Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-10-09
Political Mysteries Of indianapolis.
CHAPTER TX

CHAPTER TX.
The following note which we received day or
two ago, will form appropriate text for the ninth
chapter Of this exposition.
INDIANAPOLIS October 3, 1S45.
Gentlemen 1T becomes my duty to publish IN
newspaper in this County, the enclosed advertisement
The recent course you have chosen to take In your
paper against me- and against which this is not the
time to defend myself. might in the estimation OF
some Justify the Withholding even this mite ; but not
choosing to be placed false position, to suffer
nv motives to be misconstrued, have request that
you will publish the enclosed in your weekly paper,
ct least three weeks before the day of sale.
Your obedient servant,
A. c. PEPPER.
Messrs. G. A. & P CHAIRMAN.
We have reasons to infer that this note written
for the public eye, as well for ourselves of
which reasons is the fact that lit accompanied the
second advertisement sent by Mr. Pepper and not the
first There are others which it is not now necessary
to mention.
Though we comply with the request as business
matter, we nevertheless consider the note, in its
political illusions grossly dsreputabe and insult
ing and for that shall not suffer it go
the public without word or two of comment.
First, as to the note ITSELF Col. Pepper evidently
supposes that the dspensation of his official vors
an officer of the United States, is to be regulated
solely in such way will benefit himself personally,
by being dispensed the shape of tarorS his per-
sonal friends; wageS to such degraded
enough to become his hreling tools hek.sPittes.
He Is not mistaken in supposing that shall not
look such avors in the light of "SOP to CerberuS
We shall dispute the old maxim that every man
has his price" or that might possibly be
bought for price big enough. But at any rate, we
have I" souls above 6UttonS' Col. Pepper by this
time probably has learned; and whether we get his
official favors shall undertake
our own freedom and our own rights, well those
of the people.
If the " recent course" which we have taken to-
wards Col. Pepper, is rOng in any respect chy does
he say that this the defend himself %
We should think, if he has any defence to OFFER that
he could offer it soon. Prudence, or cunning
however, of which qualities he is said possess
large supply, or the untenabe nature Of the ground
upon which he stands, may dictate him the policy
of dignifed reserre. Many doubtful and intrigu-
ing politician has escaped the oral gibbet by similar
refusal to plead directly to the issue.
The remark that he sends us his advertisements,
only because he does not choose to Be paced false
position may not be fully understood by our readers
but a word or two will fully explain it. The Colonel
al first designed to give his official favors to the
Journal newspaper, in order to punish for the
expositions which making in relation to the
Old Junto, Of which he himself, for the past three
years. has been one of the ruling spirits lie could
not do this, however, without showing TO the
people that he had, at heart, much more sympathy
with Whiggery than he had for Democratic principles
How far his note will tend to neutraze that I" falls,
position" every Democrat may Judge for himself
We think it only makes the still stronger against
him. and that he sends us his advertisements for the
sole that he does wish to lose caste as
nominal Democrat. If we are mistaken in this con-
clusion, it is of judgment ON our part, OF
because he has been unfortunate in the phraseology
of his note.
Previous to the reception of any of these official
favors Colonel Pepper had verbally communicated to
us through his friends, that if we continued our
course " towards him, they would be lcithheld II
this was not equivalent the offer of them as bribe
for tying our tongues, we regard it as scandalous
attempt Intimidation quite disgraceful and we
should despise ourselves if should yield to such
threat as much as we should do if we were mercenary
enough to take bride.
There is ain important lesson to the people involved
in this of Col Pepper, the u S. Marshal for tho
District of Indiana. 1t develops one of those mystic
influences Dy which eOllOrS OF newspapers are some
times induced become false their own principles
and to the interests of the people, through a corrupt
use of official power and patronage. We trust thai
is are ever weak enough to yield to influences o.
this natures that they will be of magnitude enough tc
relieve US from the mputaton of meanness if not OF
basenesS
To those unacquaintcd with the private operations
Of COL Pepper at Indianapolis and elsewhere during
two three years past, his present note to US,
which we have commented above may convey the
impression as fact, that it is our recent course
towards him, only, at which he IS offended. We
think If he made "clean breast of It," that the
people would to a very different conclusion, and
be able to place much better estimate upon his poll
ical course. But as he does not seem to be very
communicative, shall venture to make few devel-
opments relating to his action as member and con-
fdentiai adviser of the Junto, which may initiate the
people into the true causes Of his present position
But before do this we desire 10 pay our respects
W. j. Peaselee, whose case in tie Natural order
precedes that of Col. Pepper.
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