Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-08-29
Injustice.

Colfax, the editor of the South Bend Register, al
though whig of the most violent stamp, we have
always been willing to recognize gentleman
and young man of decided promise; and we still
hope, that if convinced of his error, he would not be
willing to do injustice to any We hope he win
not endorse, as true, the mere surmses and nsinua
tons of partisan prints, when such nsinuations are
calculated, if believed to do serious injury 10 any
one Speaking of the State Sentinel and its publish
er, in his last paper, he says;
Mr.. Brown paid large amount for the subscription
list and good will of the Sentinel Office, 81 000-a pur
chase in which it is said Gen. Cass and J. D. Bright
felt quite interest"
Now, this insinuaton, coming from many wing
editors in Indiana, would be passed by the idle
wind; but in the connection in which it is placed by
Mr.. Colfax-consdering the character he has hith-
erto sustained gentleman-is calculated to do
the publisher of this paper serious injury, if left
uncorrected. 1t is untrue that either Mr.. Bright or
Gen. Cass have any special interest in the State SEN
tinel. The publisher has devoted the means saved
from a five years. service at Washington TO the pur
chase of the Sentinel, as permanent means of bust
ness under the arrangement that his father who has
much experience politician, would devote his en-
tire time to the editorial department. soon his
present expires in Congress which will be on the
4th of March next; and that in the mean time during
the recess of Congress- he would devote his entire at
tention in Indianapolis, and while at Washington do all
he could to aid in making good paper. This will
be well understood here, in this Congressional Dis
trict, where il is well known that the editor of the
Sentinel will not be candidate for reelection.
The publisher paid what may be considered high
price for the subscription list and good will of the
Sentinel; but it was done under the written agree
ment that the old editors, or either Of them, would
not again commence newspaper at the seat of gov
eminent, and under the belief that, with clear field
a democratic paper, well conducted, might be a
source of profit.
The publisher has been most shamefuy treated
by the wing press. Finding that the Sentinel would
be conducted with energy and ability the SANDER,
now endorsed by Mr.. Colfax, was put afoat as a
means of giving fatal stab to the paper. There
will be Senatorial election next winter and there
was double motive in propagatng this infamous
falsehood. One motive was to inJure Mr.. Bright by
the assertion that he had bought up the leading press
of the State to insure his election and the other 10
put down the Sentinel in the view of all other Sena-
torial aspirants. We pronounce the extract of Mr.
Colfax false in every particular; and the publisher
calls upon him, an honorable man, either to prove
what he has stated, do justice in the premises by
stating the foundations upon which he has made the
charge. Mr.. Ccliax knows the injury he will dc
this establishment if his statements believed and
await the he will pursue with some anxiety
: We would dislike very much to change the good
opinion have always entertained of this editor as
an honorable man.
The publisher of this paper, unlike most Other
young men at Washington, saved a considerable
portion of his wages, which he has devoted to the
purchase of this establishment and it would be crue
in the extreme 10 PROSTATE him in his business
by SANDER and falsehood; and the man who would
build hmselfu the ruin of another brought abou
by means SO despicable, think would have but {
poor consolation for his ill-gotten promotion