Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-08-28

will be placed at the head OF the columns OF ue
Indiana Democrat" az the man whom it prefers for
the next Presidency.
This is the name which the Morrison clique
OF Office seeking hunkers have, for the past two or
three years, been endeasoring to use as stepping
stone to their own personal preferment- They In
reality care no more for Gen. Cass than they do for
any other man living but they think his name and
fame the most araiabe to facilitate their designs
of selfish personal aggrandizenent Time and the
course Of events viii satisfy Gen. Cass, and every
body else of the truth Of this These will desert
him without the slightest hesitation, whenever they
think the name and reputation Of any other man will
be more likely promote their own ends, whether that
name be Judge McLEAN's or any other mans
Some mans rame they must have to sail under for
as to principles, they have whatever that would
be approved by the people.
There is no doubt in our minds that the course
which these men have already pursued has done more
injury to the prospects of Gen. Cass than they could
remedy, if they tried to do it faithfully, for
ten years to come Several of them, on the reception
of the news of Folks nomination, were on the very
verge of turning orsr to Czay,-for a week their
political sails were shivering in the wind, and
nothing the hearty and enthusiastic response which
Immediately came up from the Democratic Press and
the popular masses, prevented and estoyped their
hediated treachery from being openly manifested.
They are ready to enlist under the banner of any
man, whose success is likely to confer upon them
plunder and spoil and the people 30 well satisfied
of this fact that they will be extremely wary in
trusting to their professions. 1t is owing this
that all their movements in regard to Gen. Cass have
been looked upon by the people with codness, doubt,
and dlstrust.
But even if the old Juhto Of Huiikers possessed
5tdary political honesty instead of being intensely
selfish and dishonest and even if they had feelings
of true and friendship for Gen. Cass instead
of being influenced by cupidty alone; we should
then doubt the policy they propose pursue in regard
70 his nomination.
Their movement is premature. The people cannot
be pushed into personal contest, before the
policy and measures of the new Congress are devel-
oped and before the future course of events be
surmised even by the wisest and most far-sightcd.
Nor should they be. The chief object and desire of
the people should be, and doubt is to fix upon and
establish just public policy, tending to secure the
rights of every class and section of the country.
Having fixed upon and established this, the selection
of agents to carry that policy into effect, will natu-
rally follow. But to think of nominating a new
President before the present incumbent Of the chair
has had any fair opportunity to develop his policy,
and before it is possible to know what measures
he may PROPOSE or to which events transpire in the
next Congress-, may give birth, what bearing they
may have upon the selection of his successor, is
unreasonable and impolitic. An established policy of
this kind would be certain to ruinotisy degenerate
and degrade our Presidential elections making
them mere personal contests, when they ought to be
On this point, we are sure that the honest friends
Of Gen. Cass, agree with us. As some evidence that
they do so, we give the following extract from the
American citizen;' published at Detroit, Michigan,
paper friendly to Gen. Cass, and presume in his
confidence.
:. The Advertiser ntmates that the Legislature of
Michigan at the next session will formally nominate
Gov. Cass for the Presidency for l54S-and that he
viii then resign his seat in the u s. Senate, and strip
for the Presidential race. Now without knowing any
thing Of the Generals views upon this subject, we
hope he viii neither resign his scat in the Senate
accept of Legislative nomination for the Presidency
for in the first place. the people of the State demand
his services in the Senate for time to come and
In the mex: place. his nomination to the Presidency
through the interpositon of Legislative caucus,
would not all tend to enhance his prospects for that
distinguished station. The people apt to look
with jealousy upon the assumption Of powers not
delegated and in fact way proper to be exercised
by their law making agents; and the premature
nominations prior to the last Presidential canvass,
of Mr. Van Buren, by the Legislature Of Missouri,
and that of Col. Johnson by the Legislature of Ken
tucky-connectef with the fact that both those gen.
.lemen were ultimately rejected by the nominating
Conventlon-should operate as solemn warning to
the req friends of Gen. Cass. Besrdes premature
nomination of any man for the next Presidency would
be both impolitic and unwise. The people desire
fepose-and deem II time enough, ttco three gears
hence to agtate anew the Presidential question In
saying this much, we would by no means desire 10
disparage the high claims Of Gen. Cass upon the
people, particularly Of the North Westor to disguise
the fact that many of them look with favor upon the
project of his eventual elevation the Chief Mags
tracy but they desire to enforce his claims upon the
attention of their Republican brethren, in a mode
congena to their feelings than the irresponsible
and snti-republican machinery of mere Legislative
caucus"
The objections here urged to Legislative nominal
ton apply with much stronger force to nomination
by any irresponsible clique junto. In the first,
honest intentions might be supposed to have some
influence in the last the motives of the cabaF could
hardly be other than sinister and selfish.
Another Cass paper, the Ranger, published at
Valparaiso, Indiana, short time since made the
following sensible remarks, of the same tenor as
those of the Citizen, to wit:
Some of the Democratic papers, have already
nominated Gen. Cass, as the Democratic candidate
for 1913. Although We were among the first In
Indiana to espouse the cause OF Gen. Cass, at the
commencement of the recent campaign yet we cannot
think 1t proper tc bring his forward at this
early period First, we think it premature to thus
early name any one for the candidate; and Sc
condly We think IT will be no advancement for the
Generals cause 10 bring his at this time, before
the public eye. Let US remember the hard feeling