Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-10-07
NEW YoRK, Oct. 9th, 1852.

zine O'Clock HIS remains will leave tomorrow morn
bog for Indianapolis. DAVID WHITCOMB.
The Temperance Chart and Mr.. Todd.
The Wings Of this county have forgiven Captainl
LEVI L. ToDD for the overwhelming defeat he caused
them last spring. They declare he shall be beaten for
Common Pleas Judge next Tuesday all hazards. To
assist them in this effort, they have called 10 the aid
the Temperance Chart-a Wing paper in disguise 7
published in this city This sheet, last Wednesday
issue, contains article headed, 'sYeas and Nays on
Temperance Bills" The object of the article is evil
IDENTITY to induce Democratic temperance vote
against Mr. Todd. To effect this object, glar-
Iingy false statements made than ever beoreI
met with in the same space, we shall show.
The Chart says that Mr.. Owen, of POsey introduced!
temperance bill (which would have been acceptable oI
the people of the State in every respect except that III
provided Cor license in any event, which some and our
selves among them, regard as radically wrongs" andl
that Mr. Owens bill passed the House
Mr.. Owens bill passed the House. Ii was
referred to the committee Temperance, (see House.
Journal VOL 2, p. 1860 who reported it back amend
led, by striking it from the enactng clause and
inserting substitute totally different in principle FROM
the original blouse Journal, vol. 2, p 1866 This
substitute adopted and afterwards passed. (House
Journal, vol 2, P. 1866 that the House committed
on Temperance and not the Senate is alone response
Ebe for the defeat of Mr.. Owens bill That committee
composed of the friends Of the Temperance Chart
which indorsed the majority of it, "goOd temperance
men"to them let that paper look for the of then
conduct.
The bill which was substituted for Mr.. Owens, and
which passed the House. FAR from containing pro-
vision favor of license expressly prohibited it, (Se
House Journal VOL 2, p. 1887 sec. y. This was one
reason why it failed in the Senate.
The Chart says the Senate refused pass this bin,
and pre,ends give the ayes and by which it
rejected. vote never was taken its passage
After being reported the Senate from the House,
was amended in several particulars; ordered third
readng by ayes o. noes 10; (senate Jour-, p lo6l)
katerwars referred the committee Revision witt
Constructions, by ayes 81, i6 (senate Journal,
ioos); and finally after the Senate had passed anO,he
bill reported back by that committee with recommen
daon that il be laid on the table, (senae Journal p
1869 which concurrcd 10, and the bill never hear
of afterwards Where the Chart got its ayes and noe
on the passage of this bill in the Senate, with Mr. Tod
voting the negative, have been unable to discover
j, No such vote is given In the Senate Journal.
The Chart then says:
shown that finally isposed of by laying It on Ih
table land passed allowing license to be granted
ANY city, town, or township unless maJoiiiy oil tn
Of such city, town, township shall remonstra'
fagans the in writing, the Qenulneness oil the sig
natures be proven by two qualified voters, and file
with the clerk, &c."
The foregoing paragraph, so far as stating the pre-
visions of the bill in relation to allowing or Prohibtn
license is concerned correct; but the following para
sraph purportng give further provisions OF the sam
bill contains of the most wNnton, bareiaced, an
reckless misrepresentation we evsr witnessed;
CATER majority of the Of any township sha
fled their remonsirance ms aforssaid and the sig
lures shall have been proven by two quained voters
then the clerk shall give th ty day notice. anu no cehs
shall be granted for thirty days Thes the same process
is to be gone again. and license is again STAYED
for thirty days."
The bill contains no such provision, nor was such
proposition, any thing resembling it, before ctne
br anch of the General Assembly last session. and,
venture TO assert no member of either branch eve
thought of such proposition. The bill reported by ID
Berry, and to which the Chart refers provides that q
ter remonstrance shall have been filed By the peop
of any township against selling liquor, it shall not
sold forerer afterwards until majority oil the Vote
shall petition in favor of IT, Nothing is said that cal
by any possible means be tortured into the consructo
given by the Chart that the prohibition to SELL alter III
filing Of the remonstrance, should only continue ie
thirty days. For the truth of our assertion we refer
the Senate Journal page 1889 section four OF the bl
there reported This Journal is TO be seen at the Stat
Libary and the county Clerks office and those who ie
interested can examine it for themselves
A single slight amendment made TO this bill, ar
liz was passed by the Senate by vote of 81 10 H. as Il
Chart states--Mr Todd voting for it. The Chart sal
''most of the temperance men voted against H. IL
hard matter to tell who are temperance men IN u
Charts opinion but among the noes are the names
those who were opposed to all legislation on the suce
of temperance as well of those who would be sati
fed with nothing short Of the Maine Law
q Tbs Chart, after grossly misrepresenting u
BILL proceeds rdicule and denounce II, and the Sen
tors who voted for it,. We ask our readers to exam
&c reported in the Senate Journal, page l2os, al
Judge for themselves. II is better temperance b
than before passed in either branch OF the lie
stature in this State and would have been entirely sa
sfactory to ninetenths of the people Being assured
this, Mr.. Todd voted for it, as it his duty to do
is not because he is anti.t,umperance man that u
Chart is denouncing Mr.. Todd, but because II WI
through his means that the Wing leaders were Ia
April FILLED In their attempt transfer temPefan
Democrats to the Wing parry For ihis, and this alOn
has he received the Of the VIII igs and the denu
Citations Of the miscalled Temperance Chart
Plumpers.
We understand that at the meeting i'm Franklin