Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-07-25
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publishing accounts e sundy wonderful "chanrcs'
from Democracy to Clay Caoncry, The largest num-
Der of these pretended conversions are the crosses;
humbugs-some Of them excellent Jokes on the Cav-
ties For instance, the Ohio safe Journ,l pr)claim..
and the Indiana Journal. Ike a trained puppy copies
the Proclamation. to VT:
DAVID l.. CHIn. Esq. until within a few weeks the edi-
tor Of the Naii0aai AnfESflrery Sfaq2lrd. has come out
for Mr.. Clay. lie adltes.e1 /, n,.s meeting Of WI At
Northampton, Mass, last week, FOR two hours, with tTemcn-
dous effect. lie says that he spent tie winter Ia Washins-
ton. became fully convinced that tie great aud ali-ab.orbing
question T. be decided o., whether Texas shan be annexed
To the United siaie-." Tac Loco fooo party dropped Nj.
Van Burcn and took NJ Mr.. Polk IN order /, make III, -
sue, and he feels impelled 81 every dictate Of patriotism, to
come out Tor aud advoc1te the claims Of tic man who goes
fI the Union a. q is"
Now VIC happen to know personally tins David Lee
Child, and have known him for many years. IIenev-
cr was a democrat, but was always a true blue thor
ough-going federal Wing Of the Hartford Convention
stripe. lie IS by profession a lawyer, but never hay
ing tie ability to ge; a living BY that Pr, f-sion. he
turned politician, and many years ago was tie editor
Of a federal paper publish in Boston called tie
Massachusetts Journal lie did not succeed very
we'll IN this business Tie same want of practical
good sense which prevented his being a successful
lawyer, was equally a lar 90 his success as an edit r
Of a newspaper. The first instance Of br. bery to vote
the Wing ticket, which we remember to have been
personally cognizant Il, occurred IN tho printing Office
Of the Massachus cts Journal while this d. l.. Clnd
was editor. We accidentally happened in, while an
apprentice in a ne ghboring cifcc, and were told by
the w%orkmcn, that every person No, Likely Otherwise
TO vote, should receive a certain sum Of money. pro-
,ided he would vote the Wing ticket. The incident
did something to~ards fixing our own political prin-
ciples. Well, The Mas ,aclmse,ts Journal eventually
fell through, and this II. l.. child, after wandering
up and down like Il Discontinued spirit in dry places,
ultimately turned abolitonist, and By the assistamc,
of his talented and accomplished wifc-tcn timcs tic
best man of the two-has for some time been the ed
itor Of the National Anii-Slavcry Standard" and the
Washington correspondent Of tie Boston L.iLcrator
Garrison's non-rc>i,tant abolition paper. His object
now III declaring FIR Clay may Ic easily guessed al
by those acquainted with New England politics. anC
with Mr.. Clay's peculiar fashion Of securing the at
of a certain sort IF men. Child. no dub. calculate
largely on the opposition which would be felt. in re-
ht,on to the Annexation Of Texas, in tic East. which
under the Tyler treaty would 10 doubt hive been very
strong But Mr.. Ecn;on with That wisdom and Ere
sight for which lie is - emlncntly AMI justly di,iin.
gui>hed, has fortunately By his bn di>armod tie fl.
natical crew If whom Clild was n leader. aud Nr
Child therefore viii again, Is always hegci,f re h,
has been fdtod To d., come out of the little end If tn,
horn So much for one 'Cla. convert"
a second 'Clay convert owe hisfme to lie I.cb
anon Star II Ohio. and al tie other coon paper,
churklc over HIM in great elcc as follows:
81. y. White. Eq of 8fewn county, Ohio, a fine speak
eI, has leii the l.coiooo patty and taken the stump ior th
wing candidates."
The Ohio Statesman dis, oscs Of this case as fol
lows:
MIR White l. quite a young man-ncver was a democrat
He worked IN this office last winter as a Jouintyman pun
ter, and did not disguise his panty feelings. He stated be
fore leaving here that he intended to take the stump f,
Clay, as he was IN favo: Of a L. :. Bank. II i doubtful
whether he has a vote yet. lie Is a young man # fine tai
snis-a fine slcakcI-honest and uptisht IN h> department
IL i true he did Genounoe. through the Statesman, the con
duct Of the Wing clique here, for their base and unfoundc,
attacks upon the printers, because they Did not JOIN IN Tn
Printer and tie Statesman 0itirc. 50 much for that lei uncI
alton. MI. White Will, NJ doubt, take as hoai ~ a laugl
over IT as the printers IA our Oh c have"
Another Of these attempts at Il ~ccption was pro
mulgatcd from that verac.ou> coon organ. the Y. Y
Courier and Enquirer, q $1,000 Nom ~. borro,ro.
from the L. ). Bank, and Is copied INFO all tn
other coon Eapers. II IS a flll9ws:
"Gcn. Thomas Edwards, Of Bridgeport, Conn who has 70
many years been a p ominent member of the Loco Foco par
~. and who was their candidate for Congress a few yeai
since, has come out for Clay and FIelinghu, SEN. lie Is sai
10 be a man of extensive influence. Allied Edvaids, hi
son, heretofore known a a successful Loco Foco Orator,
now on a tour through the State, using all his influence f.
the Wing cau.e."
Now let us see who this e. neral Edward, is til
Wings when they maxi a change. always stick a til
to the name for effect. The Journal Of Commcrc
says
seen. Thomas Edwards, OF Bridgeport, Ci,"is an old nc
gro man, and Alfred Edwards his son" j. a negro simpletor
who anuseS the mass meetings of loys by spelling w0lds,
which he raiscs such utter rebellion against the spclin
book, that the uIehins cheer him night meniiy.
la ha haw, \ regular John HOPKINS of cor
vert. sure enough, and black at that. ~ Song-n
SUPPER la! Ia ha! A suck in, decidedly
.General Edwards. IIa ha Ia lIurrah f.
Clay Polk don't need it.