Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-18
a Federal Despotism--Conspiracy tn
subvert the Republic.

Mr.. JAMS BRooKs. editor OF the New York
Express. vas in Washington a few days since.
and while there wrote u letter for his paper. ia
which he says:
II i impossible, even for a blind man. in Wash
iDgton, not TO feel, even ii he can not see, that
there j. here the head oil a great conspiracy -
subvert the Republic. the republican torn oi gov
enmeni, the existence OF the Stlte-Ate, the
whole constitutional system. from beginning To
end-and IN lieu thereof, To substitute a FEEDER |
despOtIsm. "a consolidated goyernmeut-it may
be a mock republic, but a monarchy in fact.
But there is much To sadden a reading and re-
fecting mind in WashingtOn-because We see
here what We read of as going on in Rome prior
To its downfall. into It's consolidated military mon
archy, under is Cesas-that IS, its kiisars; its
lmperators-that j., its Emperors. The most
corrupt aud p~rOfigate man We have ever had ia
public lie. except FLOYD, of Virginia, has been
sent on "A foreign mission TO tive only friendly
court we have IN Europe. Untold millions are
10 be taxed upon the labor OF this country 10 pay
for prohigacy. The Van WICK Committee, 10
other matters, has developed an amount OF cor
ruption and prod gacy which. pending a war, is
not equaled IN tire annals of history, not even in
the DAYS OF Louis XIV. The General most con
spicious in this report, at first removed because,
To be charitable, OF his incapaclty TO detect or
avoid these cOfrupt0ns. Was restored again to
high command. with the knowledge of his inca
pacity common TO all the functiOnaries appoint
ing him. These, however, are only indi
vdual CASTS OF corruption. it may toe said. and
the whole body polite Is not poisoned thereby. /
wish IL was so; but when | look into Congress.
the legislature of the people. | see that body Civ
ing aaay millions and millions of acres OF the
public domain a. ~largesses TO "A people worth
millions aud millions OF dollars II we'll husband
ed-when upon that very people j. imposed "a tax
OF twenty cents per pound for their tea. and when
soon is 10 be imposed "A further tax which will
consume not only the profits OF commerce and
trade, but levy IA tax OF iull fifteen cents on
his hundred cents per diem labor, provided he in
dulges in any of the luxuries-aye. even in what
are now the necessities of life. As Cesar be
slowed his ~largesses upon Il blind but robbei
Roman people-as Caesar threw out bread. as if
TO Roman dogs-so the whole public domain. in
times OF civil war, when the nation Is mourning a
debt Of thousand million dOllors. Is thrown away
as a largess by COngress-while not upon the
people living, but upon the children OF this living
people, from generation To generation, are to be
imposed taxes to meet a vast national debt,
necessarily IN the hands OF the rich capitalists OF
the country. So, too, | see going through Con
gress. in this time OF civil VIZ, a Pacific Rail
road job. in the hands of only Il few cUrp0rators,
who are To have the power for IA long period OF
time, To call upon tie Treasury for millions OF
dollars-while additional millions OF dollars are
TO be impose upon the people. in taxes upon their
labor aud upon the lab0rlng man.
Ii is impossible now. in Observing such things
here, (and many more OF the like order not to
come 10 the conclusion that the alien and sedi-
ton law Legislators OF lo62 are no more itte1 for
or trained in government than were the alien and
sedition people OF lcO0, when Jefferson overthrow
them. The science. the art, and the religion OF
self government seem TO be utterly unknown to
these men. They have 1.-THE power. p" they pub
licly say just now. land they mean to use it. .
I'VE know, they continue, I'VE shall not have
il when the Government l. restored; therefore we
will use il now" Moderation. foibearance. pru-
dence, the elements OF "A statesman, rs well a.
force, seem TO be utterly unknown to these chance
governors. They remind me OF "a strong ship in
a storm without Il ruddef-a great steam engine
without a regulator. The conservatives OF Con
gress have tor the first time met and agreed to
regulate-but nothing can regulate fanaticism, or
fraud, or corruption.