Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-12-31
STATE PRIarER.-An indianapolis correspondent


election of State Printer, as follows:
" With regard to the election of State Printer on
careful review of the Revised Statutes has been
tanned that that election take place until January
ls4e without the enactment of a law on the subject,
which the Senate. inclined think will be dis
posed to do for the qualification Of friend Maj Semans
and five SIX other wings that here from different parts
OF The State to try their fortunes for that Office As Dereess
cake would be dough, owing to his connection with the
Morris family should the election this winter he
will be IN rather quandary-said TO let the law remain
authorizing the election in is4s. because Democratic
majority may be returned August and qusking all
for fear that Major Seahoss backed by the omnpoent
Wsbash interest, may be elected him. To lei the
law remain, it stands the Statute book will in
the least compromise the public interest," the Chapmans
will only be required to do two three hundred
dollars worth Of printing till the next session. when the
law be altered and the printer elected the second day
of the session, if necessary for the public good'
These speculatons seem have excited great tribu
iation in the mind of aboliton-whig friend, the
editor of the Tippecanoe Journal, who comments as
follows:
1T is said be the purpose some of the wire workers
OF the Loco Foco party at indianapolis, off the
election Of State Printer until another session. This
not be done, of without papabIe violation Of
listing law Of the State but what Of that When did
law Constitution, present any impedment to the
accomplishment of whatever the Locooco leaders purPosed
II they had the numerical strength accomplish it The
Locofoco majority in the Senate may If it choose to
sumo the responsibility, refuse to into the election, and
thus defeat the law. This, assured by distin
guished Democrat-one Of the defeated candidates-hat
Senstors had secretly resolved to do. We willing
20 believe (f avoid III that much reckessness
exists among the members of the Senate this decara
ton the part of of the distinguished workers
(not hmsef member) would to indicate but time
will determine. We remarked to the individual from
whom received the assurance that he certainly be
stskenfor said the law requires that the election
take place in January. and be that its provisions
will be disregarded. He laughed at Sir" said he
you behind the times. Mark what you Ttoenfy-
SIR votes in the Senate can put oil the election. The
Democracy have that numberand the election will
on"
Passing over for the present, the grautOus filings of
the excited editor ofthe Journal against the Locooco
leaders," let for look at the terms of the
law referred to, and ascertain if CAM plain and
simple meaning. In the first place, Art. 5, Chap. A,
of the Revised Statutes prescrbes the tenure of the
Office of State Printer as follows:
Sec. 81. The State Printer shall hold his Office
for the Of three years. and until his successor is
chosen and qualified"
Art. 6, Chapter 6, sec. 81, further provides that
There shall be elected triennially, counting from
the month of January, 1871, State Printer,-who
shall serve for three years. from and after the first
day Of August next after his election
This Is all the law there is on the subject Of the
election of State Printer, except an act of 1874,
amending the above section in relation the manner
Of voting There is precise time fred for such
election The Legislature by the terms of the law,
have entire year at their disposal and elect in
January of this or December Of next year, as they
may choose.
''There shall be elected riennialy, counting from
the month Of January, 154l, is saying nothing but
that an election shall be had once in three iyears,
counting from certain time,-and thus counting not
to FIX precisely the time of the election bat merely
prescribe the term during which election shall take
place.
The fixing the term of the Printer +" from and after
the 6rs day of August next after his election would
however have the effect to prevent a new election
until The last year of the term above prescribed,
otherwise violation of contract would be involved.
The position assumed by the writer in the Lafayette
Coarer is therefore much tenable than that as
sumed by the editor Of the Lafayette Journal, who
evidently had carefully read the law which he sup
poses that the Locofoco leaders are abont to reck
lessiy violate"
The fears and Indignation of the Editor of the Tip
pecanoe Journal greatly magnifed, no doubt, on
Of the personal interest he has in the matter
being candidate himself for the printing. Be his
fears well as his hopes allayed If the Legisa-
ture were much disposed to regard his preten-
sions with favor, they putting it out of their own
power to crafty him. A bill has already passed the
Senate, and we have doubt will also pass the House.
providing for giving the for the public print
ing to the lowest bidder. Under such law the worst
enemies of Major Semans would chuckle to see him
interpose bid, and would laugh outright to see the
contract nail hin.
Z Whenever the Democracy have the power they
use 1t regardless Of consequences. The death of .
Wing Senator, and the sickness of another, gave the
Democracy majority In the Ohio Senate, and the,
Immediately passed a resolution appointing SAM Me
dary (Loco,) printer to that BODY notwtbstan dino
Mr. Scott had been selected last year. and whose con
tract does not expire for two years to come Th
Secretary of State refused to furnish Medary witt
State paper, and they passed another resolution direct
ing it to be done. Whether the Secretery will com
ply with the order remains to be seen--Journal
Our neighbor only tells half of the story. TIL
whole of it, in BRIEF is this Two years ago, or SC
the Wings of the Ohio Legislature in order to Civ
the printing Wing, deliberately violated the con
tract of Mr.. Medary, which had then year or tw
to run before it could legally expire. To accomplis
this, they had to violate the provisions of the Stat
Constitution in tco particulars. The Wings, Their,
fore, commenced the wrong-to remedy which the d.
nocrats Of the Senate have set aside the unlav
full and unconstitutional act of the Wings The D.
mocrats Justify themselves by appealing to the sp
cifc requirements of the Constitution and the Poop
will sustain them, as they ought to do.
WABASH BRIDGE AT TERRE HAUTE.-TLe Wabal
Courier of the 18th says-As we go to press the Ia
planks are being laid the Draw of the Bridge ov
the Wabash at this place. We authorized to a
the Pridoa adv md onened for he