Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-30
Beating the wind with straws.

Beating the Wind with travis.
= Certain ambitious gentlemen. who style them
selves the Executive Committee of the War De-
mOcracy Of Indiana. held a meeting az 81 or IS
Palmer House, yesterday. All OF these distin-
guished persoDages assume to be Simon pure
Democrats. vet each and all of them in the can
vass and election of last year identified them
selves and co Operated with the ultra Republi-
cans. What claim can such men have to the
confidence Of the Democracy Of Indianaf They
place themselves, according to their own record,
in a most ridiculous and Inconsistent attitude
What did they say in the canvass OF last year!
They gave utterance to the sentiment that IN the
present crisis of the nation there could be
but two parties-the friends and the enc
mics of the Government. BY afiliating
with the Republicans, they Endorsed the charge
of the latter, that the Democracy were disloyal,
or the enemies Of the Government. IL their as
sertion is true. that during the war there can be
only these two. parties, by attempting to form a
third party they r~epudiate their own platform and
give the lie to their own denunciations. And il
is a little remarkable that only one member of
this self styled War Democratic Executive Com
mittee, ONLY one has ever smelt gunpowder, and
he, having been defeated in a race for Congress,
now turns up as a Union" candidate for Clerk,
in a Republican county. The ruling passion
strong in death. IF there ever ~as a transparent
humbug, it is this movement of a few
broken down politicians to get up a
third party. If these men are honest
in their convictions, why do they not hang on to
the tail of the so called Onion party; and slide
along with itf II that organization represented
the patriotism of the country last year it eel tainly
occupies the same position now 1t is un-
changed. We would as soon expect to see the
Ethiopian change his skin. as the "Union" party
70 abregate its principles, its purposes, or its
ends The men who could stomach the GARRr-
SONS, the GREELEYs, the PHILLIPsEs, the BEECH
Frs, the CHKEvERs, the JuLIASs, and the Miss
NanceYs or Dinahs Of every hue but a few
months ago, ought not to be nauseated with them
now. They made up their bed with them and
embraced for a common object. and it is exceed
.ingly unkind in them ut this late hour 70 turn up
their noses at the African odor. No matter how
much they may try, they cannot wash the smell
from their garments-the musk will develope
itself whenever they come within a pure atmOs-
phere.
The history of the past illustrates the folly Of
establishing a party inside Of a party. Every
effort of the kind has failed. as it will 1t is
a selfish movement. IL is only a struggle for
position and influence. 1t has no other basis.
There is not a particle of patriotism or principle
in il. If they were honest last year they would
stand by the associates Of their own choosing,
but coming out from them now demonstrates
their hypocrisy then.
In JAcKsox's time there were a parcel of men
who got too honest for the Democratic party. and
they stuffed of to break it down, but it was a
failure. TYkER attempted the experiment Of a
similar organization, but an omnibus could hold
them at any time. VAN buren, tried il in lS46,
but the organization had only a mushroom
growth. He succeeded in defeating his competi-
tor Cas-, and then the party vanished. In 1860,
another trial was made, which Of course had the
"aid and comfort of the Republican party. But
1t only lived during the canvass of that year. All
these efforts to destroy the Democratic party have
proved as futile as the attempt to pail the ocean
with bucket. or to beat back the driving wind
with q WlSp OF straw. All hnat treacnery mas
been able to accomplish against the Democratic
party. and there have been signal examples to
illustrate our position, has been a temporary de-
feat, from which it arose stronger than ever.
And wbyI The Democratic party is based upon
principle. As long as free institutions
and a republican government stands.
the Democratic party will live and
flourish and triumph-but when the light
of civil liberty and a government of the
people expires, the Democratic party will go
down in the ruins. The new movement will not
deceive 4 genuine Democrat. for the character Of
the men who gave il direction. and their motives
and objects are too well known and appreciated
TO give il any influence or power
We understand that the Executive Commit
tee aforesaid. have called a State Mass Conren-
ton to assemble in August. and it is expected of
course that the Republicans will furnish the
masses" and the money that 1t may cost. The
farce of 1861 is to be reproduced only a little
more ridiculous.