Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-04-01
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 81, 1859.
The Campaign Opened.

The Campaign Opened.
1t will be seen by the letter of our Nashville cores
pondent, that Gov Wright and Mr.. McCarty have al
ready commenced the campaign, which close with
the almost unanimous reelection 81 the former.
1t seems that Mr. McCarty does thank his friends
for what he calls the cap-trap" Of clubbing him "
plain honest farmer" and avows, what every man.
man. and child in this community well knows that he
not practical farmer. What humbugging expedient
will the Wings next, that their candidate
has put end to this one?
Mr. McCarty, it appears, endorsed Gov Wright's
administration as an excellent one" This of course
as an honest man. he bound to do but we imagine
he will find uphill business attempt persuade
the people to displacc excellent" administration and
an excellent" Governor, merely for the purpose Of
pleasing few corrupt Wing politicians.
1t will also be that Mr. McCarty, while he doubt
ed the Justice Of the Compromise measures was for car
yng them OUT long they remained the law of the
land but thought the Fugitive Slave law might be mo-
difed and made more humane" OF course, entertain
ing he does such notions these, he be in ia
of amending the Compromise measures as to
make them accord with what he conceives be justice
and humany and consequently is in favor of agiiatng
the slavery question, again all the angry
onal feelings which, though rest threatened
long ago to break glorious Union to pieces. Ind-
anans will never, under any circumstances approve
of such policy.
This speech of Mr.. McCarty Of course defines the
Wing platform during the present canvass We hope
that the Wing press and the Wing speakers viii present
the issues made by him fairly and fully the people,
that they may be discussed every shape and all
their bearings. If this be done the whole Democratic
ticket will be elected October by least 20 900
iority.
Our correspondent is gentleman of high standing
and character, and his communication may be relied
as strictly correct in every particular.
G5Nothing plainly evnees the desperation
Of the Wing party than their eager desire to assume the
control of every movement what its object
out Of the operations Of which they think they can make
a few votes. Some scheming politician, who falsely
signs himself Friend of Temperance" publishes in
yesterdays Journal, silly communication, under the
alarming head of g The Sentinel in favor Of Inemper-
ance, in which he eebly attempts prove, by stating
iasehood, that the head of his communication is not
lie. The paragraph which he refers, and which
appeared in paper taken from Of
exchanges just as it printed in the Sentinel, and
the Editor neither said agreed" anything else,
though if he had said So would have been no evidence
that he in favor Of ntemperance. Such charge
ridiculous and contemplate merit serious notice,
for practically good temperance man, if
better than the anonymous crbber of the Journal and
only refer to it to show the desperation and hope
lessness of the Wing party who reduced to such
means Of making capital.
We have, for some time, been aware that the Wing
leaders have been anxously watching the temperance
movement which has recently commenced in this city,
with view 20 their advantage in the
ing elections, bat they have just begun to make
that purpose evident Their candidate for Senator since
his nomination, has, credbly informed, signed
not only the pledge of the Social Order but also the
pledge of the g Temperance League" binding himself
not vote any time hereafter for State, county,
township, town, city officers, for any who not
active temperance man, and who does actively
favor legislative enactment prohibit the manufacture
and sale Of sprituous liquors"
Men who favor the temperance cause, from principle
and without selfish motiues cannot be engaged in a
bier work, but when candidates who have never
been actively engaged in the cause, just the Of
the election in which they interested becomes all at
once such Simon pure temperance men, there Isl say
the least, strong doubt the honesty of their
sudden conversion