Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-12-18
NUMBER 81.
The claims Of athe Pocket.

The Evansville Enquirer grows more and
more excited over the subject of the claims
of the "pocket district' to furnish a United
States Senator and Canal trustee, and for al
we know, it will want every thing else that
may be at the disposal of the democracy oi
the State or Nation. We have already said
our say on the subject of Canal Trustee, and
do not propose to repeat it here. In reference
to United States Senator, whilst we concede
the gallant service performed by the democ-
racy of the first district, we regard it settled
point that Mr.. Bright, aresident of the %
district, near Jacksonville, will be reelected
if any election be had, and thattwo Senators,
roth residents upon the Ohio river, or the
districts Immediately adjacent thereto, viii
not be chosen.
Besides "there is north" in Indiana, as in
the Union, and we bold that those who have
breasted the storms of fsnaticism, in the
northern counties, and fought through the re-
cent great battle, against such odds, are quite
as much entitled to consideration and even
official honors aud emoluments, as they of
the more fortunate regions, where the dem
ocratic forces are stronger, the enemy weaker
and where it was much easier to be a demo-
crat than otherwise
For Cur part, we claim that the Democracy
of the 9th district have achieved greater
victory than they of the first Here we had
no divided enemy. Flushed with past vic
tories, and confident of again succeeding, the
Black Republicans, well and thoroughly or
ganized, were arrayed against us, under the
lead of Dan. Mace and other renegades from
the Democratic party. and fought with des-
w IF n haffar Thu Ia
mocracy, wholly disorgsnized and almost an
initiated in 1854, aroused again in 1856 and
the 200 majority of Dan. Mace was reduced
to the meagre pittance of 230 given TO Jim.
Wilson. We repeat, ours was greater vic
tory, considered in all its bearings, than that
of the "Pocket District" and we have much
better claim for the selection of United
States Senator from among us. The vacancy
to be filed is that of Judge Petit. He served
through but a part of term, and all prece-
dent would assign to him a reelection. il
matters not that year has expired since the
expiration of his term; no successor has been
appointed, and be yet enjoys the entire con-
fidence of his party and of the people of the
State. This alone should secure his selection,
and if anything is 70 be done for service, the
Democracy of the Sth may well claim the re-
ward.
We await the result, however, with but
little anxiety, believing Democratic Legis-
lature will act wisely and for the public
good, even though our wishes should Gas we
think they will noO be disregarded. And we
commend our brethren of the Pocket to
possess themselves with all commendsble
patience, and be careful by neither word or
deed to demonstrate such weakness as may
be cause of regret hereafter.
We cannot close without noticing the un-
just accusations made by the Evansville En-
quirer, against the State Sentinel, of improper
interference in regard to Senator and Trustee.
The over anxiety of the editor has led him
him to see what was not to be seen in the
columns of the Sentinel. That paper has
noticed in commendatory language all DEM
ocrats whoinits editors have learned to be
candidates. That it had good right TO do
1t has done no more.-I,af american