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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-05-10
Democratic Corruption Fund.

One OF the witnesses before the Covode
Committee of Congress has made some i'm
portant disclosures which the Philadelphia
Inquirer state as follows:
The developments brought to Ii ,ht In the
examination yesterday and to day, of Air.
Bean. before the Coyode Investig Eating Com
mittee, of the most astounding character,
and show extent of corruption on the part
OF the Administration that will startle the
nation. Mr. Bean assistant clerk TO Col
Allen, la Q Democratic clerk { the House of
Representatives,, and was behind the scenes
during the eveutiul struggles IN Congress- TO
tasten an obnoxious constitution on the poo-
pie OF Kansas. He reluctantly testified that
he received from Cornelius Wendell, late
editor OF the tRtoa, and printer to congress,
he sum OF Eve thousand dollars for his ser
vices and influence amongst members TO car
y the English bill He also testified that
le heard Cornelius Wendell say that the
bill must be carried if il cost a bushel bas.
ket ull of gol'. Mr. Bean is At present ed
tor OF Democratic paper published at Fre
mont. OHIO.
The Committee have the evidencs before
them that notorious disbursing agent of
the Administration deposited AMI checked
out of the Bank of the Metropolis the sum
Of nine hundred and twenty five thousand
dollars, a great portion OF which, the Com
mittee expect to be ablo to prove, was check
I'd out to different persons who were en-
ployed to carry the English bill through ,hs
House
The bank book does not exhibit the names
Of the parties but only shows blind initials,
-ignifying such terms ito save the Union."
md '.for Kansas These disclosures have
created a flutler in circles which have, thus
far made light Of the expected developments.
| The Committee und r the Lead of their
chairman, have worked with great energy. i.
and thus far, one class Of testimony has
opened the way for more. Every day some
new clue is offere !, SO that the whole web of
corrupt influence will be unrivalled
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There again. Mr.. Hendricks is the Demo.

I cratic record. How do YOU like IL
/ Then there is like record in The manage
ment OF the swamp lands. A glorious gift
thev were TO the State, and Governor Wright.
time after time. declared to the people that
they would drain the swamps, and bring 10
the Common School fund not less than a mil
lion of dollars. Where are theys All gone,
and the draining far from being completed.
The Joint COMMITTEES of the last General
Assembly that examined, rs far as time per-
mitted. into the matters connected with their
sale and transfer. report that 1.-The evidence.
SO far as they have gone. has developed q
course of systematic fraud and speculation
unheard of in the history OF our State
Again: Although Mr.. Hendricks com
plains that no State tax was levied for 1857
and 1853, aud the interest on the public debt
had TO be met by loan, vet we find that OF
the money paid into the Treasury, S107. ISL
04 are reported by the last Treasurer as ''un-
available And why so? Because Demo
Gratis, as May. Bright, &c. have borrowed it.
and refused 10 pay 1t back. Neither the
Treasurer. nor the Governor. nor the State
officers direct suit to be brought for its re-
covery. In their opinion, j, would seem that
the State has no rights against leading Dem
ocrats. 1t is the duty of the people TO pay
taxes for interest on loans made on account
of an empty Treasury; but there is no obi
CATION on these Democrats to repay the mon
ey they have borrowed from the Treasurer.
Again: In order 70 pay the contractors on
the various State works. the La i>ature di-
racted the issue OF Treasury notes. 1t was
the duty Of the State Treasurer TO cancell all
of these notes lie redeemed. But this duty
was wholly neglected during those ''thir,een
years OF Democratic rule" and the conse
quence was that about forty thousand dollars
of these Treasury notes. commonly called
State scrip, got into circulation after being re-
deemed The State redeemed them twice.
aud hence lost that amount.
Such is the Democratic record. 1t might
be extended much further. but enough has
been referred to. The people will see why
they are oppressively taxed. The Admins
lration of Governor Whitcomb was economi-
cal, but since he left office the people have
been plundered. And why? Because the
people have forgotten this great truth, which
every page of history attests. that party,
when long kept in power, always becomes
corrupt. For no matter how pure the party
was at first, corrupt men attach themselves
to II because of its continued success, and
these men. disregarding the public welfare.
are intent only on the spoi!s of Office. There
is nothing more purifying than frequent ro-
tation of parties.
What the Republican party has done in
our State affairs, will be considered in my
next INDIANA.
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The Republican State Convention which
met here to- day was broken up by rowdies.
and delegates had to flee. They met private
" however this afternoon, and selected dele
gates to Chicago.
Mr.. Thomas Jefferson Beam moved tha.
the Delegates to Chicago be instructed to vote
as a unit. 1t was carried unanimously.
Mr.. Joseph Fletcher. of Montgomery coun-
ty. offered the following resolution:
Resolved. That the members OF this Con-
vention pledge themselves TO support the
nominee of the Chicago Convention. and 10
use all honorable means 10 induce others to do
likewise. Carried.
After other unimportant business, tie Con-
vention adjourned sine de.
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Gbt Dallaoiuu1~
Richmond, May lOah, 1860
Deaths from the Explosion OF -
Steam Roller.

