Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-04-01
From the La2Orte Commercial Timer.l
WING state ResoIutious.

This precious uroduotion-the most transparent spsc
men of party legerdemaln We gave ever Witnessed
feeble attempt blind intelligent constituencies
now before the people Of Indiana and they gravey
called upon TO plant themselves zen masse; upon tins
shadow of a phantom. Had we not personal knowl'
edge OF the fact that is the veritahe progeny OF The
Great Wing Convention. produced alter untold
spasma we should be inclined suspect II as wicked
Joke of some of the democratic bhoys designed as bur
lesque upon the little end of nothing to which the
Universal Wing party" has so gracefully d"nuleu'
Il is beyond measure ridiculous os one to attempt to
read with straight face the article referring to Re
pubIicanism" and free principles in Europe"
All.levity aside we have never met with document
nut forth as an exponent of important political prInci
n 60 utterly without poat substance the present
whG resolutions Assuredy the wings OK Indiana had
right to expect from their delegates clear concise
and manly declaration OF the principles ana issues winch
distinguish them party. We might have expected
them TO claim position before the country as portion
of great national party, based on the advocacy oil
es vital to the national welfare, and not as mlser
able defeated faction with no bond oil conference but
sprlt OF hate and opposition to liberal progress They
sdo not deem it necessary to referais the dlstactre
principles of the wing party" "Ah, we.a-day, they
TOO well knew resrafiOa would blast Inc only nope
they cherish-they too we'll knew that to declare di
fincfre feature prncp pie not democratic would ami
hate the last prospect oil success-he last nmsy claim
for respect But listen to their charge:
sResoIred That the Democratic party oil tins State,
since il came into power, has been characterized by a
waseful and reckless extravaganza showing total
disregard Of that economy Of expenditures whol shon
be observed DIV AMI required OF the puDic seE'd VI
Do tLey so soon forget il was wing administration,
in the winter Of 1880 that involved the State oil In
diana in general system of Internal improvement
sadding upon the "hard-working people" an enormous
debit Do they forget that the Stale was plunged into
the dark gulf Of bankruptcy by whg misrole-by i0aa-
ton exirayagance-yea by sqnandering oil that money
amounting, ia the aggregate, with interest, to over
fourteen millions Of dollars which paid by upon
the hard tcoring people We do they forget this
and furthermore, that Democratic policy during the
sessions Of 1851 brought about the adjustment oil The
Internal improvement debt rescued the State from an
abyss Of embarrassment and from the disgrace oil repu
diation and placed her upon that foundation where, IN
very few years, young and vigorous she has grown to
be the FOURTH State in the Unionl All, me. ah, me
they do not forget it, bat like the thief that to shield
himself haIIoos stop thief" they make hue and cry
against Democratic extravaganza in order to call atten
tion from the disgrace in which their own folly has
plunged them.
Whittier has flown the HIGH PROTECTIVE TARIFF
spirit which seemed during the campaign Of 40 TO
upon the very lips of wing orators, constituting sweet
JUNCTION to the sensitive soul Ii has died away the
s'dm distance - and the ''echo sound" 'soy murmur
ing on the pensive car" is the whig resolution oil o.
The Convention has apparently without object OF
aim adopted these i'll advised resolutions. Who coult
tell from them for what purpose the wings oil indiana
are preparing ssmove heaven snd earth" in thu
coming Presidential electonl On the great issues an'
questions which now agtate the public mind they arr
entirely silent or speak only in ambiguous phrases
which NAV be distorted to mean anything nothing, t.
suit the conscience or the occasion.
f BY what twist of dishonest ingenuity will the Conven
ton their constituents for emitting say
word in regard the Compromise measures Of 1850
At this crisis when despite the deceitul calm whle
pervades the political horizon elements OF the most des
tructive agency work, honest thus TO shrn
from expression Of opinion on this great measure
regarded by tho majority of whole people the all
important safeguard fGs the perpetuity and security
our institutional With what face do they dare call upo
the Patriots Of Indiana go blindlodsd the polls
and support any any administration unPlsdge
T in this al'important materl
What a platform for a POLITICAL partyn Will on
solitary democrat, nav will the hoRest wings of tn
State allow such Will,o'the,Wisp to deude them
Time will show