Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-20


PgrUeyOrs 10 Public Morals"
wAsHIxerox. May 10.
THK MORALITY OF THE RIPUBLIcAS PARTY,
as illuminated by the venerable Gideon Weiies.
formerly OF Connecticut, nov a curious specimen
OF human longevity preserved IN the Navy De
partment. j. truly lovely TO contemplate. I his
ssancient mariner" i supposed by many 10 be the
original Captain Noah who commanded the ark
but. as an admHer of that respectable sailor,
DENY that Gideon reminds one OF him save slight
ly in his morals
Noah. you remember. got on terrible ram
page" drank considerable. and committed divers
aud suDdry little indiscretOns, Just after landing
from a forty DAYS cruise; but IL IS common
failing Tor ''Old salts" 10 DO similar things, even
down 70 this day, aud think. therefore. that
Csptsin Noah should be forgiven. aud not be
abused by odous comparisons between himself
and Gideon.
Noah had no brother-in law by the name of
Morgan. He neither married Morgan. nor did
any Morgan mary a Noah. as far a. heard from
But. il such relationship had exIsted between the
Noah and Morgan families. | very much doubt
whether Soah's sense OF proprety would have
permitted him to have paid his brother-in law
xl4DO0 month for purchasing the ark, or
whether HE shrewdness would have allowed him
for moment, To think that the most economical
manner OF employing man is to pay him two
per cent. upon all the money he can possibly
spend: nor do believe that the IDEAS of honesty
then entertained by Captain Noah would have
sanctioned such an arrangement.
But Gideon Weiles, OF Connecticut-moral,
Puritanics,l. Chtdbandish, niger believing Gid
eon-being al the Yankee persuasion. and an
exemplary member OF the great moral reform
and retrenchment Republican party, deems it
sale, expedlent. and entirely Christianke. to
buy few vessels for the navy OF the United
-
gan, another piOus Republican Aud Secretary
Welles kindly and canonically tells George ID
Morgan that he Cannot afford To pay him any
regular salary, but that he will give the mere
trihe--enongh tor a Republican patriot--of two
per cent. upon all the money that he, George,
can spend Tor ships, steamers. &c, &c, in i've
months.
Upon this. George d Morgan, with great and
ardent patriotism, pitches right into the marine
dicker. and. in five months, buys bouts enough
to make the snug Of seventy thousand dol
lars profit for himself, tor which YOU AMI | and
other 70 or e,ple 'out vet must be taxed
John +. Hale, Republican, OF New Hampshire,
chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs in
the Senate, Investigates the whole matter, and
he reports il a swindle upon the government and
the people-one that ought to meet with the sc
verest punishment-a grand marine larceny per
petrated upon the be taxed citizens OF the United
States through the corruption and the comm
vance of Gideon Welles. Yankee mOralist and
general phIlanrhropist from conscientious Con
neclicut
The Van WICK committee prove il all, and
demonstrate the fact that Wees, the Cabinet
officer OF "hOnest" "Old Abe" IS a regular thief
a robber, pirate upon the navy of these United
States House committee prove it; Senate
committee endorse it: John p Hale reirerates it
in Senatorial speech and the House get forty
five votes TO censure this hgh born knave,
and condemn him before the people upon the
same day that they passed resolution damn
ing with ineilAceable disgrace the late Secretary
OF War.
But Gideon Welles had patronage in his grasp
Republican members could not afford to give
against patronage, and Gideon
capped.
Some years since. in Western State man
was arrested foi stealing a-hog. He employed
All attorney, informed hmShat he was guilty,
and that proof would be 80 and so-very conclu
sive 90 his guilt.
WHY" said the LAWYER, Il can't save YOU be-
fore any sensible jury-you are bound to be found
guilty cant help yOu-yOull 20 where YOU
ought to go-to Jail and disgrace"
Now, you just needn't give up that way, said
the hog thief, but go right into court, git up
before that jury. pitch in. rear. tear, 20 il,
regular Fourth of July style, spread eagle and
star spnngled banner fashion. and IN pay YOU
well, and bet We win the case and L goes clear.
The hog thel importunate that the
attorney agreed to make the desired high pres
effort IL his behalf. and accordingly event
in" on the jury for an hour or more. The jury
retired, but in ten minutes, much to tie astonish
ment of the court, and particularly OF the attor
ney, came in with verdict OF mot guilty
The attorney at once called his hog thiel client
out. and, for tie gIal icatI0n OF his own curIosi
", desired to he informed how that verdict was
obtained against such erW helming evidence OF
his guilt. The hog thief looked verycrafly, and,
with wink OF inetiable shrewdness, said:
'S;r, these ,sn't a man that jury but'what
either has had or is going to have some of that
same pork 10 fry in his own house
Hcretfter when the honest farmers inquire how
the Republican members OF the House failed To
cen-ure Welles in the face and eyes OF his proven
guilt, YOU may tell the story OF the no. thief.
and OF the jury that tried and ACQUITTED him. and
how each juryman got a bite OF the same pork.
Honest" "Old Abe still keeps Welles one
OF his constitutional advisers and meets with him
IN Cabinet council from week To week. |
afraid the honesty of Lincoln will begin To be
doubted by and by. Cameron, WelleS. and Ere
mont heavy load for one honest to
carry and endorse
THADDEUs STEVENS,
whom the small sariines of abolition look up to
rs a great whale in the BLACK Sea-" is a very
fine illustration ct the excessive morality OF aDo-
htIOnsm He is nov probably seventy wears of
age; he il uominally an old bachelor; virtually
he Is "a e man. suppose; and tsinly he
i. II ruGiOr can be at ali relied upon This
! know: Thsddeus loves the Niger: Thaddeus