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Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-26

OETThe following from the Providence
Herald is in happy contrast with the exaggera
ton Of the Louisville Journal
The DREAD OF CATHOLICISM IS no doubt
very natural among PrOtestants Otherwise.
we should hear less said about it, and it would
furnish a very poor capital for a political par
tv. Nevertheless, we are unable to feel any
of the fears which Others profess, or to indulge
any gloomy forebodings of the results which,
it is said, are to follow the spread of the Ro-
man Catholic faith. Our country does not
seem to have suffered very much in the past
from that cause. There IS nothing in the
relative growth of Professionalism and Catho-
licism to create alarm. Our preachers tell us
that the increase of Protestants is more rapid
than that of their great adversaries. We have
been taught to believe, moreover, that any re-
ligion is better than no religion for the indi-
vidual and for the community in which he re-
sides. If, therefore, we apprehend any danger,
it would be from the progress of infdelity,
rather than of Catholicism. But we cannot see
the danger We do not think the liberty of
this nation is to be destroyed, or its republican
/ institutions Overthrown. On the contrary.
we regard them as more firmly established,
and with far better chances of perpetuity than
in the earlier stages Of their existence. The
wisdom and the patriotism that are needed
to carry us safely through periods of trials are
| found in all sections and classes, and among
believers Of every Christian sect. No fact>
have been published that would justify be-
4 lief that those portions of the country where
| Catholicism is most prevalent afford fewer
evidences of such wisdom and patriotism thar
those where Professionalism is in the ascen
dant. 1t is not asserted that Maryland ol
Louisiana is in any respect inferior to the
neighboring States, in their fidelity to republi
can principles.
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Political Morality.

PRENTICE has of late had the Louisville
Journal filled with TRADES against the Catho-
lie Church, which surpass in violence and
Misrepresentation Of that were possible) even
ROBERT BRECKENRIDGE himself But, un-
fortunately, the flies Of the Journal have
been hunted up, and his opinions in 1874
made to answer his charges in 1855. He
treats the matter pretty cody and say he felt
bound to endorse what was said by Mr. CLAY:
The Wing party in 1874 was naturally
anxious to obtain the Roman Catholic vote,
and we, as an organ of the party, were of
course anxious to help them obtain 1t; and,
no matter how unfavorable our individual
opinion of the tendencies of the Roman
Catholic creed might have been, we should
certainly have felt it our duty to mako any
true statement in our power calculated to
win the important support so ardently de-
sired. If there were two thousand Mormon
voters now in Kentucky, we should desire
their votes for our candidates; and we should
think it right TO make any true statement
calculated to induce them to vote with u:
rather than with the Sag NIGHTS. In such
case, if either or all of our candidates had
ever spoken kind words in their behalf We
should consider ourselves right in calling
their attention to those remarks, whether W.
thought the remarks merited or not.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-26
Anti-Americans -

This is the term which the Know Moth
ings are just now endeavoring TO fix upon all
who do not endorse their miserable selfish,
proscriptive, and unchristian Gogmas. "Anti-
ADsericans'n Let see who some of these
"anti- americans" -. Winfield Scott who
fought gallantly im two wars, refuses to be-
come a Know Nothing or to endorse its creed,
and he is an "diiti- AmeTicani' Lewis Cass,
the venerable aud distinguished Senator from
Michigan, who has served his country in the
field and in the Cabinet, in the Senate and
as her representative abroad-he according to
Know Nothing parlance, is an "Gnti- Ameri.
CAM" General Shields, of Illinois, who was
shot through the lungs in the service of hi:
adopted country, is an ''anti- Amercan," Gen
Joe Lane, the gallant Delegate from Oregon
who has just beer triumphantly reelected
was denounced by Gains, the Encarnation he
70, as an "duti- -ABlericanl'' But why should
we enumerate? According to the Know
Nothing theory the noblest patriots and states
men of the age-those who have most dis
tinguished themselves in every branch ofth'
public service-are "Gnti-Ame'icansn'-Ne'1
albany Ledger.
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Meekly gtate gentinel.
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 90, 1855
Difference e of Opinion.

