Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-02-08

ment, IN an age OF improvement like the present They
will go on eHPending money not 10 push improvements
onward and increase the wealth and power Safe but
20 bHy political pOlcer 20 Be scieiRed during their
s'0rthess Hves or selfish and corrupt bnrDsses These
remarks are worthy the serious consideration Hooscrs
aud Corn Crackers also"
Comment on these remarks Is unnecessary.
Unfortunately for Indiana the predictions here
pointed out have been but too true
In the Democrat of May Il. le37 We find
the following warning to The people, IN reference
to Internal Improvement
I'VE say IN seriousness there a feeling IA the coun-
try, which demands review of the subject of internal In
provement 1t demands repeal. It demands what
That the credit Of the should be preserved uni-
paired That capitalists should feel secure when thew
loan Us money that it will expended Ia the immediate
completion OF works that will yield revenue. That If
Unfortunately, The time might arrive. when additional
loans could not he procured owing 10 the state financial
opeTauons or national caamitIcs other unfUre-
seen dangers, our works would not he uncontrolled but
a lar as they went would lie Of benefit the country
his sui small ,oice Of wisdom and carefuness will be
Iouhu IN the celebrations Of our independent yeomanry
he farmer he follows his plough thinks of these things
with oalmness aud elaboration He extends his thoughts
through the vista Of uturty and fleets upon what would
De TIE situation OF state. supposng all the works
P'ogTess simultaneously HHu msy yere hG1f completed
ana ttea some calamity befaR us such as have stat
ed and our works be compelled stop progress
eXorbtant interest, which the people would be unwilling
10 pay hat legacy would this be Tor faher TO leave
hs children would have canals indeed but if they
contained any they would in reality be desert OF
waters aud solitary the grave and all the eoquence
Of our siatasme would be m vain. Our State debt.
Ike an 'ncu6Rs, 1gouH 10. iyh dogH and Indiana
SgOHd jail from h'r high estate 10 rise no more"
These were the kind Of arguments used by
the Democrats Of Indiana against the ruinous
management of our system of improvements,
which had then but commenced 10 exhibit It's
iughttul deiOrmIty. In the same number of the
Democrat, the 4th number on classification was
published. We might give an almost infinite
variety OF extracts 10 show the views of the
Democrat, and how Just were the fears of the
cIassliers in 1887 but about this time the con-
duct of the System men became open and out
ra9eous Another paper contains the following
high handed proceedings OF The System men Of
1887:
&c We Tegret to learn that some Of the contractors
on the canal, have since the election. refused 10
give employment To those who voted for Mr DU-
MoNT. We hope the Commissioner at tais place
H's not recommended 90 dctcstable aud untl-repu5
lcan p0iicv.''
The Democrat after the deies Of Mr. Du-
mont under date Of 10th August, defined IT'S
principles follows:
- II the Leg stature does not adoat Class Gcatlon
and take some measures 10 reduce the onerons tax
ami discharge host OF useless engineers who are
receiving large salaries, aud take away the dlscre-
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introduce rigid economy, the people vii take the
subject INTO their own hands. and return such
agents as VIII carry out their viii. EcouDalv aud
f/,fm are necessary tie tIIes must be reduced
C''ssloation must De adopted, or Jahktap'cy aoH
toHoto.'
The following extract published IN September,
1887, seems almost prophetic of our present de-
graded condition:
&c Ne take this ground, that sooner or 'ater thc
h., ,il. t.s. ffI
Iaycc, The greater the ev.. 10 tae State snail
iudaua hetc V4use and before size j. more snl more
involved. bring SQUAD calculation - her all: So
down aHd cai,of Tie cost; look 20 aer m.aas ~ .t-
mei; or shall she Dror-a-tUlte tac e.. dly; 20 oi
aeet.s--ly until afclss tconoo's III p flrn,r,. u
that wh'ch prudence now suggests
- NO millions OF dollars more. have recently
been borrowed, on the credit Of the state. the u-
terest OF winch, Sl000o0. is annually payable 10
gold or silver and for which principal aud interest
ercry mum firm IL Indiana IS m0rigastd rs wel.
as Tor debts Def contracted and interest t4erean
The history of legislation in So 80, all viii
recolect-the system and Whir party. stimn-
lated by the Newly rk elections run mad with
of success. The Indiana Democrat
was considered to have committed hc vnpar-
don0bte SIN, IN advocating the claims of DUMoNT
Tor Governor, who was called IN their speeches.
d dts0rgGHi-er, and, like Peter the Hermit. rus
ruling 10 carry deU0Statioa and death ,chcrtrer he
Wen! Iney piousy returned thanks To God
that this desiTUch0nid had been defeated: and
as ior the editors OF the Democrat. who sup
ported nun, they were uucercmcuiously elected
from the office OF printers 10 the House at Re
preseniathcs, by the combined effort of the
Ing and System party; and j. " OsBoRN. a
whole hog system man, who mas since claimed
tae honor OF having originated the means Of
lrlrr ON fr-nz