Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-22

Nh. o.. III. Smith is 80 excessively DESTROYS to get
back into tie l.. :. Senate, that he appears To have
lost sinht &C every other object, and to hesitate at no
attcmptat deception, which vii seemingly tend to secure
for hIm the golden apple of his ambition. He has
heretofore published, and countcnanced, under the con-
yenicnt cloak Of the "Whig State Central Committee"
the groSscst misrepresentation in relation to the queS-
tons and candidates before the people, and the fact
that he has not been exposed in those cascs, and held
to personal account, seems To have cmboldcned him To
the pcrpctra,ion of still grosser dcceptions. Accord
ingly, sharing the responsibility with tie Butter
Forger," be publishes a bulletin in the last Journal,
Aug. II. in which he boldly claims a majority in the
popular vote in this State for the Wings. lie does
not pretend to give any data whatever, but supposes
that his mere ipse dirit will be sufficient to invalidate
the actual returns in facts and figures. Now if Mr..
Smith had heretofore been distinguished for that high
toned personal honor which disdains to employ false
hood or deception, in any shape, for the attainment OF
ats eads. and which certainly should at least be pre-
tended to by any one who has held the exalted station
Of L. S. Senator. there might be some chance that
Mr.. Smiths bare assertion. unsupported by the slight
est evidence, might be worth more than facts and fg-
ures from authentic sources. Few, however, who
are intelligent enough to Judge with common ac-
ruracy. VIII make any such prctension FOR MT smith.
aud even had they been willing heretofore TO clam it
for him, this last act could not but convince them Of
his enormous deficiency in those essentials.
Mr.. Smith bases his positive assertion that the
Wings have a popular majority, upon the very slen-
dr. plea that their trifing majority in the House Of
Representatives is 1.-THE best test Of the popular vote.
If the members were elected by general ticket. his plea
might be valid but ii seems to us that any man who
has sense to reckon .'twice two is four must have
the ability to see, without the assistance of Mr..
Smiths spectacles, that if a democratic county, like
Sullivan. should give 700 majority for a democratic
representative, and Allen and Ripley or any other tive
counties, should elect two wing representatives by L.
votes, that the democrats would still have a popular
majority in the three counties, though the representa-
tives stood two TO one against them. Yet hr. Smlti
Is willing to risk his reputation for integrity and com
mon honesty by positively denying this plain PROPOSE
ton in effect, and that too before it Is possible for hin
TO have the means of giving a decision in any othel
way than in favor of the Democratic party.
The unwarrantablc course Of Smith in this matter
i, indicative of that which viii be pursued by him>el
whiggery, from this time 10 November. Our friend
therefore should be on the constant watch for ever,
lie. and ~humbug, which can possibly be started, vii
be brought INTO active requisition by the leaders o
port Of honest people for in any other way.