Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-06-06
The Mismanagement Of the Internal
Improvement system, and the StIfe
Affairs Generally.


Good 4drice to the Why's Uahseded-E Experience of Ntr
YOrk-the Opposition Of tie Democratic Central
Committee Declared in March, lS36-.Iiscked in con-
sequence. by the Indiana ournal-Trst Board Of Put
He UOrks-DGanlters - Legislature Of IS}6-37-the
Committees Of tha; year-thc Message Of Tie Gorernor
On the 9th Feb, 1886, While the Revenue bill was
pending in the Legislature Immediately after the passage
of the System bill, long published in the
Indiana Democrat. from the message Of Gov Marcy of
New York. The object OF this to give our Legsa-
ture the light of the experience New York on the sub
ect of Internal Improv ements that in adjusting the
Revenue Bill they might avoid the danger which had
been discovered Of unlimited credit system in their
prosecution. These dangers had been plainly ircsecn
by Gov Marcy, and had his warning been attended 10
we should have avoided of tie evils which now
cramp the energies OF people We copy but one or
two short extracts, to-wii
81 have not been without approximations and still
entertain them that Internal improvements cannot be
long prosecuted extensive scale unless sustained
10y a wise system of finance II look al the works
undertaken IN THIS State New York; the com
mencemcnt OF the Ere and Chlmplau Canals or all
those IN other States furnishing the mean, Of an en-
Ighiened judgment, ought conclude that any
great enterprise OF THIS kind in contemplation will
at MS completion any other short period thereafter
yield sufficient to defraBe eIpenScs IF its mann
teHance and pay the interest The debt contracted on rs
account.
After warning the Legislature against tLe improv ident
practice OF borrowing money, without providing avail
able funds for pay in the interest, and stating that .te
interest could only be paid by loans unless they re-
sorted TO taxes Of kind he goes on as follows
Very few should hope would ad, oca,c the rccLlos,
Pohcy ct contracting debt. aud constantly and rapidly
accommodating by loans pay the interest am sure
our credit would ere long sink under such policy If
at period OF unusual prosperity, with resources most
al flftla nd utuftt tth,.- tl,,
submit any burden whaiever for purpose of pro
ldng for the interest of the debt they are creating
for substantial and enduring mprov emens conrring on
themselves direct and incidental advantages what good
be gwen those who have capital to loan To
induce them 10 believe that our successors Will promptly
pay, not only what Is properly left for them to pay but
also that which Justice and good faith should have
been pmd by Us; Can with proprIey ask capitalists
10 put i ~ our contracts on the ground that people IA
some future age will de- what decline To do burden
Uler resources 10 pay the interest which
suffered to accumulate the debt we had contracted
Can we clam the continuance OF public confidence on
the assumption that future generation will take better
care of the public credit than we are willing to do
On the suppo~iion that public work docs
years produce an income more than sufficient 10 keep 1t
IN repair the debt contracted for lis construction " nj AT
the end of that period he doubled be increased lv
loans TO pay the interest Those who that time have
the benefit of such mproN ement will take N cucum
bered with a delt amounting twice the sum that II
would cost them 10 make 1t themselves We cannot rea
sonably expect that any future will be- more
willing able than bear public burdens.
and can conceive OF 40 reason that can justify rs IN
transferring To them any part Of the share of such bur
dens that should be borne 10y II You in these
views, YOU will regard your duty 10 provide GER
tam revenue that VIII AT least be sufficient pay the
interest on the public debit &c
This was the voice of lcsdom and eTpyieace given 10
the Leg,so,rre ,bro,,-b tt, s,l,,,, g lilo -,
Had II been regarded every one can nou see that the
results Of the system would have been far different
from what they How opposite in their nature are
these suggestions TO those OF the WING leaders M thar
time Instead OF warning the Legislature that the,
should provide means 10 pay the interest ON our public
fast As it was incurred they declared there was
no need Of doing any such thing because the experience
o. New York and other States showed that tor ever,
cent we expended the people would get a doGar in
return"
On the 2I March, 1880, circular of the Democratic
State Central Commute, was published ia the Democrat
Among the ether Tins document the subject Or
the internal improvement system" was spoken of as
follows
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by their constituents, 1t might also De we'll to lc Them
ern"r or other ,. r,n II or, ~ lieu, ,' o'oI
matters But TO b scriosthc po,,cr thus conferred ON
one man 10 dispense patronage Of Te" f''o"s Of Dot
L I'm =. o."'''s 'uo ''',i'"g mem
welded might entail On the people Of the state sore
era
This circular signed by The chairman DR.. LryrHc-
sTo> Dr>IAr no" democratic candidate for the House