Indiana State sentinel., 1851-10-30
TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER ss, 1851.


A short time since published communication from
this gentleman, defining his position on the Compromise
measures with the remark that intention
tc do injustice any We did not attempt to
troyert his positions contrast his professions with his
acts sincerely desiring that he might have the widest
latitude to again place himself right before his consttu
ents In that communication he spoke for himself He
has now undertaken speak for his associates Messrs
Frybarger Wilson, Fouts, Reese, Lewiston, M'Crsy,
Mccullough and Rider who he says, constituted part
Of the club of subscribers for the Madison Courier the
rest being Wings He has chosen the Madison Courier
as his organ, and we right glad of it. There is an
old Spanish maxim that thus- Show me the COM
pany keeps; and 1iH shOO you his opinions" 1t
would have afforded great pleasure to have published
communication from these gentlemen The most Of
them we have known long and lavorably unwaverng
Democrats and we have never differed in politics until
we cast vote, member of Congress, in favor Of
the Compromise measures, and have since advocated
their policy and justice through the columns Of the Sem
tinel These gentlemen had perfect right patronise
the Madison Courier, paper which had been condemn
ed and repudiaed by the Democracy of Jefferson
ty and the Second Congressional District These gen.
tlemen all warm supporters of George w. Julian,
the Freeso candidate for Congress- and smarng under
defeat it was very natural for them select paper
that daily pouring its vals of gall and bitter
ness the Sentinel Hon. Jesse d. Bright and John
L. Robinson who had contributed the defeat of Ju.
lan.
Mr. Reid, it appears, only acted the agent for
CARRIER bat is the attorney for Messrs Lewiston and
Others to define their position through the columns of
the Madison Courier because through that medium he
might be liberty say very hard things, which
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places under the necessity of noticing his commun
cation, "a necessity which would gladly avoid if
sefrespect would permit The first sentence which de-
mands our attention, is the following:
Viewing the ungenerous assaults of some of the
Pro-slavery Democrats o! Madison on the Governor,
because he had stood by you friend under their at
tempt destroy the freedom of the press and the right
of every freeman to discuss the reasonabeness Of the
laws under which they live they deemed it their duty TO
show their sympathy for you by aiding your subscription
list, and the world their respect for the man."
Who the Pro-sayery that Mr. Reid refers to?
Senator Bright Capt Hendricks and the fourteen hun.
dred Democrats of Jefferson county, who by their
repudiated CARRIER and his paper In this
Gov Wright has said it not his intention TO take
part, and until the Governor wrote his letter to Capt
White and others, endorsing the course of Garber the
Democrats of Jefferson county did not regard him
party the controversy Gov Wright everywhere
proclams himself the friend of the Compromise meas
ures; then why should Pro-slavery in Madison
gage in "a ungenerous assaults" him7 The assertion
subterluge of this broken down and rene
gade editor lug in the of Gov Wright to boil
up his sinking fortunes and persuaded that
if Mr.. Reid and the Democrats whom he represents,
had understood the merits of this controversy, they
would have volunteered their aid in defence Of Gar
ber and have sympahsed with political traitor, who
is making of the most prominent Dem
in the State and refused support the regular
Democratic ticket in his own county
These gentlemen, Mr.. Reid says, not Freesoiers,
though of them do like the provisions of the
Fugitive Slave Law. The Fugitive Slave Law is the
only measure the SERIES in which the North yield
any thing the only favorable the South
and however much these gentlemen may claim to be
friends of the Compromise, do regard them as
such, long they this measure, which is
garded of such vital Importance by the South the re-
peal of which would shake this Union to its centre.
Perhaps these gentlemen have derived their opinions of
this law from Mr. Reid If so, we are not astonshed
that they should dislike of its provisions During
the last session of the Legislature, Mr.. Reid, who
claims be friend Of the Compromise introduced into
the Senate his celebrated resolution tn apor Of free
DOM which was hardly treated with common egisla-
tive courtesy, but Immediately laid the table b,
decisive vote. In that paper Mr. Reid asserts that
of the provisions Of that aw opposition to the
ennoblng principles of human freedom promuiged in the
Declaration of our National Independence and endan
gering the liberty of elioonaen, especially those pro-
Uisons by hch trial by jury denied the ,crt of ha
beas corpus refused, and double fee is allooed the
missioner for the performance Of has duty" This is the
language of Mr. Reid, and seems to rather strong
language for friend of the Compromise. Just such
friends, presume, Messrs Lewiston and others
If So they acted perfectly in voting for George
w. Julian for Congress. George can master strong
language when he gets this topic, but do not
think he beat our friend Reid George would con-
slider himself sandered if he were called friend of
the Compromise
In conclusion, Mr.. Reid gives homily on the unity
Of the party He has his notions Of the basis which
there should be unity of the party, and have
His is opposition the Fugitive Slave Law; in
favor of it, We cannot agree and this brings us to the
forks of the road where must part with him and his
friends-and trust the parting will be in perfect
friendship. They refuse to mite with those who are in
favor of that We will not unite with those
who make opposition They will not to
platform, and shall certainly go theirs. The
doctrines of Mr. Reids resolution we can never endorse
Where, then, is the of talking about unity? The
Freesoi party have resolved to hold Convention
summer and nominate full ticket for the Presidency.
Your doctrines friend Reid will be found in their plat
form. Nothing Of the kind we assure you, will find
place among the resolutions Of National Democratic
Convention. You must abandon you've had like to
have said Freesoi doctrines but that may be oen-