Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-09-02

Owen, Gibson, Stover Hester and Eddy
well qualified for the task, and they well able
Judge Of the views of the Legislature on the differ
subjects embodied in laws. from the debates
that had previously taken place in the two Houses that
the work they presented after undergoing n rigorous
examination by the Legislature adopted with but
little alteration or amendment. The plan of the com.
mittee in the progress of the work, the judi
eious that could have been adopted The different sub
ecs, embraced in the revision parrelled out
to suit the variety OF talent and atiainments OF the
different members of the committee After each indi
yidual had investigated and revised the laws submitted
TO him-havng the advantage of the information to be
derived from the others-the bills when drawn up
separately submitted to the whole committee and rigid
y scrutnzed and all necessary amendments made and
adopted They then handed to the clerks to
be carefully copied as amended. After undergoing an
other they ready be reported to the
Legislature Ii is well known that the labors Of this
committee incessant. Some OF them spending not
only the day but greater portion of the light in this
work. The incentive to this. the prediction OF the
leaders of the Wing party that the revision would he
failure. The compensation OF this committee was
three dollars per day We believe that when the people
of Indiana shall have examined this revisio that ten
dollars day would be objected s a compensa
tion for their labors. But these ask additional
compensation They do ask, however, that they shall
be abused and vled before their labors placed
before the people.
When it is remembered that onr Constitutional Con-
venton was in session between four and five months
that was large body enabling almost every county
in the State have Delegate, and consequently an
opportunity to be heard in its deliberations it is
q
ed by the people, at the polls BY majority of
than eighty thousand voes it would be considered
objectionable sin, if they had employed two
three persons clerks door keepers and wood
choppers than might have been required. But Of
this there is no evidence. Door-keepers might have
been employed for dollar and half days but they
would have been taken from persons living in Indian
apols that price, individuals living in other por
tions of the State could he expected for this
compensation. Besides it is not the policy of the
Democratic party to degrade labor in this way
We have already given the reasons why officers
necessary during the last session of the Legsa
ture than usual and il is unnecessary to recapitulae
party that responsible for the entire loss of four MIL
lions of dollars in the sale of bondsamountng TO about
fpothrds of present State debt-and on which we
paying interest and will have to pay it, until
the debt is discharged shnnld through charity be al
lowed to make the offset they present Of Demo-
cratic extravaganza That extravagance, taking their
own calculation, presents the following items The
Convention had their debates reported and published
and in this particular followed in the footsteps OF Ohio
Kentucky and other States surrounding us who have
recently held Conventions-they also employed more
clerks and door-keepers than necessaryhat the
hav haffa Al thpvh hahh had ms
jorty-the last Legislature guilty of the same
extravaganza.
The Wings say they would have been economical
but Judging from the past, have evidence that such
would have been the result Besides the loss of four
millions of dollars paid to beyond the boundaries of
our State, for which we received consideration
have the evidence of losses of hundreds of thousands Of
dollars in the hypohecaton of bonds and in the recep
ton of the paper of broken banks In addition this
have the statement exhibited in our public reports
of charge against the people OF nearly million Of
dollars for contingencies without exhibiting IN many In
stances, the items Of expenditure.
These losses, for which the Wing party alone
sponsble we have hesitation saying with the aid
Of the last grant Of lands obtained from Congress (and
that through the aid oil Democrats IN and out OF
ConOress) would have completed the Wabash and Erie
canal in unbroken line, including the canal
to the town of Evansville the Ohio river. They
would have completed the northern division of the Gen.
trail canal the New Albany and Vincennes road, and
several other works.
party responsible for such losses and extravaganza
now presents the singular spectacle of making loud and
long complaints, because few clerks and door
keepers were employed by the Constitutional Conven
ton and the last Legislature than they say neces
sary. From their past conduct while in power in In
diana, God only knows the result had they possessed
the key of the treasury, instead OF being placed in
minority.
1t is right to practice economy in our public affairs,
and where improper expenditures have been made, the
people shonld require correction. But the people of
Indiana if they look TO the past will not place the
Wings again in power to correct these evils. The Of
flee hunters amongst them very hungry. Many of
them nearly famished. The State has been in Demo-
cratic hands for the last twelve years. The Wings had
well nigh ruined the State They had had supreme
troll for the twelve previous all who old
enough will well recollect what gloom surrounded the
prospects of Indiana, when Governor Whitcom
the eubernatoria chair His administration of the af
fairs of the State eminently successful Governor
Wright succeeded him. and his competitor, Mr.
McCarty, is compelled to admit that he has made a
good Governor-tha he has fault find with his ad-
minisration. That the only objection against him is,
that he is Democrat and supports Franklin Pierce for
President Mr.. McCarty thinks he could have done
we'll as Gov. Wright but this disposed to doubt,
and are the people of the State.
In conclusion would ask, is there the smallest rea-
son why should go back to Whggery to benefit the
State Of Indiana, even admitting, which do not that
few clerks and door keepers have been employed
by the Convention and Legislature than necessary
10 frame and carry out Constitution! This in
strument venture to say, will not only elevate the
character Of our State; but will result in system oil
economy aud good government which will be felt for the
half century, if not for all time Our Constitution
absolutely prohibits increase OF pusllc debt II
provides for biennial sessions Ii limits these biennial
sessions to sxty-one days. IL prevents local egis-
lation, that hereafter any of the abuses, which
complained of, il they existed cannot take
place. So the motive to place the Wing party
again in power is entirely removed The history oi
the past, with all its gloom and dependency s'ares