The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-03-15
What We VIII Do.

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As we have recently been frequently
asked what We propose to dc IN the pres
ent Congressional contest between Col
Gray and Mr.. Julian, We viii say that.
as neither Of them occupy a position 10
suit our views. We do not propose 10 AID
either of them in their efforts to secure
the nomination from the Union party.
They both take essentially the same po-
sition on the question Of negro suffrage
that i, they both ignore the real issue
and we have no sympathy for either
Of them. We regard Col Gray as q
gentleman and = loyal man, while we
look upon Mr.. Julian SIS a consummate
old hypocrlte and scoundrel. IS well
the meanest of demagogues. notwith-
standing his righteous professions He
Is also corrupt, as we know. he having
bought up several papers in this district
TO advocate his re nomination, and we
need not 90 far from home TO lay our
hand on one Of his mercenary organs
We charge what we know, and viii add
that he attempted TO negotiate with Us
for the support of the Free Press Here
are the facts:
He came 10 our Office last Fall, when
he made his last speech here, and offered
to pay US $500 or $500 in consideration
of past services and losses we had sus-
tanned in supporting him, and desired
US, in connection with the offer, to sup
port him for Congress- W e replied that
we would not support him unless his
principles accorded with the principles
we had been advocating THROUGH our
paper. He then left our office. and made
his speech. to which we listened and
which we criticised in our next issue 1t
will not he asked, : Did Mr. Julian pay
you the 5000 or $500 he offered? We
answer t. ut he did not. Ga the contra
~, when he saw our notice Of his speech
he imm edately wrote to one ofhis friends
in this place that we were trifing with
our conscience, because, as we naturally
infer, we had not announced, in flaming
head lines, our Endorsement of his posi-
ton.
Now, if Mr. Julian did not intend to
purchase our support by his proposal.
why did he not pay the sum he offered
If ii was not due MS. why did he offer 10
pay it :? If it is due US. why has he not
paid it? If he never intended to pay
1t, why aid he propose to pay it ? lfhe
did not intend to secure orr support by
making that proposition, why did he
write that letter charging Us with volat-
ing our conscience. instead of sending
Us the amount nFOICrSd scarcely TWO
weeks before What new light broke
across his vision, enabling him so sud.
denly to discover our moral per1idv ?
If he did not intend to buy US up by of
fering to compensate us for past losses
and services in his behalf, by what pro
cess has he liqui9ated the debt? Had
he promptly paid US the sum he offered
after our refusal to support him. he
would have eXonerated himself from even
the suspicion of corruption, but by re
fusing to pay it, and by circulating re
ports throughout the district derogatorv
to our character he fastens upon himself
the stigma of bribery and corruption -
But he did not stop with this PROPOSE
ton. He futher directley proposed to
pay us for our services, should he receive
the support of our paper in the then APP
preaching contest We intimated to
him that our principles were not in the
market, and the bargain was not conclu-
ded So much upon the charge of cor
ruption.
We can not support a man who will
stoop to srch base means to secure his /.
nomination, even if his position suited +
us. We would prefer having an honest /
and true man, who will boldly advocate
the just principle of universal suffrage,
but as we have no such candidate-Lefore
the people, we propose to criticise both
candidates as we may deem proper
DELAWARE Free Press.