The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-01-05

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plain and fancy colors, IN a style OF e1eetehee
eannUt be surIsfsed ard etToting sIees! at'en ~
this branch Of cur businefs We resIeetnily o,ei
n All who desire any kind Of printing dene
W. fgve fxtd cur Irices at as low rates .s any re
,eetsble establish and will hereafter in eonsd
eruion Of tIefe reduced prices expect he eash' or
sreeaI &C ntrset, on the delivery Of ibe "oik.
The Richmord Palladium has, for nearly thirty
vears batt!ed for almost the same identical prin-
cir,es which now constitute the platform Of the
great Republican party, with how much aoii't!
and consistency the old friends Of freedom and
the enemies Of political corruption in the demo-
cratic party, eau testify During the coming year
great political events to transpire, we are to
elect President and Vice President OF the Unit
ed States which involves the success OF Tie great
principles upon which the very existence OF oui
government is based. Upon the result OF it is Il
rest the supremacy of human rights and free ano
equal government of our people. will deter nin'
whether an oligarchy of shareholders, constitutinc
less than one fifteenth part of our reputation arr
20 control the rights of our people, or whether
$4,000, 900 Of people capable Of governing
the affairs Of the country in such manner to Sc
cure TO every citizen his constitutional and natu-
raj rights 1t is to determine whether freedom
or slavery is to be the great and ruling idea il
our boasied land of freedom. How important
il IT, then, that every legitimate and honorable
means should be adopted to carry forward thu
great work which in the coming contest rests up
on every friend Of our country and its free inst-
iutious.
We have also to elect next year, Governor
q State Legslasure, and officers Of State. UpCr
the Legislature will devove the important duty
of determining whether our State shall hereafter be
misrepre ened in the Senate of the United States
or whether Indiana shall here speak forth TN,
true sentiments Of a free peop'e-whether Ind
ana shall then bow down in slave Ike sub-ervien-
cy TO the powers that be, proudly stand to thu
rights of her people. Ii the democratic party
shou d elect its candidate for Governor and leg
stature which shall prove recklest as the last,
Indiana may again feel herself weighed down by
a State debt, and tie re.assumption of The owner
ship Of the Wabash and Erie Canal 70 secure
the bonds Of Indiana or $1,000, 600 the preseu
owners Of the Canal could well afford to cxpeud
S2,0O0OOO in brihing mem bers OF the Legislature.
and who can vouch that that sum would not buy
up stch u legislature as the democracy woulc
tempt will be made if the same recklg So men who
constituted the lest ID gisature again elected
and that they will succeed in that attempt to
place an increase OF 81 100000 TO our prcsen'
State debt Money and power are the controlling
iuhn,uoes with the present leaders of the demo-
cratic party, and to secure this they would sacri-
fee the right of any people.
a member Of Congress for this District il alsc
to be elected next year. He should be The repre-
sentative Of the mrd ard heart, and the grea
interests of our people
Important County officers are to be elected il
October next, and they sho uld be Republicans
good and true.
In view, then, of the important and exciting po
litical events which are to transpire tie coming
year, all must see the ity for the general d
fusion Of political light aud knowledge AT
should read and inv, stigate, ard every man who
feels the IN portance of the questions at issue.
should induce his friends az d neighbo.s to take
the papers
Ard in deciding the question, what apers
ought to be circulated by our party, we think
there generally can be but one opinion as TO the
importance of giving the first and principal sup
port to their home papers, The local matters per
tanning to their political organizations, county 20
itcs and politicians, affairs of reighborL Gods &c
&c, can only receive the proper attention from the
local press.
Our enterprising city and glorious old Wayne,
have many interests in common and these inter
ests we intend to give specisl attention to. the
coming year. Manufactures and agriculture, az
connected with Richmond and Wayne County
arc entitled to and shall receive more fostering
care than heretofore We are determined to do
our duty in this respect and that the high charac
ter ct our county and city shall be maintained
We intend to engage in the next canvass with
renewed and determined zeal, and hope to find
Will our personal aud political friends take hol
OF our proposition to furnish the Palladium to
clubs of twenty at one dollar per year and pr O.
cure US large list Of subscribers?
1t will contain a condensed report Of Gil the i'm
portant proceedings of Cougress-the general ana
local political news of the day, and all matters
which will be of general interest to the reader -
1t shall be substantially a newspaper reliable il
every particular for its truth and candor - mild
but untiinchingiy firm in its advocacy of Repaid
lican principles. and uusparing in its expostious
Of the frauds and corruptions of the democratic
party. IL will advocate aud maintain without
scrupulous regard, free thought free speech, and
the freedom Of the press"
LrFs OF JOHN BRowN-A biography Of this
remarkable man is to be published at once for
the bensf' Of his fanily The author is James
Redpatn, so prominent in Kanzas annals. az init
mate personal friend Of Capt. Brown, and a spir-
tied aid graphic writer. He is probably better
adapted FOR the task than any other person in the
country. The work will contain an auto bioc-