Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-10-02
Combination to Defeat the Democracy

We call attention to the annexed clear and
explicit avowal which we find in the Anaeri-
con Banner of this city, the State Fillmore
organ, of the position which that party will
occupy in the State election. 1t proves that
the American, or Know Nothing Party, in
the October election, have completely identi
fed themselves with the Black Republicans.
If they do not affiliate in sentiment upon
that issue they do in action, for the mere
purpose of defeating their hereditary enc
my" as they style the Democracy, regard
less Of their common autagonism upon all
the political questions Of the day.
The combination against the Democracy
at the State election embraces every shade
of opposing sentiment. Black Republicans,
Americans, or Know Nothings, Maine-lawites
political pharisees and Partizan priests with
their political religious associations. women's |
rights men, Fourierites, infidels and fanatics,
abolitionists and prO-slaveryites, one and all, a
general commingling of all the disturbing
elements of society have made common
cause against us.
The Banner is, also, wrong in its statement
that the Americans pledged themselves to
support the Republican State ticket at the
Convention which nominated it. The dele
gates from the second district threatened to
withdraw from the Convention if the Black
Republicans persisted in the course which
they had taken. Mr.. HUDSON, of the Terre
Haute Express, told them they would have to
submit, or help themselves the best they
could. Instead of being harmonious and
united, large number of the Americans were
hostile to the action of the convention. In
stead of feeling themselves pledged TO support
this ticket, the general impression among that
party has been that the dictatorial action of
the Convention had abSolved them from any
such obligation.
Will the Democracy of the State suffer
such combination to prevail against them?
We think not-we know they will Motif
they will but do their duty. 1t is upon this
union of fragments and isms that the Black
Republican leaders base their hopes and cal
culatiens of success on the State ticket. They
look upon the combination as invineible. If
successful they will appropriate the victory
as an exclusively Black Republican triumph,
and it will be heralded far and wide as the
harbinger of victory in November. They
will not even thank the Fillmoreites for that
laid and comfort they propose to give their
State ticket, and without which they have
not even the ghost of chance to succeed yet
the American party, which processes to be
National in its sentiments, propose to make
themselves the tail of a faction whose prin-
ciples they dissvow IT. toto.
But if this combination should prove sue
cessful at the State election there it ends, for
its object is accomplished and its cohesive
power terminates. If they adhere that long
these opposing fragments will then seperate
as wide as the poles. The friends of FILL
MORE, if true to the sentiments of their lead
ers have no more regard for Fremont or his
party than we have and will oppose his cleo
ton and their success with equal energy to
the Democracy. Whatever may be the re-
suit of the October election, which we re-
gard it as safe for our ticket we set down
Indiana, as must every sane man, overwhelm-
ingly for BUCHANAN. But read the Banner s
apology for supporting the abolition State
ticket, an apology which many FILLMORE
men we know will not deem sufficient to
justify them in adopting the position of their
organ:
In regard to the State election, we conceive Il
to be war for power in this St ate alone. and as
such shall treat it. The writ er of the above pa
per should remember that the PEOPLES Ticket
was formed before the Republican party nomi
mated Fremont, and that the Convention was
composed of ALL the opponents to the present
administration, and among them were the Fill
more men. AT that Convention the Americans
pledged themselves to support that ticket, mo
pledges being asked from, or given by, the nom
Inees, and although the course of these nomi-
nees have not given general satisfaction to the
Fillmore party, still for the honor of their word
which they hold sacred, they will redeem their
| pledges. Nevertheless, there are many nation
al Democrats that will support the Old Line
State Ticket but at the November election will
cast their influence and votes for Fillmore.
The Fillmore party, or the large majority of
them, do not conceive that they have much 10
lose by the vote of the October election: for
they know full well that without their vote
neither of thu Tickets will have a majority of
the votes cast. They know, Furthermore, that
if they defeat the Democratic Ticket, Mr. Buch-
anans chances in the South will very slim,
which will give Mr.. Fillmore better show ef
carrying the majority of that section of the coup
fr IL fha of rolxxv Il
the power of a hereditary enemy" even if It
| puts you to a little Inconvenience. But the sue
cess of the Peoples Ticket at the State election
will not iDjure The American cause, for we new
er yet claimed this State for Fillmore. We keep
on, party here for the purpose Of letting the two
sectional parties know that We are still "pow-
er in the State"