Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-10-16
The Comnromise.

means OF
and quiet to the country and maintaining nvOlate the
integrity of the Union" would become leading element
in the next Presidential election. To stay the tide of
disunon in the southern States the Union men OF both
political parties planted themselves firmly the basis
of the adjustment, and pledged the north their adhe
renee The disposition manifested in the northern States
in good faith that provision of the Constitution which
requires the return of ugtives from labor and the gen.
eral disposition Of all parties acquesce in the adjust
ment has overthrown the dsunioniss every southern
State except South Carolina, where the snake is scotch
ed if killed Had wild advice of certain Free
soil and wing prints been followed and the cry Of repeal
raised by the northern people and northern legislators
instead of confidence and success in the south, our
friends would everywhere have been overwhelmed, and
we would now be in the shoreless ocean of agitation,
without hope for the future. With the commencement
editorial career we taking this view Of the ques
on insisted that adherence these measures, should
constitute part Of the democratic creed, knowing that
whose opinions these questions involved
in the least doubt could succeed in the coming Presden
tal election For this declaration have been soundly
abused by many OF democratic BRETHREN who looked
upon this question in different light, but time and cir
oumstances we think have fully indicated the wisdom
of the policy we then recommended. The Democratic
adopted resolutions sustaining these measures, and it
seems be well settled fact that the Democratic
National Convention will make adherence these
ures part Of the platform in the Presidential election
which takes place next year. The South will demand
it. The North will acquiesce.
Many of our democratic brethren who opposed our
views charitable enough to believe, did so, not
because they were opposed to these measures but
b.xo .Io
they were wrong and they cordially support that
line of policy which they condemned Error of
opinion which yields is dangerous There
are however, yet some in ranks, and more in the
ranks of the wing party who still continue make op
position to the fugitive slave law. To such we say if
you arc honest you unite with the free-so party
that will be fully organized with their candidates in the
field at the next Presidential election The Democratic
candidates. who he may be- will be pledged TO
tain the measures OF adjustment, and salts
fed that the wing candidate will be Willard Fillmore
who stands pledged before the country Scott, with his
noncommittal policy, will stand earthly chance for
the nomination. Wings of Indiana, stick pin there
One week more will show overwhelming defeat in
both Ohio and Pennsylvania and with that defeat is bu-
ried forever the hopes of the ta chief with the yellow
plume" Mark our prediction. The southern wings
in favor of the compromise Such the Ian
guage of the southern whgpress Such is the language
of wing candidates for Office and such is the language
Of the wing conventions in southern States The
wing convention in Virginia adopted the following
luton, which clearly foreshadows the southern wing
policy:
ResolDed That the Wings of Virginia desire to
operate with their brethren Of other States in the further
ance Of the national policy which has so sgnaly
marked the present Administrations bat they cannot
support for the Presidency any candidate whose fl
deity the Constitution and TO the Of adjust
ment shall not be beyond all question"
The signs Of the times indicate that both the
great political parties of the country will adopt adhe
these part Of their platform, and
that the vexed question Of slavery will be taken out of
the political arena and that the great year
will be fought the old issues of Bank, Tariff, indie
pendent Treasury &c. The Liberty party will make
puny effort, but in opinion they produce
a ripple in the great ocean of politics With our
ddate in the field bearing aoft the national banner of
democracy we should glory in conflict with President
Fillmore, the leader of the wing army, with the old
fashioned whg doctrines their political ensign. If
defeated it would be the triumph of whig principles
the verdict of the whole people the great questions Of
National policy In such a conflict should have
open field and unmasked batteries. We should then
have fair and an unbiased expression Of public opnon
before which all parties should bow with As
democrat, we are willing to make the issue. If our
candidate cannot succeed the strength of his princ
Piles let him be defeated.