Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-22

ion connected with the sqssndsring Of the
swassp Land Fund. We take the expose /.
from speech recently made. by Morton
Q. Hunter. Of Bloomington. Mr. III. vas
member q the las, Legislature 81 this Stsie
aud prominent member On the estnm''ise
Of Ways and Means The condition ~ the
swamp Land Fund y. inquired into by
that COMMITTEES. aud iLs kmbssxisment
Bill passed. to prevent further robbsiles
by the State ofIiees. Gov Willard vetoed
thai till. snd thus refused TO pot a stop to
this political robbery. This swamp Lspd
Fund vss. O.. the reader will recollect.
donation from the Federal Government 10
this State aud amounted TO more than
900 900 acres aud worth more than 81. 1
600 900. The lands wers 10 Re sold aud
the proceed. 10 be common school fund
Gov. Wright. IN his fret message after this
beautiful location from the Federal Gov
eminent. congratulated the people Of the
State upon the r1ch fund. enough To al
most school sll the poor Children ~ the
Stat. We'll h., rich aud muniheent gift
has all been squsudered, stolen the State
ana the school Fund have hen robbed 81
~. .nd more ihsn 50 .0O0. 400 put into the
pockets 81 dishonest part,sans. aud the fol-
loving - the vsy that portion Of il vent
Read Il sna then determine what il best
to be done with party WHOSE leaders are
thu. corrupt.
come nov 20 the second resolution. for
which the Republican party - responsible
and Of which The Governor 20 bitterly com.
plain. The resolution IL in the following
words: "Thss the fiscal affairs OF the State
Of indiana have been badly managed. That
State officers have been shown 10 be defsul
tiers TO large amounts and suffered TO 20 un-
prosecuted That large amounts OF the
public moneys have been sqasndered to
enrich official. and partisan fasorite-. and
] that when the representative Of the people
/ sought 10 stop these specuistiOus bv the
passage Of an emhezslement bill. the Gov
srnor of the Stale vetoed that bill, and
thus kept the door Of the treasury opened
TO be further robbed by dishonest parts
ans
To notice fully all the objections which
the Republicans urge agslnst the Demo
cratic party a. embraced IN this resolution.
aud TO fully answer the arguments and
objections of Governor Willard in his speech
made against il. Il will be necessary for
me. like the Governor. TO 90 back about
nine years not, however. previous 10 lo43,
but prior to the adoption Of the resolution .
NJ which time the general Government
made such a mrRlhcent donation To the
people of Indiana. refer to the Swamp
I IN ~.
gress gave to us without money aud with
: 90, prics $50 .635 acres Of land, the pro-
ceeds OF which, our constitution provides,
after paying the expense OF selecting and
draining the same. should remain per-
petusl fund the ineoms thereof 10 be Inrlol-
atiy Appropriated to the support of commos
schools aud 10 no other purpose whatever;
that magnificent fund ia expectancy. which
d. Gov. Wright IN his messages spoke Of IN
such glowing terms, and congratula ted the
people Of Indiana IN their great success in
!, the cause OF education. Where now are ali
: those lar de and their proceedsf Where il
= that magnificent fund that the people OF
Indiana have so long looked forward to
as source Of educstionf these little chill
dren Of whom the Governor SO tenderly
and psthetically speaks, are crying all ov.
= er the land and anxiously asking aud seek
ing for those lands or their proceeds which
so Justly belong 10 them. Where are they
| answer in the hands Of spectators. and
out Of which these children have been rob
bed by fraud ard corruption. These land,
Came TO We during Gov Wright's admins.
trstiou. Gov. illsrd succeeded hin and
IN the meantime nearly every foot Of thea
have passed from Us Who 10 responsible,
I, for this great lossr Gov. Willard attribute,
; it all to the election Of Talbot. Collins,
!, Co., in 1854. but that kind OF an spolog,
will not satisfy those little children. neithe
. will it stand the sun light Of iovest' CATION
And even Col. Hendricks the Democrsti.
candidate for Governor in a speech mad,
. from this stand on last Monday. charged
!, all The losses OF those lands. TO the fraud o
Talbot and Collins. aud for the purpose o
(, confirming II and making every body be-
lieve that he was sincere in his statement
said, that il any man could poiut out a,
great frauds committed by any democrat il
office as by TALBOT and Collins, he woulC
! decline the race and give Mr. Lane clea
. field
!. now propose to give these Swamp Lane
9 Frauds thorough airing" and il IN tn.
! course Of my remarks. shall happen /,
/, stumble on democrat, whose frauds exceed
!, or even equal those Of Talbot and Collins
/. ! suppose Col. Hendricks will rememhe
his promise | want it. however distinct,
understood. that am not the spologist o
: either Talbot or Collins in their Svamt
Land Frauds, but NE will presently 40,
who are While in the Legislature I vo
ted IA every instance in which the Question
!, wa presented. not only to expose but Il
burst up their frauds, and the frauds of Al
others connected with th EN- in reference &c
those lands. freely admit that Talbot
and Collins did about all they could ia then
official position To enrich themselves and
those Democratic friends who eonfederated
With them. out OF those lands, which by
the bv. could not have amounted TO .ny
thing II all others in office, con nected with
, the business. had done their outy. But
u The history Of the Swamp Land transsc-
e tons, shows that there we're Others who
J. we're just rs riHine souis. and acted on,
:, their part a we'll IN these fraud. a. Tai
bolt and Ool.ins
; Nov let us commences Of the yerv BEGIN
= ming and see -ho bad control over thee,
lands. and what powers Talbot and Col
: lins could exercise over them. usder IN,
J. law By sec. Of swamp Land Act. vo
: r ;. 1852. page Al. 1t AS made the du
~ Of the Auditors Ia the various counties
= where there were swamp lands, 10 offei
' them for sale. Those that remained an
sold. were afierward under section ~ o.
the same act. made subject to entry Sec
9 20 Of he same act made II the day OF IN.
y Governor TO appoint some suitable and
competent person. Swamp Land Commits
u sioner ~ each county where there wer.
;, such lands. Under sec -, 1t was made
q the duty of these corns,i-sioner-. TO let %,
= the contracts for The dItching OF ihes.
= lands. Sec. "a made II the duty Of thess
swamp Land CommI-siesers Ia issue Ger
o tincsles. certifying the amoan, Of money
due To the various psfsons Tor draining
these lsnds. Sec. IS mad. "a The doty o.
the Auditor % State on the presentation
20 him Of these certificates. TO give the per
J. son therein named. an order On the Treas
arer Il Stale for the smoant II eousy
y therein stated. pay able out Of the swamp
! Lad fsnd. Sec. &6 provided that Il
shoald s-d usight be lawful for the Tr-ss
urers q the various coonties u receive q
Z payment FOR lands. these erders issued bv
!. the Auditor Of State Sec. 81 gave the
y Governor foil power. ard snihorised him
Ia rf-<rr< am 81 fhsss S~amr lad Car,