The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-04-28

ions Of the Courts, in suits then pending
They were induced to take this course by the
fact that the then Governor of the State had |
boldly charged that the bank bill had not be-
come law over his veto, by a constitutional |
malority-that certain members of the House |
whose names had been recorded as voting for |
the bill, were absent from indianapolis when |
the vote was taken. Is it strange that CAPT |
talists, proverbially timid, not knowing what
effect such fact would have upon q subse- |
quent Legislature, or what would he its legal
bearing, should have required bonds of those
of whom they purchased, to protect them in
their purchases. Honorable and truthful
themselves, they did not for one moment
suppose that charge so susceptible Of prcof
and achich no man sct0 had any reqcrd for has
reputation. tcoUld dare to make, eree6t Upon
tie cledrest testimony, had no otser foundation
than tie imagination Of ITS author. Except
upon this single point no apprehensions have
been entertained OF legislative interference or
unfavorable legal decisions; while few law
yers, if any. entertain the opinion that such q
fact could be enquired into by the Legisla-
ture or the Courts.
In spite of the bitter and relentless war
that has been waged against it, the bank has
| gone into successful operation. From the
commencement of its business. it has com
manded public confidence. No new institu-
ton was ever in better credit. Its notes are
current throughout the West, while the
amount OF its deposits, indicates its estab-
lished character ut home.
Owned and managed by men of different
political parties, it viii carefully avoid all
party connections and party influences. \
| purely business Institution, it will be the aim
of those who control it to make it an honor
to the State, and in the trying times mot to
say commercial erisis) that are before us, to
furnish currency that can be used without
discount throughout the West, held with
safety, and always converted into gold at the
pleasure of the holder.
All the Bank asks is fair trial-that ii
shall lot be condemned for sins it has not
committed, nor injured by blows intended foI
others. That it will be success is not
doubted. think, by those who have careful
ly read lis charter and are acquainted with
the character OF the managers of the mana
gers of the branches.
1t would have been drawer. if not safer, fol-
one assailant, like true Knight. to have
levelleled his spear directly against the par
ties he intended to reach, rather than to en-
} deavor to strike them through an Institution
in which the people have so deep an inter
est; and 1t cannot be very consoling to hin
, 10 know that the only real aid and comfor
he has thus far received, is from those whc
by encouraging him in his onslaught upoI
} the Bank and complimenting him upon til,
vigor of his blows, expect TO damage the rep.
utdtion of really formidable opponents.
The speech now so industriously circulated
(ayery different speech from the one actuall,
! delivered, although reported by stenogra
pher) bearing the title of his excellency, wa
7 not the sspeech of the GoreTRor hut of tn
4 indicidual. Though now but private cit
{ zen, he bears himself as if the executive
= mantle still rested upon his shoulders, an
c the interests of the people were exclusivel,
in his keeping. There are at present, how
, ever, no very striking indications of graft
b tude on their part, for his gdtriofic sacrifice
i and disinterested labors in their behalf.
c III. McCULLoCH, Prest.
a indianapolis, April q. 1901.