Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-07-20
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puipit LOT various SINS OF COMMISSION as We'll
omission, to give it all away to this ana that
| ighbor, and keep themselves; when, prob
ably, they equally guilty, if not so.-
| This appears TO be the of the editor of the
State Sentinel, in his CONNIE ndatory remarks on
an article that recently appeared in the Wash
! lngton National Era The following is an ex-
tract from, that article, which copy from the
Sentinel
E! at IS too true TINT large portion of the
| press OF the West does no, understand lis
/ real position claims. We have amused
onrselves nj times with watching the course
| oi rs loading party papers. Let some
| unexpected crisis III politics take place.
some nov question be started aud Instead
OF deciding for themselves. and aiming to
share public sentiment accordingly, they
back and fill until advised. from head
qna rters IN the east. what course 20 steer,
and then you 500 them crowding on all
sail, without any raferoncs to their own
peculiar Havlgatton."
The editor of the Sentinel is exceedingly gem
erous in giving all this eci2ing spoken of by the
Era, 10 the Western Wig papers; and as evil
dence that Wing papers have thus acted, he
serts that the Tariff question was 'r1ade a Wing
I
sugar planters of the south, and forthwith every
/ Wing paper in the west worked as hard, and
shouted loudly for IT, as If it were not only not
directly opposed to the interests ofthe West, but
was likely aid and advance those interests''.-
Assertions, unsustaincd by proof,are not relied on
now adays--they easily made. and it's
blessed thing for the Wing party that this is the
sfxed fact;' for if it were otherwise, AMI mere
assertion ruled the minds of the people, there's
enough in the Indiana State Sentinel TO condemn
that party and il to disband its forces, But
object now is not to repel the echong charge
against Western Wig papers; it is merely to put
the saddle the other horse, and show that the
sentiments of eastern politicians are waited for
swallowed and ECHOED by locofoco editors, and
that these echoes are 10 be found as Numerous as
grasshoppers, in every locofoco paper in the west
from the Sentinel dorm to the Jeffcrsonian. on ev
cry .'une xpected crisis or "new question: thai
has been started.
We will 60 back little, and look at some Of the
echoes When M-ssrs. Van Buren,, Benton,
and Johnson, wrote an spoke their sentiments in
regard to the Texas exation, the Sentinel and
every paper of the stripe, in the west, and
all western locofocos, shouted 81 nen"' TO them
Mr.. Van Barren was opposed to the annexation
he thought that war would be the consequence
and SO dreadful ought to be avoided
Mr.. Benton in his letter to the members of the
Texian congress, gives them to understand, that
he cannot favor the admission OF their country
into the American Union at the hazard OF a war,
and thus speaks in reference to the boundary of
Texas:
.'Of course l. who consider what I am
about. always speak of Texas as cons!itu-
ted nj tho time of thn treaty Of 1919.
AND NOT AS CONSTITUTED BY
THE REPUBLIC OF TEN AS; CoA-
PRETENDING THE CAPITOL. AND FORTY TOWNS
AND VILLAGES OF New Mgxico,-now. and
always as fully under the dominion of
Mexico. rs Quebec, and all the towns and
villages of Canada are under the domin-
ion Of Great Britain!'
Col. Johnson was willing 10 have Texas admit
ted upon equal ground with the original States,
when it shall be in accordance with the senti-
raents and wishes OF majority of the people of
the United States, and the people of that terrific
rs consenting!" Such were the opinions of the
leading Of the loco party, previous to the
session Of the Baltimore Convention. and one of
whom expected to he the nominee of that body.
The Central Democr ratio Club OF indianapolis. -
Of which the editor Of the Sentinel was no doubt
: prorniue ut member, echoed them in the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That WE FULLY con-
CUR in the positions taken by Mr.. Van
Buren,, COL Benton. and Col. r. NJ. John
son, IN their recent letters on the subject
of the annexation Of Texas-iha, IN PAR
TIcULAR we regard The letter Of Mr. Van
Buren rs eminontIy STATESMANLIkE
aud PATRIOTIC: and tina, its general
tone and sentiments must be- APPROVED
Of BY EVERY PRUDENT AND THINK
ING CITIZEN OF THIS REPUBLIcit''
Well, the Baltimore Convention met-issoed
its uiase-threw Mr.. Van Baren overheard IN
consequence of his opposition to the Texas ac-
cnisition-nominated POLK and TExAs, ead The
same "De1nocratic Club ia indianapolis. echo
ed Polk and Terms. notwithstanding they had
sworn valiaaily that none bat TRAITORS 10
the best interest OF mankind could participate
in sacs q preject'' as HAT o. annexing Texas so
this Union, and that they would RESIST ITS
.lCONSUMMATION UNTO DEATH" Thai
was an EcHO.-and the State Sentinel 'sworksi