Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-06-06

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The National Democratic Conveuti n has healed the wounds
o! tie p'ry. by acting on Col. Bontan> Impressive n hoi-m
so c->ii, admitted in the ", so difficult t. ado I Ia rIac-
tce. Every member If the Convention has sun Ct deied his
f,yoile fr the Presidency. aud all unite on ore who va,
not a candidate for that station and il Is remarkable tat
the friends Of that man Who lad the hishest n,ef.n.t,rs-
who WAS nominated. IN fact, by the Demacracy of almost
every State. with singular uaanimity-ani whose maI,fify.
As voted IN the Connection, approached Inc arbitrary fro-
M,dS Iule,-were tie iHst 10 sacrifice their iavo, lie 10 con-
Citation ami The cause Of the country. The Hon. l,nj mia
/. But'eI-acing, no doubt. under Tie instruction OF his
friend, Nh. Van Buion-wiihdIew that tame which the mas
81 Tue people had ; ionily pronounced a. The o. c. above all
Others TO he INDICATED, TO restore the popular cause AMI the
character Of The county. Tut Nh. Van Bur6n had told III,
coun;rymen. carly IN this silugglc-which has been urged
with such vehomence ty some who could rot bear di.ap-
pointmcit-that his professions should reVci be 4 ar 10 tn
Union Of his party. When, therefore. Mr.. Butler otter a
ni-hts calm had passed over the 'N'fom'nt Of the has d,)
found that the III Oh the majority could rot pievatl, 81 II =
did only aiter prolonged strife, he felt It his dn'y 10 ue the
authority gwen him, to redeem Mr.. Van Buicn's hd-c lie
Ted lie way, by >uuoaie.i in he highest p'ien>ions, to the
withdraw II of such a W gel the contest agliNst Them. ard
thus 9oiuced The harmony aid concert OF the convention
winch We >lncci'iA iu>t may poItadc ne laity throughout
the county ami insure It's success. Nh. Van Bcren always
rodecuS his promises u the people. lie never even cheats
then expectation. lie l. aiwavS letter than bis Wild.
The nomination OF Gel. Folk will. ~ hr>t, be received IS a
d>al p inimclt by all who have embarked aIdcity ia the
.%neinito Of tie candidates leio'oloIc prominent; but a liftle
cool ion,cu n WI convince every one who prefers The cause
u his PERSONAL nciu ions. ut, under tie circumstances,
this set Of the c0ay,uii n was jltlcius-Wa', IN nun,
recossirr to the savai Ii Of the party The discus len had
gone to- far IN the convention u lie settled ~ the TRIUMPH
OF any enc Of the c ,pdila'cs under whose Il = It was cen-
Quoted Colonel Polk had a. no Time 9ny share in item; nd
in other respects he Is PERFECTLY uucxoepfinuable. He Is
man Of a'iiiy. unqucS ioi e. pr by. untIiug industry, and
sound judgment, guarded ~ ah eVrI-vigianf plulefte. lie
- well teI~ei ~ pstlic aiiait-; ara his alway-. in h- con-
duct Il them, tom IN Congress and m the stale adWIri,tr-
tlon, teen directed. by IN exiblc dcmitiafIc principle. In
all points oi principle and policy. ne his been a le>olnlc and
hIm antagonist Of Ar Clay. II, theief 10, the mere person
81 plci'reuccs OF our party be dscaId,d. 10 man could have
been selected better suited Il the occasion.
Thee are p"iicoiar circumstances IN the choice of Col
Polk which recon Gle u 10 tic loss oi our greatest iatoritc.
He l. a Tcnue>>eoan; and the attitude OF an al-4h,olbiug
topic ~ that section Will enable hm & achieve success Ia
the State. and give the Old hero # the Hermitage tie s.tr-
faction 81 witnessing The leiun OF his lelDteI Tennessee -
The democratic f. ID. teisic lie closes his cfifhly ca eer. his
con>iielafian, we have 10 doubt. VIII make amends 20 Mr..
' an buIcn for any lcgcl lie m ight ieol Il lie sct-aUihcc
he h> 20 molly m tdc, and IN some d,gree alleviate The mDl-
tiication which a nini ifnieIIy alive a ht> - 10 any thing
ihai looks Ike a conformation passed. on him ly the party
80 which he has DEVOTED his lte. must experience IN stelns
to, Utmost universal vcIiict Of the people ia Ia. favor TUNED
az 4in>i Inn y the peoples convention. Bat NC kn " hit
Nj. Nan Buien would rather see a ray OF JOY gid the eve
rius 4 thu life Of his venerable friend OF The iic.mita-e,
than achieve lcw triumph Tor himself.