Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-11-25
Causes of the Whig Defeat, and the Future
of the Party.


of the Party.
This aft rs fruitful theme for editorial articles in
the Whg press since the election The New York
State Register able article. attributes the defeat
OF Gen Scott the influence Of Sewardism and the
want Of nationality in the party. From this article
copy the following extract
Here is the true and great cause OF our overwhelming
defeat. whole nation of tweaty five millions, be
moved only by overpowerno impulse. There
deep, strong, and mighty currents Of thought that
tuate every people We SEE IT IN France at this
ment where the desire for protection of PROPERTY and
life has induced the surrender OF political liberty
TO bold usHrpOr. The love of our blessed Union the
great veneratlon amounting almost to alteration Of
glorious Constitution, is the presiding, overwhelming
current among people. 1t ever has and will
sweep away every mpediment to its free and uninter
rupted course. The Democratic candidates were ex
empt from all aint Of suspicion upon this cardinal and
absorbing question. They sustained by platform
to which the whole party without exception pledged
hearty and even vehement adherence. Mark the
tras side evidence 10 induce positive
tainv OF soundneSs; the other, equivocation heart
lessnesS, Insncery, and papabe inconsistency among
the most prominent and the most active We say incon
sisteneyfnr what could lie absurdy contradictory
than tor men TO support candidate pledged to line OF
policy upon subject that absorbed all others, and
the "a e time repudate sco, and ridcue that line of
policyl
We have hesitation in saying that for ourselves
derive great consolation under defeat from the
conviction that has been caused by honest aud pa
trotc instinct Of the people, by their love of their
try and their determination maintain the Constitution
IN all Its parts In all its integrity and in its honest
spirit.
Nor do hesitate say, that find another source
OF great consolation the fact that AbOtoniSm and
rebellion their nsgafors and promoters and particu-
ary their high priests in this State Seward Greeley
and Weed have received a deatk blow from which they
never recover. They have played their desper
ate game, with the aid Of others who detested their
principles and their Objects and yet they in hope
less minority, in political oblivion.
Ii now remains only for the Wing party to recon.
stTHc itself upon its original and conservative princi
pies; forever all political communion with
who those principles tn abandon heartless
hollow alliance that inspires disrust instead Of conf
dence; to extermnaIe from their ground all sectional
sm all exPedlent trumpery issues, and rally upon those
landmarks, which designated boundaries before Sew
ard was born or Weed Greeley became plaques
and curses
We may Immediately succeed in inducing the
adoption Of principles but shall preserve our
seres 1ect aud obtain at least the respect of our
fellow citizens and TINS lay foundation for enduring
and ultimate success
On that portion Of the article which relates collect
ins together the broken fragments the Whig party
and constructing it on a national basis. Greeley
says:
We answer-Ifyou simply that the Wing party
rally and regain its former power by merely puTgng
sell Of all that Is stigmatized 'Sewardlsm,
feat you to 90 ahead with the experiment There is
iOthng more 10 risk or lose now, and there be
haTm trying this and trying il out. We whom you
call SewaTdites tired and will gladly rest awhile
and let you 90 ahead you fit Whether your anti
Progressive ProSavcy Wing party would be stronger
than that which has Just been roued would resemble
trial the tragedy of Hsmle with the part OF Hamlet
omitted, can better be determined after thaA before
trial There can be reasonable objection to that.
But If you that those spite and destroy whom
you have iast broken down the party, will follow and
sustain you in restoring and rc-estabshing it, with the
understanding that they be aliens and servtors
therein until they consent to suppress their convic
0ns and profess views. would advise you
70 invest either efforts hopes in wild speculation
They are in no hurry 10 at all when they do take
part with You in another canvass il will be as yonr
equals and nothing shot of it, They going
Convention with you again, to have your notions lois
ed into the party creed and their candidate then beaten
by you, Notwithstanding his ceptance Of your Plat
form. They will not consent that a candidates avowed
determination regard and treat all Wings with equal
favor whatever their views Of the last Baltimore Plat
form, shall be deemed sufficient for his defeat
at your hands II they to be proscrbed they pre-
Ter 10 suffer at the hands Of their avowed and consistent
aiyersares, rather than those of superficial but
treacherons compatriots.
These two articles from two leading Wing Journals
in the clearly oreshad the future prospects Of
the Wing party. In the election they will have
two candidates: a National Wing and a Sectional
Wing