Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-04-01
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH &c, 1852.

/ D-WnLrE P. MASGUM, of North Carolina made
high bid to the Sewardtes for the Vice Presidency, the
other day in the United States Senate. (" He avowed
hmself,7 says the correspondent of the New York Tr
bune, for Gen. Scott, upon the old Wing platform,
without pledges, without letters, without proesatons,
upon any subject whatever.
This of course is to be The Scott platform, if he
should be nominated for the Presidency. No pledges
letters protestations, avowal Of principle,
expression Of opinion for the public eye upon any SUBJ
ject interesting the people, involving the welfare
perhaps the perpetuity, Of the Union Mum is be the
word and all things to all men, the practice of the Wing
party in the ensuing Presidential contest if the Scott
should succeed. In the South and Northwest Scott
will be paraded by the Wings a Compromise man,
while in the North he will be Simon pure Free
soer
While the dishonesty of such of conduct is
plainly to be by every one the policy which prompts
its adoption is no less evident The Wings know we'll
enough that il they go into the contest ayowng any
principles or advocating any in opposition to
the well known and settled policy of the Democratic
party, that they cannot succeed in carrying half dozen
States. Democratic principles and Democratic mea-
sures have often been approved and adopted by the
people, that the Wings have found that their only chance
OF success lies in running dumb candidate and in rep
resenting him avorng all sides Of all questions Of
public policy, so secure votes from all classes
When Harrison candidate, he was supported in
parts of the country United States Bank man,
while in others his friends advocated his election because
they said he was more opposed to such institu
ton than Mr.. Van Buren; and all the Union
the Wings went for him bndly 10 nse their own Ian,
Wit why vrha he
game was played in IS4s with Taylor In the North.
though stakeholder the Wings proclaimed that he
Wilmot proviso man. and would approve of that
sure if it should be passed by Congress. In the South
the party treated as absurd the idea that he would
permit any interference by Congress in the affairs of
slavery either by the enactment Of the Wmot proviso
by any other MEANS and pointed the facts that he
was Southern man and STAKEHOLDER evidence that
he would veto ali anti slavery
This trimming policy having twice succeeded, portion
of the Wings are anxious to try it again. We do not
believe they will succeed We believe there is a large
portion of the Wings Of the Union who have serespeet
enough to refuse vote for any who is cow
ardy too dishonest resort to such to
his election. We believe the Southern Wings, at least,
will demand an expression of opinion from the Wing
candidate whoever he may be- in spite of the advice Of
the Tribune, that they should follow the lead and the
counses of such men as Mr.. Mangum" The spectacle
of great party blindly placing themselves under the
" lead and eounsels' of man. set of men, without
pledges, without letters without protestaons," and
without published opinions, to be led, they know not
WHITTIER will be, in this county rather curious spec
taclc Time will show whether the Wings party,
will thus degralingy part with their personal ndepend
ence.