The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-01-12
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TIE Richmond Palladium has for nearly thirty
-. h.,,Ied for almost the same identical prin-
Il, les which now Constitute the platform OF the
o,est Republican party. with how much ability
nd coosis,eucy. the old friends Of freedom, and
the enemies Of political corruption IN the Demo
cratic party, can testify. During the coming ear
ereat politicsl events are 10 transpre; we are TO
elect President and Vice President OF the onit-
ed States which involves The success OF the great
principles upon which the very existence q our
government Is based Upon the result OF IL Is 10
rest tie supremacy of human rights the Tree anu
equal government Of our people. IL VIII oetefnine
whether an oligsrchy OF shareholders, constituting
less than ore fifteenth part OF our opulafioh are
20 control the rights of our people, or whether
% 100000 of people are capable Of governing
The afFai,s Of the country in such maGLer TO Sc
cure TO every citizen his constitutional and hatu-
ral rights 1t is TO determine whether freedom
or slavery is to be the great and ruling Idea 10
our boosted land of freedom. How important
is it, then, that every legitimate and honorable
means should be adopted TO carry forward the
great work which in the coming contest rests up
on every friend Of our country and its free insii-
tations.
We have also to elect next year Governor,
a State Legislature ard officers of State. Upon
the Legislature will devolve the important duty
of determining whether our State shall hereafter be
misrepres en,ed in the Senate of the United States
or whether Indiana shall there speak forth the
true sentiments of a free peope-whether lnd-
ana shall then bow down in slave Ike subservien-
CIV to the powers that be, or proudly stand to the
rights Of her people. If the democratic party
should elect its candidate for Governor, and leg
islature which shall prove reckless as the last
Indiana may again feel herself weighed down by
State debt, and the assumption OF the owner
ship of the Wabash and Erie Canal. To secure
the bonds of Indiana for $1,000 600, the presen
owners of the Canal could well afford to expen'
100000 in brbing members of the Legislature
and who can vouch that that sum would not bu
mp such Legislature as the democracy wou
elect if they had the power. We believe the al
tempt will be made, if the same reckless men VIII
constituted the last legislature are again elected
and that they will succeed in that attempt I
place an increase of 100000 to our presel
State debt Money and power are the controliln
influences with the present leaders of the demo
cratic party, and to secure this they would sacri
fee the rights of any people
member of Congress for this District is al:
to be elected next year. He should be the ref
resentatiye of the mind and heart, and the gre'
interests Of our people.
Important County officers are to be elected
October next and they should be Repubican
good and true.
Ia view, then, Of the important and exciting p
Hlical events which are to transpire the comir
year. all must see the necessity for the general d
fusion Of political light and knowledge.
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