Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-12-26

that the people are weak ignorant void of under
standing ard inconsistent, that after their noble and
manly exerions elect their own Lonored President
they are also willing to elect members the Les-
aturc for the purpose Of sending Senator TO Wash
ington u oppose and abuse him still more Strange
as it may sound, il is nevertheless too true. The
whig members, every here knows, all went in
to rcry effsr fey got hcre the pledged
members fresh from shaking hands with the confdng
Democrats who had voted for Lom home in faith OF
their promises, and then again pledged themselves
with each other, to vote for Wing United States
Senator. Now think that the voice Of the ballot
box in an election for President is a and firer
instruction, than any paper instructions whatever, be-
cause the latter NAV have boys Names non-resdens'
names. and forged nsmes, and after ALL YOU are not
sure that all the voters have leon waited with the
paper.
Senator in Congress represents. not merely part,
but the arhole State. We charge tie wing members.
them with cool and settled design to send man to
the Senate, at Washington. who viii misrclresent tie
State--we charge them witha deliberate and systema-
tic defiance of the known viii of the people,
Whatever may be the result. the Democrats, We
think, Will now have learned, by experience, on what
principles hereafter to part with their votes men who
ask for their confidence.
This is the crisis to which we have arrived and the
question Is, what is the remedy! As the duty of
the democratic members Of the legislature to reflect
upon the matter. ii would, perhaps, be indicate for
us to express an opinion. We VIII, however, say
1t the duty of the Democratic members Of the egis
ature reflect upon this matter. but readers may
also desire to have the expression of our opinion. We
VIII first say what TIE remedy Of the wing members
would be, if tley situated as the democratic
bers are After all tie unfair advantages which tie
whgs had in tie election, and which have been noticed
above the democrats have hafthe members in the Sen
ate and their presiding officer Lieut.. Gov Bright, mas
the casting vote. We say then, were tie wings sit
uated the Democrats are, they would put it off in
the Senate and refuse TO 60 l.o an election until next
year.
We say so becaIse when the Democrats had ma
Iority on joif.t ballot in the legislature of Delaware
the higs themselves, who happened to have major
tv in one branch STAYED off the election of Senator
until the next session.
We say 50 because when the Democrats had ma
orty of all the members in the legislature of Mary
land, only year or two ago, when United States
Senator be elected, the wings having majo
ty in branch again refused 10 20 the election
and STAYED il of. And in both Of these States, far
was it from lnjurlng them, that the wings got ma
jorcs the very next year and elected both Senators
We say because, only winter before last. Ia oQr
oryn STATE. when Mr.. Hanncgan was elected the
United States Senate, the House passed and sent re-
solution TO the Senate inviting them go cleo
ton. When the resolution up FOR consideration
in the Senate Mr.. Dcfrces. Of ST. Joseph a whg and
then and member Of that body, made a regular
speech in favor ofstaying Oft the election until the next
session, and ID other wing Senators voted with him on
that occasion, shown by the Journal And let it be
remembered that the wings then had no cause of com
plant that the Democrats had "gerrymandcred' the
State, for their fraudulent apportionmcnt bill was
then in force, and in their own favor Let it be re-
membtrod too, that the wing members then had an
eguai ctonce, for the vote just tie joint ballot
These reasons, then, we think, viii satisfy every can
did mind that if the Democrats now had a majority
in the legislature, and the wings had majority in the
Senate ca, the Democrats havc) they would not only
stavc Of the election, hut their newspapers would be
filled. ard their speakers and stump orators would be
hoar-e in ringing the charges of loco'oco fraud and
''gcrrymandcring
BESIDES all this, there is 10 vacancy in the Office of
Cntcd States Senator until the end Of the present Sos
sion Of Congress the ith of March next. Then,
and not till then, TIE rmof Albert = White expires
Tho people, the next August election could again
have opportunity Of passing upon this matter. al
Of saving whether they wish Senator sent to
Washington to misrcprcsen and defeat the voice of
the State, and make upon the President Of their
own chocc II Is true, after the present Congress adj
ourns there VIII be Il session Of the Snate for fc,,
days TO confirm or reject Mr.. Folks nominations Of
his officers, and if we to elect a Senator he
could take his seat at that time. But think the
Presidents nominations would be fall as likely II be-
confirmed with Mr. lIaacran there and without any
Senator III Mr.. Whites place. a, if it were filed BY
wing Senator. opposed 20 the President.
The Wings are AFRAID that they may be de-
priyed Ct their unjust advantage by tie Democrats
having by sood luch the power in the State Senate.
ard that too, m yiie Of Wing conlri,ancc. They
know what they deserve and they know what Thy
would do under tic same circumstances. Word Las
been carefully sent all along the main roads that the
Democrats VIII put off the election. and their village
and town politicians are instructed to tell tie honest
and unsuspcious Democrats ilat such step. (he
very tLoy have repeatedly taken themselves.
would be very wrong. But We have been taught l,v
bitter experience to distrus der motives and pau-
sibe professions.
We have thus cudeavored to place the whole cues
ton, in It's true light before cur readers 1t amounts
10 Just this. whether fraud shall receive It's reward
and whether the voice Of tie poolle shall be tifod
Our opinion after fin rejection, has been fully
made up VIVA, ought to be done
"Our Doub's are traitors
Aud make rs lose the good we of might learn,