Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-05-29
securing fair judges is only locking
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From the cciunbus Deno<rs<
uENoo1ATIc CORRUPTION.

ever painful it may be TO enunciate
| it, that the Democratic leaders Of In
diana, are becoming exceedingly cor
rupt, and If we mistake not the signs
of the times, the people, the honest
portion Of them at least, are getting IL
red of the political jugglery which has
been so prominently apparent for the
last year or two. We do not, by any
means limit our charge Of trickery,
and dishonesty to the Democratic par
ty-other parties are equally, If not
more guilty, and the only remedy we
can see at present for the evil is. for
the honest men of all parties to unite,
throw aside Office brokers, who sell
themselves and their constituency for
place, and absolutely trade in the off,
ces of the country TO secure political
influence and power. and elect other
and better men to FIJI their places
This must be done, OF the Democratic
party will become 80 corrupt, that IL
were better that IL should be defeat
ed.
What honest-hearted Indianian but
has felt his cheek Jingle with shame,
at the conduct Of some four promi-
nent Democrats during the Senatori-
al struggle in the last Legislature?-
Government patronage was made an
article of commerce. Promises and
pledges were freely made, and have
since been as shamelessly broken
This mans vote and influence were
purchased with one Office, or the prom
Use of it at least, and that mans, with
the hope Of another. Some promi-
nent men were lured into the sup, ort
ola hitherto bitter foe, and the befray.
al of friend no less warm, by the
remote hope of being called to FL the
vacancy in the Scnatorship winch
might possibly occur through the ap-
pointing power Of James Buchanan.
More tangible influences we regret TO
learn, than all these, were brought to
bear upon Democrats in that memora-
bic struggle The almighty dollar
in the shape of certificates Of stock,
was mustered into service of our ira
ding politicians, and made most po-
tent instrument in crushing one of the
ablest and purest men in the State.
The political history Of our country
we venture to say, cannot furnish an
instance of more corrupt bribery and
base treachery, than was practised in
the election Of ]. ID. Bright to the
Senate last winter, and the subsequent
and consequent overthrow of Joseph
A. Wright.
This system of bribery and Office
brokerage is growing into an alarm
ing evil, and unless the people rise in
their might and repudiate those cor
rupt leaders, who use them, and the
offices conferred by them, for the sole
purpose Of advancing their own pri-
vate ends, and securing the nomina-
ton TO some important Office, the De-
mocratic party will 60 TO the dogs
as all other parties have, and ought,
when corrupted and debased by their
leaders. Our language may seem a
little harsh, but we honestly think the
good Of the party and the country re-
quires that something should be done.
1t is time the Press were speaking
out upon this subject for we know too
long silence has been maintained, a
silence which has been seized upon,
and construed into tacit endorse
ment Of the course Of Jesse d, Bright
and his trading brethren, who have
brought such deep disgrace upon our
party and our state. The people are
right upon this subject.
The Rockport Democrat, another
unrelenting Old Line sheet, devotes
three columns to most damaging
exposure OF Bright's career; from it
we extract the following.
We now come TO tho grand game
of jugglery by which Bright for a
time crushed his rival, Gov. Wright,
bamboozled the peoples representa-
tives most gloliously, whether by the
free use Of whiskey or the freer use
Of promises Of fat offices and Bank
stock, we are at loss to determined
and played smash with our Democrat
ic hardware generally. We were
there all the time, saw the maneuvers
and know the lick il was done by; SO
that what we cay on this head we do
know TO be strictly true, and can be
relied upon.
Early in the session the redoubta-
bic United States Senator arrived az
the Capital, took rooms at the Palm
or, and made himself as comfortable
during the biggest part oftwo months
as gin cocktails and eight dollars per
day could make a man feel. Here
we find the particular lion of Indiana
Democracy, in fact, as his friends are
vain enough 10 think, the owner Of
tho party, and the man who it is sup
posed by greenhorns, carried Indiana
for Buchanan laying his ropes to
beat the sterling Democrat, Joseph A.
Wright, for the Senate. Jesse man.
euvered for some five weeks In the
beliefthat he could crush Wright open
ly and above board, with some show
of fairness, but alasi he found out his
mistake. He became convinced that
duplicity and stratagem must be TO
sorted 10, and Jesse is not the man
TO hesitate at any meanness. when an
Objects 10 be accomplished. He then
opened negotiations with Joe Wright
and his frienus, the finale Of which
was treaty Of peace, reconciliation
of all past difficulties.
The terms were that Bright and
Fitch should 90 to the United States,
and the Gov. be unanimously recon-
mended to Cabinet appointment
Gov. Wright and his friends scrupu-
lousy performed their part ofthe con-
tract, [they being actually in the ma
jority, by electing Bright and Fitch
10 the Senate, but, be il said 20 the
everlasting shame and damning dis
grace Of Bright, that at the very time