Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-03-26

e Inc "BloonIngtOn Herald shows itself a mt
advocate of Whggery, in the facility with which it
misrepresent, misinterpret and falsify. a late
number, for instance says that we had called the
Evansville Courier a Wing paper. We did no
such thing, and the Herald knows it. But did say
that its editor Wing, and we said so for the
purpose of correcting the miscellaneous of Wing
paper. The consequence that the editor of the
Courier "defned his position" Not supposing we
should hear of the matter again, we mslad the Cou-
rier but fortunately, find extract from the ed
tors response, in the Louisville Courier, Natire pa
per- as follows The Herald, if it has brass enough,
may deny not only statement, but the statement
of Mr. Newton himself endorsed though it be by the
Louisville paper. That would be in character, no
doubt:
WELL SPOKEN w. Newton, Esq, editor of the
Evansville Courier, ably conducted Independent
paper, recently raised the of of his friends
who forthwith pronounced him locofoco. He makes
the following manly reply to the charge:
From boyhood up, have been a wing, from
deep and abiding conviction that the principles of
that party lie at the very foundation of the prosperity
and happiness of our country In that faith we ex-
Pect to die But journalist we are allied to no
party. We speak our honest sentiments, without re-
gard to either-and oppose, just
think, the of each deserves. In this capacity,
entirely Independent; neutral we have never
been. And deep is personal conviction of the
truth of political principles, say that but few
things could exert desirable influence over the
public mind, than manly reproya by the political
press of the faults that may exist in their par
ty, and open approval of the merit displayed by
that which is opposed to them"
Mr.. Newton ''raised the ire'' of his wing friends
by article in relation to Mr.. Orth the wing nomi
nee for 1t Governor, from which the following is
paragraph:
ave thus distinguish Mr. Orth's name from the
rest to ask of the Wing party, if 1t be fitting that
the who would deliberately cast his vote against
the only measure, by which the damning stain of
pudiation could be removed from the escutcheon of
State should stand before the people as its avowed
candidate for any ofhce-much less that Of Lieut..
Governor! Either that gentleman is, at heart, a
pudiatOr, he has not intellect sufficiently
prehensive to above the direct interest of his
county or having this, he has not independence
enough to take the responsibility of doing right, in
reference to in which the best interests of
the State are involved And in either case, he is un-
fit for the office to which he aspres. TSnlidty of
action is ofentimes deeply injurious in its results
as a total want Of high moral principle. If the one
brings disgrace from the love of doing wrong. the
other effects the same end from fear of doing
ight.''
The Bloomington Herald tries to get over this not
only by deceiUiHg its readers in the have
exposed above but as If conscious that Its mendaci-
ty in that respect would not answer, it goes to work
by supposng that If Mr. Ortiz had been instructed to
vote as he did, he would have been excusable; or,
his constituents opposed to the State debt bill
he could plead that in justification, &c. These ifs
wont do. If they would, Mr.. Ortiz might stand some
chance for election. He WaS not instructed; nor is
there any evidence that majority ofhis constituents
or any thing like majority of them, of either party
were opposed to the bill. A few os them and
so, and some of them openly and boldly admitted
their preference for population, and opposed any ad
justment Of the matter that ground, if cor
recty informed. Mr. Orths vote, at least, conceded
with these repudiating opinions and he only clear
himself of participation in them by repeating the de-
caration which he made as a Senator that she would
not vote for the bill, BECAUSE if it became the Law
of the land, IT WOULD ELECT JIM WHITCOMI
GOVERNOR BY TEN THOUSAND MAJORITY