The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-01-04


recent arrangement made BY Gov. MoRroS
with the Secretary Of the Treasury. by which
the amount due from this State on account
of the war tar, is set off by the sum due TO
the State by the General Government on
account Of advances for the war. The ar
rangement Ia an admirable one, and reflects
the highest credit upon the Governor. show
ing him to be fully equal to the heavy 70.
sponsibilities now resting upon him. Bo-
sides saving TO the State over 500. 900. on
account Of the deduction allowed By the act
of Congress. and getting rid Of the collection
Of the tar by Federal officers, !, has saved a
good many thousand dollars. by removing
the necessity for q special session OF the
Legislature. One would suppose that an
arrangement Of .his kind would meet uni.
,ersAl appreciation: aud II unqucs,ionably
would but for tho fac, that No have amongs,
us those whose habits Of fault finding have
become 20 confirmed and chronic. II was
not TO be expected. Of course. that the few
editors len In shis State. who are grle,ed at
anything which contributes 10 strengthen the
loyal States. and enables them moro sue.
c~essfully 10 carry on the war. would approve
OF anything done by Gov MoHros. having
TIA, tendency. There are no, many Of these.
but they seem endesvoring TO make up In
malIgnlty and desperation for their ineonsid'
cradle numbers. The people understand
these men we'll enough 10 know how TO sp.
preeiais wha, they say. But they have found
ahslper In Mr.. GAssrn. 20 long known a.
tho editor Of the Madison Courier. whose
motives are not 80 readily understood. lie
hss though, proper 10 throw tho weight Of
MI. Influence and character Into the scale
against Gov. Moaros. and has done II In such
a manner "a must convince oil who look ds
pas.ionately At the matter, that he has made
up his mind. from some cause OF other,
10 run the hazard Of DOSING all the repn1a
ton for eandor aud fs,rness he ever had -
During the recent ytA Of Gov. MoafoS 10
Washington. and wnils he was engaged in
concentrating the arrangement with the Soc
rotary OF tho Treasury. he found that dAR
sEa had placed on file with tho Secretary, a
written protest against IL. In which ne under
took % show that IL would be disapproved by
the people of the State To sustain himseli
In this assertion, Il seems that he aceompari
ell his protest with extracts from his o,ea pa
per and the State S,aflaei. a. evidence o
public opinion. But, unfortunately for him
and fortunate for the State. the Secretary
treated him as an intruder into matters which
did not concern him. and gave him to under
stand, by refusing 70 take notice OF his oh
iections, that he had better attend TO his owl
Affairs. Accordingly. the Secretary made
the arrangement with Gov. MonroS. As the
proper representative Of the State. not onl,
because IL greatly benefued the General
6overnm ent, but because he could readil.
see that the Governor had taken the prope
view of his own authority and the interest
of the State. But GsRsrE does not seem q
have been satisfied. aud has since opened hs
batteries upon the Governor in his rapeI
with considerable fercencss. charging hin
With violating the plighted honor Of the State
Here II what be says:
Nearly a million Of dollars have been Dor
rowed from parties in New York, who hav
the pledge OF Gov. Morton that they shout
be Reimbursed when the Udited States rs
funded the money advanced by the State
The frst half million received from Wash
ington was used in that way. The party c
parties of whom money was borrowed IN Ne
York are now in Nashington. protestin
against the unfair. unjust. and dishonest 20
icy Of the Governor, who now wishes to n
pudiate their Just claims for the purpose {
providing for a debt which has some nv
months 70 run, and for the payment OF whic
no appropriation has been made by the Ger
oral Assembly of the State.
Now. the answer 10 this. says the lndiaI
apolis Journal. ia that il ~ perfectly fals
IN every particular" There has been n
such transaction In New York. and not OF
dollar has been borrowed there upon such
pledse a. he states. The payment Of evsI
dollar owed shere by the State il secured
an entirely different way. Hence. il - nj
true that any such parties a. are named
him were in Washington aiding him in
protes,.--but the truth il. that he wAs the
alone. or if ne had any body to help him.
vas some unknown and irresponsible inc
vidusl who va. using GAHssH for some pa
pose Of his own. IL gives us no pleasure
.d IN making this exposure. but GAKsEa h
rsckIsssly as-aiIed a faithful public sera
and must take the consequences. Govern
MoRroS has had responsibilities resting uPc
him which would have overcome a mAu
less ability and snergy than he has prov
kimself to be. and deserves the confidence
the people Of the State. he has fairly W
tha, confidence add should enjoy Il
has shown himself capable Of rising Abo
all mere party and paltry considerations. a
ms devoted almost every moment Of
time. since the war began. TO the efceti
organization Of the military forces of
stase-and the result IS seen in the IA
everywhere conceded, that no soldiers 10
armv have soa more glory thsa ou1. a
no Governor N the Union has received
lager share Of ths respect of the VII
raun.rx than be has.