Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-12-23
MARION County Couvention.


on Saturday, the 18th inst, JAMES BLAKE acting as
Chairman, and GEO. A. CHAPMAN, as Secretary.
The proceedings of the former meeting then
stated
Mr. Bolton, from the committee appointed for the
purpose, reported the following preamble and resolu-
tions, which were adopted:
Mr.. PRESIDENT The committee appointed TO pre-
pare and present resolutions for the consideration of
this meeting would respectfully report
That fully impressed with the importance of the
duty submitted to them, they approach the task with
more cheerfulness, from the consideration, that III
this land of equal rights, it is the privilege, well
as duty of ALL to give expression to their sentiments,
however humble, in the great questions which are
before the nation.
1t is our grateful task to be able to say, that in the
great questions which have agiated the country, in
relation to Tariff Bank of the United States, and
the safe keeping and disbursement of the Public Re-
venue and which the great questions decided at
the last election of President of the United States
and have resulted in the establishment of the Demo-
cratic policy in these particulars the nation has much
reason to rejoice All appear to be satisfied with the
policy that has been adopted. The country has been
blessed with unexampled prosperity, and not voice
IS raised In Indiana, in favor Of its repeal or the re-
verse policy, considered essential to the public
welfare, by opponents, but three short years ago.
The Mexican war, however, has been seized upon
by the opposition 10 the present administration, as
means of arrayng hostility against the Democratic
party, but in this believe they will most sgnally
fail. Instead of acting like good patriots and friends
OF their country, in pointing out some means, or unit
ing in the support of those already pointed out to
bring the IN which we are engaged TO an honora-
bic conclusion they have been satisfied, in most in
stances, with making attacks against their
try and taking sides with Mexico.
| In this, many of them have been unjust In the ex-
IRENE to the men who have pered their lives the
def Of atlSInO as h.
bers and their own country In
the wrong and Mexico in the right in this contest,
and some of them even wishing that our brave SOL
diers might be overpowered and destroyed.
With regard to the charge, so frequently made, and
recently reiterated by Mr.. Clay himself, that the
annexation of Texas the cause OF the war, and
therefore country in the wrong, Mr.. Web
ser, the great constitutional expounder of the wings
has forever set that matter right with his party when
| he says" think, in fairness and honesty we must
admit, that Ill 1910, Al, 40 and 43, Texas was
independent State among the States of the earth.
do not admit therefore, that at any Just ground
of complaint ON THE PART OF MEXICO, that the
United States annexed Texas to themselves"
The Texas boundary question, cause of war,
ater-thought of the friends Of Mexico in the
United States and not of Mexico herself. She claim
ed the trhoie Of Merico, which Mr.. Webster says
an independent republic, and late as the 24th of
April, 1916. after Paroles into power, in his
/ De-
ginning Of this qear," (while Gen. Taylor still
at Corpus Christi "the responsibility of guiding the
destinies of the nation during short PERIOD deter
mined resolutey to change Its policy, from the weak
and pernicioUs system of temporising, which has
been observed with regard to the United States of
America, Notwithstanding the peridy with which
that government prepared for THE OCCUPATION OF
TEXAS, its treacherous violation of the existing trea
ties which guaranteed the limits of the republic, and
the insidious act By tchich ii incorporated
departments (meaning the whole of Texas) WITH ITS
OWN CONFEDERACY."
i In Indiana, however, at the last Congressional
election, in two out of four Districts where wings
were elected and in others where they were unsuc-
cessul the candidates of the whig party took strong
ground for the war, at least they claimed the excu-
sive right of besowing their pauds upon those who
were serving their country in Mexico and making
compensation to them for their patriotic services.
Although this, as we believe, was deceit but too
successfully practsed 10 gain votes, there is no doubt
but the very popularity of the war In Indiana, which
the wings party, so much denounce, mainly con-
trbuted TO the election of two whg members of Con-
gress from this State. The editor of the leading
wing organ of this State went far TO act Sc
cretary of a meeting of the friends of the war; COM
posed of both political parties where the sentiments
of the President of the United States and the Congress
of 1916, now declared by the editor to be he
were fully endorsed, and where leading wings intro
on the occasion.
In proof of this position we have only to cite &c
the Congressional election in the Terre-Haute Dis
trct, where the candidate took honest whig grounC
against the war; and in which, although next to The
strongest wing district in the State giving major
ty of between and two thousand votes agalns
Mr. Polk in 1874 he only elected by the meagrt
majority of one hundred and serenity eight UOtes! anC
this too, not account of any deficiency in his tai
ens, for they are acknowledged, by his own friends
least be equal those Of any whig in the State
From these evidences and many others, pre-
pared to say, that the people OF eight if not nine,
of the Congressional Districts of Indiana the
strong friends Of their country, and not of Next
CO. in the present war. The remaining District, like
Ephraim of old, is Joined TO idols, and, in the Ian
guage, applied by of her great men, onl,
say, he that is filthy let him be filthy STILL" Tha
District has been operated upon by the unjust charge
that this for the extension of slave territory
"a charge that has not the shadow of an evidence t.
sustain it, and far from being true find south
ern men the first 10 make movement against thu
acquisition of territory, for the very that they
knew the territory likely to be acquired would b.
free, and not slave territory.
We believe that the people of Indiana, so far from
being in favor of the " no territory issue pre-
pared go far if farther than the President Ii
7 any of his suggestions They believe the war to b.
Just on our part-they in favor of prosecuting
until obtain full indemnity for the past, and secu
rity for the FUTURE and believing that Mexico has
e compensation to give in money, they believe we arr
fully justified in taking territory not only for pas
ransgressions, but 20 the amount of the full expense
of the present war.
We approve of the recent policy of the President
|, carry on the contest with renewed vigor, as thu
means best calculated to produce speedy termination
the evils of war and saving OF human life. W.
\ wish no temporlsng policy in peace; we wish TIM