Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-06-19
THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE Ia. 1856.
Pacairirr Pnrainn Aid


Receivirg Foreign Aid
The Cincinnati Gazette comes to the aid of
Of The Black Republican press of this State,
in its work of personal abuse and detraction.
IL has been notorious fact that, on every
possible occasion, since his nomination for
Governor, the name Of AsHsEL P. WILLARD
has been made mark for the envenomed
shafts Of his political opponents. Men who
have been made TO feel the force of his elo-
quence on the stump vainly attempt to
weaken its influence with the people, by a
systematic Onslaught. upon his personal char.
acter. Under any circumstances, such 9
course would be the REST proof they could
give to the world Of the weakness Of their
cause. In the present instance, ii is not only
an exhibition Of weakness, but beneath the
whole operation, there turks spirit Of wick
sdness and dastsrdly cowardice which, for
the credit Of human nature, no one could
wish 70 see become general in prosecuting
our political campaigns. The calumniators
Of Gov. WILLARD have not the slightest pre-
textof al excuse for their'conduct... If they
feel themselves unable to cope with him
in the feld Of fair and manly argument,
how much better to acknowledge it, at
once, than to thus attempt TO conceal their
ehagrin beneath a shower of billingsgate
that would disgrace "fsk-i0onian." II,
on the other hand, Governor WILLARD is so
easily laid out" in political debate, as has
been niimated BY few Of the sage chron-
iciers of the opposition press, what possible
need is there for them to gorge their appe-
tites for personal detraction in the manner
they do, when speaking Of the encounters
between Governor WILLARD and his oppo-
nents on the stump? Victories so easily won,
b would seem to us, ought to satisfy the
most inordinate ambition of men who have
the leas. respect for the ordinary eourtesies Of
life, or have any wish to see them observed.
We have heard ID remarked, time and again,
that when candidate for office receives
large modicum OF personal abuse from men
Of particular stamp, it is an unmistakable
proof that there Is sopletslng az hn-" la
regard to Governor WILLARD, this saying is
fally verified. All who know the man--all
who have witnessed his powerful and sffee-
tive eloquence as public speaker, are forced
to acknowledge that "THERE Is SOMETHING
~ HIM." And above all do the writings Of
his enemies, under the scorching rebukes
which he administers TO them as instigators
of domestic strife and mob violence, pro
claim, in thunder tones, that THERE rs
SOMETHING ~ Elm"
The Democracy of Indiana know full well
the man whom they have selected as their
standard bearer in the present crisis, and
knowing him, they will place just esti-
mate upon the dastardly attempt of his ene-
mics to make a sacrifice of bis personal char
aeter and reputation to their own mad
schemes of political plunder and promotion.
The motives Of his defamers in this State
Are too transparent and barefaeed to effect
the object which they seek to accomplish !;
hut when paper having the reputation of
the Gasette, and not being a larty to the
struggle in which we are ENGAGED, lends its
aid to the prosecution of this villainous war
fare upon individual character, we feel JUS
tifed In speaking of it in such terms as it
deserves. And here, too, we most heartily
thank our cOtemporary, the Baqmr@, for the
prompt and manly spirit in which it defend
ei Governor WILLARD against the false and
slanderous attacks of the Gazette.