Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-23
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A Federal DespOtism-- Conspiracy 10
Subvert the Republic.


Mr.. JAMES Books, editor of the New York
Express, was in Washington a few days since,
and while there wrote letter for his paper, in
which he says:
1t is impossible, even for blind man, in Wash
ington not to feel even if he can not see, that
there is here the head of a great conspiracy 20
subvert the Republic, the republican form of gov
ernment, the existence of the States-aye, the
whole constitutional system, from beginning to
end-and in lieu thereof, to substitute a Federal
despotism. a consolidated government-it may
be a mock republic, but monarchy in fact.
But there is much to sadden reading and re-
hectng mind in Washington-because we see
here what We read of as going on in Rome prior
to its downfall into its consolidated military mon
archy, under its Cesars-that is, its kaisars; its
Imperators-that is, its EmperOrs. The most
corrupt and prohigate man We have ever had in
public life except Floyd, of Virginia, has been
sent on a foreign mission to the only friendly
court we have in Europe Untold millions are
to be taxed upon the labor of this country to pay
for PrOhgacy. The Van Wyck Committee, in
other matters, has developed an amount of cor
ruption and profigacy which, pending war, is
not equaled in the 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 lncapacity 10 Oetect or
avoid these corruptiOns, was restored again to
high command, with the knowledge of his inca
pacity common to all the functionaries appoint
ing him. These, however, only indi-
vidual casts of corruption, it may be said, and
the whole body polite is not poisoned thereby. /
wish it was so: but when / look into Congress,
the legislature of the people, see that body CIV
ing away millions and millions of acres of the
public domain largesses to people worth
l. Ill
.ed-when upon that very people is imposed tax
of twenty cents per pound for their tea. and when
soon is to be imposed further tax which will
consume not only the profits of commerce and
srade, but levy a tax of full fifteen cents on
his hundred cents per diem labor, provided he in
dulges i'm any of the luxurieS-aye, even in what
are now the necessaries of life. As Caesar be-
slowed his largesses upon blind but robbed
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 incurring 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 70 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 war, Pacific Rail
road job, in the hands of only few corporators,
who are to have the power for long period of
time, to call upon the Treasury for millions of
dollars-Ehile additional millions of dollars are
to be impose upon the people, in taxes upon their
labor and upon the iabOring
II IS impossible now, in observing such things
here, (and many more OF the like order) not to
come to the conclusion that the alien and sedi-
ton law Legislators of 1862 are more fitted for
or trained in government than were the alien and
sedition people Of 1900, when Jefferson overthrow
them The science, the art, and the religion of
self government seem to be utterly unknown to
these men. They have 'the power" they pub
licly say just now. "and they mean to use-it."
1--WE know" they continue, 1--WE shall not have
it when the Government is restored; therefore we
will use it now" Moderation, forbearance, pru-
denee, the elements of statesman, as well as
force. seem to be utterly unknown to these chance
governors. They remind me of a strong ship in
storm without rudder-a great steam engine
without a regulator. The conservatives of Con-
gress have for the first time met and agreed to
regulate-but nothing can regulate fanatcIsm, or
fraud, or corruption.