Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-11-20
Published every Thursday

appears as editorial in Morrisons democrat marks
ITS paternity clearly the rdttes of the rattle
snake evince the character of that reptile. II is
without doubt, the progeny of JAMES MoRRIsoN-
more pointed and compact, though less literally
rect, than the illusions of his hopeful brother
The arrogant impudence, the malgn hatred and dar-
ing asehoods OF the Sentinel have already reacted
the public mind, and it is fast sealing ITS fate and losing
ITS influence When such men the Chapmans shall
give tone to public sentiment when they shall have
power to make and unmake the highest officers in the
nation and the State when they shall be privileged TO
attack, without rebuke, the worthy ciiiZens OF the
State, and to deame whose position, character and
talents UNNECESSARILY above them them
to despse them then, indeed, is democracy down
the heel and acabonism and venaity m the ascendant
What decent respectable citizen is there who would be
wllIng as citlZen to be compared with the Chapmans,
What grade in decent society they sustain What
played, which should rank them leaders, IL is true,
they WELD printing press, and they famous
who stop of abuse and SANDER If they dis
like man but when and where have they writ
ten argumentatve State paper, canyassed any i'm
portant sub ect of policy Once while able arti-
Gle has appeared in their columns, but happen to
know the paternity Of most ofthem. We shall
strive rival them in their we'll established Teputa
ton as blackguards, but may be forced
y them which will make them think the feathers
are loose We wish it to be understood that do not
consider the Sentinel the Chapmans the democratic
party of the State and if they had treated gentle
manly way, should have observed courtesy in
speaking ofthsm. We speak but the truth
Our subscription books will make manifest the
daring falsehood of the first sentence of this TRADE
of the Bank President. Nor is the evidence of the
falsehood confined to those books. On every hand in
this community are receiving the congratulations
of honest men, who REJOICE that knavery and audaci-
ty though it has enscoced itself under the garb of de-
mocracy, in high places, is at length assisting strip
and exhibit its leprous carcass to public indignation
upon pillory of its own erection.
As to the ascendancy of jacobinism and venality,
which it said will occur, when certain things done
by US, but little fear need be entertained If had
been disposed to keep democracy down at the heel"
where it for years remained under the vena sway Of
the morrison family should long ago, when
brides instead of threats were the inducements they
displayed have done the evil which they now falsely
impute to us.
Ludicrously does the wrath and excessive egotism
of the Judge stick out in the questions to "what
decent, respectable citizen would, as a citizen, be
willing to be compared with u.s. and as to the
'.grade we sustain in decent society,"! This is a
specimen, we suppose, of what is called Bank Demo
cracy Be that as it may our grade in decent and
respectable society, civil or social is what it is
are neither disposed brag, be ashamed of it.
We are indebted for it too, if it be above the
poorest and most unfortunate portion of the commu
nty not to any Fictitious circumstances not by
perclliousy turning up noses at honester though
poorer men than ourselves not by thrusting our
selves by dint of impudence into circles where we
were equally hated and despised; not by robbing the
widow and orphan of their scanty Inheritance; not
by barterng political integrity and prucpey play
Ing the hypocrite in religion politics. not by fob
bing the plumber of unjust laws and especially, not
by fleeing the of mankind through the internal
machinery of Bank. If the grade we sustain in
society is beoc that of Judge Morrsohs because of
these things, then have reason for the sake of
clear conscience, to thank Providence that we are
we are.
''What measure of talent do they (the Chapmans)
possess continues the Judge, which should rank them
as leaders; and when and where have they ever
written argumentatiye State paper, or canvassed
any important subject of policy :" Now we confess
that predominant mental attributes differ so very
widely from those of the morrison family" that
are inclined to answer these tauntng remarks pretty
much as the old Minister answered tyro of the
cloth, who asked him elf he thought he had much
religion" The reply was, that she had none to brGg
off, We have talents to brag of. But neverthe-
less we dIt Qulte
their results should be compared with those of any
or all of the morrison famly"-not even excepting
the Magnus Apollo of the Royal circle, the Bank
President himself.
Promising that we never made any pretensions as
Leaders of the people, for the very good reason,
to say nothing about talents that believe as little
in those who generally assume ledd in those who
if they could would drire,-et return the compli
well the question of the Judgeas to the writ
ing of 'argumentative State papers, the canvass
ing of any important subjects of policy" If these are
the evidences of the possession and exercise Of talent
where are the "argumentatife State papers, ever
written by him Can he show them, or make mani
fest their power by the ends they accomplished! If
so, tive should like to see him do it." Small our
pretensons really are, if we had been in public
ployment as long as the Judge has been had we
been fed for of years the public crib, and
relieved from all the and distractions inevitably
attendant upon men who cork for a living,-we
should indeed take shame-ay, great shame and con-
fusion to ourselves, could we show no better return
for the favors lavished upon US, than he has DONE
And then again, if should attempt to canvass any
important subject of policy-for instance, like that
of the distribution of the proceeds of the public
lands if we aspired to have direct vote
in the settlement of important subject Of policy
we should certainly despise ourselves as much as
the inefaby proud naughty, and arrogant President
Of the State Bank despise us, if compelled to
ess before the people, he had to do, that he had
not even Investigated the merits of the subject.
'Once in a while," the Judge admits San able ar
tice has appeared in columns, but he pretends