Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-11-25
From the Pennsylvanian.l
The Moral.

The story Of the election is known but in the
articles written the subject, which have read
during the past few days, we have not that
does Justice To the moral. The Wings in their de-
feat the detection of Mr. Webster the ukewarmness of
| Mr. Fillmore and his friends. They blame Johnston,
Seward Greeley and his Tribune McMichael and his
North American. their candidate and his born love
Tor the rich "Irish brogue and swee German accent
their stars and themselves the platform, and the New
York Herald while friends amid the uprosr Of tri-
umphant exutaton have pansed in their Joy long
enough to point to the great lesson which the second Of
November teaches the opponents OF Democracy. Ii has
been enough for them to know that they have trumphed
IN the election of their standard bearer Frank Pierce,
over fraud and slander corruption and Galphnism.
The lesson Just tauobt our opponents is respect for
the people, their feelings and intelligence. The leaders
of the Wing party in the recent political contest acted
as though the masses void Of all the great and
crowning attributes that distinguish from the brute
creation; listening To their appeals and noting their
movements, il would appear that the Wing leaders
thought the of their fellow beings were not fed
with the same food, hurt with tho same weapons, sub
ect to the diseases. healed by the same means
warmed and cooled by the and winter, as
their leaders These men, in laying their traps to
catch the votes of the people, made allowance for
their dscernment patriotism; they thought that all
that was needed To set up before them hero Of
many battles tell how those battles were fought and
won amidst the blast of trumpets and firing of guns
get the people fall down and worship their idol
But in this they have been misaken the people will be
imposed aPon longer they tired Of running after
every in soldiers Clothes (like a turkey after
bright button and red rag) who asks their they
have arisen IN their strength in every part of bea
tilu and happy land. and with mighty blow almost
botted from existence the leaders and The party who de-
spsed their intelligence and endeavored de ceve them
and lead them astray after military idol and nothing
else This is lesson that will be forgotten
it shows that though deceived the people will
member their betrayers and punish them for their base
ness.
In the political canvass Just passed through the Wing
candidate submitted his aurcs and his conscience the
kepDlnO Of tlc Stewards and the
men who in his heart he hav lespised They had
been almighty in securing his nomination and he thought
the adroitness displayed by them defeating the great
leaders oi their own party IN convention, would carry
him safely into the Presidential seat; but how sad
the mistake! General Scott, notoriousy incapable in
civil affairs, but whose military reputation is world
wide. up by the cunninr men Of his party as
their candidate and trained for tac part. While he
shown round the country, under miserable pretext
military automation, he taught to talk poll
tics, but to tell of his heroic exploits and appeal the
old soldiers and those who shared with him the dangers
of the battlefield. ~ am,r qnoth he sthe hero of
Canda. the conqueror of Mexico: love you--l thank
you." His prejudces Southern-he was taught to
conceal them; they were Native Amerie an--but he
threw them aside in his pretended admiration for the
rich Irish brogue and sweet German accent they
aristocTatic-but he said TO the crowd, al your
equal" Even his thoughts and feelings upon the SUBJ
Ject 0l the compromise, those great measures which
had queted dissensons that we're calculated to rend
this glorious Union asunder; which every
man, woman, and child. who thought and spoke had
expressed an OPINION TINS laxative old solder CON-
PEELED to stife He was doubt patriot and thought
like one; bat he was not allowed say sohe only told
the people, in his fifty three electoneerng speeches. that
ne was hero, and of the battles no had fought The
result OF all this that the people, the mighty mass
es the soveregns o the land became disgusted they
sckened at such folly and their stroke of condemnation
Tell with crushing force upon those who endeavor
ing to deceive them IL is lesson that will be remem-
bered, at least, while Wing politician OF the present
generation remains the earth.
When the now party springs np, that Daniel Webster
ndssnctly referred to his dying speech to his friend
Harvey, doubt the lesson taught by the election of
Franklin Pierce VIII be productive Of great good in
showing its leaders the rock on which the old Federal
Wing party, which is to be spoken Of only as one Of the
things that were, split upon the second November
and wrecked all its hopes Of the future