Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-06

to us by DIR. Leslie, member of the House OF hep
resentatives from Harrison county. 1t is a little
singular but nevertheless it seems TO be the fact that
the Wings have very strong propensity 10 make use
of the State Sentinel as a medium of communication
with the public in preference to their organ the
State Journal. II would be more gratifying TO us
were it otherwise; for we have constantly great
quantity of matter more appropriate to columns,
which we cannot find room to publish. Nevertheless
are constrained from feelings Of courtesy, to graf
fy Sur opponents far can, without infllctng
too mitch injustice upon our readers. Therefore
publish this note, which would have appeared before
now, if it had been possible
GESTLENES: In your paper of the 10th Dec 1884, you
pleased to assocIaie my name IN connection win what
You kind enough 10 gerry wandering appor-
onment bull OF e40' The ctJert of the writer of The
article containing that charge having been undoubtedly
furnish apnngy to the Democratic Senators to post
pOue the Senatorial eecion and that object having
been accomplished, can see no particular reason why
this note shall not appear in your columns.
/ True, l me OF the committee of the House
whirh was referred the superintendent bill of the Senate
of lS40-aud who consented TO the report made TO The
House with the several anne ndments; and member.
INV particularly directed the second judi
cia circuit Ererg member from that circuit expressed
themselves perfectly satisfied with provisions and all
of them voted Tor it, with the exception of MIR BowIes Of
Orange who, nevertheless expressed its pro-
visions so far as his district concerned On the
ton of Mr. Il j. Henley OF Clark, enerossed and
read third time and voted for by Messrs. Henley
and Read as well rs MYSELF and quite number of wings
voted against IT, and take this ocrasion remark that
up the period Of the article in the Sentinel have
heard the provisions of that bill denounced
far in any respect. and am confident that The whole
delegation then and from that circuit "are well
their constituents, entirely satisfied with my
member OF that rummmIttee.
With respect yours.
EpIroRs SENTINEL. FREDERICK LESLIE.
January -, lS45.
Passing over the remarkable degree Of wisdom
evinced in his first paragraph by MIR. Leslie, come
10 his specific postulata towit: He asserts l. that
far the second Judicial circuit was concerned
every member was satisfied with the provisions of the
bill in question: and all, with one exception, voted for
it and p that up to the period of the article alluded
to- in the Sentinel, he Mr.. Leslie, never had heard
the bill denounced as unfair in any respect; and is
yet confident that the members referred to- then and
notr well their constituents, entirely satisf
ed with his action on that bill, and, of course, with
the bill itself
As to the first postulate, have to oppose not only
the admission made by Mr.. Leslie, that Mr. Bowles
actually voted against the bil-a very equvocal way
of showing his consent to it, ruly-but we have also
in memory the explanation of MIR. Reads vote, made
by him in speech at the session. in which he
stated that be voted he did, to settle the question:
and take it out of the hands of the reckless Wing
majority, in order to prevent the infection of still
greater injustice to the consummaton Of which, under
the tutelage of Sam. JUDAH the wing majority were
daily hardening themselves. Their course, in dis
charging the original committee of fourteen on which
democrat had been accidentally appointed, Just
said committee was ready to report, and superseding
it by committee of twenty-five wings, unrestrained
by single democrat, afforded convincing proof of the
dangerous disposition which infected the wing MAORI
ty We therefore claim deduction of at least fifty
per cent. from this branch of Mr. Leslies assertion
But even if this deduction should not be allowed, or
could not Justly be claimed, it would matter but little
as to the true merits of the question There have
been several laws passed by the representatives of the
people within the last ten years, which were voted
for no doubt by them in good faith, and in belief of
their Jus ness and goodness in most respects but
which have turned out widely contrary their expec-
ations and those of the people. 1t unnecessary to
be specific the truth is too well understood by the
people to require than hint-they have had the
kicks in advance.
/ This leads us to Mr.. Leslies second position that
up to the time of the exposition of the matter by the
State Sentinel he had heard tie bill denounced
as unfair. &C. The possibility is that Mr. Leslie
Democratic ones-certainy not those published by us
since the enactment of the aPportonmen act of 1870
We have ,eard the bill frequently denounced from
that time to this, if he has not and we have had
some voice in denouncing it. We confess, however,
that considering il, for the time being, rremedabe
ev one that could neither be avoided nor corrected
until the lapse of the five years stipulated by the
Constitution as the term of the existence of apporon-
ment laws we and others probably said less about
il than we otherwise should have done. We however
thank fortune, fate, or Providence, just as Mr. Leslie
chooses that the Democrats of the Senate at the late
session possessed frIness sufficient to prevent the
Wings from at present enjoying the fruits of their
past iniquity. And we comfort ourselves with the
full assurance, that the people, at the coming
elections will be directed by impulses equally wise
and iust to con6the righteous determination of the
Democratic Senators.
4 In conclusion Mr.. Leslie further says that the
members from the second circuit, then (lS40) and
: nou, as well as their constituents, were and are
entirely satisfied with the BILL We have already replied
as to part of the members, and shown Mr. L. to be
in error. We have no doubt if we could ascertain
the opinions of the others, he would prove to be
in error regarding them. 1t is easy for men to be
mistaken As to the opinions of 'their constituents
at the time of the passage of the BILL it would not be
surprising if they were satisfied" They of course
could know little if any thing of its detas-less Of
f its rascality. Why, even the mass of members
themselves Seldom in our Legislature, know much OF
the details of such bills They are concocted in