Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-03-27

spur to further their own selfish views" as ground
essly charged by the Beacon, the Editor may rest
that they will neither of them be candidates for
any situation unless on the invitation of their party
They will under circumstances to be elect
ed by the Wings with the aid Of few factious DEM
ocrats if any such be found, against the regular
nominee of their party. VIII the Beacon Editor
gage much for himself and for has friends What's
the question What is the Editors definition of
''rding party with the whip and spur" Is it not
where elo endeavor to control all the rest for
their own personal advantage If So The Editor
may set his mind at rest as to Whitccmb and Bright
One Of them will endeavor to ride trcenfg-f four
with whip and spur as tried somelchere at last
session of the Legislature. Does the Editor under
stand If not, we will be more specific.
We win further undertake, that neither of these
old Hunkers will try to be elected Auditor Trea-
surer of State as did the Editor of the Beacon, with
the aid of Wing members, after we had achieved our
victory in lS43 iritiout his aid. Whip and spur -
The same charge made against Jefferson, Jackson
and Van Buren, by those selfsyled democrats who be-
ing disappointed in getting Office for themselves and
friends wished uSeto desert. The examples of
John Bell, w. C. Rives, N. P. Talmadge, &c. &C.
not forgotten. And such will be the charge by
dent Polk himself, before two years are out Such
persons place self before party.
We have remained silent under the attacks of the
Beacon, although it has continued them since long
ago as the Both January last, and perhaps earlier
We remained silent, because, while there was hope
that the Editor IN heart with his party and Ia
bored under an honest mistake, felt it duty to
endeavor reclaim him by kindness and forbcarance.
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above 40 600, is not to be trled with Especially
too, the State Is fauduently gerrymandered by the
Wings. We need union and harmony, and manly
struggle shoulder to shoulder to get majority in the
legislature. And this is the time that the Editor
chooses endeavor to excite dssenson among his po-
litcal friends! Timd warning with the common foe
when despair lowered us but terribly courageous
in attacking his friends when the victory is won
Does he want to control the election among the sound
democracy III old Dearborn, in hopes that he can get
such delegation from that county, as will control
elections joint ballot, and enable two ndi-
viduals to again ride the next legislature with whip
and spur ~ If think the patriots of that time
honored county will disappoint him.
We have penned these remarks, at this late day,
"more in sorrow than in anger" We have waited
patiently in a vain hope We should i'll become our
position if suffered the fruits of hard fought
struggle for the last two years. to be recklessy de-
stroyed by disorganizing spirit We cannot the
Democracy insidiously attacked by one assuming to
be friend. Such one is more dangerous than an
open enemy And since the motives have become
manifest, the party is put its guard the
better. "Forewarned is forearmed." We envy not
the Beacon and his friends, we again repeat, the lau
res they may achieve in nglorious strife. They
may look for the reward of their ratricidal
the applause of Wing newspapers, which is now plen
tifully showered upon them. We prefer the approba
ton of brothers in arms, with whom have
struggled, and shall continue to struggle, whether il
defeat in victory.