The Compromise of 1920 was forced by the
South uponthe reluctnt and unwilling North
The extension of slavery enacted by it was
resisted by the House, the immediate repre-
lsentatlves OF the people, but the Senate was
tszie, as 1t always has been to the interests of
slavery, as true as the House of Lords of
England to the interests of the privileged
|aristocracy of that country.-Hewy Wilson's
Speech.
Inc above is the language of man who
stands in the post once occupied by EVERETT
and WEBSTER.
Southern Statesmen do not agree with Mr.
EsoS12 bjs.xjssse( fhs history of the.
&c .o63. beIors thefs ,xss any
shoughs Of repeating It, Mr.. cALHouN IN his
speech on the Oregon Bill spoke of it as fol-
lows:
"After an arduous struggle of more than
come into the Union with or without restric-
lions prohibiting Slavery, a compromise line
vas adopted between the North and South;
but it was done under circumstances which
made it no wise obligatory on the latter. 1t
$ true it was moved by one Of her distin-
suished citizens (Mr. CLAY), but it is equally
10 that it was carried by the almost united
'Ote Of the North against the vote of
the South; and was thus imposed on the
htter by superior numbers in opposition to
her strenuous efforts The South has never
given her sanction to it, or assented to the
power it asserted. She was voted down and
las simply acquiesced in an arrangement
which she has not had the power to reverse,
and which she could not attempt to do with
cut disturbing the peace and harmony of the
Union.''
Mr.. YULEE, of Florida, in reply to the
charge of Mr.. UPHAM, of Vermont, that the
adjustment was an act of Southern coercion
iaid, 81 dispute the fact; and on the contra
" aver that it was the North which co-erced
i, and the South, which was reduced by du-
less to the concession. | have caused a table
10 be prepared exhibiting the votes of each
State in the respective Houses of Congress.
The summary Of the vote shows that in the
Senate out of twenty-five northern votes
twenty were cast in favor of the Compromise
and only two against it; while in the House
out of one hundred northern votes ninety
FIVE were cast in favor of it and only FIVE
against it. On the other hand, of twenty
two Southern Senators only fourteen and of
seventy-six representatives only thirty y-nine
voted for the Compromise" The table,
taken from the Journals of Congress, will be
found on page 1168, Appendix to Congress-
Glob, for July, 1850
Either the table prepared from the records
is wrong or HENRY WILSON is wrong.
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usioh, an n w q. D.ni.SlS Wv

The resolutions were vague; but the ban
ners were significant Their notices express
sed the spontaneous feelings of the crowd; the
words of the platform were shaped by the
leaders. There is no doubt that the assem-
blage was a mixed collection of Abolitionist,
and religious bigots. If any proof were want
ing, the banners would be proof enough
mo Pope in America" was one Of the mot
toes; but alas! the resolutions omitted to no.
tce the terrible dangers from his influence.
The most note worthy sentences were there.
"No more Slave Territory"
"No more Slave States shall be admitted -
"Kansas and Nebraska shall be free"
"Free Territory but not free whisky"
"Back bone" This is short but it means
much; it is an endorsement of CHARLES SUM-
YER. who has made the word memorable.
"Etenal war on Slavery, protected by
fraud, corruption aud mobs."
"Franklin's live Jackass and the Slavehold-
ers live negro they both vote" We do no
understand this, but it is evidently fling a
the Constitution of the United States in the
provision made by that instrument for South
ern representation.
Freedom is national; Slavery is section
al" This is the rallying cry of the New
York Tribune, and we all know its politics.
If the professions had been headed by
GARRISON and FRED DOUGLASS, we do no
think they could have felt any dissatisfaction
with the banners.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-26
Mass Meeting in Corydon.

