Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-10-28

preston, il NAV seem strange at first blush, that
election not for President nor for members of either
branch of Congress, but simply for Governor of a
State, should be regarded and that too, afar of, as
an event of the most momentous consequences; one
that is to have weighty bearing, for veal or for
woe. upon the political destInIes Of the Republic. Yet
it is even The Philadelphia North American, The
editor OF which always arrests my attention, when
am casting around for the very beau ideal of
federast. in alluson to the late election for Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania. the following words:
"We went into the contest nth almost perfect erpecta
ion Of expectation founded upon belief that
the people Of this great utterly
nensble their interests sustain admInsta
lion which had assaulted each and all Of those nleests-an
administration which acquired power by fraud upon their
rights and has abused that 10 nhct them the
inuIies-an administration which in It's whole con-
duct has shown imbecity, pohgacy and wickedness-an
adminstrato which has made entire series Of
exiravagsnt bundes expectation founded the
peated Of intelligent friends in all parts Of the
State who weTe without exception, conhdent oil wing
victory We need say that many Of the opposing party
expected the result All have been deceived Causes
have been in operation of which man could appreciate the
force the existence and certainly no one could an
cipaie the effects and these have been sufficient and more
than sufficient, to counterbalance not only the positive
strength of friends but The disaffection which
existed in the ocofoco camp"
With this acknowledgment, made by the very OPP
position ITSELF and that too, after the exciting scenes
attendant upon a canvass, have passed by, that the
issues were what they arc. In the above paragraph
stated to have been what the verdict of the jury
Let us open 1t, and read, count by count;
LIST. When politicians, of either party, said we did
not know, in 1874, who and what we voting
for, they spoke without authority; and when we
heard them speak so we made up minds that upon
the very first suitable OCCASION when could do 1t
without any apprehension of being misunderstood
would let such know that, in our opinion
democracy is the same in Pennsylvania that it is in
New Hampshire and Alabama.
3D. When another effort is to be made to impress
upon minds conviction that administration
of our making-Sicte or National-has assailed each
and all Of our interests; has abused lis power to
infct upon the severest injuries has in its whole
conduct. shown nothing but imbecility, protiigacy
and wckednenss; made lis entire course series OF
extravagant bunders it would perhaps be advisable
not TO send the very identical newspapers and the
very identical men TO work out our conversion that
sent to tell US, in by-gone days, that Jackson
had ruined the country by putting down the United
States Bank; that Van Buren, was usurplng the lib
critics of the people by raising standing army aud
if Texas was annexed the Union would be dissolved
the very next day. When false gods impose upon
that is their fault if they do it tuice that IS
our fault
Sd. Our government never made war upon Mexico
Mexico made it upon US. We have stolen
from her citizens their ships, money and other pro-
perry the boot the other leg she stole pro-
perry aud money from citizens, amounting In the
aggregate to S45 900 00O After years of prevarica
ton and evasion succeeded at last in obtaining
recognition and acknowledgment of about one third
-Sl5, 000, O00,-of' what was actually due The
claimants felt most acuely its injustice; but consid
cred it that or nothing and accordingly agreed TO
accept it. Then she had no. money 10 pay even this
pttance with and begged for time She alleged that
she could pay the full amount 10 ID years-S25O 700
every three months. The claimants, still seeing that
it was that or nothing, agreed to It, She paid under
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that If made certain treaty with OF the indie
pendent powers of the earth she never would pay
another cent. Have we ever thus wantonly and
grossly violated plighted faith with Mexico. or
with any other nation Never We have never
in, AIDED Mexican territory and split the blood of her
citizens she did this to US and ours 1t had certain
y come TO beautiful pass that we had not the right
to move army when and where pleased we
kept within our own limits, for fear that Mexico
might take it in dudgeon; for although very ser-
effort is made by her friends in this country to
make US believe that our army, when between the
/ Nueces and the Rio Grande, occupying disputed
ground, Mexico herself has never yet admitted that
the strip of country alluded to, was bit more DIS
pted than all the rest Of the State of Texas she did
and still does, claim the whole State disputed
ground; and insists that who received it from
her must either pay her the money for it, or give ii
back This difficulty between us and Mexico has
finally assumed the character of a suit at law; and
he who is cast must not only pay the principal, but
also The interest and costs.
4th. When the people, in any region of country
within the jurisdiction of the United States, but not
within the limits of existing State, fit 10 meet
in convention and form Constitution and State gov
eminent for themselves, they have inherent right
10 make just such constitution they think proper
it is for their government, and for the government of
no one else; it is for their good their eUH alone
and consequently no one else has right to NEEDLE
with it. We, here in Pennsylvania, have abolished
slavery, because large majority of thought it at
the time. and doubtless still think it. evil. We
claimed the right and none questioned it, when we
wished to exercise it, of abolishing slavery and, II
ever majority of us should think proper. we shall
not only claim the right but exercise it, OF restoring
slavery; and holding such to be our orn rights, the
same rule requires us to award it to others Ii is
true that Congress is bound by the Constitution of the
United States secure to the citizens of each State
republican form of government; but we haze never
yet heard judge Of any rePute say that slave
State had not equally as republican firm OF govern
ment free State; at least that slavery cons-
tuted the difference. if one existed.
most righteous verdict and senslbly drawn up,
withal. think hear the court directing the clerk
to enter up judgment upon it.
i This election in Pennsylvania carries with II a
moral and an influence of great moment TO The De-
mocracy of the whole country. The short paragraph
that have taken for my text. clipped, II is, from
the especial organ of the wing party in Philadelphia,
shows not only what their expectations in the State
were; but of what incalcuable Importance 10 their
party elsewhere, they seemed aware that their trl-
umph would be from which, together with the edi-
tors acknowledgment (unintenlional presumel OF
the assistance they received from Possum Democrats.
may estimate the immense amount of secret means
used by them in the conflict. And what monument
is the result TO the unpurchasabe proby Of the stern,
unterri6ed democracy of the KEYSTONE STATE
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