Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-19
From the Gin Enquirer.
THE Great Question.

The New York Tribune OF the 4th INST has an ar
tlce with the above caption, On tie position IN which
the whg party Will be placed IN the next Congress,
in reference the Mexican war. The wings 10 gain
the ascendency IN the coming Congress, have prac-
tised much dssimulatlon, misrepresentation, and
fraud, that, they have succeeded, they seem TO
quail before the responsibility will rest upon
them.
1.-The extreme probability" says the Tribune s'that
In the next House Of Representatives the wings will
predominant, heIghtens the responsibility Of our posi-
lin party, and renders more obvious the neces-
sity of earnest, seasonable, and thorough reflection
TO duty, with regard To the existing war II
time that the people should speak out on this subject
through their conventions their meetings, their jour
nais" Yes, dear people, do speak out, and tell the
wings what they shall do, now that they are to have
the power -and do not keep them in suspense ether
for you told that =" IT Is time for you do So
aud they want. besides, to have earnest
able, and thorough reflection the subiect-some-
thing 1t has not yet received at their hands. AT the
result of every election, adverse To the democratic
party, the Tribune would exclaim, - Oh the unDopu-
larlty OF this war and now II calls upon the peO-
pie to tell its party what to do with this unpopular
calling upon Hercules To help them out 0; the
mre IN which they have placed themselves.
After making this call upon the people, the Tribune
next turns Its attention to It's whg brethren in Con-
gress, and exhibits great trbulaUn lest they may be
caught in Ocofoco traps 1t rereshes their memories
3 y
1t refers with great Indignation, to the combination
of Executive inlquiy, Congressional intrigue, aud
seeming peril to our gallant army" that " wrenched
of a ma lority of wing members, a forced concur
renee IN the audacious falsehoOd that war exists by
the act of Mexico" These democrats must be an
Ingenious wicked devsh set Of fellows to so over
reach the wing members of Congress as wrench
from them solemn. - mendacious lIe'-knowinc il
to be lie-pronounced under their oaths too-and
be recorded forever the journals of Congress. 1t
is little singular the Tribune does not also call OH
the people to tell the wings whether law shall not
be enacted by the Congress, by which all these CO.
ercing democrats shall be hanged, a warning
all others to be tender and mercifu to the wings
in the future.
But" the Tribune continues, " the trap set for
the wings in lS46, is by means the sole contr-
vance of its authors of like character" All indeed
what the next trap the democrats have been batting
for these innocent, supplemented wings, DON'T
reader, shrink back in horror, at its hdeous teeth
that to acerate, while deprivlng Of tue liberty Of
action for this trap nothing more nor less than
the simple question, "what do you propose do,'
now that yOu have the power! There ii is, in all
It's naked defornity. Throughout the southern and
western Sates, says this journal, this dilemma is
presented to the wing candidates for Congress The
country is involved in war: no matter about it's
origin, what do you propose to do! And this
question will press with redOubled force upon the
wings in Congress-" You may well say, Mr.. Tn
buae, that this question will press with redOubled
force upon the wings in Congress and no wonder
you calling upon the people TO tell these wing
members what answer to give to it. But we protest
against you styling this democratic trap to catch
wings in. You digged pit for your neighbors to
fall into; you fell into 1t yourselves and the demo-
Gratis only asking you, how are you going TO
get out - You have got yourselves into the difficulty
by your miserable receptions to get into power now
you in power you think it terrible matter to be
asked, lrhat do yoa propose to do!
The height of the agony of the Tribune is piled
yet higher. The wing members may be induced to
aid the administrator father their own crimes
upon the nation in order that the nation may empow
them persist in their mad career and thus enable
them 10 hold their Offices :; and. In the language
Of the Washington correspondent of the " Y Com
mercidl "Sgber the Administration to run riot rith
this for tlrO gears more, and plunge the country
into dbt and danger scarcely to be cDnceiued Of
ana merely for the sake Of retaining Orer and SpOiS
themselves" That the wings may be induced by the
Vaccinations of The democrats, and without the fear
Of those disinterested whg partizans who want the
"spolls of Office before their eyes, to act as above
stated neither the Tribune the writer from the
Commercial will positively deny but they simply
say, that the next session must answer, and 'this
remains to be seem" Now, it would really be most
provoking that wing Congress, so hard to be pot,
should far forget party views, to vote with the
democrats in sustaining the honor and interests Of the
country thereby losing To the wings the "spoils Of
Office" Though the Imagination of the Tribune
runs good deal spoils, office, and power, yet it
trusts that the wings will do right and eschew ncrong
if they do lose the next Presidential elections =
though it TO be very much concerned, lest the
democrats may seducc them from what it coBceives
should be their duty. We advise Mr. GREEDY 10
take things easy at present-for the day Of trial to
his party has not yet If it pass that day in
safety it will accomplish what it has always failed in
hitherto, when placed in a difficult position.
IRON CARRIAGE WHEELs.-A carriage wheel
tirey Of iron and constructed upon purely scientific