Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-12-19
Union and Harmony.

The Baltimore Republican alludes to the highly COM
mendabie course of the Democratic party in Congress in
the following terms, which we endorse with great pleasure:
I'VE have noted with much pleasure the perfect harmo-
ny, good feeling and union. which has marked the course
OF our democratic friends in Congress. let the same spir-
1t be continued throughout the session, and the beneficial
effects to the country and the party. will be SO manifest,
that the cause will receive additional strength, and our tn
umph in the fall will he full and complete. Indeed, the
coons have been most grievously disappointed a ready. and
they feel that one Of their chief reliances for success has
been knocked from under them. They had turned their
eyes to Congress with the hope of Witnessing among the
democratic party. in the organization of the House, the
same ~disgrsceful scenes which characterized the whig
Congress. But thoy have been wofully disappointed, and
they look with alarm upon the unity, good feeling and
harmonious movement of the peoples representatives.
Did ouI friends know with what feelings of pride and ap-
~probatloa the democrats look upon their course, they
would never for a moment think Of acting with any other
feelings and spirit than such as has characterized their
proceedings thus far in the session. Instead of the friends
of the supposed strongest candidate for the Presidency be-
coming the point of attack Of all the rest, they have be-
come the points of concentration of the whole force of
the party. This will indicate how an honorable and
patriotic party, prefering The triumph of the cause 10 all
personal and selfish considerations, should, and doubtless
will, use its great national convention TO heal divisions,
and make good the ends contemplated by the people who
convene it. 1t will ascertain the man on WHOM the mass
of the party would have the entire democratic suffrage
Inferred, and he viii unite all delegates of every other
presidential sspirant in favor of his nomination. This, so
FAR. has been the result of the consultations of the friends
of the different candidates, in their choice Of officers of
the House."
The following, which we find in the New York Herald, a
paper of Anti Van Buren, stamp, is confirmed oy all accounts
we have received, as t. the union OF the party, and me de-
feated hopes Of our opponents:
SHUT yesterday, and the Wings were revelling in the pros
meet thai the breach in the Democratic franks was wide
enough 10 allow them TO pass through to an easy victory
To-day, they cast a chilling look upon the desolatiOn of their
hopes.
aThe Democrats have always received credit for being ad-
mirable taciicisns, and the proceedings of last night show
that they intend to preserve that character in the great bat
tie of 1874. They met full of suspicion, jealousy, and Bit
terness towards one another, and they came away with new
friendship and new love for The whole aGnan race in gener-
al, and Demociacy in particular. Detail is useless suffice il
TO say. H. at the leading Van Buren,, the leading Calhoun men,
the leading Johnson, Buchanan. and Cass men, last night,
freely declared, in the name of themselves and others, their
determination to support the nominee OF the convention,
whoever might be their first choice.