Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-01-06
The interest ON the state Den.

Inc httfest on the state Debt.
A day or two since il was announced
nat the State Auditor, under the Cover.
nors Instructions, had negotiated loan
on the bonds of the State. PAYABLE in J,Iv
tooo' to pay the January installment of the
interest oh the State debt. With this am.
nonacement eame the information that the
negofistlon was made under certain stat.
ute authorizing the State officers 70 borro,v
money In case of casual deficits ia Al.
Treasury. anil not under the author;,x
gwen by the IeSislature al tic snSs;sI -
sion, to borrow the money OF the S;nL;no
-kaaa-,-Ilis action OF the Gexerper-v,roo
naturally excltes a little euriosi.y. a. ,e.t,vo
or three points. 4 + y IL < F
lst'H Ii ne was authorized to make 9
! Los to meet the January interest ON ,hs
Stsee'debt, without any LEI isIatire 49, L,n'
era lon,a as 1t appears no feels be7wss
w., MY al1 he summon special session a
.S Lsls ,ssSn 70 make provision for
'hls deot! If he and the State off;cav.
Could meet the emergency alone maj,
Jaw already existing. why dn he put The
o'a'e 10 the expense Of smextrs session
,. provide for the emergencys We .h...a,
iihe 10 near some friend Of HIS ExccIb.ncv
soive this riddle. One Of the reasons +.
assigns in his message for calling ,hs 49," 10
ear session Is that provision may be male
sor the interest on the State debt. vet a, ,,..,
very time he was giving this reaso, hs 60. .s
now he was fully empowered tn nro~;,s
Tor that interest without tho beln
Legislature. What does such tr;d;, III
tne states interests mean? We I.rss,
know how to account for il ON sny 49,
eslS mat admits the Govcrnor's sanity.
"a. Why did not the Governor .e.x
calling the Leeislatare. As he says, to p,o-
vide for the January interest. accent III
provision which the Legislature mad. for
that Interest," -atEs nsguea the I,cg;.l.
tnre metr and in ample time. mall H.
desired provision, and the IN oncv Is II
Tor use at any moment, but instead of 80,
eeptins the help which he specially sum
mons the Legislature to give him he 70
jects 1t, and takes his own course T. NJ,
this an insult to the people? /, not En-.
man insane! 1t is utterly irreconc;l.bI.
Will, any ileas Of sanity. that a Govern
or should put the State to such an .r.
pense' as special session of the It.,;sl..
lure to sccnre certain provision that bs
reed"d and when that provision is made
TO throw it aside. and take another cours.
that, IT not absolutely illegal. j, clc.rlv
contrary to the will of the Legislature and
'he people. II there Was any -pr,,erc.
hat the Legislative provision Was NOT
male IN ample time. or did not furnish am.
pic lnrans, the procee,ling would he more
ea 'onabic, but when the money ordered
~ the legislature is lying ready i,ro rr,k,
,el"rc 1t is ncc'le'l ,@and il takes hut FRO
loys to get II to the place where 4 n neal.
H. II Is nonsense TO say the fine is not
bnndant. The fact is the Governor has
summoned the Legislature
nj pnt The State to a heavy expense 10
how the people that he dcspiscs their a,-
horiiy.
81. If it be urgc,l that the G,ve,nor
xpecicl the special session ofthe I.y;,I,.
nrs TO provide bya taylor theinterest ON
ir debt, we reply, "why did lac not ann
ion the Ls'Slrlatnre in time TO levy tax.'
lie knew that no tax law could be mad.
i>tinutcst. and put in operation, the mon
collected. and sent to New York. in air
tssIss- Afsxwas impossible e. = II q
4th-a Having summoned the Legislature
! provide for the State debt, and bxr;sy
Jected the provision they made, we wo,;ld
1uIre II the whole scheme is not 6tly
owned 10y the blind AMI crazy policy of
'sotiaiinS the loan 0Jroad, when money
as lying here IN the Sinking Fml. doing
"h'ng, AMI really at any moment for ti,.
&c oil the State on better terms than r.
'uh' possibly be procured in New York
already owe the Sinking Fund a large
mount, AMI everybody can sccfhat !, woulJ
wiser to Keep the debts together than 70
alter them among dom crediiors.-
esiies, by borrowing of the Sinking
md, we should poy orer 10 ME .S-hooS
mt Hssinfeeea kha mast noa- non, s,,o.-
rs: sIhe Goyerpo:is wiSc policy takes
New ork, abont $4,000 a wear. which
he had obeyed the LAgisiat,,re wouu
we been pail to school the cl,ildircn of
c State. We say this insane act Gtly
owns the insanity of the whole cour.e of
e .1oremor's conduct. In all our expe-
ance OF State action. we never saw anr.
ing SO wildly, horelessly. nc, kl, SLY un-
'siifiablc as this operation of the Cover.
DR.. lie seems to be utterly indifferent to
Q people or their will. and only bent ON
atIfyin5 his favoriics.-Lad. Jour.
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