Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-08-21
INDIANAPOLIS, AUGUST I6. Is45.
Political Mysteries of indianapolis.
PRoEMIAL CHAPTER.


PRoEMIAL CHAPTER
We have recently tried our hands in an attempt to
develop of the Criminal Mysteries of the Cap
ital of Indiana. We are now about commencing an
exposition of the Political Myseries-he accumulat-
ed intrgues and vanies only of the present era,
but Of the past sixteen years. If the public have
been surprised the developments under the former
head, those of the latter will much greater
constituent
1t is well known to the people, to the demo-
cratic portion that almost since the organization
Of the State government, a malign influence has
existed at Indianapolis, through which, democratic
zeal and energy has been danped and checked, and
It's efforts for ascendancy until recently, altogether
frustrated and defeated The fact of the existence of
this whitening, baneful, deadly influence, has been
well known all intelligent democrats throughout
the State it has been disheartening and painful to
them
II is to this influence that we owe the political
thraldom to which the Democracy have been subject
ed in Indiana, since the first organization of the
State Government A large majority of our people
naturally and by their political and social circum
Stances as democratic as any community on the face
of the Earth. But unfortunately, on the first organi
zation of political parties, of black-hearted,
assumed to take the lead in the Democratic Party,
and by their deceitulness, hypocrisy and knavery,
have driven from the ranks of the Democratic party
thousands who otherwise would have been good and
true members Of it.
This gang of Old Huikers, for that is the APP
propriate as well as the most concise term by which
to designate them have, in fact notwithstanding the
professions they may have made always been in pO-
al
in the whig or federal party. Indeed most of them,
within the memory of all, belonged to the federal
party, and only left it, because they wider and
more eligible field for the practice of rascalty, under
the assumed garb of Democracy. Proof of political
partnership between these professed democrats and
the wings, may be found in the fact that they hare al
,Oays been an office together. So long the Wings
would throw bone to the bulldogs Of the gang,
their mouths would be shut; they would not peach
the crimes of which they knew the wings to be gull
ty, would be, and Were concealed, by them, for the
sake of share of the public plumber, in which they
all rejoced and revealed by day and by night.
Something like FIVE years ago, (after having previ-
ously spent several years of hard labor and many
thousand dollars of money! in endeavorng to sustain
the democratic policy in other portions of the State,)
circumstances induced US to ''pch our tent at the
Capital. with the object in view. We as
certained to a certainty, what had before been
well enough satisfied Of In minds, that the
democratic party had internal well exter-
nal enemy to contend against and that the extermi
nation of the former would be by far the most diff
cult, it by great deal the most insidous in
character.
Nevertheless, we thought it our most appropriate
duty first to attack and conquer the open and avowed
enemy, the Wings. We had the temerity to beard
the able, talented and respectable Old Wing Junto, in
their very CITADEL to their teeth We opened up and
recapitulated to the people their manifold political
transgressions. We could not be deferred from this
duty, personally disagreeabe, for the sake of their
smiles or the fear of their frowns: not for inv
tatons to wineparties, teaparties, card parties or
soirees The result of this conflict with the Wing
leaders, the people, Through whose sturdy prowess
conquered,) well know. 1t was a result graft
flying to them, no doubt, as it was to u.s. They, as
well ourselves, we presume, hoped that a
contest and glorious a victory would not be barren
of beneficial results Nor ciH the victory prove an
unfruitful one unless suffer it be prostituted
the base uses of nest of vpers at the capital whose
dishonesty makes them regret triumph of Just policy,
and whose selfshness impels them to turn it to their
own individual benefit alone, failing in that to be-
tray the camp again to the common enemy
The time has at length arrived when the treachery |
of these political hucksers must be met and exposed
and their niquity dragged forth to the light Of day,
be visited with the just Indignation of injured,
outraged and insulted people.
The task is an ungrateful one, and is not of our
voluntary seeking. We had hoped that these men
would have anticipated the verdict of the people |
against them, and quietly retired to that obscurity
which alone could prevent the ultimate exposure of
their deceitfulness, and protect their outlines from
too strongly addicted to the uxuries Of public plum
der, to choose the honest and prudent course Their
diseased appetite for spoil is beyond their con-
troll and they must be visited with the consequences
Of their depravity.
cautiousness almost criminal, though based on
good motives alone has heretofore tied our tongues
and sealed our ps in the hope that time would cure
the malady But the case has become at last, our
Judgment incurable by mild MEANS and the only re-
naming hope exists in application of the actual
cauieryl This shall be applied to each and 10 all Of
the cabal -cooy, calmly, deliberately, but sGectUa
~ And the evil shall be cured, and the Democratic
Party relieved from the corrupt and corrupng incu
bus which has poisoned its le-bIood and parayzed
energies ever since lis first organization in this State.
Some Of our tinaid friends may fear for the ulti-
mate issue Of this intended exposition; but they may
dismiss their fears To succunb TO this malgn nf1
ence, as has TO some extent been done heretofore,
would be as criminal as cowardly, and could lead