Indiana Palladium, Volume 4, Number 38, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 27 September 1828 — Page 2

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FOR THE PALLADIUM. To Mechanics. Farmers, and all other laborin men of Indiana, The sam motive which induced me on a (timer occasion to present the binnt unpolished effusions of my pen, to your consideration, fellow-citizens, prompts me again to appear before tou.

And here let mc declare, that it Is not: mv desire by any observation 1 have

made, or shall make, to create a feelingsay congress was bound by aa" to elect

in your bosoms unworthy of you as or derly, discreet citizens, firm friends a d

supporters of the government and itsjeongress ought to tiave acted more on Jaws. While the present powers gov-! republican principles, and in voting,

em, it Is our duty as republicans to res-!should not have set up individual opin - pect thern, and, in their own language, ions in opposition to that of their con - "judge them by their actions;" leavingstituents, whom they were pledged in

out of view, for the time being, our good taith to tnrly represent. iiut hatred of the manner in which they I more of this I like to hear Farmer on Came into power let this only be re-i'.he representative system. He goes on folhctcd at the ballot box in Novc-mher(the broad administration and kingly doc next. Heaven knows with what rancor trine, that congress "can do no wron?.''

ous fury the parties to this contest perse - cute each other; far be it trom me to lend a helping hand to increase the - -

strife. No, fellow citizen?, mine, I hope,:congress is not bound to pay any regard shall be a more rational part; one which, 'to their wbhes,but elect whom they think while it shall carry with it moderation, best. 1 never can subscribe to such will expose the fallacy of certain doc-idoctrine; and I have more confidence trines, dircc'fy, as I believe, at varianceiin the unbending republicanism of you, ?it- r'-l. i . 1 I 1 1 . . I . I 1 . 1

wiwi your interests, ana suoversive or republican principles. It was my earnest hope that those busv

ereatures who are always ready to add quences: the people will alawys be ticfuel to' the flame, would have let the featsd in the choice of president, as the presidential election pass as an affair on constitution now stands, whenever more which you had generally made up an than two candidates run at the same opinion, not to be shaken by the cry of time; and there is reason to fear that "danger," raided on the eve of the elec-ithere will always be enough designing tion by brawling enthusiasts; but kAn a: d ambitious men found in our country Indiana Farmer," as he calls himself, to produce such an event, that they has willed it otherwise. lie lia? stepped : themselves may be mounted on the ladforth as the champion of the adniinistra-;der of political perferment. Sanction tion, raised the standard of discord and; this doctrine, and candidates instead of strife, hoping by the power of his elo- looking to the pure fountain of power quence,' the force of his reasoning, tojthe peop!e-for appointment, will set their gather to it a few stragglers, who are -engines to work upon congress, where wavering between two opinions, or rath--the sphere of operation being limited, between no opinion at all. For the ; will give greater promise of success than good of the country; for the honor ofj upon" the people, whom it would be iinthat class of which I am an humble mem-! possible to cornint hv hrrhr and nm-

ber, I feel constrained to say the number of his recruits will be small indeed, but quite as nnny as the cause lie advocates is entitled to. You have often heard it asserted, by those who wi-hed the opinion to gain ground, that the present is not a contest lor principle, but for men nothing, can be farther trom the truth; and I am per suaded that tanner, before he gets through will be one means (unwillingly I admit) of opening your eyes to a conviction that there is a principle, a vital principle one for which our fathers fought and bled involved in this contest. A contest in which you and every one who values liberty, unadulterated liberty, are deeply interested. Having ihus premised my field of action, I shall proceed to show you that, in my former address, I did not misrepresent facts, but that Farmer, in the last Palladium, has misrepresented me, and published his own condemnation. What say you to the following from, his last address? "It was ray sincere desire" says Farmer, "that (he short address I made you in the 34th No of the Palladium, should be the means of eliciting truth from some abler pen than mine, and truly regret it should have been followed by another attempt at misrepresentation " Tiw sentence he passes on his own production, in the above extracl, is certainly laughable and well limed. He plainly tells you that he has made misstatements in the 34ih No. of the Palladium, for the purpose of eliciting the truth in reply, but was sorry tofi.id that it had no other ellect than to bring "another into the field, no better schooled in the science of truth-telling than him self. Farmer will probably charge me with quibbling and putting on his bantling a pair of breeches not at all cut to his liking; though they fit neatly, show the exquisite symmetry of its person, the fine proportion of its limbs and, in shoi i, a perfect miniature likeness of its prog --mm tor. Firmer dislikes that you should be told that Andrew Jackson had more of the people's votes at the last election for President than John Q. Adams, by many thousands, and that this being the case, congress acted in the face of justice, right, and principle to elect the! latter. He says these assertions are all liaise; that the votes set down for Andrew Jackson, in my last, are more than are given in the United Slates admit it. Bui dos thi error in any way alter the relative result? If General Jackson is gu en more votes than he ought to have, so is Mr. A lams. I will come to the point with Farmer on this head, in the manner intended, that you may see how far I have misrepresented facts. On an examination of the electoral vote given to Jackson and Adams, it will be seen that Jackson had 99 and Adams on ana Q1 a I r 1 .' it-nuis ior J icKson re ".resented 125 000 more of the FREE WfllTEinhabitantsof the United Siater Iimu A Jam's 84 did. This is what I wished to represent to you, as there has been a great noise made about the negro vote?, as they are called, given to JacUai the last election. Here you see tDAtaiidelrom these votes, he had more