| The duty has seldom occurred to US of re-
cording more melancholy accident than the
one we are about to relate. On Saturday
ed by Mr.. VIM. Clevenger, situated near
Bethel in this county, exploded making
total wreck Of the entire mill and machinery,
and almost instantly killing three men. There
we're but four persons about the mill at the
time Of the explosion. One OF the men,
Howard Holmes. had both his arms blown
off. He was found with a part Of one OF the
flues laying on his breast. He breathed bu:
a few times after relieved of this pouderous
weight. Mr.. Cevengsr, the owner of the
crushed and mansled by the tinbsrs Of the
mill and covered with pile Of cord wood
which fell upon him. He was badly seal
ded and burned He walked some thirty
steps and lived perhaps three hours
He was universally respected by all who
knew him as young man Of great energy
and perseverance, and Of honest and unblem
ished integrity. He leaves a wife and one
child. A young man by the name of Benja
min Brown was blown some iorty or Fifty feet
from the place where he was standing when
the explosion took place. He had his head
severely cut, one arm and one leg broken. in
which condition he lived three or four hours.
Mr.. Solomon Vannuys was in the mill at the
time and escaped with slight injury, which.
under the circumstance. seems - have been
IL - fh,
dent occurred through neg shgence ip not
keeping suificiency of water in the boiler.
Thus three industrious young men have fall
en- victims. and sorrow brought to a large
circle Of relatives and friends The report
Of the explosion was distinctly heard Tor
miles around the country. which soon attrac.
ted large crowd of sympathising friends to
the scene OF the disaster. Drs. Brandon and
Courtney were promptly there to render any
assistance in their power. but the messenger
had done its work an the phy>ici ms skill
was useless.
Since wiring the above we are informed
that a part of the boiler. weighing more than
loCO pounds was thrown far above the tree
tops, and in its descent cut off limb of
elm tree at least nine inches in diameter
Another smaller piece of the boiler
thrown a great distance. Timber, walls,
bricks. &c, were thrown in every direction
and to an incredible distance. We in
formed that notwithstanding the severe suf-
fering OF Mr.. Cleveuger, he was calm and col
lec,ed, aud conversed, until within a few
& l. IL p,l,f md
resignation unheard Of under such eircum
Stances. On Sunday immense concourse
of people attended the funerals.
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The Washington correspondent OF the
keokuk Gate City records these anecdotes Of
Old Ben Wade.


The Washington correspondent OF the
keokuk Gate Cfy records these anecdotes Of
Old Ben Wade:
A characteristics story Of Ben Wade is just
now circulating about town. There are .
good many pi,eous looking begyars in this
city. Mr.. Wade always keeps plenty Of
change in his pockets. 80 that he can satisfy
their appeal hanaily. The other day be was
walking with Senator Fessenden. when they
Were arrested by charitable appeal. Wade
drew out handful Of change. aud let the
heggar take piece. As they passed on.
Fessenden demonstrated with him on the prsc-
tice Of such hberality. saying that it encour-
aged idleness. and besides. the applicants
were not often worthy, as destitute as they
appeared. Wade replied. pensively. well.
l suppose they amt. But then. don't care
D--n 'em. let en-, have good time
A good story of the old fellow. that got
circulated during the campaign of 1s4s. has
just been told in my hearing. which some
may possibly have heard be fore. though l
never have. Through this region 1.-THE Wes-
tern Reserve) it was matter of some sur
prise that so strong an Anti Slavery man AZ
he should go for Gen. Taylor. A friend re-
monstrated with him one day. setting before
him the gross Inconsistency of man like
him supporting STAKEHOLDER for President.
Il know it looks a little odd" said he. but
then he is good old Whig. aud don't
want 10 see him crucified between two such
thieves as General Csss and Martin Van Bu-
rem. anyhow."
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-05-10

