Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-01-08

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that they will lay the people by its action under
lasting gratitude.
OF In an article relative to the Public Debt, which
appeared in the Triweekly of the LIST inst we said
cit was in the session of 1635-6,-just ten years
ago, lhen Whiggery fOurished, that the foundation
of all this difficulty was laid"
This remark we are told, is highly offensive 10
the Wings. That is our 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 30 doing, we had no desire
to up the participation of professed Democrats
in the Wing policy. We have always admitted that,
is well known to those who have read history
of the rise and progress of the SYSTEM, which ap
peared in the State Sentinel during the canvass for
1913. We have never tried to conceal; the con-
trary we have admitted the fact among others, that
JAMES MoRR1soN, now the President of the State
Bank, was the Secretary of the famous conclave
denominated the Board of Internal Improvement,
during the whole period Of its actire operations and
when it was running the State headlong to destruc-
ton. We have pretended to say that he had
not as good chance any other man to be cogni-
zant of the thiering policy which was adopted or
tolerated by that conclave, and by which thousands
upon thousands of dollars were squandered beyond
what was appropriated by law, and which was know
ingly done for the benefit of the pocketSof swndling
commissioners and contractors. Nor have we ever
disguised the fact that the Presidents BROTHER the
Editor of the " Democrat" was 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 prudenty managed, equal to that of
the Board but who nevertheless concealed the true
state of the matter from the public, until it burst
from the effects of Its 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 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 smal-disprore
the fact stated, that the inception of the runous
scheme occurred ,ohen Whiggery .fourished' By no
means. As we understand the matter, the whole sys-
tem in its rise and progress, emphaticay Wing,
the Swindlers who stood at the head of it, whether
they called themselves Wings or Democrats. When
we look back and reflect upon the damnable arts of
falsehood and chicanery 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 should send Sharers into the Stock
market-the Morrisons among the rest, we suppose
buy up the bonds at discount of rs per cent Or,
to escape this lowest depth Of degradation to say
nothing of the high probability of being swindled
still by those who depraved enough to sug-
gest such disgracefu plan, to repudiate the debt
at once and totally. But get prepared for
this and before we would suggest any such infamous
scheme. by which to swindle creditors, our
own people have been cheated and swinded, 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 ever again to allude to them, except as bea
of warning against the recurrence of similar
evils. Wespeak of them now, to satisfy those wings
who were offended at the expression quoted at the
head of this that we have no disposition to impute
blame to them than they deserve, and as little
to shield men who have endeavored to hide as much
i
racy.
The main thing is, to get out Of the difficulties
of the Public Debt well as we can. To this end,
all good men, of whatever opinions, should unite
And should they be happily successful. as we hope
they may be, IN agreeing upon some plan which shall
prove feasible, all shall receive from u.s. each will
deserve the paudits due to faithful servants of the
people.