Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-15
Our Flag still Floats on High.
POLK AND DALLAS.
BY Majority Of

Cieaied but not Defc ;'ed.

We give below the popular votes in 10 of the n
counties. In doing 80 We lave adopted the highest
vote for representatives, ON each side, in those coun-
ties where each party had its candidates, and in those
few counties, Brown, jennings. Johnson, Vigo and
Wayne. where from the greatly superior strength Of
one party there was no candidate offered on the other
side. we have adopted the congressional vote Of last
year. a, a satisfactory approximation. We have
adopted the congressional vote rather than that for
Governor, in these counties, the more readily, be-
cause, it will be recollccted, that our opponents as
cribcd. to n great extent, tho result e the latter cleo
ton last year. To what they called religious prcju-
dices. In these 10 counties, compri' ing the strong
est Wing counties IN the State, we find that while the
vote of both parties has been increased over that of
last year. The democrd'ic increase has been the lorgest.
The remai ming counties will show still better for the
Democracy and will still more confirm the fact that
IRE hare noc a larger popaar majority than we had
last year, when we elected our Governor, Lieut.. Gov
crnor, a minority # the Legislature. and eight out of
the ten members of Congress. And the whole vote
was then increased nearly i,cC0 votes ever that If
1910.
Since then the external Indications have all been in
our favor. Our Pure and un>ull.ed flag. with Polk &
Dallas, fresh from the people, inscribed thereon, las
been greeted with extraordinary enthusiasm. Nu-
mcrous changes, within the know ledge Eve might
saw Of erery ncishborlcod, have occurred in cur ia
vor. Our meetings have been more numcrou>ly at
tended, and even the Wings would occasionally adj
nit that we had the zeal, the warmth, and the cn.hu-
sia>m ON our SIDE.
And vet the Wings have now n majority ON Joint
ballot in the Legislature! How las this been brought
about In the first place by concentrating their
strongest eff rs on Tie doubtful counties. Their
Mass meetings were held only in such counties, and
in those where the abolitioni-ts were numerous. In
the latter. most e Their stump orators made speeches.
that abolitioni>ts themselves declared were NJ and
down abolition speeches in every thing but voting for
Henry Clay. There, they misrcqre,enicd TIE facts,
and falslfieal even the record ON the Texas question.
All these efforts however. were trifing in their inilu-
cnce compared " III tier vigorous and secret orsani-
zation a short time bcf1rc the election. They knew
the exact number Il their voter. especially in tho
doubtful counties. \ leading Wig. IN his unguard-
ed exultaticn at their Sucoc,s, just after tie election.
declared that they knew tic name # every voter in
Morgan county. and how he would vote Another
admitted. that IN this county, where they beat the
Democratic candidate for Sheriff some 10 or 81 votes.
the same cand date would. two weeks before the cleo
ton. have been elected By 300 majority. and that tLey
had succeeded by whipping their men into tie ranks,
&c. &C.. Know ing before tie election. how the vote
stood in the Doubtful counties. they were enabled To
import lu>t enough voters 10 give them a bare major
IL. from strong counties where there was either no
contest or no doubt of the result. We are cred.bly
informed. that one squad cf - imported Votes were
given at one precinct in Morgan. In that county eur
majority La; year was nearly 200 and now they have
elected their Representative by q and can't near de-
feaiing our Senator. This we give as a single Illus
tration from tie numerous instances which we have
heard. There was something mysterious in the fly
ing visit here from Ohio. of Ewirg, of land scrip
memory, without previous notice or announcement.
and at a comrenie,,t time before the election. It's re-
suit now explains all. Conscious that their miscon-
duct and Justification IF promises since 1910, had lost
them the confidence Of the people, and that the De-
mocracy had the strength. (fully tested last year and
since increased) they have resorted to the foule>t and
most di>honorable articles. trickery and violation of
law. And after all, such has been the force of the
movement in our favor. that the federalists have but
q majority In the House. and the Senate stands, as
last year. equall: divided, with the casting vote in
our favor.
The Wings carried their Reps. in Floyd BY only 6 votes
One IN Mor.r.norr