Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-07-25

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The following remarks upon Tie respective caul.-
date, Of our political parties. are taken from the
forthcoming number Of the Boston Quar;crlv Review.
The character it gives of Mr.. clay is quito Just and
If II be true that the book ascrlbcd to Mr.. Frcl.nghuy-
sen in the note. j. really his. the observations ON hi,
character are not whit too severe.
We shall attempt no culogy on the distinguished
gentlemen the Convention has nominated. II they
are not those We should have preferred they AT least
meet our warm appreciation. and viii receive our
earnest support. Ar. Polk is a man of considerable
political experience. n gentleman in his manners.
irrcproachahlc IN lis morals. sound in his political
Wow. and + elected, viii make an able and efficient
eNecui Sc oihccr. and adnin >tcr the Government in
a mlnncr alike crcdtablc To himself and honorable 20
his country. Ills external policy will he wise. firm.
iust and patriotic and his Internal faiicv VII tend
10 restore - To the cd republican platform. and 90
promote the interests e the whole country. not merely
of n favored section or class. With Polk and Dallas
lpT our cand daiCs. We can enter on the camfaien
with heart and hope. and feel. that in clcyating them
to tho tir.t offices in the gff # tie people. We are
dong 4 service 90 or country and republican freed m.
We d. not permit ourselves. in this Journal. to
enter lar into mere party politics, bat we cannot
refrain from expressing cur gratitude that there is
now. To- say tie least. q reasonable houc of savirr
orr country from the Serious danger there would lc
IN clcctng Tie Wing candidates. We do not ADOPT
all tic notions Of our Democratic friends concerning
the first principles Of government; we do not. # we
may - say. accept Their political philosophy but we
rdrely Fl. = approve their leading measures If policy.
whether domestic or foreign. and We feel at al
tines. that the government and the countrv arc safer
lntheir hand, than in those If tic VII r.. even when
the Wings flace a. tic head If affairs ther purcst
and able>t men. In many Il the abstract PRINCIPLES
If governments. we coincide much moro nearly with
tire Wings than We CO with tie IcmocratS bat tire
Nh - n o porv are thoroughly. and without NIT
gaton. the l7rsy of modern feduali~m. The demo-
cratic Party fails to resist this growing itudali-m
with The requisite energy and firmne>- the Wings
d. not re>i>t Il gt all. bat hasten IL rapid growth bv
all means IN Their power. II We cannot hope. even
from the Democrats. all VIC wish for the truc interest
OF ell classes. We can hope nothing at all from The
Wings. There j. not oncof their distinctive mca-
SuTc> hgt VIII tend drcflv and with fital force Ia
cons a.;e tie power a. tn i|niI.tral l0-l. end
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e1n~i fcr. -eetIH = ~ frluel ux-,n
Ias-e two gtat aen r resent the very worst ou.
most dangerous elements - Nhiagis'n. erd f ;hoy
ooae a r,wer iiey bring VIII them Naiggl,m IN all
IL tula m'cd n.crlir.
N.rs-rs. Clay eu5 Irelag,uy On represent what VI
net term ulfr7 Nhiei>m. Mr. Clay 3 uaque-lcnahl
2 men Il ability. lie is a SPLENDID orator: be- La,
gToat ,ower over TIC men with whom he comes u
imeaeia;c contact; bar Re = no statesman. lie =
a44alii0u>. lt sl9a sighted: bold. daring. but inca