Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1841-09-14


"somc Of the locos are making great ado over
their victory ~ the late election ia Indiana Let
them rcloicc. We arc really glad they succeeded
There this year. Indiana has been IN the habit OF
going for the wings and lOcos turn about. Last year
she was wide awake and sober and vert for the
wings hy n overwhelming majority. Tbs year,
being both JooSy aud sHoo-y, she has thrown her
self INTO tho arms Of the iocos Next year she VIII
get sober and wake up again, and the way locoo-
colsrl III have 70 leave her borders viii Dc eau
'Ion 10 Tom Benton. and. perhaps. % John Eyer
too. This year her legislature VIII have but Little
20 do, except provide tic means for paying Of the
interest Of her debi-a debt created 0y locolocp
legislature. The legislature elected nest year vii
choose United States Senator when the WINS
are as certain 10 succeed that two and two make
four. Mark that. os."-Lermgtoa hiol6geacer.
The above paragraph contains eight statements
and seven CT them are uufoundcd which is rash
or too large portion even for 4 wing paper. We
shall only notice the most important. The editor
says This year her legslature WI. haze but lit
tie 20 O., except provide the means tor pay ing OF
the interest Of her Gebt-a debt created by ocoio-
CO legislature
The law 20 provide for the construction Of har
system of Internal Improvement. passed the legs
iature Of Indiana IN February, $50. II appropr.-
atcd ten millions. The Governor Of that state At
that time was Noah Noble, her present Fund Com
missioner lie was then a whig, Is sti a wing,
and always n wing. In his message at that
session, he recommended system 90 the extent Of
ten millions. Both branches Of the legislature were
wing by large maiortics. they were elected IN
der the Harrison hurra OF I--D. when lac nom
mated for the Presidency-pre the wings
succeeded from similar derlum last year. The
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives was g.
eb Smith, who the Wing Convention candid
OF karidens district this sprug, and was beat
en- By Andrew =. Kennedy. the present Democrat
&c member Of Congress. The Chairman OF the In
tcrnaI improvement Committee was Thomas }.
Evans, who reported the ''mammoth system bill,
and was nominated by the whgs Tor Congress m
1899, but was defeated by Gen. Howard, the late
democratic candidate Tor Governor. TIE Board 81
Internal Improvement which squandered the mon
ey consisted of six wings and three democrats.
The Fund Commissioners, who were cheated IN ne
gotiatIng the loan out OF three mtlOns, were all
wings The wing party remained ia power ~ exc
~ department OF the State government until l~39,
when having completely Frustrated the credit aud
prosperity ct the State, thcy were driven from the
popular branch Of the legislature. They rallied
again IN 1910, and succeeded By the same sort u
fraud and iaisrhood that prevailed IN other states.
They sscribed the distress OF Indiana the
agancc of Martin Van Buren,. They dispersed the
iics Of Ogle-of the printed lcaf-ard the trash OF
Profit concerning the federal expenditure, together
with promises Of fine times and succeeded Icy the
aid of their probable frauds at the ballot box OBJ
tanning majority. But they found Il necessary IN
order To pay the interest tie debt contracted u-
der the administration of state power by themselves
tor four years To raise the taxes cBOrmousl y-and
Indiana opened her eyes TO the Of her calam-
W and TO their hypocrisy. She has again driven
them from power IN the popular branch Of the leg
islaturc.
And what is the course OF the wings They
DO not in that State pretend with the Lexington In
telligenccr. that the State debt contracted by
the democrats. That would be too gross an mp0-
sIton even for the mpudcnce OF the party. But the
Wings of Indiana desire To throw upon tie de-
nocrats the responsibility OF either taxing the pcO-
pie to desperation, pay the interest on the pub
lie debt or Of permitting the faith OF he state TO be
dlshonorcd. We hope that none Of the democrats
VIII permit themselves to be used IN that manner.
Let them call no extra session. The present tax
were assessed by the last egslalurc-overwAelm-
Ingly whig. Let attempt be made - repeal them
unless at the call Of great body Of the people by
memorial or petition. The democrats are not re-
sponsble for the creation of the debt let them not
assume the responsibility Of failure refusal to
pay II such course be inevitable, let il b. taken not
by party, but by Convention OF the whole state.
We hope and trust, however. that such a measure
may not DC requred-that the State VIII sacrifice
any thing rather than her honor. And we viii not,
cannot believe that the democrats VIII permit them
selves to incur odium which ought TO fall, If IT
must Come, those whose past predominance IN the
disastrous councils of the State has brought her to
the present crisis.-I.ouisriHe .ldeeriiscr.