Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-02-08

Here vas = piedrr 20 the country that oner-
ous ;aNarien v3aH .of oat a.ret n,ef % ~ ua-
posed Gov the completion 1t ihe system This
report came from he Committee ~ Ways and
Means, aud VAS sell c.iru'si.d q deceive.
ihe foregoing ex'ra. = are taken rom Off
c.tl Documents. accompanied VITA the pages
aAd ds,es. aud therefore cannot be cOutradcled
Iuey WI place tue Wing paty before the
country ~ their true position and from u they
cannot escape There - one other matter IA
conrexi'n with this subject, thst may need OK
plsratoa Our opponents tell rs that the Nys-
TEN of }G was supported by Democrats. This
we dp nj deny bat we ask, that the cream
stances hy which the. were surrounded mas i,e
veil coa+ldered before the: are condemned.
o. hfI, at least, of the whole number OF De
piocrats who supported tina, bill. were elected by
H4re and represented Ting counties, and
some ot them have since j0ued the Wing par
IS but those who have renamed firm 10 our
principles were thou representing Wing CON
s,ituency, and Of course under the doctrines OF
instruction, were bound 70 give the votes they
did aud are not to be arrugned that account
iog violation OF Democratic principles. Nor
the party 10 be held accountable Tor the con
sequences OF votes given, IN obedience To- W hig
instructions. Another class OF our party who
voted for the bill, were persons residing lm-
mcdiately upon the lines OF works proposed 10
be constructed, and from their peculiar stua-
ton 10 have opposed II would have been polItl-
cal death They were controlled by the crcum-
stances Inch surrounded them. The people
had been led astfay by the publication Of such
falschOods rs We have laid before YOU; they had
been promised great advantages from the works
without tlxa'ion; aud from the high character
Of the sources of this information 1t was unior-
tunately believed without tia; uyo >tigatlon which
IS Importance demanded. Hence under that
state ol feeling and under the weight Of those
circumstances, many OF our friends did vote for
the bHl But It must be borne IN mind that
they had no participation IN the lalschoods, ms
representations. and dcccptions which produ-
ced the deipsjoa The Wing party held the en-
tire control Of the state Government during the
whole period OF the inception aud progress OF
this grand scheme. They had the Governor.
Lieut.. Governor, and 4 majority ofboth branch
Is OF the Legislature, at every session for ten
years except the session of 1889 when the De-
mocratic party had a majority IN the lower
House, and by their votes, as will be seen by re-
ference 10 hc Tooth page Of the Journal of the
House OF Representatives, suspended all oPc-
nations upon the public works All the forces of
the Federal party were united 10 prevent a sus-
pension Every Democrat IN the House, eN'
ccpt one, voted 90 suspend the system; and every
Wing, with two exceptions, voted TO continue "a,
THIS was the first time since the commencement
ct the system, that we, party, mad any
power 20 carry out our views and although We
only had minority I'm one branch Of the Lcais-
laturc, yet We forced the Federal branch to
weld 10 our views. and the works were suspend
cd This Of itself is enough 10 satisfy any Inn
partial mind with regard 10 the true position of
parties on that subject.
Taxation and Whiggcry uniformly 20 hand
IN hand They have taxed YOU m the State most
ruinou~ly, although they stood solemuly pledgcd
To- the country that il should not hc done They
nor propose To ter non through NE Gnerai G0rc,n-
mcd. Ard in order 10 accomplish theirrurpose,
they viii again resort to iasehood and decep-
ton Tho old and faded, spariHed and wind
broken hobby of HENRY CLAY, the .iHerican
SWiem' Is To be again brought INTO the field of
political combat. Internal Improvement by the
General Government, the offspring ot protec-
1--we tariff Is to be the ra!lying cry of the federal
party IN the next political campaign. And you
WI, be told that Is for Your good, ior the protcc-
ton of your interests tina; high duties 10 be
levied upon foreign goods.
TINS is Only another manUuyre 70 obtain your
conseui 10 the imposition Ola Tax which they are
well convinced YOU would not pay IT directly lc-
wed For all must know, that II Is the consumer
and not the manufacturer or producer who pays
he '4r. i part OF this grand scheme oi taxa
III the shape Of protective duty on tea, coilcc,
sugar, m,Iasses salt iron, spices medicines,
AMI various other necessary and Indispensable
articles IA common use But apprchCud #
vii! be some time before the people, and espe-
clly tae llboring classes. VIII be convinced even
by the ,ophlstrv of wing orators, that 1t Is lor
their interest - have the prices increased upon
the neecs i3res Of life, particularly, when the
only practical cllect OF the tax would be TO add
70 the already oycrgrown wcllth OF the sugar
planters of the south, and the salt monopolists
oil thc West. We have not space here to ar
cue this question: but before YOU give your as
sent 10 tariff, further than IS necessary 10 de-
tray the expenses of the government, we beg ot
YOU 90 examine into the condition OF other go
vcrnments and particularly of Great Britain,
where the policy now recommended by the Fed
raj party Is and has been, almost from time mn
memorial. IA cDmD'ds operation. There YOU viii
BE- able 10 see the practical effects OF the WING
policy. England has 'poitcitre tnB, and
the laborIng classes there are compelled 10 la
Dor sixteen hours per day. watch on, gains them
a bare subsistence
With regard to the acts Of the present Lcgis-
lature, Il would be needless to say much. We
have had a short session; tins we consider
good example, especially, IA this short pc
rod more bs3,asss has been done than a. dllY pre-
c,i.pg session. Our acts arc before YOU. and &c
Is for YOU % pass Judgment upon them We
have passed many measures winch were consi-
dcrcd necessary for the relief OF the people On
their present pecuniary cmbarrassmcnts. Aud
while we have hearkened 90 the Voice OF distress
aud cndcayored 10 contribute 10 alleviate tae
suiicrines o. the country. Il has been our COLI
slant aim to avoid the opposite extreme. While