Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1846-01-06

o. In article relative to the Public Debt, which
appeared in the Trl-weekly of the ls inst, said
1T was in the session of ls35-6,-just ten years
ago. rhen IVhiggery fourished, that the foundation
of all this difficulty was laid"
This remark, we are told is highly offensive 10
the Wings. That is not fault, though it may be
their misfortune. We did not intend by it, however,
to give cause of just offence to the Wings. We
merely stated fact. In doing, we had no desire
to cover up the Particf alton of protested Democrats
in the Wing policy. We have always admitted that,
as is well known 10 those who have read our history
of the rise and progress of the "system, which az
peared in the State Sentinel during the canvass for
1913. We have never tried to conceal; on the con-
trary we have admitted the fact among others, that
JAMES MORRISON, now the President of the State
Bank, was the Secretary of the famous concaye
denomnuted the Board of Internal Improvement,
during the whole period of its acire operations, and
when it was running the State headong to destruc-
ton We have never pretended to say that he had
not as good chance any other man to be cogni-
zant Of the thisring policy which was adopted or
tolerated by that conclave, and by which thousands
upon thousands Of dollars squandered beyond
what was appropriated by law, and which was know
ingy done for the benefit of the pockets of swindng
commissioners and contractors. Nor have We ever
disguised the fact that the Presidents brother, the
Editor Of the :. Democrat was one of those equally
famous Commissioners who were at the head OF the
practical management, and whose chances to know
the ruinous tendency Of the measure, even though
honestly and prudently managed, equal to that of
the Board; but who nevertheless concealed the true
state of the matter from the public, until 1t burst
from the effects of It's own corruption. We never
Denied but on the contrary, have admitted, that he
alone squandered near hundred thousand dollars
than was appropriated By law because such denial,
in the face and eyes of notorious truth, would be
folly as well as dishonesty. And we have admitted
other facts and circumstances of like nature to these,
in which professed Democrats were involved as well
as Wings.
But do all these admissions - does the dishonesty
Of nominal democrats, be it great or sma.-disprcr
the fact stated, that the inception Of the runous
scheme occurred ,chen Wliggery fourished! By
means As we understand the matter, the whole sys
tenn in its rise and progress was emphaticay Wing,
and Its chief object the plumber Of the people by
the Swindlers who stood at the head of it. whether
they called themselves Wings Democrats When
we look back aud reflect upon the damnable arts OF
falsehood and chicancry by which the people were
courted and seduced into the infamous embraces Of
this corrupt harlot, we are sometimes tempted TO
adopt what we now understand to be the Morrison
Democrat doctrine privately given out. and that is
the highly honorable proposition that the Sovereign
State Of Indiana shorld send SbdrerS into the Stock
market the Morrisons among The rest, we suppose
to buy up the bonds at discount of 10 per cent Or,
boflo 1afio fo
nothing of the high probability of being swindled
still more by those who dcpraved enough to sug
rest such dsgraceful plan- to repudiate the debt
at once and totally But not get prepared for
this; and before would suggest any such infamous
scheme by which to swndle creditors, our
own people have been cheated and swndled, we
would leave the State and never again enter within
its lines.
We have not only frequently admitted the partial
responsibility of the Democratic party through the
action of men such as are alluded TO above; but we
have as often confessed that many honest democratic
people were led astray by them until they found
themselves crushed by the burdens which they at
tempted to carry.
These are evils past remedy, and it would be useless
perhaps even again to alude to them, except bea-
cons of warning against the recurrence Of similar
evils We speak of the mnow, TO satisfy those wings
who were offended at the expression quoted at the
head of this, that we have no disposition to impute
more blame to them than they deserve, and little
10 shield men who have endeavored to hide much
Or more guilt under the cloak of pretended deInoc-
racy.
The main thing now 49, to get out OF the difficulties
IF the Public Debt as well as we can 10 this end,
al good men, of whatever opinions, should unite.
And should they be happily successful, as we hope
hev may be, in agreeing upon some plan which shall
prove feasible all shall receive from US, as each will
Deserve the paudits due to faithful servants OF the
people
Notice.