of the white population in his Carer than either of the other three candidates; 'Mr. Crawford with 41, and Mr. Clay with 37 votes, had a greater proportion of sdav or neero votes than Jackson with

hi? 99, representing over two millions of free white inhabitants. Farmer says there is no "law" requiring congress to ratify an election made by the people, and that no such election 'ever came before congress i ma not Ja kon, he having tne nignest vote But I did say, and now repeat it, that

; or at least so near it, as to say when thcionlv 4 of these itaies voted for General!

people fail, hy reason of the number . - m candidates, to choose a president, that lenow-citizens, than to Delieve that you will. Jut sanction this pernicious doctrine and it is easy to foresee the consemises. . j - i Farmer says Mr, Adams Was not elect-

cd contrary to justice or a long eatab-tand must at once silence those who conliahed principle, "but in conformity to! tend that the people's voice should have them all." I should like to know w henluo influence in that body. Let me exand where the principle was established amine Faimwr a little more. At the that congress have a right to elect a mi-j last presidential election Jackson got the

2nority candidate, onjust and republican principles. The election of Mr. JetTer son m 1 80 i, cannot be referred to to prove any such principle, though an attempt of the kmd was made. That election, however, ought to serve example to the people, never to trutl the election of president to congress, if;

possible to avoid it, lest the power thusibcen called to give his vote? would he!n elections of the public functionaries, whether

delegated be abused, in 1 800 the fun stitution specifying no distinction, in vot - ing, between President and Vice-Presi dent, the votes stood thus: For President. For Vice-President. VOTES. VOTEST. Jefferson 73 Aaron Burr 73 John Adams 64 T. Pinkney G3 Jefferson and Burr having an equal number of votes John Adams beine out of the question congress proo-eded tot TIIf .Mf .,,.! ..,.f.,..ii., K..H ed 36 times before a choice was made JU JIULMU tMIU (It llltlll V uaiiuiBurr, notwithstanding he never received from the people a single vote except for vice-president, through the intrigue of his friends and the hatred of the Federal and Adams interest to Jefferson, came within one vote of being elected nf l ' " "1 , -LtL ' a -aTl r tt i w . ' a san in aM? to ih nrinrin ; ;.K. Zi Farmer. It is from that he arirues that , j , "j congress, having some times the power, arc at full liberty to use it as they think proper. It can hardly be imagined that those who voted for Burr did so through any other motive than to oppose Mr. Jefferson, who had before the people beaten Mr. John Adams, the then president. The constitution was afterwards so amended as to designate the person voted for as president and vice-president, and the votes for those officers have since been thus: For President. For Vice-President. 1804. Jefferson 162 G. Clinton C. C. Pinkney 14 Rufus King 1803. 14 Madison 122 G. Clinton C. C. Pinkney 47 Rufus King 113 1812. Madison 12S E. Gerry D. W. Clinton 89 Ingersol 1816. Monroe 138 Tomnkins o I 113 Rufus King 38 x 1820. 231 Tompkins 1824. 99 Calhoun 84 Sandford 4 1 Macon 37 Monroe Jackscn Adams Crawford Clay 231 182 30 24 j From this statement it will he seen, that the last election is the first and only one in which congress elected from the minority, and I pray heaven it may be the last. I say nothing about bargain and intrigue in that election-it is possible t ruu inmgs ,lad the,r jnfucnce U) on the result. Mv obiect

upon Certain and safe gronnds and to state nothing I am unable to prove to a demonstration. 1 have, already stated to you that Jackson had a larger amount of the people's suffrages than Mr. Adams; now I will endeavor to show you that congress did not act justly and fairly by rejecting

