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

0i Judge Hail.
titled much praise for having been found faithful AMI hon
est amidst general abuses Others perhaps r want OF
favorable opportunities T. contamnae te ngei ana
st others who have escaped among the snai iIN, "he
the pursuit has been directed after the big FISH, The report
will be- found tncured with political has probably,
As d he well expected considering the Influences under
which the chat man Of the committee Mr. Egg, son, may
well be supposed l. have drawn II up, being prominent
member of The Wing party. Yet although Moan MOBILES
case Is treated with oleIable impaay- on point
conclusion arrived his favor which the minority
could sanction and Mr.. West and myself accordingly
both disseuted from 1t.
In the prosecution Of operations the Madison aud nd
anlpols railroad Cor the two years past there Ia. been
shameful and aabe violation Of the act Of 1870 re-
quitting suspension OF opeTaons on The puuc "oIA' Ahd
until aon the legislature and the public have
alike profoundly puzzled 10 conjecture how has been
that on that work ali legal appear have been ut
tcrr imperative We have only known that all legislative
have been set at defiance, and the railroad s
continued progress. The investigation has solved the
mystery part An ingenious fiction appears TO have been
rccried TO- by which the treasury notes which were intend
the payment exclusively of the debts then due con-
tractors fact applied T. the prosecution OF si fur
ther operations, which plan Il IS proved was snSSesleu D
Noah Noble evident the noon-day SUM- that
comm oner he very gTacouy wnked at the arrangement
b. tins and other arrangements Thousands aud tens Of thou
legislative cnactncnts the contrary notwithstanding. In
addition 10 this evidence the whole project was perfectly
Of the and the whole tenor Of ms
that line, that when in order 10 eXculpaic ban from
blame on this point and Al conclusion his favor
in dnect contradiction 10 positive evidence, that part OF the
port read TO the Senate MS sarns aosnTdy 50 shocked
even some The strongest wings Of that body, that hty al
pant tie report Mr.. West and myself both added our IN
qualified dissent On other points, however even ms po
cal friends the committee could not sustain him, and he
report is not only very pointed diappFo alton q ms
conduct but ranks him. with several others have
dcrcd themselves legally liable to the State, FOR deTecpn
&c 4,, T., .,,~,fions ron that road Among whom are
Philip Mason and what called the Madison bond Company,
which Is 4 company Madison with whom the State.
years ago negoliaiel $4,000 Of bonds to ue applied
prosecuting that work.
The report also recommends suits against some three or
four OF the members OF the Old board Of internal improve
ments for ovectin That is Tor putting work under
contract than there had Lefn money appropriated of mat
purpose. h, regarded breach Of law, AMI things
have resulted contributed somewhat 70 present embar-
Iameut, though 1T the time appears 10 have been con-
sidcred hardly censurble conduct.
Our pr found Fnancer, the Bdic Of Indiana, Samuel
Merrill, has escaped entirely unscihei lie has hereto
foe tcd hard several times 10 justify excuse his shame
fu negotiation with that hellsh crew, the Morris Canal
Company BY which were swindlel oui of million OF
dollars quick and easy evera professor OF the black
art played tiik Of juggling. We let hm of however, by
merely ranking him among the biggest fools that have
gwen the world specimens Of western inanclcnng.
But the stars OF rt magnitude in this galaxy oil worthless
be brought under obs rgatOn Dr. Ce and Milton
Siapp Instruments and sustained by the Wing par
", as with special reference 10 their pre- eminent 9aih-
doing than any other oo"i 81
time, sink Indiana an rum and disgrace Nothing
short of the whole testimony in their cases would give
any toorable idea of the ouages they have 9erpeuaed up
on aud Of the state. They are doubtless,
each Of them justly liable their onds q Fund Commits
sianeIs ID hardly less than hundred thousand
dollars, and reComm nded against them THESE IL
abilities accrued I'D ~ The varied forms and models Of
operation known TO the craft Of swindle aud gamblers al
stocks And that too, an practice winch has run 'hou5h
Of years. Indeed, during almost the entire period oi
time from tic mmcnCcmeut OF operations upon our public
works till their hn cataSophe one or te oher & ,h u
these have been kept 10 0lcc - heI party and hang
INK like nightmare upon the very vital functions Of tie
STATE Dllsrlnr an her cuer cs last she
der Tee L td paralysis And now the cit>i, Is Hi-st-
a al iyst,t Wl .c asked with asion>hment, ~ were
such cpl ytd. ana WHY they rot sooner d~chss-
has already repeatedly been gwen The federal party
lave had the acenlency in every department - Tie state