Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-07-16
INDIANAPOLIS, JULY IN, 1916.
Wing IniQuifY.

questioned.
That there is a concerted plan among the Wing
politicians and editors, to assail Gov. Whitcomb with
the grossest falsehoods in relation the volunteers
and that this plan concocted and agreed upon
while Mr. Marshall last at indianapolis we have
every to believe Those men knew that without
some new theme for vitupcration and deception their
cause was hopeless. Upon all the old issues they
had been soundly beaten and were sure to be beaten
again. 1t for this reason that Orth backed off
the track for 1t. Governor, and became a candidate
for the Senate in Tppecanoe county, where, by the
help of a certain class of Democratic votes he felt
sure of election From that time up TO the period
when the leaders determined to try the effect as a last
resort of series of Volunteer RooRBAcKs they were
more and more satisfied that the people would not
without any good reason, upset the faithful and sue
cessful administration of Gov. Whitcomb. The cry
for plan - for the settlement of the State Debt
too much out Of season to produce any effect but
that of making ludcrously apparent the desper-
ate condition of those who made use Of it, The
''plan " had been adopted, and the Debt arranged
before the Wing politicians could fully realize the
fact, and before they had time concoct any specous
pretex for opposing 1t. The hualJHg about the APP
pointment of two new Supreme Judges, was of as
little effect the cry about the PLAN" All that
the people could desire was the appointment of good
and industrious men, who would perform their duties
faithfully and efficiently, and not permit in the
court to linger along year after year, to the great
detriment of those interested. These humbuggers
assailed the Governor, because in seeking for such
men, he chose to look among Democrats instead of
Wings. Would they bawl about partizan judges, |
should Wing Governor offer the same Offices to
Wings! And is there not much 'partizanship
among Wings as Democrats boy three years
old these questions. Some of the very
men who talk most about this matter, never failed
when they hal opportunity to for Wing Judges
in preference to Democrats Gen. HOWARD was once
beaten for the Office of Circuit Judge by Wing
Legislature, and in order do it, they took up man
who lived out Of the district, in distant quarter of
the State. These pretty talk about 'parti-
zan' judges! The hypocrites Every sensible man
can appreciate their motives
These, miserable they are, up to the time of the
Volunteer ROOrbacks, were the only charges which
urged with any show of life against the Gov
ernor The Old JuntO and their new recruits were more
sensible ;han believe that they could defeat his
election with these alone. They deserve that much
credit Much they at heart despisc the people
they knew they were not quite foolish enough, to
restore, for such reasons, the Cd Regime Of the
Junto, who had sunk the State to the lowest
depths OF bankruptcy and degradation. Knowing
this, and bankerng after the power and patronage of
Office only politicians by trade banker after
them, they seized upon the occasion of the call for
Volunteers as last resort to overthrow Whitcomb
and reinstate themselves They entered upon this
infamous scheme with double zest. In the first
place, the Wing leaders at heart were opposed 10 the
war. Though it was brought on by what MIR. Webster
himself calls the unreasonable obstinate and sense
less conduct of Mexico they, nevertheless, with
him, make it of assault against the Admins
tration, and by endeavoring to show own Govern
ment to be In the wrong TO pave the way for its
throw, and the ultimate elevation of themselves at
the sacrifice of our national rights and honor But
more than this they at that it the only
opportunity they would probably have of poisoning the
public mind against the Governor To be sure he had
had nothing to do with bringing on the He was
IN no way responsible for that. All he had done was
to respond promptly to the call of Congress for
quota of Volunteers This he did with an eye single
to the honor and glory Of the country the credit and
character of State, and the interest of every
citizen, Wing and Democrat, in the prudent and
cautious exercise of the delicate powers reposed in
him. Had he been as weak-minded and dishonest as
many of those who complain of hardness - in his
executonof these dutles he might have rushed head
long without reflection and without thought What
fine field was here afforded for the reward of hungry
andunprincpled partzans Twenty or thirty thousand
dollars might easily have been flched and swindled
from the State in this way; and perhaps it would
have taken much larger amount than that to stop
the mouths of those who would in that case, in the
absence of brbe have assaulted his reckless exrava-
gance and unjustiiable expenditure of the public
money. But such was not his course. He hadn't
that kind of generosity Marshals friends call
1t, which makes quite free of the public purse.
He chooses to save rather than squander because the
peoples purse is long. Still he prompt well
as prudent, and without spending dollar
rly,-even the Wings don't charge him with that
our Volunteers in readiness for departure from
the Camp those of Ohio and Kentucky,
where they had ten days the advantage Of notice.
These notorious facts, and well do the Marshall
know it would be useless to contradict them.
They consequently resort fasehoods plausible
by charging neglect upon the Governor in making
provision for the accommodation of the volunteers in
camp and Of unjustable interference in the election
of regimental officers. These rung upon in every
variety of shape, and accompanied with the foulest
and most shameful personal abuse. Damned Scoun-
drel," " Damned Rascal" and {" Damned Rogue"
are among the choice epithets which printed in
full and applied to the Governor by papers under the
control of professedy religious and decent editors
And this too the poor responsibility of oaers and
vagabonds without character for common honesty or
veracifv That he volunfeers many of them we're