Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-06-26
Senator Hamlin

The only surprise excited by The announce
ment of Senator HamGn, that he could no
longer cooperate with the Democratic party,
was in the fact that he should deem such a
formal declaration as at all necessary for the
correct understanding of his position. His
late action on all questions in which the sub
iecto slavery has been involved had so fully
disclosed his anti i-Democrstic sympathies that
his political classification was no matter Of
doubt in the Senate ~
1t may seem little singular that the tele-
graph announcement of Mr.. Hanlin's with
drawal from the Democratic party should
have produced enthusiastic cheering in the
Know Nothing Convention at New York,
inasmucL as his reason for his withdrawal
had reference to the Kansas, and not the
Know Nothing, question. Bot it must be
remembered that the Know Nothing Cohven-
ton was as much Black Republican as Know
Nothing, and that its deliberations were look
ingto harmonious consolidation OF those
two elements of opposition TO the Democracy
to be consummated at Philadelphia on the
18th inst. 1t was, Therefore, natural that
there should be rejoicing in Know Nothing
Convention, which was thoroughly impreg-
mated with Abolition, at the acquisition Of so
prominent recruit from the Democratic
party. -f.1.-
IA Whilst we have had frequent occasion to
admire Mr.. Hamlin'S business talent as a
Senator, we cannot withhold our qualification
that, with his sentiments onthe Kansas ques-
ton. he formally sundered his connexion
with the Democratic party, and avowed him
self an open eremy of its success in the great
contest which is now pending II convictions
could have allowed him to Stand upon the
Democratic platform, and battle for our nom
inees, we should have been much better
pleased; but as we prefer an open enemy to
faithless friend, we have no complaints to
utter at his formal withdrawal
We must say, however, we think Mr.. Ham
I lin has been very tardy in taking leave of
! his old political associates, since itseems that
he bases his withdrawal mainly upon the re-
peal of the Missouri restriction and upon the
determination of the Democratic party to
adhere to that repeal. Surely it has not
been hoped by Mr. Hamlin, since the pas
sage of the Kansas bill, that the Democratic
party would reverse It's action on that subject
But, in all Difference to his conscientious
convictions as to the immortality and impro-
priety of the repeal of the Missouri restric-
tons, we must say that he will find it no
easy task to maintain his consistency in unit
ing himself with party which has uniformly
repudiated and rejected the. Missouri restric-
ton, from the year of its adoption down to
the passage Of the compromise measures of
1850 Perhaps too, it win give him some
trouble to reconcile his withdrawal from the
4 Democratic party on account of its alleged
violation of the Missouri compact, with his
COT operation with party which has not only
in times past rejected that compact, but
which now propose crusade against that
highest and most solemn of all political COM
7 pacts-the Constitution of the United States.
But we presume that Mr.. Hamlin has duly
I considered all such suggestions as these,
and that he has deliberately chosen his fu-
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