Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-01-01

Gov. BARrLEY's MEssAGE.-The Message Of Gov.
Barley of Ohio like that of the Governor of Indi-
ana, is concise and quite able.-Lou. Journal.
The Louisville Journal stepping out of IFS path to
praise Governor Whitcomb. When that paper
known to praise Democrat. unless something was
in the wind II is minated here, that the Govern
is understood to be the favore of the Wings for
the u S. Senate. We do not believe Governor Whit
comb is party to any Wing intrigue but the effort
may be made to make him one. We shall see.
We clip the above from the Louisville Democrat.
The insinuation is in the highest degree unjust to
Gov. Whitcomb. So far from his being "the favor
tie of the Wings for the U. s. Senate he the
last they desired to elected to that station
Ever since the last August election showed that the
Democrats had majority on joint ballot and would
consequently elect their Senator, the Wing press has
regarded him the candidate to be elected by his
party and kept up an unceasing fire upon him. So
far. too, he from being ga party to any Wing in
trigue," he did bargain even with his politi
cal friends for his elevation. He did not in the
mon acceptation of the term, solicit solitary vote.
He expressed himself uniformly unwilling to be
elected unless the majority of the Democratic party
in the State desired it, through their representatives
and therefore in the few conversations he held with
his friends the subject he always said that he did
not expect wish for the vote of any member unless
the constituents of the member preferred him for that
station. He took early ground in favor of nominG
ton of candidate for that Office by the Democratic
members convened by themselves. the only mode cal
culated to ensure unanimity and success, and when
the nomination made of another person, he Ia
bored earnestly and constantly to induce all his friends
to support it, and the nominee was elected.
He declared both before and after the nomination,
that if he should be elected by minority Of the De-
mocrats With the aid of Wing votes, that he would
resign the office the next day. lie said that real
democrat would receive office against the wish of
a majority of his own political friends. Now, Mr..
Editor, if you have any better democrats, " bring
them on"
Why the Democrat should have SO hastily publish
ed such paragraph at loss to conjecture 1t
could not have been for the sacrifices of time, BUSH
ness, health, and very nearly of life, made by Gov.
Whitcomb in canvassing for the Office he holds,
and by which the State redeemed. Nor could it
have been for any manifestation on his part heretofore
of undue ambition love of office, that could induce
him to abandon his friends his principles. For he
opposed to receiving the nomination for the office
he holds and only accepted it after 1t made,
from high and controlling sense of duty. The only
other Office except that of State Senator that he ever
held that of Commissioner of the General Land
Office, and that given to him by that noble heart
ed patriot Andrew Jackson, ritlout has application
knowledge. After all this is it likely that he would
intrigue with Wings for Office! Gov. Whitcomb
will not complain that he not elected the U. S.
Senate. but his friends have right to complain that
SO unjust an article should make its appearance.
We make these remarks here, in the presence of
the members of the Legislature, who will bear wit
ness to its truth Less could not have said, and
more we have not room to say, at present. We hope
the Louisville Democrat will do justice in the prem
ises.