Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-04-09
The Governor and the supreme Judges.


No poor fellow ever felt more the truth Of the old
saying, " that it is hard work to row up stream" than
do the opponents of Governor Whncomb. To ask
the people of the State to vote against him, because
he is a democrat, would be fruitess, for the reason,
that it would be asking the majority 10 condemn
themselves, for a decided majority Of the people of
Indiana are with the Governor on that subject. To
say that he did not ably and faithfully administer the
government, would be too barefaced-eyery one would
set that down for - cannon" To charge against
him a want of industry or economy would be alike
unayaillng. His industry and economy is known and
approved by all and what to say, OF what 10 do, TO
get his Office from him, they are In a great q%uandary.
Whiicomb, they know, has fully met public expecta-
ton. The people have confidence in the man-Lhey
beliere ia him, and unless that confidence can be de-
stroyed BY some hook or crook, Governor Of the State
he will be again. To them this would be any thing
else than acceptable-NOt that they hate Mr.. Whit
comb particularly, but because they want the Office.
After reviewing the ground over and over again,
they have determined 10 ask the people 10 cast him of,
because they wanted him to appoint certain ~g.arlisaa
friends of theirs, to the supreme bench, and the gov
ernor failed to do their bidding. The constitution
made 1t his duty TO appoint, and he did appoint time
aud again, suitable men for tie Offices. They do not
complain that be failed to appoint, but that he did not
appoint their favoriteS, and 10 make out their case,
they charge that Governor Whiioomb made an effurt
to get the democratic state convention 10 endorse his
conduct, by calling Upon him 10 appoint none but
democrats.
1t is not true, that Gov. Whi,comb made such an
effort. The truth was tLat he had appointed Dewey
and Sullivan, two wings TO Ell the vacancy on the
bench, and has since appointed Dewey again, and such
n resolution could not therefore have been desired by
him and moreover, we know the man that lrew up
the original resolution on this subject, that was voted
down in the committee on resolutions 10 rraiify the
few al the expense of many, and we know that It's au-
thor lad not directly or indirectly been consulted, by
the Governor about it. We know that the author of
that resolution was not pleased with the appointments
Of Dewey and Sullivan. He believed that the gov
eminent could get along wi!iOut them"
But let us turn over tins argument and look at il
and see what we can make of it. They say that
Judges Dewey and Sullivan, had made good officers,
and ought therefore TO have been rcappoinied. We
do not admit either their premises or their conclusions,
but it proves too much for them if it proves anything.
Instead Of defeating Gov. Whitcomb, il viii re-elcct
him, and defeat his opponents. Let ms try IT.. Gov.
Whiicomb has made Us a very good officer and ought
therefore to be reelected. This Is the logic they uso
TO prove the wing judges should have been r~eaproint-
ed and upon their own argument he should succeed
but they do not intend 10 be bound by such a rope Of
sand-they only threw it out to gull honest voters
with. until they could get the Office Of Governor, to
pay Joseph G.. Marshall, for not being U. S. Senator,
the time his and Biggcr's friends chisseld the Hon. O.
Fl. Smith out of the nomination. Verify = it is hard
rowing up stream" Gentlemen, can't you do better
By persuading the people that an =. old hen and chick
ems dug them - deep diggins" at Madison, and if
Marshall shall be elected, lag as he is. that the old
hen will dig the canal without The aid of the bond hol-
derS!
Can the friends of Judge Sullivan tell us how he
happened to ret himself appointed judge in the first
instance! Was the Office promised 10 Judge Kinney
by Gov Noble, and did the Governor want 10 beat
Billy Hendricks for the U. S. Senate, and did Sulli-
van write a handful against Hendricks, and did No
bic then give him the appointment !-IndiGaa Pat
riot.