Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-07-15
A True Picture.

a True Picture.
Little less than year ago. bright Sabbath
ing, was crowd of peisons the pavement in
front of the Palmer House this city. All eyes were
turned TO individual in the Of the crowd. And
indeed, such object could fail attracting, not only
attention, but the deepest commseration in the behold
ers. Disease had preyed upon HIM until he left a
walking skeleton, whose sunken and CLASSY eye plainly
told that it would soon b. closed on all earthly
The call for volunteers found him at his fathers house
IN Hendricks county, healthy and promising young
man lie volunteered and proceeded the Rio Gande
taken sick, and dis .harsed, and his way
home 10 die among his friends. His last had been
expended in getting this far Enough and more, to send
him home, Immediately given him, and he mourn
/ fully pursued his journey.
In the crowd there was another individual. His
appearance far different fine porily person, and
blooming cOuntenance gave evidence that he had laed
sumptuousy every day. and that disease had racked
his body with pains While the first receiving the
poor ptance of dollars per month for his service,
the last, pockeled his eight dollars per day And not
only that but had the heart against raising that
seven to ten dollars per month And now, the gentle
man who gave that is asking the of this Con-
gressIona District TO reelect him TO Congress WIZ
they do it '-IRdianG JOurneI.
The object of the above article from the Journal is
TO produce the impression that a member of Con-
gress receives eight dollars per day. and soldier
seven dollars per month, there is a great contrast.
We recognise Judge Wick as the 'portly Individual
Let us examine this. A soldier receives seven dol
lars per month during his entire term of service and
is clothed fed and has his physician furnished free
Of charge TO him.
On the contrary, member of Congress receives
his eight dollars for just so many days as the Con-
gress may be in session. He is elected for two years
I-twenty-four mOnths-and during that time cannot
turn his hand to anything ese if he does justice to
his constituents. The Congress actually is in session
| noopfbc ont of tho t,ronf, ,,b;ob
the member is elected and receives pay for that time
only, making less than three dollars per day for the
time for which be is elected Out of this he must
pay for his board at Washington, about ten dollars
per week, and other expenses at like rates. and main
tain his family at home, take them with him. and
if he does his duty, he will, in the of two
years. run up printers bill of several hundred dol
lars, for documents and speeches, send to his
stltuens. Besides, when he returns home, he is ex-
pected to fork the ready help build meeting
and school houses bridges and roads, and all of that
sort Of thing.
Mr.. McCarty was doing better than this as fund
commissioner, under our glorious system of internal
improvement, and finding it less profitable than per-
sonal attendance upon his immense business opera
tons, and that the duties of the Office nerfered with
the necessary supervision of lis large estates, and
wild lands, held by him in amounts he resigned
the office to avoid losing by it. This is not all.
Judge Wick, during the last Congress, voted for a
reduction of the compensation of members of Con-
gress, and stands pledged in printed Speech to con-
tinue to do on all occasions.
Again The said ''portly individual" had but one
nephew old enough TO enter the service. He went to
Mexico private volunteer last year, fell victim
to disease, and Is buried on the banks of the Rio
Grande. Judge Wick has but two sons. A few
weeks since, his youngest. aged seventeen, volun-
teered private for during the war; and is, ere
now, in Mexico, or in New Orleans, on his way
thther. How many nephews or sons of Mr.. McCarty
any of the Purse-bloaed Junto, who lie, fatter ant
buy up for him, have volunteered as privates
! 0CTJudge Wick voted against TIE proposition tc
give the volunteer $50 acres of land in addition t.
his monthly pay, in hopes of doing better for them a
I some future time.-Iadiand Journal.
! That is lie, Mr.. Defrees. Judge Wick neve
= gave any such vote. You have told this lie tire,
: tmes-twice after having your error pointed out tt
you Produce the Journal of the House showing sucl
a vote, and Judge Wick will decline the COMPRESSION
al canvass.
The contrary is the fact. Judge Wick is the idcn
= teal member who brought forward the measure Civ
ing the volunteer 1G0 acres of land in addition to hi
monthly pay. And he followed it up by speech, ant
vote, till it became law.
KENTUcKY.-The following is list of candidates