Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-07-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON Julv u. 1s4s.


MEssRs. EDITORS In the Sentinel of the 9Th inst.
see editorial from which infer that the editor
OF the Rushyllle Jacksonan has seen proper to take
special offence at of my letters to you. You say
he scourges me. That may be and all have to say
is that he "goes it blind, and strikes in the dark,
will appear from the following facts;
lst Ii is VIGOROUSLY true, q. it is notorious here,
though perhaps in Rushville) that the passage
Of the Notice Resolutions, in form unsatisfactory
to the ardent advocates of our fighting title to all Of
Oregon, up to 81 40, than sufficient number of
Senators to defeat Democratic action upon the Tariff
and other matters did declare their purpose to vote
against a modification of the Tariff. and Wing Sena-
tors did boast that from ihenceforth every leading
measure of the Administration would be defeated.
ID. Your correspondent heard sundry Democratic
members of the House at the time say, In their
anger that the Democratic action the tariff should
be defeated.
Sd. Your correspondent never heard that Senator
Bright made any declaration threat such as is
above named. That idea seems to have been first
suggested by the Editor of the JackSonian. The
exact contrary has been uniformly understood from
Senator BIS own declarations. If grave statesmen
will utter such declarations as are above stated they
expect better than that these threats should
become public and especially that the correspondents
of the Press should feel il to be their duty to state the
in their letters If the editor of the Jacksonian
really desires to know whether not Senator Hanne-
gan made some such declaration threats is above
stated he ascertain that fact by addressing him.
self directly that Honorable Senator whose personal
fankness regard for truth, and pride of character
will secure the editor of the Jacksonian prompt
and pointed answer The editor of the Jacksonian
will be under no obligation TO publish the answer,
will it be important; because it is clear that
if Senator Hannegan did make such threat decla-
ration, IT was The result of mOmentary excitement.
His show this OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in strict
accordance with the democratic tariff creed. And
those votes are made the more satisfactory by being
accompanied by a very first rate speech.
That my statement to you accurate be es-
tablished by the voice of common fame here well
as by many living witnesses who heard the decara-
TONS
Whether one of those declarations or threats may
or may not be carried out by Senator Semple, from
Illinois, does not yet appear. 1t is very much feared
that he may vote against the democratic tariff, and il
So it will be fatal, unless other Senator die, be
indisposed, or resign /, for one, hope he will dc
right, though he has, like others, threatened to do
wrong and reiterated the threat in very strong Ian
guage within the last few days, else his friends
miSrepresent him.
1t looks to me if the editor of the Jacksonan is
engaged to produce certain impressions, at home,
rather than to mpartially note passing events, and
to record them without reference to He is to
be member of the next Congress-lkely. If so, he
will do well to take care how he utters rash vow
here, which he does not intend perform, for some
one of the etter-wriers will be sure to hear it, and
send it to his editor To shadow forth events threat
ened or promised, is their peculiar province. You
can give my proper name 10 the editor of the Jackso
Man, or other person entitled to know.
Yours truly, TIMOLEON.