Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-05-23
ELe Northern Light.

Funny things have been said about our abolition friend.
Mr.. Bradley. whom the Wigs called. when a candidate
Tor Lieut.. Governor. the "Nauhern Light but whom
some rsscally loeos cal the Great Northern Lard Lamp"
" are inclined to think some Of these funny things true.
Why Because tie gentlemen himself. IT we are no;
misinformed. saws 70 one clsss, that be Is not an abolition
it. To eloItionis,s and their friends. lie cites to his po-
Iiical acts to prove tha, he is one. The latter is probably
correct; and ye, his same Nj Bradley goes in strong for
a SiareLoi der. to saw no hirg of Other matters. rs his can
dids,e for tie Presidency so i, would seem 'ha, bis Jtd-
aGl $ stronger than his abolition principle. Perhaps, as
VI. Bradley is no, a candidate for auy office noT. it may
he said tina, we ought not 70 notice him publicly. We re-
py, ly coniending fr The rig to attend to tie public IN
teres,s by noticing tie acts Of ann and al, who thrust
themselves forward on every occasion; and who 60 80 far
as jd Mr.. Bud'ey, in a 81 eech a; the Wing meeting on
Saturday lat. 1t was there that he animadseTied upon a
hoRd5iU, calling upon the friends of the re GEnerah0H of
Texas to hold a ne ting for the purpose If expressing
their sentiments on this important subject. Like thou
sands Of others. he evidently did not understand the call,
from not having read the Notice. We ourselves knew
nothing Of The oljects e the meeting other than express
ed in the bin. and that was printed at the JurnGt Office.
as az peared from lis face. But what did Mr. B.! In a
SPEECH, es it was called by some, lie told his men and boys
tina, 1t was a -iocofoco Trick" and that they must come
over to he market house. after they had heard him, and
.voie it down - So along they came. some nineteen, ac-
cprdlng to hrs orders. After the resolutions had been read
and a short address mad, intended to show that This was
a question Of no party character, the Light moved al
amendment. On being questioned. he Acknowledged that
he was opposed to having Texas at all. and that was the
substance Of his amendment He was then reminded that
this was a meeting # The GTends Of remuneration. Then.
said the Light. ! have nrlhing TO offr But. said he, |
call upon al oPposed to the resolution to }oHow ME! and
he left the crowd, with eighteen poor dHpes. who. # he
hal said so. would have voted for or against any thing.
Men, why will We be thus led by the noset Neither one
Of you had heard The resolutions, nor did one Of you know
wha; you were doing exeep, OBJ ii G one who claims the
right 20 think for you. Have you not yet learned the max
i'm Of Gen. Harrison-"to do Your own thinking. your
own fighting. aud your own voiiugl' Would you suffer
this one man To perform these functions for you. leaving
your -elvrs il the condition of siores , This same Mr.
Bradley, if we axe TO believe he speaks by his acts. is OPP
posed to skareyy-is n pure aboNfioHfsf. Yet YOU find
him supporting a candidate. Henry Clay, who has openly
said. that if we could not have Back Skares we must have
Uh1e Ones for they Che whigs) could not black their
own shoes. or cut the r frewood, nor have their wives and
daughters work in the kitchen. This Mr.. Bradley can't
bear jdck slavery, but he can support a candidate who
would make yor slaves. had he not sleek and fa' negroes
sufficient to do his Kidding. Let us see how il would ap-
pear if Mr.. Clay and Mr. Bradley had their management
of things.