Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-03-13
The New Albany Ledger,

the Sentinel, and the good people Of Indianapolis
which self respect compels to notice The writer
would have understand that Mr. Kent the senior Ed.
tor is the author, any way responsible for the
article 1t written presame, by the junior who
4 is the parsonage that known about the
streets OF indianapolis "little Johny Norman" His
friends may well exclaim
II s'Ye Gods. what has Ceaser fed
RI That he has grown great"
This is the young Claude Melnotte who would read
deeency and democracy-piety and poll
tics. Well this is free country and we have free
press As to the printing have only repeat that
tenths of the Convention when they voted print
fifty thousand copies Of the Constitution, understood
that it be printed by the duly elected printer to
the Convention, and would have SO said if it had been
supposed for a single that to be Jug
gled out Of it and the Job given to member of tho
Convention; when it is well known fact fully at
tested that could have done in much less time and
for less money than has been done. But thank Heav
need profits of that small job sustain
our paper. The Sentinel is established on such
basis and with an patronage from the people
will defy the puny of those that would pull il
down. We are perfectly independent, and shall cry
aloud and spare not whenever and wherever reachery
and corruption shows its head We think the most
treacherous part Of the whole transaction in taking
the German copies to Cincinnati be printed when they
could have been done the Yolks Blatt office in Indian
apos, whilst the messenger going to Cincinnati to
make his bargain The German Democrats at great
sacrifice and expense have established paper which is
now published in their language What little pat
ronage of that character tie State has bestow should
be given it, and not carried away to fatten estab
shment out of the State. But hear again, what this
young SOlon says about the patronage bestowed on In
dianapolis
The Convention was in session than four
months during which time the hard earnings oil the tax
payers of the State poured by the Of thou
sands the laps oil the printers keepers, fair
mongers, BARRIERS, and bootJlacks oI Indianapolis.
The hard earnings of the tax payers poured by of
thousands into the laps of printers, tavernkeepers fair
mongers BARRIERS and booblacks of Indianapolis Now
this strange argument and would be very annoying
the kind and hosptable citizens of indianapolis did
they not know the from whence it came, the
fellow said when the Jackass kicked him. The hard
earnings of the payer poured into the pockets of
the members of the Convention, and they freemen
paid for meat drink and lodging for shaving their
boards and backing their boots and whatever else
trbuted their comfort without consulting the junior
OF the Ledger for the that it their own funds
which they had right to control.
Again this young editor says:
cit was perhaps expected by the democratic MAORI
ty the Convention, when they gave the young man
9Th, ostensble 'publsher OF the Sentinel th Conven
ton printing that he would exert himself To make his
paper worthy of tue support and confidence c the demo-
party of Indiana, far from tls II has
I'd the little amuntlun it possessed upon members OF
the democratic patty who do not exactly come up 10 ats
notions OF what democracy, instead of leveg II at
The common enemy-the wings. During the saOrt time
the present conductors OF the Sentinel (who have lately
rmm grated to Indiana from Washington City) have
boA haSi
Ell into the party by them than existed previously
They have assumed the prerogave of reading out of the
democratic party, men, who, although they may have
never received much ol the sp0ls the Sentinel
men, have done thrice the service IN the cause"
The ausion that we have.recenlly immigratsd from
Washington city wit sound rather strange to the old
gray headed democrats who have fought side by side
with since 20 The editor humble but zeal
supporter of Gen. jackson, when the writer of the
above article, foreigner by birth was bound in his
swadling clothes, was 'mewling and puking" in bis
mothers
We have attempted to read no out of tie party.
We enjoy such prcrogave, and should not exercise
il, If we did That unpleasant duty shall leave TO
the people. We have had controversy with broth.
er editors of the Democratic press except the two Cou
riers LaIayette and the other at Madison and
only with them, after they had avowed their dcermna
ton oppose any candidate for office who not in
favor of the repeal of the fugitive slave law This is the
issue rendered by the abotonsts and shall warn
the union loving law abiding people Of Indiana against
all newspapers and politicians protesting democracy,
who unite with them in this sentiment We will hold
fellowship with them. We will spurn them the re-
naming apostles did Judas Iscariot after the betrayal of
his Lord and Master. II this reading out; be
On the Bank question we have differed with many DEM
ocrats. Whilst have favored free banks and others
the State bank, have been opposed to all banks, yet
have sought make this a of difference
and shall We have procr dstean bed which
would stretch fellow laborers in the of de-
mocracy. We favor the utmost tolerance within the
pale of well known and well defined principles As
to men, have choice until they made candi-
dates according the rules of party organization,
and then denounce those who boilers and disor-
ganizers. This is creed, and this intend shall
be practice The Junior makes another strange OBJ
lection He calls decapitated Office holder.
This may be good objection with whgs but it certain
y should prejudice in tie estimation Of democrats
We chose sacrifice Office rather than prnc
pes and for that determination head was brought to
the block. The writer of the above article was never
deca plated office holder or the that nobody
, er had confidence enough to bestow on him
We are done. We desire to have quarrel with
the Editc.s of the Ledger and we presume that Mr.
Kent the responsible editor, would have sanctioned
the gross personalities contained in the article he had
, been at home when il was written. Certainly it was
not written by the editor and until he endorses it
have no with him.
In another column will he found the spcech of Hon.