Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-11-08
Federalism.

The Federal wings, entereIy knocked in the
head and lost in the fog respecting their own arau
able candidates, know not what to say do. To
raise dust to hide their deformiies, and draw off
attention from their hopeless situation, they are
specializing in some quarters about divisions in the
democratic ranks while in others, not knowing
any common bond Of union among themselves,
they are charging the same democracy with being
under the party drill of their leaders, firm pha-
lanx has democracy presented to resist the en-
croachments of federal whiggery. Since the cleo
ton of lSl0, federalism has fairly exposed itself
Mr.. Clay. since his signal failure to whip every
man into his ambitious schemes, has received the
nomination a candidate for the Presidency by a
large number ofihe federal presses. The late cleo
tons were invariably fought under his banner. lie
has shown his hand and taken the field in person ;
and in every quarter has he been defeated. BY
some he is dropped and others but wait the
result ofthe battle in New Yor! and Massachusetts
to follow suit. With power in their own hands.
wonderfully abused we admit with the flush of
victory great it was dishonest 10 the federal
party have nothing TO advance, either IN their own
favor, or 10 excuse their miserable movements and
policy to deceived people but speculations on d.
visions in the democratic ranks That, after the
manner in which defeat has met them at every turn,
they should picture to themselves something to re-
lieve their dropping spirits is not strange but on
ly argues urge bump Of hoPe. Very well; that
hope Is on foundation.
..BaseIess as the fabric of a vision"
The Coon prints quoting sentences from the
Globe against Mr.. Calhoun. The Globe in reply
says:
As to Mr.. Calhoun, we thin, that our paper has
long since shown that, with us, by cones are by
Cones" We did, III former times, say some pretty
hard things Of him and, we are afraid, in return,
as hard things were said OF US. But we have long
since sat down IN the same council house, and
smoked the calumet together. Our war hatchets
are unburcd, only 10 wet them to the eyes in the
blood of our common enemies and, should M.
tonal convention appoint him our great chief, we
viii follow his war-path and fight in his shade as
long foe to the great democratic tribe remains
to darken our skies with the smoke Of his wigwam,
or leave his track upon the leaves OF our hunting
grounds"
The Nadsonian copies this and adds
CAS- to Mr.. Van Buren,, we never said any hard
things OF hin, nor he Of US, we are sure. II may
be so with our predecessor but we are no more
responsible for his acts than the present editor of
the journal established by Ben Franklin is Tor the
errors, any, committed by that philosopher nearly
a century ago. And we do not hesitate to declare,
That should Mr. an buren, be the choice OF the Re-
publican party, we Will nail his coors to the mast.
and never cease our fire on his enemies as long as
we have a muzzlc ABOVE water.
'BGt, in the mean time, and until the VIII of the
people is fully and unequiyocally expressed it is
both our vocation ana inclination to defend, rind.
cate and support the powers that be-" But most
gladly would We agree to fight none but '.our com.
mon enemies, IN future. And why will not our
friends in principle, all the country agree with
Us g"
Now if the Clay lcderalists derive any sat $
faction from the fact that the great Democratic Re-
publican party are sure to unite under their old and
long tried banuer,-that banner never struck to
common foe, they perfectly welcome to it.
We say, the days of federalism are numbered, the
coons skinned, and Chapman growing.