jen. Jackson and appointing Mr. Adams Jackson came into congress with S9 elec - toral votes 'and was the first choice of eleven QtntnQ. in wit: New Jersey, renn.'sylvania, Maryland, N. Carolina, S. Car - tiolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Illinois, Mis-si-sippi, Alabama and Indiana. He was also the second choice of Georgia, Ohio, jMissouri and Kentucky, which, added, !make fifteen as may easily be seen by the vote he got in those states. In Kentucki- Ohio. Tennessee, Louisiana, Mis7 , sissippi, Alabama, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, nine western states, he had 68,000 of the people's votes and Adams oul'v 21,000: yet the representatives

oflJackson in congress, to wit: UidianaJJurney. iui. aamjanuiui. uuuwiu

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Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee; those from the other five voted for Mr. Adams, in direct opposition to the will of those they pretended to represent. It is very easy to see from this statement that although Mr. Adams was cotntitnlionally elected, it was in violation of the spirit of that sacred instrument, and for, this reason, if none other, ought to bei opposed. His re-election I would look: upon as dangerous to tire country, not because of Mc man, but because of the principle it would virtually sanction. It must astonish every reflecting mind to see how some men argue in the face of reason and common sense. Farmer would, if his persuasive powers were equal to its accomplishment, make one believe that the people having failed to elect a President, as the constitution prescribes, the election goes into congress unencumbered, or as if the people had never expressed themselves on the subject. If this be good doctrine, why has the constitution required that the choice shall be made from the three tuning the highest vote before the people? VVhy not leave congress at liberty to chooac whom they please ? I he reasoii is ob lou vote of the people of Indiana, and when thc election came before congress?, her representatives voted unanimously for hirn, notwithstanding I e was not then individually the choice of them all some of them preferred Mr. Adams. How would Farmer have voted had he been a member on this occasion, audi

have dared to disobey his constituents:" general or ot the state governments.

ibv voting for Mr. Adams? I think not.;FrecJoQri of elections being essential to the tnu-

Then why any lontrer anruc that the'1' independence o'. governments and ol tne

people's Mice ought not to be heard inid,ff-rent branches of the aclQ Boernaieot so an election by congress? The constitu-v,,a,,I bemhed by most cf our constitutions. J , l j j i j r . it 19 deemed improper for onicers nependmc on tion never contemplated, by transferm: t, , r.u t- . , 1 l:, Ay i the Executive ot the Tjnion to attempt to conthe election to congress to take the pow-roul of iliflaeoce (he f.ee exefci ,8 of (be

uai ot utc iiauu u, uk: V K:u supremacy is tacitly acknowledged 1 ' .. . . C i! . i 1 1 i every nne. oi mai sacreu cnarier. n

was found inconvenient to gather the'0f the Preaident diuctly, and to desiro them to

- .., L. 4U. j : ..i 4i ' 'cul lt; iii't-i isci.mi umiyiuu uicict....v , ., i' , ,1 . , UJV " lu cm' lo cnoue iui mem; taking care in mis selection to combine the popular will. I feel persuaded that it is unnecessary tor me to sav much

:h on this subject, in ord-r,not attempt to influence the votes of others, Dorjtbe freedom of this goodly city, was proou that a choice of presi- ,ake anF Prt in the business of elrcnoneerin-, vided with very uncomfortable quarters, ess ou-ht not to he conJ lat bein-deemed incontent with the spirit s (-My lod-ii.s on cold cround") in that

to convince x dent by congress ought not to be con-! tuucieu on me urincinies oi a unmarv: ,.x l ji i . leiection, but on the broad and plain ba-

es P-ple through U.cjrac, trom u.o wriung oi sen Hc.m.g.

,u i ,,. ballot box Now if I am corn ct in this position. and none I think will dare to disnute it openly, how stands it with repaid to! ' : ihn? stjitf... tio nPAh! f uturh vntp,

for Jackson and the representatives forjnother shallow scheme lo impose upon Adams? In Kentucky Jackson had,)' fWow citizens. Farmer knows vemore than 6000 votes and Adams notry W('I that it is a few brawling, hotone. Her representatives however travel headed men who occasion all the distur-

the state vote to Mr. Adams. For this the people set their seal of disapprobation upon them, and in due time put iu their stead men on whom they could de pend. In 1824 the delegation in congress from Kentucky stood 8 for Adams 'i ml .1 (rr I ! f l. a . i rn- r,-.... t-4-an-l R Itir Jackson and 4 for Adams, both Senators .are Jacksonians. The people of Mis souri and Illinois followed the example of Kentuckv and dismissed their repre-

