The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-01-31
THE STATE BANK--AGAIN.


disclaiming "oN responsibility for the passage
Of the bill. . and also Coy. Wrishts expose
Of tha, bill. together with the names Of the
principal stockholders in the concern; show
ing tia; those who engaged originally II this
speculation belonged, body and breeches, TO
the ..old line side OF the ho4se. All that
we have so far endeavored to do, has been
merely to give Gov. Wright fair chance 10
demonstrate that 'efs-repeated saying OF his,
.'that with many of the politicians Of these
days, the two leading ones are Washf7yton
City and the 'PeniteRtia'g;' OF how TO reach
one and avoid the other" and We thought
from the array Of names belonging to the ''old
liners he publishes as the principal stock
holders. that he might possibly prove that say
ing 10 be true, or, a. least. e!uc late !; sufh-
ciently to found an opinion thereon. that the
course pursued by those who had been his
political friends If closely followed might,
peradventure, lead them to place they We're
trying to avoid" With the settlement of
this nice point. however, we have nothing TO
do-the Governor is probably fully competent
TO define the position Of those with whom lie
has been 80 closely connected in past years by
party ties, and we leave the matter with
him.
We desire particularly now. 10 notice the
efforts of our neishbor Of the JEFF to exhon-
crate his party from all blame in passing the
Bank Bill. In the last Jetfersonian he says:
The Palladium Of last week contains an
editorial article in relation TO the new State
Bank, The object Of which is 10 show that
the fusionists are In no m6n5er responsible
for the charter If that Institution. and that all
tie blame for any of its Objectionable features
is chargeable 10 the Democracy. The alb
surdity Of such stuff i, too palpable to require
much comment. The lower branch of the
last Legislature was largely fusiou--that par
ty having upwards OF 20 majority-hs Senate
continued ts0 Democratic majority. The fus
ion majority in the House had the power to
defeat any measure that was not approved by
them. They passed the Bank Bill all the fus-
ion members from this county voting for il"
1t will be recollected that our remarks were
confined particularly to the resolution of the
9Th OF Jan. Convention which " solemnly
disclaimed all responsibility for the passage
of that bill" We did not attempt ITO show
that the fusionists are in no manner response
ble"-that position our ncighbor very kindly
assumes for US, merely from the fact probably
that misery loves company" what we did
attempt to show (and we are prepared to prove
it,)-that the bill originated in the Senate
was drawn up BY Judge SMITH, ex-Democrat
ic Supreme Judge--was passed FIRST by that
body; and if 1t were true, as stated in that
solemn resolution, disclaiming ALL response
bllity' for It's passage. and that it was one of
the time honored principles of the National
Democracy" to be sin opposition to Banking. y
&c, why did the democratic Senate pass it
aye, and pass it too over the veto of Governor
Wright. No, no. neighbor; your misrepre-
sensations of our former article, will not win
they are entirely too fimsey. even for you to
use; and the attempt of your party to make
capital, by disowning their new Bank off
spring--the child of so many preyers.-the
especial pet Of your dearly beloved Robinson
and Wiilard-the nursing of Alexander.
Brown, Drew, Shields. Spann, Harrington.
Buskurk and Humphreys, of tie Senate.
will prove an litter failure--a complete sbor-
tion-a mill stone around the neck of your
bogus" national democratic party in Indi
ana.
The Editor of the Terre- Haute Express,
(Mr. HUDsoS,) who was member of the
House in the last Legislature. gives the follow
ing history Of the active pat taken by the
old liners in the passage of the Bank Bill
and we commend It 10 the careful perusal of
our neighbor, who voted for that resolution in
the convention. under the belief that his party
were really affirming time honored princi.
pie Of opposition 10 banking and other char
tered monopolies," and that ii was necessary
for the salvation of the party to "solemnIy
disclaim all responsibility for the passage Of
the bill:
We had occasion. few days ago. to speak
OF the Bank Of the State bill, ana IN thar ar
ticle we showed, that ii originated III the old
line democratic Senate-tha. il was drafted by
an cid line democratic lobby members that it
received votes OF the prominent old line dem
oeratic Senators; that Lieut.. Governor Willard
eSer:ed all his influence. both in and out OF the
Senate, 10 secure its passage; that il came TO
the House and received there TIE active. en-
ergetic support Of the prominent old line dem
ocrats OF thai body. and that the lobbies were
filed from day to dav, with broken down old
Hae democrats reSorting 20 every, and ali kinds
OF means, TO secure its passage. We showed,
then, that the great mass of Sock had been
taken by old l,ne democrats. many ofthem not
worth one third the amount of stock they have
thus subscribed. We said in that article tha.
the whole thing was fraud, gotten up By a
Set of political tricks.eEs for the purpose OF
putting money in their pockets.
We. hows yer. il that article, were eadeav-
orinr 10 show the corruptioas of the bill Itself