Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-01-10
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Editors State Sentinel. The House has elected its
Speaker, and will probably complete the organization some
time next week, by The election Of Clerk and other OH
GERS COL Forney, the talented and interchangeable editor
OF the Pennsylvanian, is the Democratic nominee for
Clerk fear be will be defeated Wilmot and the Tree
soilers will for any one Wing Democrat rather
than him. and in his the plurality will not benefit him,
the free soers when united with the wings elect
The democrats in the end may take Major French the old
Clerk, who be easily elected the ground OF his
superior qualifications Dr. Lane is the nominee for Ser
gesn at Arms. He is personally popular with the mem
bers and hope may be elected. B. F. Brown, OF Ohio,
think will succeed Door Keeper. Congress Is not
doing much and will until after the holidays. and until
the committees appointed. generally understood
that Cobb will make the committees strongly Southern Ia
their character and nonnereence the Slavery ques-
tion Public opinion in Georgia will require him to do
that and to that opinion he must yield or be defeated IN
his district. Public opinion the nation, under the
circumstances will not influence him. You have seen the
message is thoroughly federal in every point where 1t
is not non-commtsI. The Secretary Of the Treasury
musers up appropriations enough show deficit IN the
Treasury Of FIVE millions this year and ten next. Is all
sham-an give Pennsylvania more protection
on iron and COAL and Louisiana more on sugar, large
portion Of which will have be paid by the hard working
farmers of Indiana, who buy iron and The demo-
cratic COMMITTEES of Ways and Means in the House, and
the Finance Committee in the Senate will s this matter
to the totom On the slavery question, the President is
emphaticay for non-intereence The wings abused Gen.
Cass for the doctrines Of his Nicholson letter. but Old
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any territorial government whatever Let New Mexico
and Deseet take Of themselves until they strong
enough to form State Governments yet they can give
Minnesota, with a very small population, Territorial
Government and pay all the expenses out of the National
Treasury. In that way the northern wings will unite with
| the South and prevent any legislation.
The Committee Territories in the House will be or
gained with a view that object. They that the
President shall have chance dodge the question They
have the power and will exercise it, for the benefit of their
party So there will be approval veto of Terrtori-
al bills this session. They will be smothered in the
mee II the Slavery question settled, CAL
houn would have capital left and his Southern cohorts
would al disband. Benton ond Houston pre-
pairing for onslaught the Dsunionist and warm and
angry debates will ensue. Should the Wimot proviso
pass and be approved by the President majority Of the
Southern members say, they will withdraw and call a
convention, refuse to recognize the authority OF the
general Government, nuy the laws, open their ports to
foreign products regardless of the existing tariff This they
say they will do and believe they in earnest Richie
OF the Union evidently sympahizes with the dsunionss
His does give satisfaction the Northern
Democracy. bad of feeling exists between the
North and the South which time may alay or aggravate
No tell what is forthcoming. The stringent
of the administration relation Cuba emigrants
who the Spanish Minister and Mr. Clayton supposed in
tended to get up revolution, with response.
American citizens have right any time to expatriate
themselves and should Cuba The oppressed and down
todden people earth throw of the yoke Of their OPP
preston, the whole people Of this country will symPa-
thize with them, and Taylor with his proclamaons, armies
and naves prevent the young ardent and patriotic
American from going their relief Public sentiment in
favor Of liberty stAed by procamations
by armed force We have Just received intelligence Of
the elections in California, and that the costituon has
been adopted They will be knocking at the door OF
the Union for admission. Their application will meet with
strong opposition from the South. Slavery will lie the real
cause Bot some other excuse will be hunted up
JOHN JONES, of Texas.