Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-09-25
From the Goshen Democrat, Sept. IL.
The Troubles at the Centre.

The Troubles at the Centre.
Our readers that A. F. Morrison, Esq. has
Issued prospectus for paper to be published at
Indianapolis to be called the Indiana Democrat and that
Chapman Of the State Sentinel has lit upon him like
POssum flea We have bat little say on this subject
and that little shall be IN the point.
We have confidence in Morrison and never had,
DO believe that he is competent ill the station of file
sesder for the Democratic press of Indiana, either in
talent. tact, or political honesty. He is Of
those who has made politics trade instead OF
principle and who stands ready TO cooperate with dsor
ganizers and faconists in the overthrow of the funda
mental principles of Democracy. the majority rights In
the Senate he the pyy counsellor OF the Bank vot
ing day after day against compelling her specie
payments and of the Senate he has been pulling the
wires and shutting the cards for selfish ends until
confess have lost confidence in the and don't
who knows it. We would just give him Ellck'
any other disorganizer.
But while say this much of the leader of the pratt
cal craft prepared be very lavish of praise
the Sentinel. The Chapmans took hold of the State
paper when it had completely fattened out when there
enough of the vivying principle in it to keep
soul and body together They brought with them good
supply Of energy and industry and published paper in
its external appearance credsbe TO themselves and TO the
party. They encountered difficulties and embansssments
but they have made money, and glad Of II. Still
there particulars in which disappointed
When they fsctious minority through intrigue and
sratagem sprropaling themselves all the Offices the
gift of the Legislature in direct opposition the will of
they themselves defeated by the rascaliy
process they had nothing That the time when
these mysteries should have been reveaIedj and when
every traitors should have been proclaimed upon
the house top.
Their situation indeed critical-their bread and
ter perhaps depended upon their silence but they would
have found strong hands and hearts to back them in
their exposes of fraud and vlany at that time. 1t
Is for such purposes that Sentinel the wall needed
to guard and protect the rights and interests OF the people,
In nj we tatth he tme
that the Chapmans did do their whole duty but wheh
any body else would have beered the matter cannot
say. Few appreciate the responsibilities Of their
situation. and know without trying them. As
general thing, they have done WELL and in the present
struggle they ought be- and be- sustained They
worth many Eeck Morrisons it would take
oil the Governors circle.
So far as noe are concerned there is as mitch praise
in the above remarks of DIR. Ellis, mixed though it be
with partial censure. we have any disposition to
lay claim to. And even the censure is to a great
degree neurazed by the doubt expressed in conclu-
sion, whether others could have done better under
the circumstances, than ourselves. We never recur,
in memory 10 the particular difficulties alluded
to by the Democrat without feelings of extreme pain
and regret and, it possible, would utterly for
get them. Should we consult our own feelings, there
fore, should personally be as oah to speak of them
nor, were for political reasons, at the period
of their occurrence But to continue utterly silent,
would be tact confession of wilful delinquency, to
which plead not guilty, with clear conscience.
Abiding to the events of the session of 1923,
the Democrat says, that when we :" saw factious
minority through intrigue and stratagem appropratng
TO themselves all tie Offices in the gift Of the Legs-
ature, in direct opposition to the will of the ory
dumb; and that even when ourselves
" were defeated by the same rascally process" we
had nothing to say. This is true; and it must GER
tainly strike every forcibly, that reasons
for silence or our doubts as to the expediency OF
denunciation, must have been very strong, when
we restrained ourselves from saying any thing in
relation to defeat well as that of others
to some of whom we entertained feelings of strong
personal as well as political friendship If we had
acted according to the bent of our own impulses, we
should have taken course somewhat different from
that which we did take, perhaps but then " the
responsibilities of situation had to be taken into
consideration. Standing in something of repre-
sentative position, others might have been affected
well ourselves; and however willing zee Nigh
have been to incur responsibility and run the risk
personal injury, it was a delicate point to decide
whether or no we should subject others to the sam,
risk, contrary to their wishes.
We may hereafter have something further to sal
in relation to the difficulties alluded to by the Demo
crat, which will show that could not we'll hav
acted otherwise than we did, with safety to our party