Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-11-19
Published every Thursday.]
L.cu,cnant governor Dunning.

thought all along, that the calumnieS Of the wing
press Of the State against that gentleman. during his
absence with the army, and when lie had opportu-
nifty Of defending himself unjust and ungenerous
That they unjust, it only necessary 10
their reckless and shameless ISLANDERS against Gov
Whitcomb in reference TO his course with the youn-
eers at their camp in Floyd county last summer. In
that county, it. will be borne in mind, the Democrats
lost the election for Senator, Representative, Clerk,
&c. by decided majorities. Now if the tenth part Of
the charges of the wing press against him had been
true, he must have fallen still farther behind in the
vote, the people of that county, being the
ground must have known all about his conduct.
Instead Of that, Gov. w. actually got a majority in
Floyd the very place where the soldiers were en-
camped What rebuke was this to hypo-
critical pharasaicnl federalism Did it cure them Of
this prepensy-this itch-ths mania for defamation!
No. They only changed their object. Mr.. Dunning
was, fortunately for them, absent And these chirGl
ric gentlemen had most convenient opportunity of
striking HMM The back! If the presence of Gov.
w. did not prevent them from assailIng and wilfuy
disappearing him TO matters al home the abuse
of 1t. Gov. Dunning, at a distance of 25CO miles;
afforded them still stronger temptation to Islander
him to matters abroad.
letters Of our volunteers contain complaints tina; they
had not, after being months the Rio Grande,
ceived letter newspaper from Indiana. The de-
famers of MIR. Dunning could therefore malgn him
securely and without his knowledge. And on his
arrival here, it is not wonderful that he should ex-
press his establishment" at these shameless attacks
Fortunately for the of justice as we believe he
is here, and will be fully able to defend himself
especially when the evidence which he has written
for, shall arrive
We intend no disrespect to the able editor Of the
Logansport Pharos IN the above remarks. We have
admired his course. His paper has always been
overwhelmingly orthodox. Our reckless OPP
ponents have felt the vgor of his arm in the canvass
But we believe he has beer, misinformed as to Mr.
Cunning. We know not to what "letter" of a
"strong democrat" friend alludes, rs justfying
his remarks. But we do know that systematic at
tempis were made last summer at Camp Whtcomb
to prejudice noble hearted and inexperienced vol
unteers, especially If they democrats against
Gov. w TO make them believe that the usual and
unavoidable hardshps of soldiers life were the con-
sequence Of his Encouragement, and to write home
letters to that effect; and have not the slightest
doubt that the disposition among some, whose
whiggery is stronger than their patriotism continued
to be exerted against 1t Gov. d. after the troops left
our shores. If even the recent wounds Of the brave
the gifted, the patriotic Butler could not shield him
from the inconsistent charges first of cowardice and
then of fool-hardness. urged by the Kissing magniiy
of venomous politicians, merely because he was a
democrat, how Mr.. Dunning hope to escape, We
believe the 81 strong Democrat" whose letter is
referred to, was misin:ormed in the same way. We
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to find his painful impressions without foundation.
From 1t Gov. Dunning's communication it will
be seen-lst. That he was not Suffer. 3D. That the
Suer is appointed by the COL, 1t COL, and the Ma
jor of the respective Regiment. Sd. That those
officers have the regulation of the prices of the arti-
ces themselves and it is not reasonable TO suppose
that in for the confidence of their soldiers who
had given them their Offices, they would suffer them to
be treated unustly, even if the Sutler dis
posed.
1t also appears that the soldier is at liberty to buy
where he can buy the cheapest The Government
furnishes him with provisions and clothing, and il
he thinks proper he has the liberty Of buying of the
sutler any additional articles Even then, as before
remarked, the regmenta officers have a control as
to the prices to prevent exoton. 1t further appears
that Mr. Dunning ignorant of the procuring OF
the three four barrels of whisky, purchased by
another,) and opposed TO it, and that the sale
did not continue beyond eight or ten days. But
above all, and expected, it appears that the
prices of the articles stated, generally from
hundred to three hundred per cent. beyond the truth
We think this exposition of fasehood by Mr.. d. will
be satisfactory to most unprejudiced minds, and al
all events, that judgment will be suspended until the
expected evidence appears. The Wing press, too
have an opportunity of showing by what principle
they governed, accordingly they do, do not
admit Mr.. DIS communication into their columns.
With respect to the letter attributed to Capt. 7.
Kinder, and published in the Paoli Patriot, by
since the Captain left the Wing party, he has hat
the friendship (and has received substantial evidences
of it too) from the Democratic members of the LIE
gisature and others of that party, and we don't be
lieve that he would write such letter of one 81
highly bonored by party which had so great.
favored the Captain, especially as it might be atri
buted to his greater attachment to another person 70
} an Office for which some may think Mr.. Dunnn!
might be called on to fill. Besides such letter doe
!. not seem to US characteristic of that modesty of
| young man like Captain Kinder, which his friend
: proudly claim for him.
GA great fiddler, hight /" NJ. Sivori," is doin
wonders catgut in the eastern cities. The N Y
correspondent of the " Union" says, anonymou
Dutch poet in Albany-some 50 mute inglorious Mi
e ton of the Helderberp-pays him in late Alban