Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-09-12

sunk deeper In distress. private OollStlIOn>
were cancelled, State debts repudiated, and
the General Government so disgraccd and
discreditcd that it could not get money to
carry on its ordinary operations.
Taught by experience. that most accurate,
though not most amablc of teachers, the peo-
pie have learnt wisdom, and in thrcc-tourths
of the States hurled the Wings from power
In the next House of Representatives, their
strength will scarcely be a one TO two.
What had Mr. Van Buren's popularity or
Iunpopularitv to do with the fall or rise OF the
Democratic party Here are the causes
which elected It's fall. and those which pro-
duccd 1t, rise They are independent of him.
and both in the action and reaction, ado
quatc to the effect. lie was their victim.
without the power of successful resistance,
and the result is no more to be attributed TO
his unpopularity. than to any other Demo
crat who fought and fell on the same occa-
sion.
Except the fact of Mr.. Van Burcn's de-
feat, ali the evidence i, that he was more
popular with the Democratic party in 1910,
when defeated, than in 1876, when elected.
In 1910. he obtained l.l23,051 popular votes.
and in 1886. but 763, 10. considerable
section of the Southern Democrats, who did
1910. He gained votes he acquired new
friends. What. then. is the evidence that he
had become unpopular Simply the fact
that his adversary had the most votes How
did he get them Palplbly by means hav-
inc nothing TO do with Mr.. Van Burcn's pop
ularity.
But he Is a b-oten candidate. and it IS bad
policy TO run him again SO was Jefferson
n beaten candidate; yet the Democracy ran
him again. SO was Jackson beaten can
didatc but he was not for that reason dis
carded hv the Democracy. So was llarri-
son a beaten candidate and Clay IS a
THRICE beaten candidatc-f5rice by ms enc
mics. and once BY his friends.
70 b. braica by ,n,fair ntr0Hs, INCREASES the
strength of a candidate. instead OF diminish
inc if. This was one OF the principal sources
!, of argument and elements of strength IN
Gen. Jach.on's successful contest with Mr..
ADAMS. There is always prcd>position IN
the minds and hearts OF the people. to rally
10 the support OF him who ha- been put
down by foul play. Has gro-scr case ever
happ ned. than that of AIr. Van Burcn
= Was ever play more foul. than the WING
= play of ISlO2 Undoubtedly. the manner
in which Mr.. Van Buren, was beaten gives
him a decided advantage over all his compc-
| liol,. II Induces generous henrt- T." '"Ilt
around him. with IN enthusiasm winch no
, other candidate can inspire, while Ct ar heads
perceive. in hjS restoration TO power, the
, most ready and cncctual means OF restoring.
beyond doubt or cayil. the principles of ad-
ministration which he fell in defending.
4 To assume that all those who voted against
, Mr.. Van Buren, in 1910, will vote against
him I'm ISL Is To deny to the people not on
t. " every gcncrou, impulse. but all common
J. honesty. Devils and men ike them, hat
!. tho,,. most whom they h I'VE most wrongcd
, hnt surh /, not Che character of the Amrrr
:. can pcoplc. Honest in their impulses, and
/ iu,t in their designs. they are aS prompt t'
4 repair an unintcntional injury, as to vindIcat'
!. = violated right. We doubt not, that thou
y sands and tens of thousands. who followed
+. the jonis f:iu,s OF Whig,m in 1910, are now
= waiting with solicitudc. to redress. IN II !
< thc wrong they did both to Mr.. Van Burcl
= and Democracy. 1t is human nature an'
il, Heaven, Justice. that honest men put dow
r. nv falschood aud injustice. shall be rcin,tat
= cd by truth, irresistible reaction
Il .ru,h crushed to earth, Will rise again,
-, The eternal days OF God are hers
- Like the iablcd Antacus. the Just man gain
= strength by hi, fall and rises more powerful
y. than ever.
;, But. il i, said. this natural and peculiar Dc
: sire to rein,tatc Mr.. Van Buren,, i IN unwoi
!; tbv shirt of revenge which ought not to b
II induced. Is this true Revenge Is an ca2
~ or desire to iuilict injury for sumo real q
= imaginary wrong or disappointment. Wha
,o Of thi, i, there in the eager desire gcncro'
n bosom ha, to redress a wrong inflicted pc
J.. han, by itself! Is it rcvcngciul In Dem
j., GRAFT. whether he voted for MIR. Van Burcn
i, $40 or not. TO wish, by his restoration to o
flee. to wipe out every unjust lmputatloh ca
nj upon him in that contest If 1t be- inc
mo- iisticc is rcvcrgc, and the God OF justice l.
-, God of revenge. If il be. it i wrong to 7
90 pair an injury and wicked to be Just
~. no: TIN, feeling is one of the purc,t n
nm Lolicst Impulse OF our nature 1t l. mn lai
49,, cd in the human bosom by Heaven itself
,ro one of It's mot effective instruments to
H.. dress this worlds wrong, and yndicate
Inc own violated laws.
III. But it is not alone a matter OF lndl
49,, dual redress. that we look on Mr. an /
tl,o ron, restoration a. Just and important. '
-, consider it the most effective way to YIN
NO. cate and rcinstatc the prRclP'es which we
struck down with The If We aband
-. the nun. though We adhere to the prlnclpl
~. Wbio, will feel but half vanqui>hcd. a
r.. ,rc shall feel but half victorious. The par
success of their foul means viii be an ndI
,v,s ncnt 10 try them again, and the same
ans will diminish the zeal and confidence i"
"a which Democrats Will resist them. II
TIC would place the stamp ofindchblc reprooat
lar and eternal inflmy on the fal,chood'' IL.