Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-01-30
The senatorial Question.


The propriefy Of the course of the Democratic side
Of the State Senate, in postponing the election Of
U. S. Senator, so far as we have it commented
upon by the press, seems to be fully admitted. We
except, of course, the Wing press of our State,
whose occupation it is to find fault, and whose dis
position it also viii undoubtedly be, to make much
capita" out of the affair for the benefit of Whigge-
ny as is possible We shall attend these perhaps,
fully hereafter, and present also the comments
of our democratic contemporaries of Indiana. In the
mean time, present few extracts from papers of
other States. which of course made with SIMS
ter designs and hardly with the expectation that they
would find their way to any considerable portion Of
our people.
The Age" published at Augusta, Maine, in the
number of Jan. TO- commenting upon the facts and
circumstances connected with this subject and which
have been fully heretofore spread before readers
concludes an article as follows:
aft this were case where wings had dealt honestly
and had not attempted TO defraud the people, we should
advise Them go into Convention by all means But,
IL is, what right have they to complain? They know
full well that by system of fraud winch conrved
with total disregard 10 the common forms Of decency,
they attempted and actually have DISTINGUISHED large
numbers OF Democratic voters They therefore should
be the last complain for having the poisoned chace
which they had ruihlessIy prepared foI others,
becomes only the right but the duty of The Democrats
in the Senate TO maintain the integrity Of The Stale, and
administer rebuke TO the Wings for their shame
less attempt control the State government, when
minority. In way this reDuke be effectuslly
administered by Withholding from them the fruits
Of their niquy. Especially, should they do when
in the present instance they suffered succeed
in their fraud not only will the ds ancised Democrats
OF Indiana suffer, but from the nicely balanced
parties in the Senate Of the United States, the whole
country may also suffer- and the administration of Mr..
Pc he eu,ha Ne
our friends will adhere their determination to
permit the wings BY their shameless Gerrymander Of
$780, inct lasting evil upon their State and the
Unon.'
The above, as will easily be perceived was written
before the determination of the Senate was known to
the writer.
The Cincinnati Enquirer of JAM 20, concludes an
article thus
GAS the preponderancc OF parties m the Senate of the
United States might depend upon the election of Senator
from Indiana, the federasis extremely anxious to
elect by of tins accidental majority of msre-
representatives.. Now the nation, well rs the State OF
Indiana, democrac,so that the election of federal
Senator from that State, would be retaining portion
the power in the hands Of that party which the nation
large and Indiana part OF IT, have said unworthy
of IL To acquire power and retain it, by any
by any despite aud contempt Of the peo-
pie, has ever been the ambition Of the federal party
THE democrats, having number of in the Sem
of the State equal their opponents, have been able
TO prevent the federass from pecpitang this election
and have deferred il until the people shall have had time
eectualiy, 10 express their WILL We honor their
manly firmness, and the faith with which they have
stood between the people aud this wrong which federal
ism meditaied upoh them aud the large The
vacancy in the U. s. Senate does take place until
March 4th,-and had Senator been elected except in
the improbable of session, he would have
had functions discharge until December next The
Legislature cam therefore, select The man, without
the slightest public embarrassment difficulty; and
the people take that their next Legs
Iature is composed Of good and true of po-
cal squatiers and misrepresentation HE past"
This article has been copied and approved by many
Democratic papers in Ohio.
The Louisville Democrat, in commenting on certain
abusive letters dated at Madison, and published the
Louisville Journal, speaks as follows:
With the postponement Of the Senatorial election
by the Legislature Of Indiana Mr. Bright had Just much
do the other Democratic members of the Senate
nc He performed his duties boldly fearlessly
he is won't and in doing so, he acted in accordance
with the well known wishes and sentiments of those
elected him the office he honorably fills and to HON
| be is responsible.
awe have frequently noticed that the Wing leader.
themselves much accustomed intrigue
their followers blndly wheeling after them through all
their manoeuvers that they have conception
public acting through honest motives, or in obedi
ence public sentiment, and without some object Of
personal advantage in view Yet such precisely the
case in Indiana, reference to tins matter The Demo-
cratic Senators Impeed TO the they pursued
by the general sentiment of the people, and
say that had any 1t them acted otherwise he wouc
have had convincing proof that he had been alhes
in representing the wishes Of his constituents
"lfihe Wings find any consolation IN their affected
belief that this of the Democratic Senators will
give them a majority in Indiana winter they are
quite welcome. We have, however, different opInor
Of the Hoosiers. They ic send Democrat repIesen
them in the Senate Of the United States and they will
heartily approve Of the taken by their represent
atives in the Legislature, afford them oppoiunlt,
to do So"