Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-22
EX-GoYERNoR NnRLE- g

The report Of the investigating committee contains n IN
stIaeisns q commence against
NiasB- The of the c8ntract with tie Madison
Bond CONF sny, io tie sale Of bonds under which work
tas Progressed "a time past Is deemed IS tie con-
Fnse 10 have been unauth3fzed . law This contract
ape g, was hr extended hy Gen Stsp1 and 81 famer
IA Afterwards ~ GOV. Noble. The committee mt 70
TIE etol IT Ire Attorney 4 TIE State What remedy,
@ty, should e I'D lEsa.t Offices connecel with
Transaction o. acc sn # their sup oel mconstuctI1n o
fie siatu The geF<t contains the slightest nfat
0' 'ny dsfseitoh oT any improper ue O. The puohc
'ends i9f private benefit. tie 81 her Gov Noble
Mason The preu.Heut position 8 long occupied -
''9F noble ~ The Wing ranks. accounts 0 tins cageIness
% III pant Of TIE Loeol pres elioe the public
mod against bun alvarez q the ~, cston Il the report
We inciifei re opinion, however, from what
lrow Of ts eat 4 the Sentinel that be imposed
ty ysso gwen file inf d
fsai 70 The els contained The report of tie garng
committee -tnst with tie report before him b. would not
have mIsstted reverted IT, ltl u
j. q his leaders 10 mere patty purposes. "
The writer OF the above altogether IA sup
posing that should under any circumstances vii
fully mss'ae perver the report Of tie eating
committee for party, any other purposes We
sorry to say that conscienuousy return the
Journals compliment IN this instance. II that
assertion makes IN relation Gov. Noble Is either
9ubbe inisrepresentaliou.
The report contains no Instructions 10 commence
sui. against Noble or Mason, says tie Journal but
that effect Here the committees own words If
they be Interpreted recommending against
Noble, they nothing; and e.ince moreover dspo
.hon To trink al rascaEfy.
IA that part Of the report under tie head Of The Off
and agents the Madison end indianapolis Rail-
road. speaking OF the Noble, the
mee say they hy means hold him blameess -
ard that extending the with the Bond company
lac had aced not only ,rthou tie sanction Of iat 5ui
~ BIRICr VIOLATIONS OF Ar LEAST TWO STATUTES.
And in conclGsios they observe
What remedy should be had against the officers and
how distribute their liability, question OF
difficulty Some Of the remedies Of the State may be
concurenty prosecuted against the different officers aud
the Bond company the saHie time. In other instances
it would be necessary to make election These
be lrf he discretion Of the Attorney Of The
State"
We understand this suggesting if not positively
cormendng suit against Gov. Noble well as the other
officers, Il understood by the minority the
mee. Gas we have TO know and so under
stood 10y the entire commltteeas will be evident from tho
conclusion arrived at ia that part Of the report expressly
devoted to " SIR. Noah Noble The committee there
ssy. reference the already quoted that
'Your committee have, in another part of this report
suggested The proper remedy against Gov. Noble
the illegal transaction above named.
This. should think. ought to be a sufficient
to the quibbcs of the Journal; but if it be not
assert upon good authority, that the State Attorney will
suit against Gov. Noble, but the sole
ground alluded b. the Journal tot the renewal of
the Bond conpanys conac-but especially for violation
Of law in issuing bonds 80 cts to the dollar payment
spikes. nails, &c and for the colusiue payments
contractors contrary to the law which provided tia. all
contracts should be discontinued.
The Journal incidentally takes occasion TO mention Mr..
Par~-'s - e~""eo,en Nth ,hoso unlawful trans
actions Of GOV Noble which it softly "mscon-
sucon of the statutes, for the dishonest purpose Of
making it appear that Democrat participated in the frauds
and that Mr.. Palmer Is much implicated as Mr. Noble
But the truth is, Mr.. Palmer had any thing person
sy do with any of the extensions Of the alud
ed to- So much Of as time occupied in attending
his duties Treasurer of State that he Obliged
has colleague, Gen Sspp, with the principal
agemen of matters on the Madison road and the
extended with the Bond company by Gen. sapp
alone Mr.. Palmer did not even sign the contract until
after expiration Of his of office, aud then only
The request Of Mr.. Stapp, others interested.
Nor this extension the contract by Stapp In d.
ret rotation Of ia.y like the extension made by Noble
The law violated by Noble says the report passed
Iust before Gov. Noble office fund commits
.oner" aud OF long after Mr Palmer had gone out
of ofFi-e.
The committee themselves say. tho 25th page Of
the report that Gou Noble must beer ALL the blame
Of rcGe1s.ng he contract 1sih tis Bono company.
But STILL Journal has frequently connected Mr. Pal
mers name with these implicated though he had par
tcipaied in their rmes Its for this obvious
enough Palmer Is Democrat, and wherever he is known
respected as an honest it therefore desires
tsiLe the charges against the real system Thieves by i'm
picatng him, nomnaly least and by njurng him. 10
cat indirect upon his party.
The majority of the Senate investigating committee
went Into the examination predsposed to Wings
and implicate Democrats wherever opportunity offered
and may be very that they could have fastened
guilt any delinquency upon Mr. Palmer, they would
have been very certain to have done They failed 90
this however, readers who have read the report
already know and the wonder with Is how Nh Pal
could have held office long at the capital without
Incoming contaminated by the corrupt example of his
Wing colleagues.
the Journal ready the defence Of the immacu
late Ex-Governor, will IT be good enough crafty the
public by answering the following questions
Why did not Gov. Noble make his Annual Report to
the Governor required to do by law His StApp
port gave information his business
tons fund commissioner.
WY dad he fail report the Legislature after that
body had called upon him. by resolution for information
Has he and .ly has ne failed refused exhibit
his account the State Agent
Why did he leave for Cuba New Orleans or Teras.
Uhos, adjusting his a.ir. fund commissioner and
making final settlement with the State Agent.
Had this expedition the South any thing do with
great brokerage establishment, with branches in New
York, Indianapolis, and New Orleans and which was to
gone Who'll sale business, had unforeseen