Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-07-15
Federal Charges against The Admins.
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Federal Charges agsiisst the Admins
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1t IS a remarkable and q significant fact-a fact
which do not remember TO have observed before
the present administration came into power-that the
accusations mainly relied upon by the Opposition
against the party and the policy in power, are,
almost without exception, too ertrduagGnt and too
DlOnStrOUS TO admit Of any reasonable belief. That
this administration has made its mark broad and
deep, both OH the domestic and the foreign policy of
the country, cannot be questioned. Certainly it has
not taken refuge from in inactivity. Yet,
with the principles and the details of whole series
OF great measures before it, upon which to select
platform of opposition, the federal party IS driven
perforce, to allegations which, for the most part,
the moment they are stated, reiute themselves.
That there was for war that Mexico
Is IN the right, and our country IN the wrong
that the administration has been blind and wicked
enough to forget all the obligations involved in
the whole policy and position Of people, and
to rush into an unjust war Of conquest, merely for
the sake Of aggression and robbery-tat the Presi-
dent and his advisers are now willing to proong the
for tie purposes of flction--that, being thus
bellgerant in spirit, they yet willing to
Generals defeated and sacrilced-,lat, entertaining
these views towards our own military leaders, they
are yet IN mysterious, if not traitOrous, collision
with the military leader of Mexico-that in spite Of
this collision, the admission of Santa Anna into
Mexico reasonable rendering of aid and
comfort " by our government to MeXcO-that our
triumphs In the field have crowned the American
arms with mperishable laurels yet the has been
conducted with strange imbecillty and feebleness''
Such is the whole stable of accusation which the
federal press pOurs out day after day, and on which
1t mainly relies to sustain lis cause before the people,
Now, in all this a. }arrGgo Hbeii there is
single item which an intelligent man can, with
grave face, pretend 10 beiere. Even while it is on
his lips, he knows for hmself-and he knows that
his hearers know-that it is merely 4" tall. jor BIN
coabe." For the most part, it is directly self-contra-
dctOry and for tie rest, il is totally devoid of
pausibllity. Yet it seems 10 be the best-and, In
deed. all-that federalism jus! now has to say
But the utter emptiness the manly Of those
federal charges, their least Objectionable feature
They, every one of them, in far they gain any
consideration, GIshOHOr The country They all charge
upon the government placed IN power by the American
people measure of folly and turPitude fit to make
our land the augnngstock and the horror Of all the
nations. They represent administration vOlun-
tarily punging into unjust war; in order to turn
traitors in the hour of her need to the country which
has placed them in power This is absurd enough.
But sraghtway federalism goes step further and
solemnly announces that the administration adopts
this course al order 20 stand nell the record and
hare good name hereafter This charge, almost in
the very terms we have used, has agau and again
appeared in the leading federal journals as an expla-
nation Of the Of the President respect 10 the
war.
1t is unfortunate for party to elect party position
which IS wholly PrpoSter0US. It's imia for party
TO make Its position reflect dishonor upon its country.
But it Is rGitoroas for party to select It's position.
and to shape It's course, nGHyesy 10 encourage
and help the public enemy. That the position and
course Of federalism have done this and are doing
this, has been fully proved, and is scarcely denied
Under the pretence Of clamor for peace federalism
has prevented peace. The accusations and the ca /
Qf no fndo ho
are, indeed too shallow and too Incredible to impose
upon the people Of this country to any great extent
But they do impose upon and deude The ignorance
and the prejudice Of leTico. And ON the faith OF
this deluson-almost exclusively on the faith of it,
is Mexico at this moment proongng her nearly dis
armed and utterly hopeless warfare !-Uaion.
GAMBLING IN Flour Few persons not dealing
IN the article, says the Boston Journal are probably
aware of the extent to which gambling in -four is
carried on by dealers in New York. For instance,
we frequently reports in the New York papers,
similar TO the following "Sales Of 5000 barrels
Of flour to arrive in July, at $3.50; sales of 10000
barrels 10 arrive in August, at S7.25." We do not
pretend TO say that of these transactions are
genuine but confident that not one-twentiett
part of this flour changes hands, When the time comes
for delivery, the difference between the price agreed
upon and the current rate, is paid either by the buyer
or seller as the may be. 1t Is in fact nothing
more nor less than bet the state of the market
at given time. In some cases bets Of this kind are
probably adopted to bolster up the market. For in
stance, we find in the N. Y. Shipping List, the fol-
lowing transaction in -four, which took place shortly
2 after the arrival of the last steamer A sale o.
| +" 1000 barrels Western, (dehyerabe) within 4,
hours Of the arrival of the next steamer at $3.50.
On the day this transaction took place. good Western
: -four could have been bought at IS, aud the marks
was tending downward. Breadsiutfs would seem Il
be the last article in which man would wish L
gamble.
The pair Of pistols originally presented by Wasnsio'
10 Lafayette and which subsequently presented b
the Washington family General Jackson, iate'
presented the Of Lafayette ia Paris aceoTdsnc
!. with the will Of General Jackson.