Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-01-10
Letter from ihe North.
Correspondence Of the State Sentinel.l@
Sr JosEpH Co Dee 26. 1855.


no impropriety in my indulging in an occa'
sional outbreak of what some call cacotheS
scrT6eldi.'' | am not positive as to the literal
meaning of this exotic, because | have not
studied Latin, nor have 1 ever seen the in
side OF a college; but It looks to me to be
equivalent to saying the cacae of scribe !
That form of expression you know, would
look too commonplace to 90 into the fancy
composition of the present day, and hence
if we would consult public taste We must
discard. thu -siapler 1yeorxe9 kho -
idea in hyfalutin. For very plain old-fash-
ioned terms which our daddies used, and
which really conveyed ideas intelligibly,
modern style has patented a sort of fash
Latin and French that plentifully interlards,
what would otherwise be very ordinary men,
tai productions. This is done, no doubt, by
many writers from the same motives charged
upon the never -to-be-forgotten knight of La
Mancha, by his equally immortal Squire !:
when the Don corrected Sancho for the use
of an improper word, the meaning of which
he admitted was as plain to him as if cor
rectly spoken, Sancho observed that the OBJ
ject of his master was more to exhibit his
own learning than to benefit the future Go
vernon of an Island.
If knew word in any language that
would more clearly express given idea,
than any word of our own should annex
it at once, naturalize it, and insist upon its
adoption into the Anglo American family
not to be treated as the invisible party treat
other foreigners, with marks of quotation, or
itaicising so that such a citizen could not
walk abroad into the field of politics, or of
letters, without being insultingly reminded
of foreign origin. l would place it sqIiarely
in line with its new relations, and mark it
neither before, behind, or at bottom, in such
a way as to attract attention to the fact that
it was a stranger. And why would not this
be right E? Words are intended to convey
ideas (not in diplomatic sense, l admit)
and when a combination of letters answers
our purpose, that combination Is, of right
ours, and it belongs to our lingual system as
truly as though it were the first word our
necessities compelled us to utter. So, any
citizen of another country, if he fits our in
stitutious, and voluntarily consents to be
transferred to our vineyard to become la
borer in their support, he is emphaticaily one
of as, and should be marked by no appella-
ton 10 distinguish him from the American
family.
While the native-born should forbear to
keep up those distinctions which are often
unpleasant and prejudicial to our adopted
citizens, the latter can do much to prevent
A.
in our country. | confess to large share of
pride when compare the onward march of
human rights in the United States with their
slow and painful growth in all other coun-
tries the globe and when persons come
here from the shores of the old world to es-
cape the tyranny that unnamed them, and
the oppression that was gnawing away their
heart strings, they pay poor compliment to
the freedom of opinion which our govern
ment authorizes, when they huddle together
in classes, "bound and stitched" to effect
certain purposes which the government and
people who have consented to receive and
absorb them, pronounce inconsonant with
our character and injurious to our interests.
We are all Europeans-some being a few
degrees removed from the parent steck-but
we should forget our origin when we become
elements of the American political amalgam.
In the composition of half dollar, we have
silver, copper, zinc, glass, and other substan-
ces, but when these are united at the mint,
and the mass receives the impress of the
Eagle, it is pronounced american silver, not
withstanding the contrariety of its compo-
nents, and the probability of its having all
been imported Having passed through
the process of complete oindentification, some
by birth, others from choice, our efforts are
here directed to the support of government,
the sympathizer of free principles every
where, but their advocate and defender only
within the legitimate range of our own terri
torial authority. We are not prone to be-
come enamored with schemes having for
their object the submission of other nations
to the peculiarities of our views; nor do we
readily embrace the transatlantic crudities
that exiled heroes, such as Eossuth, or athe-
istical reformers such as Hassareuk, pro-
pose to engraft upon our policy. Hence, in.
UasiOn societies for the acquisition of Cuba,
the absorption of Central America, or the
regeneration of ireland and moral reforms,
promising an entire publication Of society by
granting unrcstrained indulgence are alike
regarded with general disfavor by the staid
and reliable masses of native or adopted citi-
zens who have learned to cherish liberty as
a practical nationality, not splendid day
dream of enthusiastic glory, to be succeeded
as in France, by darker night of despotism.
The failure to elect Speaker is of course,
the topic of the day, and il the remarks of
members of Congress could be taken without
the usual allowance, there would be no elec-
ton at all. Fuller "can't 90 to Richardson" q"
and Richardson ,0oatgo to Fuller. Neither
of them can go to Banks and there they
stand-Nationalsm, rs; Fanaticism, so; and
Sectioualism 100. Suppose they should not
organize; what harm would event? No leg
islation is certainly preferable to bad legisls-
ton, and since the party of the Union will be
unable to succeed in any measures it may ad-
vance, why is it not fortunate arrangement
that an organization is impossible? Mr..
Campbell says no man can unite the opposition
,oitliout disgracing himself and Mr.. Dunn says
that millions will leave the Treasury ,sih a
Speaker where only thousands now are
squanderedi Both these remarks being true,
what "decency'' is there in eecting Fusion,
what economy in electing Democrat?
am for no Speaker, though have no doubt
the "pay and mileage principle will event
ualy get hold of the Pur:tans of Mass, and
the Chevalicrs of Tenn, and drive them 10
the work of elevatiDg the most disreputabe
man among them to the Spcakership. Well,
if Campbell speaks the truth (and who
doubts him. the meanest man they have is
the best exponent of the present opposition
to Democracy.
The newspapers have been anxiously
awaiting the Message, but suspense mas given
way to Indifference, and doubt much if il
is generally published when it sees the light
messages are not 80 necess ny to a knOwl'
edge OF public affairs they once were
Scarcely an event in our history is kept from
rhc ears of journalists aud their employees
and no man who aspres To be delegate to
shooting match is uniformed as to the prob
able position of his government on all excl
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