The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-01-09
| REPUTATION.

sBuffalo Patriot and Journal"
INDIANA REPUTATION.
The message of Gov. Whitcomb to the
Legislature of Indiana, is attracting much at
%tention, and deserved censure for its practi-
cal reputation OF the debts of the State.
I'VE omit, for b%revity's sake, a particular
statement of our funded debt, &C., the items
of which are pretty well known to our read
ers.
We have been thus particular in the state
ment of the Indebtedness of the 100000
people in this remarkably fertile State, own
ing property worth $l50,000,000, in order to
show the glaring dishonesty of this repudiat-
ing Locofoco Governor. Can't pay $685.,
100 a year.
We have always advocated a generous po-
Icy on the part of Congress in granting
large tracts Of Government lands to aid both
Indiana and Illinois to construct their works
of internal improvement, and it is more in
sorrow than anger, that we witness the adop-
ton of a course which we regard as no less
impolitic than disgraceful.
1t is a humiliating spectacle TO see a young,
promising and truly rich State, showing so
strong a proclivity to meanness and rascaIity.
We cannot believe that a majority Of the e
~lectors in the Hoosier State will rest satisfied
short of making some farther effort to pay the
widows and orphans who have relied on the
good faith and ability of a Sovereign State
of the American Union, to pay what its peo-
pie promised TO pay.
The nettifo0uinu arrument of Gov Whit
comb, that "it is far more difficult TO pay the
interest on a foreign, tLan on a domestic
debt" forms no excuse whatever; while his
attack on the tariff, because it yields too
much revenue, and perchance may create a
small surplus TO be distributed among the
States, together with the proceeds of the
public lands, indicates a well founded fear
that, if Wing policy shall prevail, Indl ana
may have the means, during the general
prosperity of protected industry, TO pay her
honest debts without the eastinconvenience.
Hear this free trade repudiator:
"But, under the existing tariff regulations,
we find that the revenue will largely exceed
the legitimate wants Of the treasury. This
not only Temps to lavish prodigality on the
I part of the government, but it operates as an
opp GSSIfC tax OH WCStOIH ldOOi. HIS CHCCi
is the greater or less exclusion OF imports
which, as has been shown, must limit the a
mount of our exports TO a corresponding ex
tent. This results directly as a two-fold in
e jury TO the farmer; for, By the exclusion o
Y foreign manufactures, the demand FOR the
, prices of the domestic article which he j:
compelled to purchase is increased, while the
y demand fol the produce of his own labor, thu:
e accumulated at home, is limited, and the
price consequently diminished.
"The most thorough conviction is tina
our embarrassments must, TO a greater or les:
extent be aggravated, while such a system
y continues to exist.n
We don'tran into debt enough TO foreign
nations! Gun imports of the products of to
reign labor are too small!
What can cure this blind infatuation?
IS The people of Indiana can't pay a hal
million of dollars, or 5 per cent. interest Oh
: the money they have borrowed of English
: men, but they can pay any amount tor Britisl
goods, although not a dollars worth of thei
agricultural staples can go to England shor
II of paying IS per cent. duty for the supper
of the Government!