Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-08-30

cratic nomination. With that sort of care,
deception would be almost impossible.
We quote a portion of the Enquirer's arti-
Gle, as containing truths of the most whole
some character. tits the only correct Nation !
al Wow which can be taken of the subject. |
1t says:
AT no period of our history has the De-
party occupied position so strong, |
commanding and conservative as it now main
tains. By its manly and victorious resistance
of the tickle and prosecuting spirit of Know
Nothingism, it has thrown that party into |
panic and confusion, inflicted merited chas-
tisement on the venal deserters from its own
ranks and enlisted the respect and approval
of the intelligent and conservative portion of
the late Wing party. 1t has done more; It
has purged its ranks without diminishing its
numbers or its strength. The office-seoking
crew who hung about its skirts, 'heart-sick
with hope deferred have rushed en- masse
into the dark chambers of Know Nothing
ism; and their places have been filled 10y re-
cruits from the Wings, who, if fewer as yet,
in numbers, greatly exceed the deserters in
weight, responsibility and influence. We
have exchanged the most worthless of our
own party for the best of the Wing party,
and have gained more in quality than We
lost in quantity These deserters will repel
respectable men from the haunts of Sam
for Sam requires the fraternal hug of social
equality from all his subjects. Our Wing re-
cruits will gradually make converts for us
from among The good, the wise and patriotic,
who will be ready to follow the example of
men on whose authority they have been used
to rely.
THE basis of our power is thus every day
widening and strengthening, and all our an
tecedents give assurance that we will WELD
that power with prudence, wisdom and firm
ness.
'In looking back on the past history of the
Democratic party, we find it often prosecu-
ting with bold intrepidity the work of reform,
and thus alarming the timid and over eau
tious, who mistook more active conservation
for revolutionary radcalism. Its duties and
It's lines of conduct were never SO plain and
we'll defined as now. 1t has brought the
ship of State on the track of safety and the
constitution; it remains only to keep it on
that track.
"The Democratic party at the North is
drilled from boyhood in the principles OF
Southern Republicanism and of opposition to
Abolition. Sectional feeling occasionally
misleads its members, but they often evince
as in the case of many of the Softs, dispo'
sition to return TO the faith oil their fathers
and of their youth-whilst, on the Other
hand, even the conservative portion Of the
Wing party at the North, the Silver Grey and
Webtscr men, have been so indoctrinated
with hatred to the South, that they will moi
| III ,1tN,
"a large portion of the Northern Democ-
racy has ever been tue to the rights OF The
South, to the Constitution and the Union un
, der all circumstances. Shall we insultingtly
cast off such tried and faithful allies, and re-
" upon Southern party, which would bt
voted down at the first division on section
. al question in Congress? A Southern party
is all powerful for mischief-impotent TO
good. Like a wicked child with match j
may explode a magazine, or with torci
consume palace-but it cannot restore tina
magazine or rebuild that palace. If eve
{ the glorious edifice of our liberty. and on
p Union, fall from its firm foundation and loft.
7 height, the ruin will not be the work of wis
! dom ana of strength, for strength and wis
/ dom would spurn such an office but the mis-
Q chevous prank of wicked weakness o
e thoughtless folly.
! There are many other elements in societ.
n at the North, besides the organization OF tn
Democratic party, that promise security t
: the South. Her commercial, her manufac
turing, and her landed interest," are equal,
o and vitality interested in the continuance o
the Union, and are equally aware that il
continuance can be secured only by dom!
a Justice to the South. Every one sees, at
4 glance, that Northern commerce and Northern
capital would be robbed of more than hal
n their profits, If cut off from Southern con
/. sumption. 1t is equally apparent that North
: ern manufactures would rot upon the hand
a of their producers but for the Southern de
: mand for them.
AT the celebration of the 4th of July, by
number of gentlemen Of Philadelphia, com
O prising society called the Social Li.crar,
Circle" at Mr.. Bakers farm on the banks o
n the Schuykill, the following, among othe
I patriotic sentiments, was drunk. with enthu
: siasm:
"VIRGINIk-7le noblest State IN The Union
E Her recent defence of the cause of Religiou
e Liberty and the equal rights of all Anaericai
!, citizens, is proof that she has not buried tn
: rich legacy left by her noble and pattiot
: forelathers in the earth, but has kept it pur
: and Increased its value teryold. "Well done
e thou good and faithful servant-thou shall
have thy reward"
# (TUNE.-Lets go dovn to old VTryinny.)