Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1845-12-25

hartley Of Ohio. like that of the Governor of Indi-
ana, is concise and quite able.-Lou. Journal.
The Louisville Journal stepping out Of It's path to
nra ise Governor Whtcom5 When that paper
known to praise n Dem crat. unless something
in the wind II is minated here. That the Govern
or is understood to be the favorite of tie Wings for
t,e II. s Senate We d. not believe Governor Whit
comb is party to any Wing intrigue, but the effort
NAV be made 10 make him one We shall see.
We clip the above from the Louisville Democrat
The insnuation is in the highest degree unjust to
Gov Whitcomb So far fron his being 1.-the favor
lite of the Wings for the L. S. Senate lie was the
last they desired to elected that station.
Ever since the last August election showed that the
Democrats had majority joint ballot and would
consequently elect their Senator the Wing press has
regarded him as the candidate to be elected by his
party and kept up unceasing fire upon him. So
far, too, lie from being ga party to any Wing IN
trige,' he did not bargain even with his own potl-
cal friends for his elevation He did not, In the
acceptation of the term, solicit solitary vote.
He expressed himself uniformly unwilling to be
elected unless the majority of the Democratic party
the State desired it, through their representatives,
and therefore in the few conversations he held with
his friends the subject he always said that he did
not expect wish for the vote of any member unless
the constituents Of the member preferred him for that
station He took early ground IN favor of a nomina-
ton of candidate for that Office by the Democratic
members conrenedby Themselves. the only mode cal
culated to ensure unaniinty and success, and when
the nomination was made of another person. he Ia
bored earnestly and constantly to induce all his friends
to support it, and the nominee elected
He declared both before and after the nomination,
that if he should be elected BY minority of the De-
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resign the office the next day He said that real
democrat would receirs an office against the wish of
a majority of his own political friends Now, Mr..
Editor if you have any better democrats, :" bring
them on"
/ Why the Democrat should have so hastily publish
ed such PHI at loss to conjecture. Ii
could not have been for the sacrifices of time bust
ness health and very nearly of life, made by Gov
Whitcomb in canvassing for the Office he holds
and BY which the State was redeemed. Nor could i,
have been for any manifestation his part heretofore
of undue ambition love of office, that could induce
him to abandon his friends his principles For he
opposed to receiving the nomination for the office
he holds and only accepted it after 1t was made
from high and controlling sense of duty. The only
other office, except that OF State Senator, that he
held was that of Commissioner of the General Land
Office and that given to him by that noble heart
ed patriot Andrew Jackson rithoat his appii alton
or knowledge. After all this it likely that he would
intrigue with Wings for office Gov. Whitcomt
Will not complain that he not elected the L. S
Senate, but his friends have a right to complain tina
so unjust an article should make It's appearance.
We make these remarks here, in the presence O
the members Of the Legislature, who Will bear wit
to is truth Less ,Xe M
more we have not room TO say, at present. We hops
the Louisville Democrat Viii do justice III the prem
iseS.