Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-05-21
Mr.. Marshall, the Wing Candidate for
CD vernon. and Beck with, the Default

ter.
The State Journal of the 18th copies the article
which recently appeared in the State Sentinel, from
the Lagrange Democrat. and appends thereto nearly
two columns of comment.
The gist of this commentary consists in round
denial of any dishonest connection between Mr. Mar
shall and Beckwith A denial of this kind may per-
haps be very safely made, because, so far as we
know, there is nothing than crcupstantial evil
dence to lead one to infer that Mr.. Marshas deal
ings with Beckwith were such as cannot be justified
by patriotic feeling and integrity of purpose.
But before we enter upon the merits Of the question
as concerns Mr.. Marshall, beg the indulgence of
our readers to notice the preliminary remarks of the
Journal. 1t commences by saying:
''We were in hopes that the approaching election
would have been permitted to pass off without re-
personal detracton and total disregard for
truth, heretofore SO dsgracefuly pursued on similar
occasions in this State In this, however, we have
been disappointed The above article has disspated
such expectations. So successful has been the of
such means, in times past, that those who deter
mined to succeed regardless of the mode by which it
is accomplished, will not abandon It. 1t Is now APP
parent that the oodgates of falsehood again TO
be opened and the land be again covered with the
slanderers venom. Well, if it must be so, let 1t
come, For time, those who pursue such course
may be successul-but, retribution will at last oy-
erwhelm them In shame and contempt. The people
will not always suffer those whose names may come
before them for their surages to be slandered down.
We deprecate the resort to personal detraction''
and disregard for truth" as much the Journal
can. We have Intentionally been guilty of
either and do not intend to be. If we unwittingly
do commit of injustice, ready to repair
it and we have gone so far as to give bitterest
enemies chance defend themselves, and assail u.s.
through our own columns, when we have impeached
their official or political integrity But these consi-
deratons do and should not prevent proper nves
tgation of the merits dement's of any person who
becomes candidate, especially for the exalted
Office in the State We have right TO enquire who
and what he is and whether he worthy of the high
trust which he seeks and we have right to present
the results of such inquiry to the consideration of
the people. In so doing we do not mean to infringe
even the courtesies of life unless compelled to do
in self-defence.
But the Journal, it seems TO us, is still further mis-
taken in supposing the article from the Lagrange
Democrat be the first resort to personal detracon,
even if it be as vile in of fact tie Journal
represents it to be. Has the Journal forgotten the
taunts Of Wing papers in relation to Gov. Whit
combs subscription to the Jackson Monument, and to
other matters, strictly private and personal, which
have been freely made by the Wing press Its men,
ory certainly cannot be treacherous. The Journal
goes on to say
1--WE must confess we were surprised to find such
an article that from the Lagrange Democrat" CO.
pied into the Sentinel" few months ago there ap-
Editors of the Sentinel, which, it to should
have prccluded them from commencing any thing
appearing in the editorial columns of that paper"
Perhaps the effect would have been such the
Journal would suppose natural, had we not forgotten,
until thus reminded of it, the abusive paragraph of
the Lagrange Democrat, referred to- At the time,
we ordered discontinuance Of that paper from our
exchange list, well another which copied and
approved the paragraph but it seems the order was
not executed on the Democrat But if that injury
had not escaped the memory of the writer OF this, 1t
would hardly we think have deferred from copying
any article, from the same quarter, which we might
suppose of public interest We have never, and
shall never make paper the mere organ of our
private grievances, instrument of private ven
geance. And the Journal continues
Eve were equally surprised at the remarks made
by the Editors of the Sentinel, in introducing 1t to the
notice of their readers. 1t is true that full credence
is not given to all the statements of the Democrat,
yet it is said, they ''mainy, If not entirely, true
1t being thus conceded that portion of them were
not true would it not have compored more with that
candor which should characterize leading paper had
the Sentinel pointed them out Can it be that the
Editors of that paper determined not to do from
consciousness that if IT done, the charges would
not have the effect contemplated by those who first
gave them publicity ~
What we precisely said was, that 'we believed the
statements to be mainly, if not entirely, true" And
we meant just eractly what we said and nothing
more. We try to be rery careful about remarks OF
this nature. Consequently, the Journal has right
to say that we conceded portion of them not
true" If we had studied breyity less, perhaps we
should have specified those points which had il
our mind when we penned the sentence: such for in
stance that which speaks of portion of Gov. No
ble's report having been suppressed by Wing eau
Gus, and of the supposed conversation between Mr.
Marshall and the then editors Of the Journal, which
the Journal positively and authoritatively denies
These matters were comparatively unimportant; anC
we did not endorse them in any way, because, even
true, they are not matters of record, and very
difficult Of proof, and only serve to give an adroi
apooglst an opportunity for making irrelevant issues
by which 10 throw a cloud of doubt over the mali
facts The main principal facts asserted, were al
that we cared about discussing and perfect
ly willing to give Mr.. Marshall, in advance, the ben
eft of the qualified expression which we used.
The Journal denies that Mr.. Marshall has assaile'
Gov. Whitcomb for signing the "Land Fraud" bill
Then we have very much Inexperienced certain pa
pers in the Southern portion of the State for w
think it has been so represented by some OF them
This is a matter for their consideration.
Having disposed of us, the Journal deyotes its at
S.,to, To he aricle of the IaOranoe Demo