Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-01-17
the Editors of the State Sentinel:

10 the Editors of the State Sentinel:
GENLTEMEN:-Opposed as am to the
principle OF instructing delegates to the Ma
tional Convention to favor the nomination of
any particular individual for the Presidency,
l cannot consent to pass without notice, the
one-sided communication signed "A Demo-
crat," which appeared in the Sentinel of the
3lst ult This communication is published
almost side by side with the resolutions adop-
ted by the Morgan county Democratic con-
vention; one of which resolutions "a Dem
ocrat' has, for special purposes, curtailcd of
''its fair proportions He takes exceptions
to your editorial notice of said convention
because your gift Of construction did not en-
able you to see in the aforesaid resolution
Z what none else than himself has discovered,
an endorsement of Jesse d. Bright for the
Presidential nomination.
The truth is that the system Of espionage,
bv w...ss.ss certain interested persons have. in
obedience to the them.-eate m...te of their owner,
travelled from county To oonnt and prooas---
the passage of fulseme resolutions, laudato-
ry Of man made great only by position, was
met by the resident Democracy of Morgan
with the contempt which it deserved.
A resolution, am informed, of positive
instruction was offered, but after discussion,
was amended so as to leave the delegates
free to vote for or against instructions for Mr.
Bright as they should think best. "a DEM
ocrat' misquotes the resolution which was
adopted. 1t is as follows:
Resolued, That the democracy of Morgan coun-
ty feel justly proud of the prominence given in
various parts of the State to our distinguished
fellow citizen and statesman, Hon. Jesse ID.
Bright, in connection with the next Presidency.
And while we would hail his nomination to that
gh position as a sure augury to success and to
another glorious Democratic victory in the great
North West, as well as a merited reward for
his eminent abilities and unshaken fidelity to
the Democratic party and to the Union; pet noe
deem IL erpedieaf to ieaue our delegates 10 the
State Democratic CoHoention. free 10 act and COM
mune tcifh the Democracy from other sections Of
the State as TO the proprisfy Of instrucftng the
delegates icAO mag be appointed to attend le merit
Democratic National Conuention, as to the course
,chich they shall then pursue; trusting, that in
view of the present momentous crisis in the pol
itics of the country, the wisdom and discretion
of that body which will meet on the sth Of JAM
uary, will be sufficient guaranty that the in
terests OF the great Democratic party of the ma
tion, as well as that Of our own State, will be
faithfully guarded
1 fully understand IA Democrat and his
few associates. He has no idea of obtaining
success in his purpose the real object being
to give his friend the control of the vote Of
Indiana, in the National Convention, which
will be bartered about among Presidential as
rirants, in the hope of thereby obtaining
Cabinet appointment The Senatorial elec-
ton comes on before a new President comes
in, and if greatness can be manufactured in
the manner mentioned, il is the intention Of
these gentlemen to hold out, as they did in
the winter of 1852, the idea that their friend
''s certain to go into the Cabinet" This
will be good stock equal to Bank stock),
with which they hope to operate upon mem
bers of the legislature, and other friends, who
are expectants of Office, and In this way
make United Suites Senators.
The public, think, are beginning to un-
derstand all about the maneuvring Of the
peculiar interest,"" in question. They begin
to see through this thing, called 'public
opinion" which has been altogether manu-
factured by fimsy resolutions, and meets
with no response from the masses of the peo-
ple-
As to the selection of man for the Presi-
dency that is, after all, as yet matter of per-
sonal opinion. somewhat varied too, in In
diana. General 10 Lane, Indiana's favo-
rite in 1852, has many warm friends The
name of Stephen A. Douglas calls to its sup
port thousands of her best men. Neither Of
these men have ever lodged any great ques-
ton, but have clean records on all live issues.
They have labored, at all times, for princi-
Piles, and not money. ~
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.