ISince the Convention system took the
place Of the old Congressional Caucus for the
nomination Of Presidential candidates. Gen.
Jackson and Martin Van Buren, were elected
without opposition. In 1sa0. Van Bursn
was renominated unanimously. but defeated
bv Gen. Harrison In 1914. Van Buren,,
Cass, johnson and Buchanan were the
prominent candidates. Van Buren's great
est strength was i46. Cass I2s. johnson 80.
and Buchanan 26. but Polk was nominated
on the 9Th ballot. over Woodbury. aud Buc-
hanan. but Van Buren, paid the Aichigander
of for his sreachery in 1s44 by boiling the
,icke. and giving New York and Pensylva-
MIA to the Wings. thus elec,ing Taylor and
Fillmore In 1889 there were SO ballots
between CAss, Buchanan. Douglas and Mar
cy. The name OF Pierce was not suggested
until the 36th ballot, when Virginia presen-
ted it; ON the 48th ballot he reached 55 and
then the stampede ensued- In 1856 Buc-
hanan was elected on the 7fh ballot, over
Douglas and Pierce
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sg- In regard u the negro equa'it. let
ter, written by the editor of the Jetfersonian
in 1919, in which he AYERS thai white man
is in his opinion as good as the negro. pro-
vid the hite man behaves himself, our
neghbor says in bis last paper:
I'VE admit that the letter referred to does
aaord some grounds for the CHARGE" (hold
ing opinions on the slavery question SImil ar
TO those Of George w. Julian We
honestly entertained the views announced in
our letter but we soon became convinced
that the doctrines therein proclaimed were
untenable and Inconsistent with the genius
of our government We are elev-
en- years older than we were when "e wrote
fhe letter, and, we trust. wiser than we were
then
Thus does our neighbor get clear of his
old political record. by imagining iha. wis
dom has been conferred upon him since the
year Of Grace l849, when he tried (and So
we'll sueceedeD in stripping the politi-
ticians Of that day ''in anti slavery profes
sions, for the purpose Of securing the free so,
rote"' We would believe our neighbol
honest in his plea Of youthful indiscretion. i
he manifested desire to apply the same kind
of healing salve to the sores of others tha
he wishes his own ulcers annointed with
Forgetting. in his warnings to have his owr
"old political records blotted out. and hi
manifold political tergisersations remember
ed no more forever, he takes great deal o
pains. and considerable room in his last paper
re-publishing letters of his viii hom politica
counsellor and anti-slavery pilot. George w
Julian. to the National Era. in 1855. givin.
the platform adopted that year and the Stat
Ticket, particular thunder. for not coming VI
to his and Elders ultra notions, Four year
have elapsed since these letters were written
aud. if our neighbor's plea is to benefit hiu
surely it ought TO avail in JuliAn's case
We are not authorized 10 make the same ex
cuse for Mr. Julian that Elder makes for him
self; yet we submit whether. IL it took elere
years to make our neighbor ..1isey'' tha
when he '.hosesfly entertained his abolitio
and negro qualify views announced Ia hi
letter, foz- gear. would no: suffice 20 max
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EB Judge McGra,h, United States Dis
trict Court OF South Carolina. in the case of
Capt Corrie, master of the bark Wanderer.
indicted for piracy. under the act Of Congress
OF May Is. 1920. discharged Corrie, on the
ground that the act of 1920 does not. in any
manner. authorize prosecution for piracy,
for any offence connected with the slave
trade, although it renders those who violate
it liable to punishment for misdemeanor.-
| The Judge held thai, Notwithstanding the
general opinion, tha. under existing Ameri
can laws tn, foreign slave trade is branded
as piracy. in reality law existing upon
our statute book is legitimately subject to
gua,e. If the slave trade. regarding it as a
trade or business. is to be declared piracy,
tie act is get to be declared By congress
n fact, he construes the act of 1920 to be
no par; Of the slave trade legislation Of the
United States, and thus overturns all the
legal rulings and opinions heretofore enter
tanned on thi, subject Persons buying slaves
in foreign country and importing them into
the United States, are, in his opinion, liable
to prosecution for a minor misdem, amor or
crime, and not for piracy. The essential
element of piracy, he contends, is the act of
seizing or decoying negroes not slaves In
their native country, and thus robbng them
Of their right to freedom On this subject he
says:
In the 4th and 5th sections Of the act of
1920 the righ, OF personal freedom is protec
ted and he who violates it by force or fraud,
in whatever stage Of transaction be is de-
tec;ed, is pirate, and upon conviction he
will suffer death. Such crimes are piracles
because robberi.s S. Robbelies. because by
force. fraud, or indirect practices they de-
prye the negro or mulatto of his rights to
freedom, being presumption upon which tbs
court is To aci when the servituGe recogniz d
by ,h. Constitution and laws oi the United
States are not TO exist in the particular case.
But il that presumption is repeIled by proof
OF antecedent servitude. then the intent to
make a slave rob him of his right to free
dom, cannot be sustained for he canrot be
robbed OF that winch he did not possess.
And Tie possession of the negro or mulatto
under such circumstances would be viola
ton. according TO the circumstances OF some
of The laws passed tor the suppression OF the
slave trade, but it is not piracy viola
ten of the act OF $40.
According to this Judge, it viii be necessary
TO prove the knapfins Of negroes in Ai,c'.
, their nsportation across the Al,ntic. and
their landing and sale III this country, before
a case can be made ont We are told that
client once asked Aaron Barr the law a
particular point. Barr replied: The judges
make the law Col Ii s Lane says '.the
Book Of judges comes before the Book Of
Kings
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NARROW EscAPE OF FAYxrrK McMuLLss.

