Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-07-31
Thomas A. Hendricks,

The Democratic candidate for Congress in this Dis
rict has been canvassng the counties Of Madison Tip
ton and Hamilton, and understand from different
sources that he has made most favorable impression
The Anderson Gazette, neutral, speaks Of his effort
there in the following terms:
CANDIDATEs-Severa candidates wero in town
last Tuesday, which day it had been previously
nounccd that speeches would be delivered however on
y vouchsaed to edify the people in this public man
ner, relative to his peculiar predictions politically
namely, Mr.. Hendricks, the democratic candidate for
Congress, who, by the way, made speech worth hear
ing, though may have grated rather harshly with the
notions of Of his auditors. In the course Of the
speakers remarks, he advered briefly the tariff APP
propriatons by the General Government for internal
Improvements, and the fugitive slave law. With re.
gard to the former he was in favor of the advaorem
tariff OF 49, and opposed every species of specific du
ties. lie was opposed to any extensive internal i'm
provement system but was in favor of appropriations
by the General Government 4 limited scale to this
object provided the West could in for proper
tionate share of such appropriations He dwet with
length the fugitive slave law than either of the
other questions, advocating its justice and utility, and
was oil the opinion that, II should seem necessary 10
make some amendments to the Jaw it now exists the
far better policy would be to let the matter rest for the
present. and not tear open aresh ranking wounds not
yet healed in this portenous struggle between the diff
ierent sections OF the country"
1--WE find the following Extract in the Winchester
Patriot. We transfer it to our columns with great
pleasure, as it contains much good sound and
sound reason. Our friends should know what the
opinions of the most moderate of the South the
continued agitation of this question at the North:
EXTRACT FROM A LETTER FROM THE HON.
TERRY III. CANAL, OF NASHVILLE, TENN,
TO THE HON. JER. SMITH, OF WINCHES-
TER, IND, DATED JANUARY 10, 1851.
am glad to hear you Union man, and trust
you this question of slavery do, that is that 1t
not good Institution either for master servant, but
that its abrupt and sudden abrogaton would make the
condition of both infinitely worse. Who could live in
Tennessee if all the negroes a degraded class,
set free remain herel Not /, you In wealthy
and densey populated counties free negroes pests
and for themselves their condition is generally
than that of the slaves. The aboltonists may say this
ought not to be WE'LL may be 1t ought nOt-that Is
a matter of taste. We must take things they
peoples preudices constitute part of their social
system-an element of their civilization and religions
part OF their very being organized community.
great system of order and law be revouonzed
without the greatest caamtes. African slave
ry perish This is destiny, and if you please, pro-
gress; but it ought TO die gradually and naturally 1t
ought to 90 out civilization came in, that the
change will do violence and society viii feel no shock
The refinement, the laws and the liberties civil and
gous, of tho Anglo Saxons did spring up in day;
and this institution cannot be abolished at once without
ruin to the white and black man.
But aside from all this; other poole but ourselves
have any right to interfere with institutions Let US
who understand them change them for ourselves. Every
philanthopist find objects exhaust all his charity
in few miles of his domicil. When he has re-
eved all the objects there, needing his comiseratoD
then he may look abroad spread his bounty and his
charity and interfere with the rights aud regulate the
duties of other countries. The acts of the misguided
fanatics called abolitionIss. have only produced evil in
all their tendencies TO masters TO slaves TO the country
and to religion: and /, Union loving ctzenan enemy
slavery in all its FORMS every where you that
il this agitation is continued will dissolve this great
and glorious government and probably involve this fair
land civil war and drench lis soil in fraternal Blood
The South will not and ought not to let others do for
them what time and necessity will be sure to do,
without the Intervention of the ambitions politicians and
silly phanthropists of the free States. On this, while
stand by the Union, will stand with the South, and
this is the feeling of Tennessee and she is perhaps the
irnest Union State in America.
But did not intend to say much on this matter.
But pray YOU TO advise all men who love their country
liberties, and the well being of their race, white and
black let this institution alone, and leave 1t TO be
managed by the savehodng States aud to be abolished
by them of their free will, when the ullness OF
time shall come" 1t is that must happen. 1t
may be retarded but cannot be accelerated by the inter
ference OF the people Of the non.slaveholdng States
could probably if had absolute power, nfic the
aboltioniss punishment than condemn them
and the negroes to live in the community. as cl-
zens with equal rights. few years Of such life
would them of their madness, and unburden them
of their superabundant philanthropy.
Let fne hear from Won at length as soon as con-
venient. Your friend.
TERRY H. CANAL.