Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-02-18

The last Sentinel" in answer to the inquiry
which it says is often made what time the laws anC
Journals will be printed" the following Ian
guage:
'As to the la,cs, we cannot answer If the apology
for Secretary of State is smart as usual, with
his salary nearly dOubed) may be able to get them
out by the time the next Legislature meets to which
body we shall explain the reasons"
In the above paragraph great injustice is done
Judge THOMSON. We are assured by him that every
possible facility s afforded the editors of the Sen-
tine' to enable them to make an early publication of
the laws. There is disposition, his part, IN
terpose any obstacle TO its accomplishment. He
cannot why he should be thus attacked unless IT
be from the fact that he would not pay the Editors of
that paper sixty-three dollars for proof-reading to
which they not entitled-State Journal FEB II.
We did not attack the "disposition" of Judge
Thompson. We alluded to his well known entire un-
fitness for the Office, arising from mbecity, incapGc
iy and ignorance But as he makes direct attack
because the Legislature, one branch unanimous
~, allowed 500 for doing has cork, we will state
but few acts reservng others for leisure, and
such opportunity shall enable to present the
proof. As this great and eise "JUDGE" has provoked
the attack by attrbuting dishonesty to us, he shall
have enough to satisfy the public if it does not him,
of the falsity of said charge.
1t would be .supererogation in us at this or any
other time, to than allude his ilicrateness
and ucapacty for such business as Judgeship the
Secretary of State, among those 1ho h1o,o him,
excepting the editor Of the Journal. But to wheth-
er we were entitled 70 the S63. Two of the best
proof readers in the State employed and during
the first season Of this WiSe Judges term, were ne
cessitated, for the purpose of complying with the
on the part OF the public printer, to compare and read
the proofs of the laws, which business it is the sworn
duty of the Secretary of State to perform. One of
the readers gdre his services while to the other was
paid S55- This this said acise and honest Judge
directed to be placed in the public printing bill and
IT done. He then approved it. The Auditors
attention called to the item and he promptly re-
fused to audit it. This said wise Judge then paid IL
out Of has pocket. The second year of the prin-
ter's term the same thing had to be done; and this
a0ise and learned judge, notwithstanding he had
ged from the aforesaid facts, to have his SALARY
NEARLY DOUBLED. refused to pay it. The Leg
islaure promptly granted it, the committee on claims
having recommended its allowance and that after said
Solomon had tried to defeat it in the Senate Had
it been in the knowledge of the legislature that this
officers salary had been largely increased, (beiug
now about the highest in the State,) they no doubt
would have deducted it from his own pay as should
have been DONE So much for this charge.
As we do not wish this time to trouble the public
with such man, shall only further ask this said
ieise and honorable judge fhe did not make the certi
cate at the end of the printed laws certifying that he
had carefully compared them with the original enrolled
files in his ofcel If he ever compared in the mean
ing of the law, single page, Or if he ever read
one single printed page of the laws in proof Or if
the oOls Of the ldcs Of last session oere erer PRINT
ED, as under oath he certifesl We take the Mega
tive Of all these queries and can prove them before
the world
And once more: Did not this same Secretary of
State lately give blank commission to distinguish
ed individual, because he too ignorant to fill it
up. We are done for to-day.