The citizens of Harrison county should
bear in mind that the Mass Meeting in Cory
don will be on Saturday, the 4th day of Au-
gust next We understand that several dis
tinguished speakers of the State have been
invited, and their acceptance received.
The proscriptive and intolerant doctrine Of
Know Nothingism is warmly opposed by the
Democrats, and sternly rejected by some of
the best wisest, and most substantial of the
Whig party of Harrison. The same unscru-
pulous and unhuthful course, characteristic
of the oath-bound plotters in other localities,
has been pursued by the Know Nothings in
that county. A few Democrats have been
seduced into the dark chambers Of the secret
conspirators; but some of those unsuspecting
persons have ascertained by their own OBJ
servations in the lodges that they were in the
wrong place, and surrounded by the wrong
men, and such have retired from the order
never again to unite with it. More still will
see the error of their way, and leave the
horde of broken down and scheming hacks.
The last canvass added to the high reputa-
ton of Harrison for sterling and unwaverinl
devotion to liberal principles. The bold anC
energetic manner in which the insiduous anC
treacherous foe was met last fall, has endearel
the true friends Of civil and religious liberty
| in Harrison to the whole district and State
Let her citizens 60 10 work with determi
nation to lose none ~ the good name so gal
lantly Won in so glotous cause.
The meeting at Corydon an the 4th of Au
gust, no doubt will be very largely attended
and Hon. Jesse d. Bright, Gov. A. 2. vii
lard, Hon. w. II. English, and Others are ex
pected to address the meeting.-M A. Ledger
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-26
Letting the cat out of the bag-The
reason why the Fusion Cow ention
did not adopt stronger resolutions.

Letting the cat out of the bag-The
reason why the Fusion Cow ention
did not adopt stronger resolutions.
The great principles laid dosOn IN the platforms
of the Free Soil conventions contain my vies0s,
but the country 10 not ripe enough for the cOnsti-
tuti0ndI Interpretations there declared. Our duty
is now to meet upon common and moderate
platform. If | were an anti-slavery man, /
should feel that / deserved curse to the last
day of my life, if did not give my voice and
aid to such platform. If there was ever a
time when anti-slavery men should lay aside
their extreme and distinctive views, to limit
the spread of slavery, it is now.-Henry WI
sons Spesch.
The country slot ripe for the constitutional
Interpretations there declared. That is to say,
we must deceive the people for the peoples
good; we must use sugar-coated pills. We
will say nothing just nOw about the Fugitive
Slave Law, or Slavery in the District of Co
lumbia, or the domestic slave trade, or get
ting three-fourths of the States to be free and
thsn altering the Constitution SO as to com
pell the South to emancipate her slaves
People, at least some people whose votes We
need, might be frightened at this plan at
this time; their feeling of justice is too strong
as yet. But we understand what we are
about; we will gradually eradicate their moral
sense, and at the same time arouse their pre-
judices by raising howl against Southern
aggression" 1t is true, we know among our
selves, that the South is struggling for her
very existence, that she is entirely on the de-
fensivs and would be crushed without the
aid of the Northern Democrats. But pile on
the agony; lie it through, and We can ride
into place and power.
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on the occasion

THE PACIFIC SoUADRoN.-A letter, written
on board the United States ship Independence,
dated Paita, June 14th, says portion of the
Pacific squadron has been singularly unfortu
nate, not only in the number of deaths that
have occurred, but also in the necessity that
has arisen for an almost constant Court Mar.
tial. Among the deaths are those of Passed
Midshipman Washington Totten, of Wash
ington, D. c., and Lieut.. John Mooney, Of
Maine, who jumped overheard and was
drowned. Lieut.. Rhind has been dismissed
from the Pacific squadron, on charges pre-
feued against him for disrespect TO Captain
Boutwell,, of the John Adams. Three oi
four other officers are to be tried, but their
sentence, it is anticipated, will not be quite
so severe The health of the Independence
and the John Adams was good. The former
expected to leave for San Francisco in few
days after the date of the letter.-Dedger.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-07-26

The EVANSVILLE JOURNAL ON THE X. y.
PLATFoRM.-The Evansville Journal, the
leading X. n. paper in Southern Indiana,
thus speaks of the action of the State Coun-
cil at their meeting in this city on the 18th:
But the American party of this State, with
the exception of that portion in the First Dis
trict have annulled the platform of the Ma
tional Convention, so far as their future action
ton is concerned. In doing this, knowing
what the action of the Republican Conven-
ton would be, they probably acted the part
Of wisdom for success in Indiana, but the part
of folly for the national success of what was
intended to be, and what has been till the
last month, national party They hare
adopted that sectional policy, which we have nc
doubt s0iH be successful IN carrying this STATE
at the next election-but it is not that policy
which can assist in securing success over the
whole Union for the national principles of the
party-for the national objects to sustain
which the party was first formed.
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The Convention of the 18th.

