True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-06-03
The Indiana Democracy by the Rars

The Indiana Democracy by the Ears
The two wings of the Locofoco party
in Indiana are pulling each others wool
and tearing it ont BY the handful. Th,
| fight is between the Bright faction anc
the Wright faction. In one thing only
do these factions appear 10 agree, ant
that is regarding the editor of the Cincin
natl Enquirer as a great blovirting wind
bag--and that's so. The following is al
extract from the Rockport Democrat, Ar
unrelenting old line sheet, which devote'
three columbs 10 most damaging expo
sure of Bright's career, from which VI
extract the following State Jour.
We now come to the grand game o
Ijugglery by which Bright crushed for
time his great rival, Wright, bamboozlet
the peoples Representatives most glori
ously, whether by the free use of whis,
key, or by the freer use Of promises o
bank stock and fat Offices, we are at at loss
to determine, and played smash with oul
Democratic crockery ware generally
We were there all the time, saw the ma
movers, and know the lick it was done
by; therefore what we say on this heat
we know to be strictly true, and can bt
relied upon. Early in the session the re.
doubtable United States Senator arrived
at the Capital, and took a suit of room:
at the Palmer, and made himself as com.
Portable during the biggest part Of two
months as gin cocktails and eigh
dollars day could possibly make 8
man feel.
Here we find the particular lion oI
Indiana Democracy, in fact, as his'friends
are vain enough TO think the owner oil
our party and the man who it is sup
posed by greenhoms, carried Indiana fol
Buchanan, laying the ropes to beat the
sterling Democrat Joe Wright, for the
Senate. Jesse manevered for some five
weeks in the belief that he could crush
Wright openly and above board, and with
an open show of fairness, but, alas ! he
found out bis mistake. He became con.
vinced that duplicity and stratagem
must be resorted to, and Jesse is not The
man 10 hesitate at any meanness, when
an object is to be accomplished. He
therefore opened negotiations with Gov.
Wright and his friends, the finale Of
which was treaty Of peace, reconcile
alton of all past difficulties The terms
were that Bright and Fitch should 60 to
the United States Senate, and the Gov.
ernor be unanimously recommended to a
Cabinet appointment.
Gov Wright and his friends who were
actually i'll the majority, scrupulously
performed their part of the contract by
elecling Bright ard Fitch to the Seuate,
but, be it said to the everlasting shame
and damning disgrace Of Bright, that at
the very time Wright and his friends
were performing their stipulations, the
friends of Bright, no doubt instructed by
him TO do so, were sending letters and
dispatches to Wheatland, imploring Blu.
chanan not to appoint Wright as one ol
his Cabinet. These letteis were soon fol-
lowed up in person by Bright who visited
Wheatland and made verbal protests
against Gov Wrighfs appointment.
Such unparalleled duplicity, naeanness
and political knavery in Indiana, was
alone reserved for Jesse D Bright. Jo'
seph A Wright, though beaten by dis
graceful means, towers as far above Jesse
d. Bright, in the estimation of the mas
ses of Indiana Democracy, as the Heav'
ems are above the earth. While the for
mer will be impressed upon the gratefu
remembrances Of our children, the latter
will be remembered with scorn and con
tempt