Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-08-21
NO. II.

the injury of the Democracy" There is scarcely a
Democratic Editor in the State that does not openly ex
ut in the thing, and have or conyersed
with single Democratic in the State that does
openly exut in the defeat of George W. Julian and
his position year in opposition to the regular nOmi.
nation of the Democratic party, will confirm all
said Defeat, under the advocacy OF sound principles
hold to be much better than success with bad ones
It hazarded the election of Fitch and defeated Bor.
dcn." The election of Fitch was hazarded in Ekhart
county, where, years ago. when running on the Ellis
platform he secured majority of 3S6. Now this year
supporting the compromise measures he only received
l52 majority. We informed before the election that
certain influence in that county, which was the former
residence OF DIR. Ellis, arrayed against him. The
returns show that information was correct In the
other counties Dr. Fitch received the party vote Had
he adopted the free soil doctrines Of Ellis he would have
lost five hundred in the county of Laporte aoie
and would have been defeated in the District.
Judge Borden was defeated because he followed the
advice OF Ellis and his free soil friends. The ntimaon
that fear and hate Judge Borden and triumph in his
overthrow is untrue, and Judge Borden knows it. Our
uniform support and friendship towards that gentleman
both personal and POLITICAL gives the lie such
sertion. We did not believe before the election that
Judge Borden had openly out in opposition to the
compromise measures, and astonished when, by
letters we learned that such the From one of
these letters make the following extract 1t is from
an unwavcring Democrat in Grant county.
"Borden took strong free soil ground, advocated the
repeal of the fugitive slave law the abolition of slavery
in the District of Columbia, opposed the admission or
any slave States and would apply the nroviso
our remaining territories, also opposed the 18th Article
Of the Constitution. Our county ticket composed
of straight out comprO misc men, in favor of the
promise and the 18th Article hence the difference" In
that county Borden is defeated by 136 majority who
Reynolds, compromise Democrat, has 10 majority for
the Legislature, and the 18th Article $40 majority
The like produced the like effect throughout the
District. The Marion Journal, sound Democratic pa.
per, fully explains the of defeat in that Dis
ricti
THE REASON.
The reader fail to perceive the striking differ.
ence by reference the abstract Of votes in another col
umn, between the of Judge Borden and the other
Democratic candidates. The apparent to all
here although perhaps totally nexplicabe to those at
distance The Judge possessed no ordinary influence
over our people, well account Of his great expert
and sterling WORTH account Of his strict adhe.
Democratic principles in times past For these
the Democracy loved the man. and could Judge
Borden have reconced it with his feelings 10 have IA
vored the Compromise and supported the 18th article
with two hundred majority. But it was the Democ-
racy found rather uphill business do even as well
they have done. The fact tho people of this coun
y are sick of agltatonthey have long discovered
resulted in good but rather the reverse Hence
the Democratic party have taken their present proud po
stion-aied it is true by many intelligent and indie.
pendent Whgs-and they intend, sink swim, TO stand
by it.
We regret that Judge Borden, with all his impulses
right, induced yield to this fell spirit of fanacism
which loSfli he tba Of
true of his party. In this District Hendricks eve
rywhere proclaimed his adherence to and support of the
Compromise measures, and his majority is swelled to
over three thousand. Col German made the issue with
his competitor the fugitive slave law and defeated
him by 1900 majority. If De Bruler had dared to
make this issue with Judge Lockhart the Judges ma
jorty instead of hundreds would have been thousands
Dunham who supported all the Compromise meas.
ures, and advocated their justice and propriey the
stump doubled his majority and one Of the strong weap.
ohs with which Davis defeated McGaughey, was his
open declaration that had he been a member of Con.
gress he would have voted for all the measures and not
part of them, his competitor did. If we have been
instrumental in purging the Democratic party Of free.
sosm and abolitonism then say the State Sentinel
has done years good work. We feel amply COM
pensated for all the abuse that has been heaped upon
by Ellis and the free soil organs and free soil orators,
from Julian down TO the smallest whifet in the State.
We have not dictated to the people. They have dicta-
ted to us They sick and tired of this eternal sa.
very agitation this miserable, mawkish sentimenlaity
that would leave the white starve whilst it would
clothe the negro in purple and fine linen and feed him
sumptuousy every day. The vote of the people to ex-
clude further emigration and settlement OF negroes
in State is virtually vote in favor of the fugitive
slave law Five years ago such proposition could
have received majority Of the in Indiana, now,
thanks the ansavery free soil agtation it adopted
by least majority Of hundred thousand, and the
Democratic party placed national platform that viii
defy the combined efforts of their opponents.
0J-' So far from attempting to stihe free discussion
upon slavery anything else have invariably
demncd all mObs."-Phit Ledger.
o" Thus will every untrammeed press speak out for
free discussion any and every subject t."-Courer.
"Our high appreciation of the liberty of speech and
free discussion strkingly exemplied in the Of
Mr. Chapman, on the last Friday evening before the
eectonI'-M Madison Tribune.
CARRIER breaches very well on free speech and free
press his practice does accord with his profess
ion in either
iC7-Will our friend of the State Sentinel than whom
we don't often find better Democrat truer friend
of the people, please inform what he thinks of Grant
county the Constitution and especially the 18th
Article marion Journal
We think Grant has made glorious fight, and achiev.
will achieve. Remember the advice of Cromwell to his