Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-01

went into the State Treasury. and Wa applied IN
accordance with tie law to the redemption or tie
bonds Then fhe report vas sent On from To-
dianap0lis flaf the Federal Government would
refund AZ fast a. the State made advahces, and
that tie State would not lose more dian ''ten
thousand dollars by tie war. We thought that
was an under estimate. butt the Execntive would
honestly administer tie law. and pay over % the
creditors rs fast a. Mr. Chase paid 70 the State.
We did not see how the State could lose very
large sum
= After the first half million repaid TO the
State by the United States, the insane idea took
possession Of the Executive to divert the funds
from the legitimate purpose. and q make an en-
tirely different disposition OF them. The result
j. an impaired credit. in,lee, are told chat the
State bonds can not he -oid at AL and that they
would be kicked out of the market ia New York
but for the influence Of friend. Formerly a ciu
zen Of Madison. ia that city, who j. nov, As far
a. possible, protecting the credit Of the State.
When the authority wa given 10 issue The bonds
the Legislature provided for Their redemption. and
as soon a. il became known that this redemption
was being ampered with. the bonds fell in the
market and finally thev can not be sold
After 80 great a sacrifice of the credit Of the
State the relief proposed is only temporary, for
tie tax can only be paid the FIRST year We ad-
vOcate a session Of the Legislature for the pur-
pose Of providing in some manner for the pay
ment Of the States quota for '62 andfor 90, and
81. aud for every successive year til the law Ct
Congress authorizing the levy IS repealed. Ii h
one OF the functions Of the General Assembly 10
do this. not Of the Executive Ifthere Is no law
for il how can the tax be pat upon the duplicate
Of 1863, -upposing the arrangement (which j. by
no means certain) Gov Morton has effected with
Secretary Chase j. cOLsummateig We might
ask, too. how are tie large sums borrowed ia
New York and from the banks in the State 10 DE
provided for. VIII Gov Morton seize the school
fund as he proposes TO seize the sums due. and
that may become due from the Cnitel States for
advances made IN eqeipping volunteers. and
which the Legislature, as We have said. have
specifically appropriated u the redemption Of the
war boudsG What Is the difference between lay
ing violent hands upon the school fund, diveftug
it from IT, legitimate purpose 10 pay the mon
ev borrowed in New York and seizing by q
hOcHs Pocus arrangement With Secretary Chase
the money pledged by act of the General A
sembly 10 the payment of the war b0nls! II il
Is within the province OF the Governor 10 do
one, willy not the otherr When once the door j.
opened 10 the usurpation Of the Executive, there
j. no telling where il will stop. We advocate
the calling OF the Legislature then, TO provide
permanently for the National tax, 10 keep the
tax gatherer out of the homes of an oppressed
people, and to protect the credit OF the State
This l. within the province OF the Legislature,
and not, by any means, within that OF the Exec
utiye The National tax must he paid. 80 must
the money borrowed ami the floating debt of the
State, which may be estimated at two millions
more The exact amount viii not be known I'm
Oil there is a legislative examination into the mil
tary expenditure We advocate session OF
the Legislature, because the check upon the Ex
ecutive is wholesome; because the people never
lost anything 10y the closest scrutiny by their rep
re>entatives into the Executive Department.
The cost Of a Legislature Is mere bagatele
n The people were more than remunerated for the
last extra session by the exposure of the frauds in
! the Quartermaster and Commissary Departments
under M.nsur Il futile. The corruptons ia those
( departments since are rank and terrible. and nee
I probing. We advocate an extra session for an
| other reason, and il there were no others, thi-
one would he sufficient unless there Is session OF
the Legislature the On 900 Indianans, whom pa
triotsm and love of country have carried in
to the field, TO brave death in all its forms-camT
sickness of all the different and deadly types
death by the bullets, sbers and cannon aud she'll.
lOf the rebel enemy--wil be diSiranch sell. What
is the cost of a session Of the Legislature-twen
ty-hve or thirty thousand dolars-tO Withholding
the inestimable right OF ireemen. right formid-
able only IN tyrants and corrupt Executive off
GERS. from sixty thousand brave men-the braves
OF the brave. The Union cause has met with nc
defeats the fields that Indiana volunteers have
/ fought in this war. Is there any man IN the Stat,
who, in addition To staying ut home would. tor
the sake of few dollars deprive the sixty thou
( sand brave men in the field from votingl Yet
without a law. no elections can be held in the IN
diana camps, scattered over the Union, and wher
ever there il rebel army 20 oppose
The organ of Governor Morton Indiana
polls JoarnaI) informs the people that Gin conse
Quence OF the entire success of Gov Morton.
policy, session of the Legislature is not neces
sary" Is it necessary TO dslmnchise the Indiana
volunteers TO carry out the policy of Gov. Nor
TOM If so. away with Gov. Morton and his pol
icy. and hls organ too.
" The volunteers of Pennsylvania vote every
n election day IN their camps wherever they are
They have always voted-in Mexico. and recently
in their camps on the Potomac. Next year tho
voters of Indiana will elect State officers possibly
a Governor of the State Congressman member.
of the General Assembly and county officers. l:
there any good reason why these volunteer sol
diers should not exercise their right TO voter Oh
it is unnecessary, say the toadies of the Execu
tive: Gov Morton has provided for the paymen
of the National tax; session OF the Legisla
ture is unnecessary" aud therefore the soldiers
cannot vote. What think YOU, soldiers OF this
What think YOU. freemeu of Indiana, the fathers
aud brothers OF the sOtliersl VIII you permit
this great Injustice for the sake of saving th,
State few dollars and probably hidng-cOver
ing over enormous iraudsl
Levy an additional poll tax-ten cents a heaC
will be suilicient-to raise the sum necessary e
pay the cost OF legislature and let the soldiers
vote a session of the Legislature Is uuneces
saryv There never was great necessity io
the meeting of the Legislature.
In the name of sixty thousand Indiana vo!un
teers we protest against the policy OF Governor
Morton. which renders session OF the Legsla
1f-fr
chise- them. And in the name OF sixty thouSan,
brave men now in the tented field we appeal &
their friends and relations for the protection o
whom, their common country, Government ant
their home affairs they are now Drawing so NAM
dangers, To prevent great wrong, 80 gros
on outrage.
Our Army Correspondence The TN
Indiana in western Nirginia.
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