Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-06-04
The War---Gov. Whitcomb---The
Journal.

The editor of the Journal seems determined that if
Gov Whtcomb is not defeated it shall not be for the
want of disappearing and garbliDg his speeches
About cool and impudent attempt Of that kind
it has been lot witness occurred in the Daily
Journal Of yesterday.
The editor first takes exception the Governors
appealing to those who surrounded him in his speech
at the Market House, to take up in defence of
their country as his "friends." Now we think that
any one, whether high or low, rich poor who will
volunteer on such an occasion, is friend, and far
better friend of his country and of her officers and in
stitutions than editor who stays at home, protest.
ing against aggressive against Mexico,
and sanderng those who are endeavoring to forward
the service.
We have not time, as our paper is Just going to
press expose all the falsehood and injustice of the
anti-aggressive editors article. We defer that to
our next paper We only stop to say, that his state
that the Governors constitutional scrupes
ferred 10 any proposed use of money offered by the
Madison Bank is untrue. Nor did he say that he
,rouH write to the War Department that subject.
He stated that he had written to that Department
other and different questions in relation to the volun
teers, and that he expected answer. The
editor admits that the Governor exhorted the people
his "dear friends to rally around the flag of their
country Any language of kindness addressed to the
mass of the people is in his estimation, demagogue-
ism. This no doubt was the mortal offence to the ed
itor Why did he not also say that the Governor
called upon all without distinction Of party to come
forward and that in a contest of this kind all true
patriots equally near to his heart!
The editor says there is contrast between the
course of Gov. Owsley of Kentucky and Gov. Whit
comb,-that $4,000 were placed in of the Louis
vile Banks by twenty-five patriotic citizens of that
place subject Gov. Owsey's control. This is very
true-these twenty-five citizens were so aggressive"
their character that they willing to look to the
United States or to their State for repayment Where
was there similar offer On similar terms of the least
amount of money placed under Governor Whitcombs
control for the use of the volunteers Not a cent.
Gov. Whitcomb said that he would go far any
other Governor or Executive had ever dOne and then he
would go beyond them and contribute money from has
o1cn pocket-and he offered $1,000 to begin WITH and
stood ready to contribute in proportion to his means
.0ih any other persons in The State This no doubt
alarmed the editor. He was afraid that step would
make Gov. Whitcomb popular. number of the anti
aggressive toades commenced the business of system
attic endeavOred to discourage
some who had volunteered. Before the Journal art-
Gle was printed, however, Gov. Whitcomb addressed
the volunteers in the Barracks and restored their
spirits. Yet the article is sent abroad to dampen the
ardor of volunteers throughout the State rather than
indulge malignant and envious desire to injure
Gov. Whitcomb. We now say to all al distance
that there will be no want of money clothe, sub
sst and transport the troops. Come on brave hearts,
and don't mind the ''anti-aggressives."