We attended the Convention at lndianapo-
lis on last Friday. more as a matter of curios-
ity than because we felt much interest in its
deliberations and action. The convention
was large and respectable, and we are free to
confess that the platform of principles 1t adop-
ted is much more liberal and tolerant towards
all the elements in opposition than we expect
ed. Some of the prominent men who acted
as officers of the convention, openly boast
that the Know Nothings were "thrown oil y
and not allowed any influence in the proceed
ings. OF course that is all nonsense, mas
much as the king Of Yankee Know Moth
ingism, Wilson of Massachusetts, was import
ted all the way from Boston to make the
principal speech for the occasion, instlucting
the benighted Hoosiers as to their future po-
litical duties.
Many other speeches were made, some by
persons we suppose to be Know Nothings
and some by persons we suppose are not, al,
without exception, tending strongly towards
abolitionism. The speech of Mr.. Wilson was
especially so tinctured, and was received by
the convention with higher degree of favor
than that of any other gentleman who spoke
on the occasion.
The following Is the platform OF ptihclPie'
which was adopted with very general unanl.
nifty by the convention, and as we remarked
above is much more liberal than we had ex
pected it would be, especially that portion
which relates TO our naturalization laws
That resolution would seem to go to establish
the fact that the X Ms had been throw
overheard by the convention; but when WI
saw so many of them there taking an active
/ part in the proceedings, we are rather forced
to the conclusion from the moderation o
their resolves, that instead of knowing moth
ing, they are at last beginning TO Know Some
thing Where now is their great hobby o
2l years, which had come to be the cardina
principle in their organization.-Lgtoyti
american.
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Oilv Cannon

The speech of HENRY WILSON at the Con-
vention was a noteworthy thing, not for any
worth or merit in itself, but for the position
Of the man as the mouth-piece Of others. 1t
was plausible speech in which the enven-
omed malice Of ths fanatic was masked by
the cunning of the politician. Taken in its
whole tenor and spirit however, it was an
unmistakeable Abolition address looking to
the final destruction of Slavery through ex-
ternal political action, and using the anti
slavery sentiment as a political lever
If Mr.. CLAY had been living and had re-
Piled to him, how appropriately he might
have said, as he did on another occasion:
II IS because these ultra Abolitionists hav.
ceased to employ the instruments of reason ana
persuation, haze made their cause political, ana
have appealed to the bdllot-bor, that am inducsc
to address you
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CEPMr. Sumner, brother of Senator Sum-
ner, and at present in London, endeavored to
save the Museum of Antiquities at Kertch
from the destruction it met with. He ad-
dressed the Secretary of the Admiralty, sug-
gesting the propriety of sending an order to
the British Commander in the Crimea to
cause guard to be placed around the Muse
um to prevent injury. The English function
airy at once sent such an order to Lord Rag
Ian. Whether the order came too late does
not appear, but the work of destruction was
very effectually accomplished, much to the
disgust and chagrin of intelligent English
men.-Ledgr.
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THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1855.

or Mr.. Vale inquired it, after the report
of this committee were presented, it would be
in order to present additional resolutions to
those proposed by them. He thought the
voice of the people, which was to be expressed
through this Convention, was of vastly more
importance than any speeches that could be
made, and it was far better that time should
be consumed, if at all, in the selection Of a
committee than IN making speeches.-Pro-
eeedings of the Fusion Convention
Poor Mr. vAILEl he wished for chance to
prsssn1 -<,ms additional <esolation>, As no
had a presentiment that MILTON GREGs would
out0eneral him. He was anxious that the
voice Of the people should be expressed
through the resolutions as well as the
speeches; indeed, he considered the resolu-
tons most important But our neighbor will
have to take the back track; and insist that
the speeches and banners were exponents of
the popular sentiment not less than the plat
form. He will be perfectly right in taking
this ground, for no candid man will deny that
the Convention was an Abolition concern, a
little weak in the joints and not having quite
enough I" back bone" " to suit the Journal, but
yet with all its sympathies and tendencies
leading it straight into the arms of GIDDINGs
and GARRISON.
The Fusion Party bear the same relation
to the radical Abolitionists that the extreme
High Church Puseyites do to the Roman
Catholics; only the difference of name and
some scruples on the part of the latter. The
Puseyites concede that the Catholic is the
true church; the Catholics allow that the
Pussyites are on the right road. So, with the
Fusionists and Abolitionists. But as nice
salaries and snug rectories and bishoprics kept
some of the English clergy from going clear
over to Rome in ths same way the flesh
pots of Office, in possession or prospect, have
restrained some Of the Fusion leaders from
a manly avo~al of their whole creed.
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The DENISE OF A NEwsPAPER-The ed

