New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-24
INDIANA.
Political Affairs.

r.vrsoadence Of The N. y. Tribune
ELxHART COUNTY, May, 1852
The two political Conventions which as
..r,bled at indianapolis in February, were
se&ah]e In numbers and talents than similar convoca
eops for number Of years past The right spirit pre-
dominated in the Wing Council They met together to
..lscs good ticket resolved to 90 to work to elect it,
eod adjourned without interpolating the time honored
sgis raxims with any new sectional local tests, or
tss Of the present day The Wings of Indiana, In de-
fat or triumph win march into the contest under their
own banner, with weights Of a stricken conscience
and doubtful duty to burden them Their aim Is higher
isn the rickety fnaity platform erected for us by
ibis Administration worthy the exerdon OF men,
ana more advantageous to the union OF the wings Tor
ths ~ Of the Union The Democracy in council
day o. 20 previous, acted differently During the last
Prudential they got on t. the Non Intervention
ninfogm That broke down in the election of General
fyor Notwithstanding they carried the State against
bin On their assembling again they enacted the
Wilpot Proviso platform All their Cass Eiec sors'
ner Whtconb, and their Corps EDITORIAL strove
lcr the highest seats Whitcomb was elected u s. Sem
ator over Hsnnegan, Owen, Chamberlain and others,
because he spread the most canvass over the FreSo
ack So with most of their successful candidates for
Congress at that time Dr. Fitch, Of this District you
could but have heard him harrangue the people at our
district school houses, you would have been Impressed
With belief of two things that he would OF himself In
roduce bill 10 abolish Slavery in the District OF Co
Iumba If nobody else would do It, that there
xuA In AIM HIS first act was to vote for savehoid-
ng SPEAKER AGAIN.. an oee. e a, s ; - .h
slavery man anu .no % .a nsc,srsnon oS inSeoancs
And where was Whitcombf We have not so much as
heard from him since his attempt to manufacture
LIe' ~ .S rsrd,,,ur nj n clock has swung TO the
IN, nv . w. TSsv are down on the poor negroes
IKE the wolf on the fold They scert their prey afar
~ ~. ~ ~ = 80 :. 49, men Who crowded. the two
siiss ,rr,. ma ~, 40 ON thst Of he Comuromlse
tSsihg shs geassss humb~s e the age. BILL BaowN,
49, q * allow the hnslty" pilthe same Bill Brown
~. W, 1870. as, a. Congress entered into bar
~. S he Free SoiIers to get their votes to elect him
~ srsshsr and denied correspondencc TO that efeci
- nssriv sbsknc hs head of And here DIR. Ellie,
~ fAe &otesuan Auditor of State wanting renoms'a'
lion but stou,ly reiusine to adoptths new text wa
under these auspices the Democracy sssemoeS NO
scured Gov. Wright had given In his adhesion some
sse before under the hard blows of the Bright organs
n. stood suusre on the new platform. There was
I'VE 1870 ,sh MANY of the finality reu but how
- -. E,. nns ana leave them on the track was the
sues,ion The real anti slavery friends Of the Auditor
We're not few, nor idle. He decidedly popular with
~ Yonne Democracy He had another thing In his ia
voof making good officer, above the average OF that
10. Rut he welded pointed pen. He lad often
$500 The anecusr Institution" and wounded It's de-
nIee tao mir hatred the most inten,e Brown
vumeIsDie 20 I'm. A haa c1es,ed ali the division and
SsssS ~ .,ayring an opposition paper and that
=. sc.,,!.a MIN In Office would break up the
Ss,,s tn he edre off this weapon Ella through his
;.:s n,onssS To mite The Statesman with The Stias
an.s ~ Ssrss If = fcwmon,hs bargain was made.
nv ~. sss 49, t,,,ed q setfemept OF all dscord and
En-. 10. sroh. INTO tho Convention with every assur.
srcs ~ Success But the Browns held the wires They
~ ~ 49, ,r~,s vvords foo late Gov Wright
NnpoIea mos y on pm ~. Istsorm pretv esrly was
80 msuseSv " ~ 90 a resolnton was then in.
tenon sts1 ny sna. ss'ss,or IN Scc vas always
sr,s n,snrnis Of DemocTscy and Ellis and ali the
cher ofcers went BY the board The slavery influence
mcnlded the whole proceedings Owen fixed up set
wSnsltvn resoutons in his peculiar bland STYLE and
i'm. the ni,torm Of the Democracy with their candidate
4 onse rore establsbed for the meridian OF Indiana
TIA csnvs,s nromses TO be an active one. The new
eonsiihion makes All the State officers elective by the
rscas MN ~ ,t,es have able men In the field Gov
Hrsht hss everv advantage except honesty and capa
NM cvs- h,s con,nettor Nicholas n Carly. Candor
compes me e saw &c has made active, useful and
~ wsrx h.,icvs he has labored constantly With
q eve to his own advancement With his motives
have nothing to do Governor Wright 10 no!
IN able officer, but he has been practical
useful one His ideas and neasures are me capaa OF
oshs, but be has net been afraid to work upon mem
A citizen of the State and nothing short OF Whlg
ehsll be happy we fail In electisg Mr. McCsry, thai
no verse man Il chosen TO admnisser laws than 10
srok A Wright But in casting about the Whigs couie
ma none more worthy their support than Nicnols'
NcCarty He b of Gods own workmanshp-an non
est man. He win ride no hobby hold ous no isse prom
lea and never attempt TO cover public act from tnt
psbc gaze The canvass thus far between him and on
competitor shows In what light the TWO men may %
hdsed If the people but have the discern nent 70 dis
Snscah between the efforts of shrewd and willy poll
sa hps advantage Of every tortuitous circumstance
In lhe discharge Of bic official duties 70 impress upon
fheir minds Bis preemnent qualifications, and plain
with no snS :, U,s,O mS sa