-
BILE at the next election. and then BY an ag
gregate summing up Of majorities in the coun-
ties, endeavor to show the majority Of the
voters to be favorable to the policy of the
present administration. in the hope that such
q showing will influence the vote Of this State
ct the Presidential election in 1856. There
are no important offices to be filed at the Oc-
tober election. but the results Of these cleo.
tons may have IN influence upon the vastly
important elections of next year. 1t therefore
becomes the members Of the Republican par
ty to maintain their political organization-to
sacrifice all personal preferences, and work
and vote to maintain their present proud po-
sition in Indiana II it be true that we are op-
posed to the extension Of slavery upon territory
now free, it is important that we should keep
our forces marshalled, until the opportunity
Of voting in support Of this opposition be az
forded US. This is TO be the grea. issue in
1856, and would be in this canvass, If the Of
fee. TO be filed were identified in any meas
ure with tho slavery question. Next year
there is a President Of the United States to be
elected Members of Congress. and a Legis-
lature which in all probability will elect
member of the United States Senate. In fill
ing these important stations. those elected will
be called upon to act directly upon this great
question Of slavery extension-hencs the i'm
portance of being prepared at every possible
point to engage in SO important contest.
In our own county Republican ticket has
been nominated. composed Of good men.
honest. true and well qualified for the stations
to which they respectively aspire, and have
been honorabIy nominated. Every friend to
the platform and principles Of the Republican
party should vote for these men. and roll up
for them as large majority as possible. Let
not the boast 60 out that the revolution Of
last year was but the result Of political ex
element, and that second sober thought"
will reverse it. Upon the contrary. let the
world know that the Kansas outrage has
aroused feeling of indignation in the minds
and hearts Of the people. that can only be APP |
peased by restoration Of the Missouri Com
promise line, and an end to the encroachments
Of slave power upon free territory.
While this question Of slavery is the great
and important question Of the day. and Of the
country there are other questions Of mighty
import to the country-its prosperity. and
the happiness of the people. In our State,
next year, Governor and a Legislature is to
be elected. In this the Prohibitory Liquor
Law will be An important issue. The Sag
NIGHTS and old liners will exert every infiu-
ence they can command to repeal that blessed
law, which has done more good than any 9TH
or upon our statute book. The evidence of
its salutary influence can be seen in every city
and town in the State-ays. in almost every
palace and hamlet Since its enforcement
many howell has been converted into . COM
Portable home, and the mansion where of late
the wine cup cast its blighting influence. now
reigns peace and happiness supreme. The
enforcement of the Liquor Law has added
more labor, more energy. more enterprise. and
more reliable wealth to the State of Indiana.
than has the emigration for years /; and yet
those who love the excitements of intoxica-
tion--the political demag ogues and the selfish
dealers in liquors would destroy all this, and
again open the flood gates Of wretchedness
and misery. poverty and crime.
few days since, in travelling upon the
cars, we heard = distiller, lamenting very
much and complaining very deeply. Of the
destruction Of his business. His great argu !
ment in favor Of the repeal Of the Law. was
the immense amount of capital now ''tied up
in the businsss-amoun,ing. Is he said. to
millions of dollars. This argument remind
cd US Of another era in the history Of the !
world. when certain class Of people com.
planned. and that bitterly too, Of the destruc
ton of their business. At the advent Of
Christ. and the preaching of the gospel to
priest-riddcn world. the makers of images
the carvers Of wood and stone-those who
made idols for worship complained that their
business was destroyed. Was the world ben
Gifted or injured by their loss. if they lost
Is not the blessed influences Of
the gospel far more valuable than the business
Of making idols? Reader. excuse the fool
ishness Of the question, as we simply desired
to make the application. Of the destruction Of
the business Of making idols and the manu-
fscturs Of whisky.
These and MANY other questions vii, impart