47jsentatives for the same offence, and lelected men friendly to Jackson and the l6 1 purity of elections. Had the delega-

i l rnc T rAm K it rl iT-a rri.nrl I ::nt1. i li will i.'iiiui.ri t j IflllUif iliiwuu ri, Illinois and 2 others proved faithful to their constituents, &, voted as representatives, J ackson would have been elected on the first ballot by congress. The punishment with which these members were afterwards visited, is worthy of remark, as showing the disapprobation with which their constituents viewed their conduct in voting for Mr. Adams. 1 heir fate, from the nature of the offices they held, was more hasty but not more certain than that which awaits those they raised by their fall. The 4th of March 1829 will close the scene with the remaining actors. Farmer seems very sensitive about John Adams. I never said or insinuated that he was uot fairly elected President.

My reference to hira was only intended to keep in remembrance that he once was president, and that under his sanction two or three laws of noted memory were enacted the Alien and Sedition laws for instance. He also attempts to explain the reason why Messrs. Adams, Clay, Southard, T. 13. Porter &c, mem

bers of the cabinet, are and have been abjsent from Washington, travelling through j the country. 1 he reasons he otters are any but the true ones, lie nau Detter jnot said any thing about their farms in Kentucky, Massachusetts &c. as the peopie cannot be gulled in this manner into a belief that Mr. Clay would come all the way to Kentucky, in the warmest season of the year, merely to see his farm, and that too, if report be true, at a time when it was expected that he would soon occupy a lot that might be covered by a 2 by 7 feet slab. 1 lie truth ot the busine- is, Mr. Clay visited the w est on

ofian electioneering tour, and I doubt not

but that he made all he could by the c&c. were out on the same DU:?inei!, wnaiever cloak they may have worn to avoid detection Farmer's assertion to the contrary notwithstanding. These men, who are daily drawing from the public

colters large sums, work or piny, are not still swelling a little. It is a melancholy to be questioned for attending elections 'spectacle. Probably no calamity sogenwhere their influence may sway the re-leral has occurred since the settlement of suit. (Would Farmer let his overseer gojthe country bordering on this valley, electioneering one week after another;lt is sickening to behold our rich meadwithout making a deduction in his wages?ows, only on Monday last literally I guess not.) But Senators Yan Buren groaning with the greatest crop ever and Benton are to be charged enough known, now covered over as far as the

to make up for all time lest but not for the cash, tarmer charges them with travelling where they are not know n ; with establishing printing offices, and several other equally monstrous acts,; highly derogatory to their characters, in his views. But the bait won't take. The people cant be diverted in this way. They will still enquire who attends to the affairs of the nation in the absence of these two great functionaries, Adams and Clay, (and that too lince the latter part of June Inst.) and whether it is right that they should be paid such ex orbitantly high w ages as 10 and 70 dol lars a day for doing nothing worse than nothing. This was not the manner OIU .1.1 rw Thomas Jefferson dene your busi ness: he staid at home himself, and en joined an observance of his example up on others. Kead the following circular to the heads of departments, written while he was president, and then draw the parallel between him and John Q. Adams. "The Prrgi Jent of the U. S. has seen with dissatisfaction otlicers of the General Government tkin on venous occasions active parts tif e right. This I a in insiructed therefow to!

irrnotir - to an 0fficfcr3 Wllhiri I ,

LCU U1L1 f 1(11 (1 111 holdwff their appointments under no'iiy to an subordinate to tnem. i lie nam . .. ......... .. .. - 01 ny oiucer i0 give nia row eiecuons s a r or .. . . . i .- quauuoa ci'izen is noi raeani to oe resiraineu. nor, however given &ha!l it have aoy tiUzi to prejudice: hot it is expected that he will

einR "f"" mconiisieni wun u.o apiniuiy lodging's on cold ground")

oi uie const luuon aoj us uui C3 iu u.

Farmer concludes his address with anjLeverette str;et, so called, to which he

m'i u! no liicmn oi uie ou:n. ivincn he unhesitatingly dubs the production of J'1 Jacksonian; and takes no little pleasre in telling that they are the cause of i -j At r . rii uie cxcuemeni in tne south, i nis is

bance in the South, some of whom are I escape from a French cruiser, threw sixAdamsitcs, and that the great body ofj u-five slaves overboard! A Spanish

the people are opposed to such disoider-j schooner of only sixty tons had 221 .laves ly conduct. All this Farmer knows, yetJstowed away in her hold, 30 speedily died

ne enueavors, ny exni oiling to our view a distorted picture, to make you believe the South is rising up inarms and about to destroy the Union. Farmerand the coalition are welcome;

to all the advantage they can reap from; hundred; and this by professing Chris the Southern excitement, the Morgan oritians, or persons countenanced in a Anti-Masonic excitement, the story of, Christian land. Jile$.

