Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-04-25
1925

49,
Total number OF votes polled 37,6 -, including 4i4 cast for
Walsh The total vote last spiing was 1890.
The vote at the la'c election is increased largely over
any previous one. and shows the following results:
Whole number Of votes 5O,355
Hsrper's vote over Coddington, j. 4.O2s
Harper's vote over Franklin. W. 1918
Maj nity of the whole against Harper, 1895
The ". Y. Post Observes
The facility with which Morris Franklin was deserted
Ivy those who procured for HIM the empty honor If being
the candidate If the wings. Is an instructive lesson for
Mr. Clay and his friends. Ii shows them how easily that
tickle party c.n shake oh a candidate when his fortunes
become %unpromrsing. Let US hu, lear Of a dcfca, If he
wings in Virginia, and the wings will probably begin to
talk Of General Scott. or some other available candldlte,"
instead Of Henry Clay.
Some of the Wing papers. however. hailed the result a.
agreat Wing Victory. The Express, the morning follow
ing the Election. said
I'VE have the satisfaction Of announcing the over
whelming defea, Of the Tsmmany Ticket Mt the election
yesterday by The united rates Of the Mature Ame, leans
and Uhiss. For the Wings III most Of the Wards. aware
th,t adherence To their own ticket would ensure the sur
cess of the Tsnmany cand dates, drODDed them and rOfed
for Ndure Americans"
Nor is it surprising that the Wings should crow over
such q victory, for they deliberately concociei and adopt
ed the coalition as the only means in their power to pre-
vent the success of the Democrats. The Tribune. winch
has heretofore cndeavored to delulo adopted citizens by
professions Of friendship. pretended TO regret. in some re-
sPecis. this coalition yet it is positively asserted that
Greedy, the editor. personally eectioneered for The "NAiv-
ists." and voted their ticket.
The New Era says
The union of Whigism and Naiivisn at our charter
election has Disconnected their plans Of d~eluding our ADOPT
ed citzens Federal treachery has shown itself in season
il could no longer conceal its deadly hostility To our emit
grant population, and it threw of the mask Of disguise,
and now appears in all it's original defornity-a f1enty-
one years residence TO acquire The sacred highs IF a free
Dan-Gnd adopted citizens 20 hold no cGce. civil or mil
ifary. is the Fundamental creed Of NativIsm and WhIgism.
To this new party and this creed did the Wings of the
CITY If New York give in thei. adhesion. Let the Sew
ards. the Weeds and the Greelys talk of their friendship
fr the adopted citizcns. The hyPocrtcal professions of
friendship by these men for our adopted citizens. is truly
amusing. The origin Of this opposition 10 the rights and
privileges Of those born abroad Is attributable 10 these very
men who would. now that their treachery is understood,
coax the In,h and Germans TO support Henry Clay. But
the coalition is frmed-Naiiv N is taken by the hand
and prescription to all who seek an asvium among US. is,
Us heretofore. to be the policy Of the Whig-. The inteIi-
gent and honest IIish aud German population in New
YORK, Pennsy lvania, Ohio. Maryland, and other States
will unite TO to q man with the Democracy of the whole
country end prescribe prescription itself. aud teach FEEDER
alism a lesson such as 1t has not been taught since the day
Of the c der Adams.
The amalgamstion Of wings and natives will be, rs II
ought, properly understood by our adopted citizens through
out the country, and when understood. they will rally
around the democratic standard aud sustain democratic
principles. and the result will .c a victory next fall that
will annihllate both naiivism and whiglsm. Let naivi>I
keep up It's organic ,tion, and the eirciiou of MIR. Van Blu
rem is as certain as any thing not yet iranspired."