The DENISE OF NEwsPAPER.-The ed
itor of country newspaper thus abandons
his vocation:
The Silver Creek Gazette with this num-
Der ceases to kick; it has been virtually dead
for six months past, and in the meantime it
has only been galvanized into kind of spas
modic action merely for our own amusement.
This will account to our friends abroad for
anything strange or unusual they may have
discovered in ourcourse. We had some pri-
vate wrongs to redress, and we have opera
ted upon the dead carcass of the G.rzette that
it might be made, in some of its antics, to
give our enemies such side licks as we could
not be led to expect from a more healthy ac-
ton. We have been amply repaid, in our
experiments thus far, for the fun we have got
out of it; but, as the amusement is rather ex-
pensive, we have concluded to suspend fur
ther operations, and bury the defunct body
out Of sight as soon as possible.
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M One more query: If you so firmly be
Eeye that a platform should declare e0e'-
political conviction of its supporters, and is
; milk and water. u2cern.1 deserving denun %
citation, if is<lOnahy didn't you put resO res,
luton affirming yoS Fillibusterlng notions ''lt
the Platform of May 24thg And as such
resolution is NOT in il, why don't you de
nounce it is as a milk and water' concern
Journal.
The Journal still refuses to express its views
on the platform, and instead of answering
our remarks attempts todistract public atten-
ton from the true points at issue by putting
irrelevant inquiries to ourselves.
fillibustering notions are our private pro-
perty, though we are ready to make them
common to the whole democracy if they
choose to take them If they do not, SO much
the worse for them; but we should still ad-
here to the great principle Of chat creed which
. kyery % vfe of<see1 co.
The Journal is mistaken in SAYING that we
require every political conviction to be ex-
pressed in a platform; but we do require
distinct declaration free from ambiguity on
the more important questions which are before
the public.
tits true we asked the Journal if its whole
creed was embraced in the platform, but the
inquiry was suggested by the assertion of our
neighbors that they had frequently declared
their whole creed on Slavery. The context
shows that we were desirous to elicit COM
ment and explanation about the platform,
which it seems, they are resolved not to give.
We want reply to what we said on Monday,
and for fear it may be forgotten we publish it
again:
every one perceives at a glance that the
only practical and tangible plank in the plat
form on the slavery question is the restora-
ton of the Missouri Compromise. The other
clauses are mere generalites which can be
made to mean every thing, any thing or moth
ing. If the Fusion party is opposed to the ex-
tension Of slavery into any of the territories
there was neither necessity nor propriety in
referring to a geographical line; and such
reference, by conveying a false impression,
was dishonest act. If they are willing to
admit slavery south of that line, then their
high sounding generalities are dishonest
They may take either horn of the dilemma;
they are convicted of insincerity.
eff we go beyond the platform and look to
the banners and speeches of the occasion,
and above all, to the men, we have a right to
pronounce this meeting of the 18th an Aboli-
ton Convention. Having learned the trick
of secrecy, they cannot throw it of, even in
their platform, and mask their principles in
indefinite resolutions"
AS to the Journals reference to the Demo-
cratic resolutions of 1849, we say without
hesitation that any Convention which should
declare it the duty of Congress to prohibit
slavery in the territories would be repudiaIed
by us; and we do not believe that any Demo
ocratic Convention ever promulgated such a
doctrine -----
The Ohio Convention expressed the senti-
ments of the Journal, and it should adopt
them as the true exponent of Free Soilism.