NARROW EscArE OF FAYxfrE McMuLLES
On Friday last. Fayette McMullen, ex-
State Senator, ex member of Congress, and
Ex-Governor Of Washington Territory, met
with very narrow escape from death. Il
appears that he was riding on horseback, aud
on approaching the railroad near Marion.
discovered the train was near at hand and
running very rapidly. He at once checked
his horse. bu, the animal became frightened.
dashed off. and reached the track where the
road crosses at the very moment the approach
ing train got to that point. The horse was
run over and instantly killed. and McMullen
was thrown on the COW catcher. where he re.
mained for some moments, until the engineer
was able to reach him. and succeeded in
dragging him on the engine--the train all the
while being in rapid motion. The most sim
gular part of the whole trans action was the
f.ct that the Governor was not injuredsin tho
slightest degree.--[ Lynchburg Virginan,
April g.
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Republican, Safe Convention met a,
Dover. Delaware. on Tuesday. Nearly
every district in the State Was represented.
and the atie ieGdance was excellent. George
Il. Fisher. Of Sussex county. presided. The
afternoon gathering was held in the C,nrt
House. the Court adjourned for that purpoe e.
The following persons were chosen delegates
to Chicago: C. S. Layton. Alfred Short, N.
B. Smi.hers, B J. Hopkins +. S Brandford.
and John c. Clark A series of sound Re-
publican resolutions passed without a dis
senting voice. After their adoption Mr.. Cor
win. of Ohio. entertained the meeting for
over two hours IN a characteristic speech.
which produced an excellent effect The
good cause is rapidly progressing IN Del
aware.
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Maryland Republican state COmven-
gIOst.
BALTIMORE. April 26

BALrrMoRE. April 26.
The Republican State Convention met to-
day at Rechabi,e Hall. There were thirty
present. Montgomery Blair was chosen
President
A large crowd of spectators was present,
iucludin. considerable sprin king of roughs.
who were led on by Erastus Levy. who com
menced disturbance. Presently Levy and
his followers made rush and upset the Presi
dents table. knocking several Republicans
down. and tearing up their papers and docu
ments. The police in,erfered and made sew
eral arrests.
The Convention adjourned till o'clock.
The members were greeted the outside
by a large crowd. who fol owed them hoot-
log.
Mr.. Gunnisor, prominent Abolitionist
was pursued by an immense mob. crying:
Lynch him!" Hang him!" There goes a
man who stole uiggeri" There goes the
spiri, of John Brown!' &c.
Mr.. Gunnison took refuge in the Marine
Bank, aud the police escorted him to place
OF safety. The crowd then slowly disap-
peared.
The Convention had been in session some
time before it was disturbed. The Commit
tees were appoioted.
At o'clock crowd had assembled in front
of the Hall. The Police Commissioners were
on hands To preserve order. but the Conven.
ton did not assemble.
The owner of the house refused to permi,
i. to be longer used for the purpose.
The Republicans hsd held a private con
| ference. and decided 90 hold Convention
elsewhere.
Itis presumed to be row progressing. bat
where is not known.
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Coin: far Mede

Messrs- Hickman, Haskin. Forney, and
other Douglas men, have said that If the
Chicago Convention will nominate Mr.. B. f.
Wade. OF Ohio. they will support him. This
is REGARDED as = strong argument In his favor.
This OF course, indicates Mr.. Hickman fos
Vice President. So says the Washington
correspondent Of tie New York Times
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"NEw CASTLE, May 4,h, 1850.