the Six Militia men, the Burr Conspira cy, the Nogro story, the Collin hand-bills, the Blue book, and every other fabrica-i tion against Jackson. They will all va nish as thin air before the sun of reason, or as mist from the crystal water at the advance of day. Toss them all into the scale and let Justice weigh them by the following of the many standards that might be adduced to show their want ol solidity : "My friendship for Gen. Jackson,-' says James Jlfonroc, "and the strong proofs of contulence I have given him while president, forbid mv taking any part against him in the ensuing presidential election." Gen. Jackson," says Thomas Jefferson, "is a clear headed, strong minded man, and ha3 more of the old Roman in him than any man now living." Xlear the evidences of Mr. Adams and

Mr. Clay, which', in this case, are wertli something: Mr. Adams says, "Gen. Jackson justly enjoys in an eminent degree the public favor; and of his worth, talents, and services, no one entertaining a higher or more respectful opinion than myself." "Toward that distinguished captain, (Jackson) who shed so much glory on our country, whose renown constitutes so great a portion of its moral property, I never had, I never can have, any other feelings than those of the most profound

respect and the utmost kindness." Henry ulat. If these proofs do not incline the beam a mile in favor ot the I ennessee rarmer, I shall begin to think there is something in politics opposed to the principles of gravitation, and directly at variance with Newtonian philosophy. A Mechanic. Avrful Calamity. We have been favored with the following extract of a letter from a gentlemen irf Hartford, to his friend in this city, dated Sunday morning, Sept. 7, 182S: 'You doubtless know something of our freshet, but the half has not been tcid. jit is now nearly at the highest, though eye can reach, like one great sea. Not fa vestige ol land can be seen on the j Wethersfield road east. The long East (bridge, next to East Hartford, on th3 meadow, was expected to go off. The trussels were raised, and the water is up to the floor. Several live oxen floated by yesterday one pair yoked. Several are now standing on the highest part of South meadow, their backs just out of water. A red fox and a gray rabit, probably visitors from Vermont, were caught just east of Morgan's bridge. The timber prepared and laid for guard lock at Enfield Falls wrcnt by two days i since; alt the embankment under water leaving not even a ripple. The water is 24 feet above water mark. It is superfluous to say, that all the crops on the meadows arc destroyed, for a hundred or more miles up the country. Farmington Canal is injured in several places, we hear, and the culvert partlv gone, but your losses are a tlea-bite to ours.? The same writer states that the losses and damages cannot be estimated at less than 500,000 dollars. Herald. JVcicspnpcr Thieves. On Thursdaylast, V llham Wood, alias John Scott, was convicted, before Mr. Justice Orne, of taking, without leave, divers and sundry copies of the Boston Statesman. It appeared that he was prompted to this act by strong desire viz. a desire to learn the current news of the morning, and a very ardent desire to procure a glass of giu bitters, for which beverage

my department JU has "'equ-ntly manifested a deer the authority cl(kd Partiality Mr. Justice Orne,dei I r!.l Till! tll'll lit J nniniwi t K - liliardr

, n. " dared that in his oninion, the liberty which Mr. Wood had taken should be mulcted in the. sum of five dollars and costs of prosecution. William Wood, alias John Scott, not being able to pay the c.o&t7 and thus purchase for himself n.ntc aiunc tuuiLt, Miu.ne in auu unon i i very pohlely conducted by Mr ( nnqi:i Boston Statesman. Africa. The British vessels on the (coast continue to make manv captures oi . - slaving vessels, Dutchand bpanwh. A tender of the Sybille frigate had had a hard tight with a Spanish vessel, of much superior force, but succeeded in captur in" her. A French slaver, to aid in her and many of the rest were not expected lo live. It is thought a good voyage if not more than twenty out of an hundred are murdered but sometimes the rascaU kill oil one-half or fifty out of an Apology. A volatile young man was introduced to a gentleman by his father for the gentleman's patrom.ge. I he youth's observations not having the solidity of sixty about them; lie was objected lo. "Aye," said the old man, 1!he boy, Sir, is like a pot of good beer; though there is a good deal of froth at top, what's underneath is none ihe n'oiai for it. Peach trees It is said that soap sud?, heated after a family wash, and poured about the roots of peach trees in September, will destroy the eggs and young worms that aie found in the tender bark near the surface of the ground. The eggs are deposited by a blue fly between the middle of July and the middle of September