Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-05-16
From The Ohio Statesman.
congressional and Official Dicfcfiom.
Messrs. BLAIR x RIvEs.

Never since we have known politics, have we witness
ed such deep and universal Indignation. as pervade, The
democratic party, 50 far as we can learn. AT the atremp-
Ola body OF office holders at Washington. TO oyerawe ,h.
people ; delegates To the national convention and com
pei them through fear and misrepresentation, TO forfeit
iheir pledges and instructions.
When these very same managers cried out ,os,,ono
'he national conveniIon-put IT off until "A later da,. and
give The people time for discussion, the people submitted.
wiring mat Their decision should be fairly veiobed
Wei, the people did discuss the mat;er-caIled tLe;r ron
seni'ons, appointed their delegates, aud instructed them
. !" vote ana when summed up, they had declared
Tor Mr.. Van Buren,, one Of the greatest and best men I'm
ms Oh any other aga statesman of unsurpassed intel
lect, and unblemI>hed rcputalion-wiih n unan,m,iv nm
paraiIeied, where opposition existed at all. The people.
IN tins decision, were satisfied. conienie d-tney had snok-
en-, and that voice had every where brought y,c'orv
Ihrec-iourths OF the present democratic members of con
sress could never have been elected, had they not either
declared tor Mr.. Van Buren, as their first choice. or
pledged their constituents that they would obey their
voice. They were elected a> servants of those who
elected them, TO perform legislative duties, and when
having performed them. to adjourn and 90 home Ia re-
ceIve The reward OF their good dccdS-not 10 sci up ~ no.
liilcal Iniusuers managers of others opinions. and die
tators To those Who are better Informed than themselves
u = folly To suppose that the uuboughr, honest dcmoc-
racy oi the country, Will. for a moment, sanction such a
movement They Will Indignantly rebuke the abettors
and grtrers up of such a scheme. No sooner were men
elected 10 Congress and appointed as delegates to RE M
ii"'ai conventions, than the brides and offers of T,lcr and
ms official hangers IN were al work. Office was the re-.
ward OF treachery-pay the qaid pro quo for political dis.
h"nesfv- Like The devil ia ancient iimcS. all the world
was offered to those base enough 10 fall down and vor-
ship the image OF John Tyler But John T,Lr. nor nil
the other JohaS IN Chrisiendom, have Offices or gold
enough To buy The truc-hcaried democracy Of one Stale in
tins mon NJ least. They will cast hin of. and has cn.
workers, with an Indignation that will sinse the yer,
beard on hs chin CaIl the people together any where.
and let them express their unbiased. nnpurchas.d ana
uupurcha>able voice. and the truth vill fall unon Tho man
ayers with a two-edged sword. The geobIe hare spokeo.
'"" 'i'ir 'oice must be obeyed, or all idea of delegate re-
presentation l. at an end. II would be the m i Ia stab
10 republican government that could possibly he imagined
We repeat. that 1t viii not be submitted Ia. for \ mo-
mem Inc Voice OF the people Is, aud must be supreme
1t cannot be trlhed with. Let thar be carried o,, mi
we shall be the last To compIain-ihc first IN The Grbt"
tel the choice Of nomination. fall on whom it NAV.
me people are neither fools or madmen-tlev can see
a. Wei a those IN the midst of violence. and corrunuon
III Washington, aud It's not worth while to tell Us tiatit
Is the Texas question that i at issue. The ,ntrirucrs
We're IN motion long before The Texas question: wa
That question, as the CORRESPONDENCE sho,,,
wa s'feh up and sprung upon the people, lust at this
instant a. a part and parcel Of the plan OF operations.
kno" ing that thousands Of honest men were m favor ,f
lne measure II properly accomplished, who might be de-
oeivod by the movement.
ihese same dIciaiors and managers Of public opinion.
"s'd ~ "lowins the peoples will, get up such a
III . d'i'a'ins The democratic party IN all the States
''Ss'nie' Tor The purpose of charging II on the fact of lr
' an buren being before tho people. The TYLER press al
=" ashingion called on all It's party friends. lust on the eve
/" ,e 'onnec'cui elections, not to vote the democratic
- N''' OF II would be considered a Van Buren, triumph.
men The Virginia elections were approaching. the c,..
""arN declarations were. that the salvation of the part,
,ePended on The triumph ofthe wings in that Sale. De.
"'H W tdt ut- II N MI ' an lu- .
Gu ana no sooner was tins game PLAYED out as far as
'o>s.hie, than the whole scheme developed itself
- And the democratic party throughout the country are
called on To rGtfg-we believe thai Is nov
word-thls shameless movement Surely. members
: congress have forgotten the character of the consjru-
h's they represent, If they suppose ney will rarfy sucb
roseed'ngs. that a few dishonest politicians NAV rio,
u John i ,lers official Evors.
!" 'he mean time letters have been written all over the
10 poison and deceive the public mind. Bu, a ,
:" cav since We received a letter from a friend. a CHI.
en- OF The State OF Tennessee. and one of The hos, mao ]
; IL informing US that letters from this State. pretending |
give p"oic opinion IN OHIO, and calling on the people ,
tennessee 10 oppose the nomination oi Mr.. Van Bu- !
:, ihey' rom the account gwen ofihem. and theex-
'o's enclosed. are the most shanelessiv false of any c
''"s imaginable. They basely mlsrepresent the stern .
eh,ocrscy OF our noble State There is not a shadow of
-" u mem Travel through the length and breadth
u noo'e state, and with scarcely a single exception. :,
loep' II may he at one or two points. no one is thought o
{, -, desired: esceP, Mr.. Van Buren,. They no, only on
: ~ an nure"' but we never saw such determination
',''' cohndence and organization i'm our State before
- Icy whsfe' wings are joining our ranks and signing n
''uos and associations. Organization il go,n, nm :
vi victories won IN the face of The whole en.1y .
ana there a doubling, dissatisfied. draw bach Nh RI
N Ind nothing right. "N' VINO N
ne io''o"ins letter, received by las, nights mail. Is NJ