The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-08-10

'Ihe sNQfL0RGt Efd puplisbeo 'he ioi'"
ing extracts from a circular issued b
Truman Smith, and secretly circulated
in Indiana. IL originally appeared y
the Sentinel published in Wayne county
sof that State.
Extract from The Circular.
IL have understood that some dissat
isfac,ien has been felt in your State b,
reason Of the impression, more or les
prevalent that tho new administration
la. not done justice 10 Indiana ! bel
10 assure you, if there is any foundation
for such an attack il is not my fault.
was anxious that Indiana should, onde
tha auspices of General Taylor, take
lead ia administering our government
or, in otheE words, that distinguished
citizen Of Your State should have sea
in his cabinet; and at one time supposed
had secured the object, but other coun
sells prevailed. am confident thai In
diana will yet receive proper and just
confederation at the hands Of Gen, Tay
lor lie is truly a just man, and verify
believe means to be impartial as beo
tween the different States Of the Union.
THE country is so large, and the
States so numerous, II is quite difbcult at
the very outset of an administration TO
make satisfactory arrangements for all;
besides, IT should be recollected that the
number Of offices and amount OF patron
pge has Dot increased in proportion to
the number of States and Of the people.
But tho wings OF Indiana must sndeavor
to to strengt hen the hands Of thier friends
here by giving Us satisfactory results at
the Presidential elections. My position
would be somewhat embarrassing in urs-
ing your claims, # your State shall re.
turn delegation mainly hosnle 10 the
new admspis ration. / the wbigs Of lu-
diana shall act in their usual lofty and
patriotic spirit, | am confident tbs res
suit of the electIous will be alike cred
whole country.
with sentiments Of high respect, be
lieve me TO he truly and faithfully your
friend.
TRUMAN SMITH.
"Washington City, June 2I lS49."
This circular, says the Washingtou
Union, is unique and rich in more re
specs than one. 1t not only is one of
many proofs of the fact that the admins
tration have secret club in this city,
provided with ample funds to operate
upon the ele c,ions in the several States
and that Truman Smith, the wooden-aat.
meg senator from Connecticut, who has
never shown a capacity Tor anything else
but such low, upprincipled, and shame
less intrgues, is the head Of this club,
and the manager Of it's corrupt fund; but
it also shows that Truman ia the princi.
pal counsellor and adviser Of tho cabine,
in the deposition public offices. He
holds out this very idea TO the people OF
Indiana. lie tells them in the most pa
rental tone, that lie has learned tat
they are dissatisfied because Mr. Caleb
B. Smith was not appointed Postmaster
General; that it was not his fanlt, for he
did everything he could to accomplish the
object, but for once he failed; and that
Gen. Taylor will yet do justice to Iadi'
ana by giving her whig politicians more
Offices. But, says Truman, ] cannot
help you "if your state shall return del
egation mainly hostile to tho new Ad"
ministration."
Was there ever a more shameful props
osition made TO an intelligent and patri-
otto people than this! Here is a direct
offer to brbe the people of Indiana into
more jealous and interruptions sups
port Of Gen. Taylor's administration by
promising them more Offices. Mr.. Smith
says, "Send more whig delegates to sup
port the administration, and the adminss
tration will give you more Offices" And
who can doubt that Truman Smith is in
the confidence Of the cabinet; that be
acts by their suggestion; and that he is
authorized by the cabinet to submit to
the people of Indiana this base and shame
full proposition for political liberty! Aud
was ever such infamous intsrmeddling
with elections before practised by an ads
ministration! Aud what shadow Of apol-
osy can be made for such criminal inter
ference with the freedom and purity of
elections? When such acts as these are
perpstra,ed, under the cover Of secrecy
and silsnce, BY an admns,ration pro-
fessisg to hold its power from the people,
aud to be governed by their will fsirl,
expressed by their representatives in
Congress, through tho fundamentally OF
its corrupt, degraded, aud base agents, il
10 time for the people TO take the alarm,
and rush 10 the rescue,
This last disclosure shows that this