Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1841-08-11
From the Chicago Democrat.
OUR SENTIMENTS. EXACTLY.


our own that extract them from the Boston Daily
Mail, and ask our readers to ponder upon them
They may be called radical agrarian, oco-f-co. and
Other scare-crow names. But repgoachful terms
have lost their efficacy IN ntim dating us IN the al
vocacy Of what we believe just.
." We say that all yciormationo have originated
with the many, and not the few, the poor, and not
the rich, the servants, and their masters. The
greatest Of all reormations Christianity considered
IN reference 10 It's human origin alone first appeared
among the needy and despised aud in presenting
the incarnation Of the Messiah IN the person of a
poor mechanic, and selecting his apostles from
among fishermen, laborers, and others, whom the
patricians, the privileged, the pharsees, demon
mate the rd6bie the cGHGttie, the poyU lace. and
designate by other names OF contempt, the Author
OF all moral government intended to proclaim that
patricianism, nobility, privilege, were usurpa;ons
OF common right, and the plundered victims q the
usurpaton the htcst instruments for the restitution
of such right God sent Christianity the great
charter OF popular rights and therefore appropriately
selected It's missionaries from the victims OF priv
llege. With whom began the reformation Of Martin
Luther The people. With whom that Of every
other assaIlant OF established hlerarches The
people. With whom began the political retorma-
ton of England IN the reign of Charles The
people. Who rallied round the King in opposition
to tins revolution Privilege UsurPation ofcom-
mon right The nobility aud political priests
&" But let come TO our own times and country
Who have instgatcd and guided nearly all the MODS,
the lynchlng, the violations Of pcrs nal immunity
by which community has been SO much Gisgrac-
Cd for years past Not the rdb6ic, the cdHdIe, the
p0pUidcc, as they arc ciUAy called by those who
arrog1tc uniouudcd superiority Who instgatcd
all the abolition riots The " prosperous classes
OF the South and the prosperous classes" of the
North the rich planters ol the one section aud tho
rich merchants OF the other section, who trade with
them. VINO insugatod the burning of the Ponnfyl-
yanu liull Not the poor mechanics and laborers
OF Philadelphia bat men high in authority aud IN.
ilucuce ON Tie other side OF the Potomac. Who, az
meeting oi The merchants ln boston, proposed
torclbe Ictl. lance Co The laws Of the Post Office 2
4 wealthy merchant, and not poor labofcr. or me
chauic. Who headed mob a. respectable per
sons 20 New York, Go page the Arsenal for wcap
one, and rot al the polls mcrchaut 81 high an
nucnce. Who proposed the march of ten thouoand
men % Washington Co turn the Federal author
ties out Of the capitol merchant. Who, al
public mcctngs, last year declared that ia certain
candidate were not made PrcaiLcnt by votes hc
should be 10 ly military force senators an Con.
gressl Captains n the Navy Mcn OF EDUCATION,
wealth and influence Who Mr.. Claiming aaks.
have pIundcrod Banks, robbed widows and orphans
and dshonorcd public trusta Not the poor rising
in mobs. but the rich dehberaung aud acting ln
concert
" We repeat that the many always mean right.
md when enlightened VIII always 40 right and
that the few, when conlcndug Tor privilege always
wrong, aud Ifpcrmttod 10 act without control,
will Away do wrong. All exclusive privilege is o
violation at common right, aud all attempts to ma
tam IL are crimes against society. The abouug
classes do not seek universal plago, but those who
accuse them ol 40, seek 10 MAINTAIN their power 90
phage all the rest. The plllagers arc thc patri.
claas, not the pcbcans The latter seek equal
rights, equal security, aud would HtH leave all IA
CAPABILITIES o profession 90 Tie natural inequalities
Of physsal aud moral energy
And We take occasion To AK wao burnt tho Cath
Ole Convent Who but the most wealthy aud IN
nuential in Massachusetts But let IN come
nearer home Who but the higher orders Of soci-
city in Alton aud ~. Louis are accountable for the
murder Of IovcJoy Again, who were guilty OF the
blood Of the promising and yirtuous young DAVIS
The very first men in standing aud influence IN ~.
Louis. barnes and Grimsley are still backed by
the very arstocracy of that ciy. What vas the
standing OF those men who mobbed the Springfield
Republican office Were they the i4borers Of that
pacc--thc lower orders as they are termed No.
They were public officers ana men n the very high
est walks Of life. Elkn was sheriff OF the county
Who murdered the Rev. Mr. Early, tor his political
opinions in cold blood Was it an ignorant labor
or Ne, II was the son-in-iaw Of Il Congressman
and Register Of the land Office. Who conspred
his acqulta Senators, Representatives. and county
snate US for abiding to Indian frauds IN general
without even limiting at him, laborer "a poor man
No. he was once Captain IN the L y. Army
wealthy. and church Der. Surprising our Sen
ator, John Pearson, had been mobDed, last spring
when certain meeting called al Lockport tc
urge that purpose-.o make him resign or pull
his house down over his mead Who would have
been accountable Not the laborers certainly, but
the men OF influence, talents, wealth and towering
ambition who urged them 70 IT, so IT II every
where The plcbeans arc more virtuous and MGR,
inclined TO stable, healthy and equitable institution
than the patriclans, who often escape the very gn
lows, which the poor pebcan would reach with hal
the criminsity DR. Claiming says It is fllsc thai
the greatest enemies Of society have been fun,
among the lower orders am he contends thai
Rome never would have tccu destroyed by rs popG
lace unless il bad arst been rraptcd By ~ aris
: tocracy Sc SIC contend that our Gogcrnmc.t D.
more endangered by tac transactions % rs h.ches
officers aal -f.1aAt= tl4a - tac t.lss. l.a.f &.
the vast couclayes 20 d.uaE.la.s7 aaa lete.ctey
rot up i7 political purposes, .ast season Ia'
popuiace would never base dared lrsnra'e we.
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