Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-26

elections show that the people are against the war
with Mexico. They know that it could have been
honorably avoided, and they detest the men who
plunged the country into it.-IndiaHa Journal, Aug.
90
The Journal knows very well that the recent cleo
tions do not show any such thing that the people
against the with Mexico" especially so far
as this State is concerned. 1t knows that the wing
candidate for this district backed by its sanction and
support, pledged himself. that if elected Congress.
she would vote for ample supplies 10 enable the adj
minrstration 10 prosecute the war to an honorable
close and further that if the election of President
for the next term, went to the House of Representa-
tives. he would vote for the democratic candidate or
resign his seat. 1t knows also, that it assured the
people that it would not consider the election Of the
whg candidate, under the circumstances, as a wing
triumph Fortunately the democracy of this district
understood these pretences well to be gulled by
them.
The Journal knows equally well, that the election
of wings in the first and sixth Districts WINS not ow-
ing to the cause which it gives. 1t knows that the
democratic candidate in the first beaten for other
reasons and the democratic candidate in the sixth
was defeated only in consequence Of division and dis
affection in the democratic ranks In both of those
districts, as well as in this and the State generally,
there is Just as many or more democratic votes, as
there two years ago; and if the wing candidates
for Congress generally had declared themselves in
favor of prosecuting The warto an honorable issue they
not only with one exception could not have been elect
ed but they could not hare got one half Of the rhig
rOte-to say nothing about the democratic.
The whig convention for the Third congressional
district, which met at Napoleon, Ripley county. on
the 9th of May last adopted and passed. among other
resolutions. the following:
II. That the country being involved in a war,
and that being sanctioned by the constitutional
authorities, 1t is the duty, policy and glory of every
good citizen to urge Its vigorous prosecution tue
readest means to procure permanent and honorable
peace and to that end to assist the government with
all needful supplies of men and money"
Thus, so far they could do H. this convention.
representing by choice the wing party of the Third
district made the support of the by the granting
of all needful supplies of men and money, a whig
measure and wing principle.
The Journal unconscousy tells some truth when it
goes on to say that the people know the "could
have been honoraby avoided, and detest the who
plunged the country into it." THIS is precisely our
o'on opinion and feeling, and has been from the be-
ginning. But those men not those who constitute
the present administration. They are the crew which
the Journal aided TO place in power during the drunk
en- orgies of l34O The administration are response
bic neither for the time the in which the
annexation Of Texas was effected and we suppose
the Journal regards that event the cause of the
war. That time and manner prO-slavery lchig
proposition-cOuld not have been carried without wing
votes in its favor in Congress- and could would not
have been consummated by any body by John Tyler,
whom the Journal supported, as it now does Taylor,
"wthout why wherefore that it dared proclaim
to the people whom it cheated and deceived. These
men who, with base designs, by their reckless
ness and disregard of consequences plunged" the
country into predicamen the inevitable consequence
of which was war. These men the people ought tc
'detes and they should detest the wing party just
much for putting them into power, and then hav-
ing the bascneSs to charge the results oftheir
duct upon those upon whom has fallen the task of
trieving the honor of the country, jeopardized by
their misconduct.