Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-10-10
INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1850

he had no more control over the editorial columns of
the Sentinel while bis stood the head of the
paper than the man in the moon.
The Auditor of State, however, made him the
instrument of procuring purchase from the Chap
mans of the Stale Printing, and are informed by
Mr. Chapman, that The Auditor entirely un-
known in the purchase until the whole prelminaries
were settled. His sole object, as fully develop
ed, 10 start rival paper to the State Sentinel,
for no sane man, engaged in the office in which he
is now engaged, would have purchased the State
Printing for the sake of pecuniary gain, at the pri
ces he paid for it. His money could have been ap-
propriated in hundred ways TO better advantage.
The object Of the purchase was to establish rival
Democratic paper, and, by taking Spann in as
partner TO by indirection portion of the old
patronage of the Sentinel.
There are two things to be considered, by the
Democratic majority in The Convention, in disposing
of the printing The first Isl whether it is desrable
in party point of vew that the State Sentinel should
be put down and the Statesman should be raised up
its ruins and the second is, whether the Auditor
should be sustained in monopolizing all the Offices in
the State; rather, whether, if rival paper is ne
cessary, it should not be edited by not encun-
bered with Office, as is the Auditor, requiring all
his time to attend TO its duties; whether, indeed,
there is any consistency fitness in our State Au-
ditor, who manages and to great extent controls
the finances of the whole people-whigs as well as
notwithstanding the editor of partisan news
paper; and whether in fine, should he persistin being
candidate for Printer, will not be required Of him
he off Of A,,df .ch bo -
certainly should have done when he commenced his
paper.
In his present position he is worse than the wings
at Washington. When new editor was required
by the Galphin Cabinet TO edit the Republic, the As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury, an Office some
what similar to that of Auditor of State was select
ed but he Immediately resigned and mounted the
tripod unincumbered with Office, and no one will
contend that this Office is more important than the
Auditor o. State.
1t is these considerations, pressing upon the Au-
ditor with full weight that induces him to claim the
printing, under his purchase from Chapman, and
makes him unwilling TO come before the Convention
as a candidate. If he were convinced that it was
the desire of the Democratic party to put down the
Sentinel and that his paper should be the State organ,
and he should be the editor he would at once resign
the Office of Auditor and race with this paper
the most effectual means of putting down. His
whole shows he wishes to accomplish, insidi
ously, what he cannot dc openly in fair field.
What his future political calculations we know
not. But enough is known to prove beyond doubt,
that he is dissati6ed with the acts of our present
Democratic delegation in Congress-tbat he intends
by his course, to engraft new issues on the Demo-
ocratic creed and agitate questions put rest
without the least hope of accomplishing any good
for Democracy mankind.
The matter ofthe election of Printer is before the
Convention. Whatever its decision may be, we will
be content.