The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-02-09

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rage upon the law, the bench, and the
ballot box. to say nothing about Judge
Reid, that should mantle his face with
shame as lasting and conspicuous as the
mark placed on Cain BY. the Almighty,
And then, as II there were no ,limits to
the presumptions OF the human mind, he
reads us q long moral lecture on conspi-
racy against the rights OF the people.
4 It is frequently asked what is the rem
edy for this arrogant suppression Of thia
poll. An answer is not difficult It is
understood Mr.. Julian has the Govern.
or's certificate of election. TO this he
was entitled from the official returns tho
south poll having been suppressed, and
the law making no provision by which
the @ overnor could reach It. But the
Governors certificate is not eonctusivs.
True, the certificate entities Mr. Julian
to his seat until contest be success fully
made, which will enable him to pattic:-
pate in the election OF Speaker, who viii
appoint the Committee on Elections
and as no favor is SO small that Il may
not receive reward, q committee mig
be obtained who would honestly believe
that a Democrat had no rights a Repub
lican was bound to respect Such a re!
suit would give a great advantage in q
contest, as the reports OF standing COM
mittees are nearly always qconcurred in
by the House. For this advantage, the
stempest in the teapot was raised before
the Board of Canvassers But, should
an honest committee be raised, as it is
hoped there will, and a contest be pros
eeuted, as L am told viii be the case, the
committee can send for persons and all
the papers, and every nan can do that
which seemeth right in his own eyes. 7'g
I GEORGE ALWAYS BEHIND.
p A single word as to the, illicit inter-
course between George aud the Demo-
Gratis, in 1Sl9. whereby a snug seat in
Congress was begotten Cor him at the
sacrifice OF. his political virtue. Like
every cOnrtesan, ne has often tried to ex-
plain away this bit Of indulgence. now
50 severely censured in others, but has
only been successful with charitable
friends Suffice il to say, it sunk him TO
the bottom Of the dead sea of oiitics for
ten years. 'D In 1860 he came to the sur
fAce,a and I might use the dignified Ian
guaye of his honor the Judge and say,
public tinian galvanized- his dead car.
cass into political life, but prefer to say
circumstances brought him to life. The
nation, bristling sill over from the breath
ing of the seditons atmosphere of the
South, and for the sake of nnion among
Union men, minor differences were look
ed over and the Republicans nominated
him for Congress I voted for him for
these reasons ut the spring and fall cleo
tionsi But with all " could do for him
he fell behind the State ticket 532 votes.
la 1862 he was again nominated. did
not vote for him in the spring, but did
in the fall And altho' The war cemented
us together. as men never were united.
he fell behind the State ticket 1,218
votes. In, 1864, anxious to re elect Mr..
Lincoln and show rebels that the policy
of the Administration was. approyed, he
was again placed 7ir nomination, and
again fell behind the State ticket 1-064
votes. In 1866, the cry was, all over
the North: No change in Congress till
the policy of reconstruction shall have
been completed.' Is He was again per.
nlitted to run, and again fell behind 1876
votes.ss Last winter. he got up a letter
from which I make the following extract:
d "wAsHrsoros, D. c. January, 1883.
l. "DEAR SfR-I make this Earnest apreal 10 YOU
(and to other friends in WAYNE coanty) Is do every
honorable thing IN your power to rally the whole Rad
eonvanion or sa5cs7s i tte congressioaai - s nom
ton win probably hinge upenthc action of Wayne
cousty in April, for can hardly expect succesd in
the other counties if start out with defeat at Loe.
The right sort of men should be choseo delegates
to the State Convention SO as to influence the rener
al sentiment of the State in my favor. Let ev-
cry true man. therefore, be at entrsvi on the
OF the Convention, and be there early. The contest
a. he y,,.f,w
This letter was Autographed, marked
confidential, and q copy mailed to each
of his Republican. friends who are q
party within the party. Outside Repub-
iicans, ignorant Of this strategy, and the
day Of the Convention being inc,ement,
but few of them turned out Those who
did go,; went to meet in brotherly love
20 organize for q campaign against
common adversary. Arriving at Cen
treville, they found the gentlemen with
Autographed instructions on hand, and
the spirit of the author photographed on
their hearts. They took the Convention
~ ct drnais, elected their most plant
tool President. and commenced the work
of our success; Every man proposed
as committeeman or delegate to the State
Convention, not willing to help to snflu.
ence the general sentiment of the State
in his favor, was slaughtered by rising
vote. two. excepted, who escaped about
as miraculously as Jobs servants whom
Satan ruled the. hour. = At the April
election, there being two candidates. run.
ming against him, part of the Republi-
cans divided on them, . part discour-
aged for that reason, and part so dis
gusted that they did not vote at all, the
vote was small, and he obtained q ma
Jority in the county, and that secured
his nomination in the slam district con-
vention. At the fall election. notwi b.
standing the cohesive power Of the ap-
proaciiihg Presidential election, he again
ieii behind the State ticket 612 .votes,
behind Mr.. Reid lot, and but for the
mr. f;ol al n Il =.