Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-12-12

The expense would BE- too great and furthermore he
wsned 80 10 act and TO vote 10 induce these for
ti3nefs - become AmcrIcaalzcd. We should have
National huguage and not confusion Of tongues:
f.i-ea if thought would 5e tie case, Il The prncirle
- e., rr.ed out
PIG b.ake'aerc SD f Sc publish in German, we
VIII 1c afi. 10 ru3..sa IN French and other lanoga-
ges y r never Lad proposition Of tbs kind until
weHac Democratic Governor and partisan message.
lie believed i 10 b. party measure intended for
B-nconDe Ia bis county there were a great many
yery res cctahle Wing Germans and great many
Democrat Germans: bit The expense would BE- too
great, amounting = thousands and perhaps tens Of
thousands.
Mr. Rich Lad listened 70 tie debate throughout and
bad bc'a very much eul ghteucd. IL Was Gcrmanc
bis origin. beng Of the German and tsaul
bui 50 long - sc have National language. in which
orr re- 5n ard Laws are published lac should oppose
tie sneosare. lie did w.sh 10 create n babel in
Indiana, for IN Tie gcrg heart Of old Pennsylvania the
German was ;ae prevailing language, and would be,
Lc FTc-a,n j through tic long ages Of 4 ncver-Cnd NO
eternity, winch Lc DID not visa % be tic case here But
il the message mus; 81 printed lie would to print
tAat Ia-t only whca relates 10 our State aiFiirs.
Mr.. NriyAt sd, tist be- represented cid Switzcr-
land county settled originally By Germans and French
and there naay there. old men 100, who could
not read the English languagc-mcn too, who were
amoags. tie heaviest taxpayer These men were
d. dld IN politics. bat icy had sufficient intelligence
10 prevent any imposition. There were here in THIS
town, German types AID q German who could trans
late the message. He knew OF no such facilities to
print IN French, without seidlng beyond the State.
Mr. llamr.ck opposed printing, on the ground Of
expense, and the party character Of the mcssge. He
believed It's party doctrines erroneous and f printed
other docum MS should he appended. There was
Plan brought forward IN the other end Of the capitol
u pay our State debt, and should oconOnizc. He
therefore moved 10 lay the resolution on the table
winch motion DID no; prevail, ayes 33 nors 3d.
Nr Clayroel called The attention # the House 10
tie Improperly Of publishing. It would prevent any
Of rs from getting back again. Tie expense, If tic
principle be cari.cd OH, must be gone into as men,
toned By the gentleman from Bartholomew. All cur
reports, &c. must Be printed IN Ike manner. He
spoke Of the curse inflicted by the Almighty, Of
confusion of tongues applicable tie present sub
j Ct, for he was aware we had many national SINS
He hoped another motion would be made 70 lay on
the table
Mr Wright had hoped the resolution would not
have its present opposition. There were, in his
portion If the State, many aged Germans who could
not read tie English language, who had settled tic
country, ard who paid large amount Of the taxes
OF those who lived III his county they We're
divided IN politics. and more than this, the Wings
he'd hired orator to address Germans III their own
language He asked the printing for both parties
20 tar as politics. IN the message, are concerned
Goycrnors Noble, Wallace and BIGGER discu scd
or less National politics IN all Their messagcs-attrb
Mr Tingley said he intended no disrospcct to the
t,orsllns in his Ioitowatamie amendment he was
himself # Gcrmla origin. But the mere wrtizan
opin ons of one man lie WIS opposed to publishing
he would % To print the Constitution and Otcr G0cu-
mcnS Of Ike character
Mr.. S.flon-on would 20 with the gentleman from
Bartholomew IN an opposition to printing, If ii would
cost any considerable amount. But there Ger
printing office in and the expense would
be moons dcrable Mr.. Simonscn read an extract from
Governor B.ggcr's Lass message in which he notices
and gives hi, views on the same subject, about which
80 much complaint has been made against the present
Governor. namely tie Tariff policy.
Mr.. Conner SAID, u speaking was the order Of Tie
dav be would make few remarks the question
before the House. lie too represented portion Of
tie Gcrmsn population. Unlike some gentlemen he
was not afraid 10 Let his constituents the message
IL German. and rs there was German printing cs-
tahlismcni in town. he woald send them some copies
a; his OWN expense If the message had be PRINT
cd IN German. he would insist on lis publication in
the Delaware language, for the benefit CT his friends
beyond tac Mississippi.
Mr. Ihzelgg contende!, that the me sagc contain
cd doctrines which were radically wrong and false,
and he believed there were Interior and party IN we
mens al The bottom Of this matter He would 20 for
the amendment Of the gentlemen from Jennings. lie
believed, however, that The mcs,age was 50 much at
war with facts. that II carried lis best rciuiaon
along with IT, IL would therefore 70 for printing.
Mr. lakem0re sad. be would agrcc 20 pay his pro-
portion OF the pcnse Of printing IKE hundred copies
cat # his own pocket. He opposed the preccden,
bat lie wished T. convince the Germans t.it lie had
hostility t. tirm.
Nlr. CoNcn believed, that sufficient amount d
tine had been con ,umed or this subject, he therefore
moved the previous question:; winch being sustained,
The question was put. shall the resolution be adopted
and decided III Tie affirmative hy the FLOWING vote
Aycs--Mcssr,. Anthony. Bel. Boardnan. Bvcrs
Coins Cowan. barrow. Davis, ruzsn Endi-ott. Ful-
lr. Garrett. GREGORY. Handy. Hannah. Hardin, Haul
ser, iiazelr eg, liclWir. neu1s. Hill. Hodges.
lorratt II,v ard. IIuckeby, llu,y. jones ofFounan
Kelley. Lenas. Leslie, Lewis Of Dearborn, Little.
Mils;er. Mcclure of Scott. Manvc. Montgomery
Mooney, Nria,on. Cd Il. Palmer Peek. Petit. Pom
org Robinson Of - Rosc. Shanks, Siivcy. Simons II.
Saoo,., S:arp. S;ophlci, Taguc. thurman. Vandcvccr
Walker. Wills. Wight. Wr!gh. Of Switzerland
and Wright Of Wayie--.e.
Nocs-AI SIS Barclay. Blakemorc. Brady, Bre-
count Brown. Bruce. Claypool. Conduit, Conner,
Fry. Grubbs EIambrck, Icred, IInchman II)stetter,
Jamison Jones of Vigo Kerr. Legg. Lewis Of w =
n Clucr Of Knox. AGaughy, Miller, Nutter, Osborn
Parker Rich, Robinson of Decatur, Ro-Scau, Shelby
Smith, sullivan, Tinglcy, Tomlinson, Wolf, and Mr..
SPeakcr-36.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Elr Little moved to reconsider the vote. taken th.-
forenoon. on printing $50 copies Of the Governor
MESSAGE in the German Language.
Mr. Robinson of g. moved the previous qcston
which beng recorded, was put 10 Wit Shall the vote
be rcconsdered and decided in the negative ayes, 30
noes 81.
The Saoaker laid before the House report from
the Secretary oSate on the subec; of the opape
Sc for the Revised Code He reports the cos
of paper for the Revised Statutes Is So per ream
that the contract was made b. the Indianapolis paper
mill Company. of whichhc IS membcr-that paymen