Eds Palladium-G Gents: .
- By-the-wav. | notice in tie last issue
Of our Courier that you are called to account,
for not consulting with our young Solon.
Walter Goode. who nom'naiiy CONTROLS its
columns, in respect to the course you should
pursue in regard to dilemma in your police
affairs. l do not suppose you will be muck
disturbed BY his vagaries, bat lest you might
treat the young man severely | will suggest. .
in eStenuation. that he is not really response
lie. and will not be held accountable by those
who have any knowledge of him. tar either
good or bad matter that may appear in that
paper. He is regarded as clever. inofen-
,ivs SIMPLE young man added to which
u fortunately he wears his hat too far back
upon his head for the ex rcise of proper
degree of modesty: hence unless closely
watched by the proper care takers. he be-
comes puerlely meddlesome. verbose and
impairment.
''The weather is very fne. The frost in
.iured but did not destroy all the fruit. Far
mers generally hopeful.
Yours. Respectfully. G. E.
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HAroLoor--Va Various scientific tests: phre-
nology. physiognomy. noseology. DC. have
been applied for discerning h.man character,
but, from the following communication, it
VII be observed that cur friend g. E, forms
his opinion from the way in which a man
wears his hat:
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Vol

George W. Julian wiser than when he wrote
those Era letters? Or, in other words, ma,h-
ema,ically put: as eleven is to four. SO is
stolid brain to an retire one, in acquiring an
equal amount of wisdom!
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JAMES NJ. POE,
Notary Public & Real Estate Agent
BrightwsI Bai ding, No. I5,. Main street.
RICHMOND IND

EVAS for sale stock for Spring *ales
III A spicndif Farm . : 3 miles from Richmond. on
the Fork Of near Hiiis WILL II acres
ipaiiy rich land. under good cultivation
we'll vsterei good timber good Fr.ms House. Barn
Two Orchards, excellent spring. &c. Payments easy
FRAN. ilous. seventh St, rooms and kitch
en-, good we'll and cistern.
Brick Hous. Lot Sixth St. rooms aud kitchen
we'll, cellar, &c.
Drck House and Lot North Pearl St, three rooms
kttchin aud porch, cellar. well, Nc
smNl, Yarm about mile south OF Richmond.
Ten Building Lots in Clifton. adjoining Rchmond-wiii
lie sold low.
Two Houses and sevastopol. adjoining Richmond
very cheap.
a,l.ndid Buiiding lot near the Depot.
Two Houses nd Lots n Mil ST. also cheap.
House Lot Marion ST.
House and Lot o n Market
al centervtie. suitable
den, n order. improvements, Frame Cottage
rooms Pantry. summer Kitchen, Carpenter shop
fifty GRATED bearing Fiut Trees, of An acre !"
strawberres good shrubb.ry. Ne This property Is dc
sirabie and vii be sold low. on easy pay m-nts .
March Is. -
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The AMERICAN MILLIoNARE-Mr. William
B Astor is worth at least S25 600, 900, and
every cent OF the income, over and above
expenses and charities, is Immediately REIN
vested. Mr.. Astor is still hale AID hearty
looking man. and will probably live TO be As
old as his father. He has an office, where
he works harder than any dry goods clerk.
Six or seven gentleman act as book keepers,
but he holds the thread of the complicated
skein in his own hand. And vet such is one
Of the peculiar phases in the history of all
rich mems lives. he will leave this gay world
and all these great possessions, the temporary
owner OF a plat of ground only six feet by
. threel That's all be gets for his trouble.
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Cincinnati and Chicago Rail Road
ARE.Ne TO LOG.4.N.SPO ORT.

~..c. vuc seeordins 70 table beiov. connect
NJ ss Anderson with the BsLLyosTA AisE kAI
ali no;nts East that route. and ~
.i,h prru d r. R.. also At Logantpo s
Tolspo q wEsTEss Railroad FOR All polh.s N -
Wshssh valley. Loganspert. Peoria ana DofInsos
Rait,oad for Ieoria Baflin and all ppihu "es'
north vest.
T1nne Table, MO. 10,
To take effect on Monday, Apl. l6. 1860
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CoNQuEsISG PEACE IN oua .QuAxER CRY:
SEc L. II shall be unlawful for any person o.
persons except police officers. Mat shal aed CoB-
saoies. TO carry in concealed or secresed man
ner any pistol, dirk sword bowie knife. siang snes
stone or boulder, or any other dangerous OF de-
rue i've seapoB whatever