Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-07-09
The Dying Furry.


thcm unless by desperate efforts like the nurry of
the dying whale, they can sramp their ASSISTANTS.
This is made manifest by the Journal of the LIST in
slant, and especially by the leading article headed by
the qucry-"Who ought to be our next Governor :"
That article would disgrace even Barnett himself.
1t is rehasl of political sl1nders, old and new,
against Governor Whicomb. Many Of the falsehocds
have been repeatedly contradctcd and denounced but
the conscientious Journal reiteratcs Them just the
eve of the election, in the hope that they will find
their way to quarters, which refutation cannot
reach Till they have done their vilIanous work. 1t
will find itself mistaken. The public mind is not in
deporabc condition as to quietly and credulousy
receive them. The "RooRBAcK" marks are too appar-
ent, aad will be understood by all sensible men, and
the Journal and the JuntO will have their labor for
their pains.
The Journal concludes its article with string of
eight separate charges against the Governor, which
it previously dilates upon Here it is:
lst With having sacrificed his political opinions to
cure office:
2. With voting for. and advocating the Internal
Improvement system OF 1886:
3. With proving untrue his professions Of anxiety
for the reelection of Mr. Van Buren, and with attempting
10 secure the favor Of Gen. Harrison
d. With compiling pamphlet, containing, with view
of deceving the people, untruths papapIe that sup
position that he did not know them 10 be so, would be
impeachment of his understanding.
5. With having violated his pledge provide plan
for the payment Of the State debt:
6. With having violated his pledge to be q candidate
only for a single term
Z. With having proslitued the power Of the appoint
Of the Supreme Judges vested in his hands for the
good Of the people, for the purpose Of Pazan sggrand
ILement:
6. With want of efficiency In the discharge Of the
duties of his station
We have not in this paper to reply to these
charges in DETAIL but shall endeavor to do so briefly
The first charge can be made against any politician
who has ever seen cause to change his opinion upon
any subject. 1t can be made against the Editor of
tie Journal himself. lie a Jackson man,
could not succeed at it, and turned his coat whig side
out Isn't he pretty fellow to talk about the mo-
tives of other folks
2. Gov Whitcomb voted for the 'system" under
instructions. This matter before the people in
IS43 They passed their verdict upon it, and just-
fed him. But what a charge this is to from
the organ Of the Deep DiggRgs Marshall! 1t is the
acme of impudence
3. Tie third charge was refutcd when first made
by The Tippecanoe Journal; and but a few months
ago we republished the refutation then made The
Journal adduces no proof. The charge is untrue
A. The fourth charge is ridiculous enough surely.
The Journal declares that the Tariff pamphlet con-
tains "palp abe untruths 1t is beyond the Journals
ability to point them out the great man of his party
went at the work, and the result the pubca ton
of "The Other Side of Facts for the People" The
people had both sides of the question: and decided in
favor of Gov Whitcomb They will do the same thing
again. Qucry-Does the Journal discard and distrust
o. H. Smith for has pamphlet for rhat reason
s. The Journal repeats the stale cry that the Gov
ernOr violated his pledge to provide plan for the
payment of the State debt. We should hardly think
that any man could have brass enough to make such
a charge, in the face of the fact that plan was
adopted and the fact equally well known to all con-
versan with the history Of last winters legislation,
that but for Governor Whitcomb's unceasing efforts
in favor Of that plan, il would not have been adopted
1t shows to what narrow straits the Old Junto ure
driven to seek for causes of assault.
6. The sixth assertion, which is repeated three or
four times in the same paper is lie which, not hav
ing yet been contradcted, suppose that the Wing
Editors begin to believe themselves. The Journal did
not have the courage to originate this lie; but it
meanly adopts and reiterates it every week. Gouer
nor Whitcomb nerer made such pledge, and no hon.
orable man, whig democrat, will testify that he
ever did, 1t was Bgger's doctrine in 1910, and he
and his friends preached it then. 1t recalled to
memory in l543 but Bigger and his friends had for
gotten all about it, and did the best they could to vio-
late their pledges. If they had any honesty,
they would now be the last to charge others with
guilt similar to their own, and that without the
slightest reason. We shall see if the Journal repeats
this falsehood again.
7. The seventh charge, about the Supreme Judges,
Is a contemplate humbug. The terms of the old
Judges had expired by law. and they had no better
claim for another appointment than hundreds of other
equally well qualified and more industrious LAWYERS
The only fault in the whole matter attaches to the
Senate and hope, and have no doubt that the peo-
pie will remedy the evil by sending the Sena-
torial body next winter who will do their duip and
confirm such appointments may be lawfully and
ajudciously made according TO the requirements of
the Constitution.
8. Ineficiency in the discharge of his official
duties, is the eighth charge against the Governor.
THIS is the first time that the Journal has ever been
reckless enough TO make this charge in general
terms There is not man in this community where
the Governor is best known, that will sustain the
Journal in the attitude it thus assumcs-not one.
The Journal knows this, and in the body of its SIAN
derous TRADE, it bases this charge solely on the Gov
ernors alleged tarjiness in complying with the reoui
ston for Volunteers. This matter has been already
discussed by US. We have not time now to recaptu-
late what has been said and only enough to point to
the fact which triumphany susians the policy Of the
Governor that although the rssuisitioa was not re-
ceIved here until some days after II had reached Ohio
ire hare beaten that State. and Volunteers were