Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-13
Secretary of Inierior.

Hon CALEB B. SMITH, Secretary of the In
terror, is on a visit to this city. The distinguished
gentleman appears to be in excellent health, and
seems to bear the burdens of his position easily
1t is stated in well informed Republican circles
that the Secretary aforesaid was sent out by the
Administration to look after political affairs in
Indiana, and in connection Herewith his pros
poets for an election to the Senate, in case his
party should carry the Legislature at the coming
election Ii such are not the objects of his visit,
it is little singular that Cabinet officer should
turn up on the eve of an important election If
the Democrats were in power and a member of
the Administration should make trip similar to
Mr.. SMITHS, the ebony papers would howl over
the circumstance as an effort on the part of the
Federal authorities to interfere with the elective
franchise. But HALE, and DAWES, and other lead
ing Republicans having complimented the party
in power for its immense purity and freedom from
corruption, must take it for granted that Mr..
SMITHS only purpose in visiting Indiana just at
this period is to imbibe the healing waters of
Knightstown Springs. OF course this no-party
Administration, professedy relying for sup.
port upon the patriotism of the people,
and as evidence thereof comforting all its civil
and the most of its war patronage to its partisan
friends feel but little, if any, interest in the
result of the elections soon to come off.
The terrible ordeal through which our beloved
country is now passing we must presume entirely
excludes from the minds of the Republican lead
any thought of party affairs, of party tri-
umphs or party defeats, and that they think only
of the restoration of the Union and the preserva-
tion o: the Constitution, the great charter of
American liberty. The only object Mr.. SMITHS
party has in sending partisan tracts and partisan
speakers all over the State is to impress upon the
minds of the people the very highly patriotic ne
cessity of continuing party in power which a
leading Republican member of Congress, Mr.
DAWES, of Massachusetts,, thus graphically and
truthfully portrays:
In the first year of Republican administra-
ton, which came into power upon professions OF
reform and retreDchment, there is iSdubtabe
evidence abroad in the land, that somebody has
plundered the public Treasury well nigh in that
single year as much as the current yearly ex-
penses of the Government during the Admins
tration which the people hurled from power be-
cause OF It's corruption
We do not know what Mr.. Secretary SMITH
can do to elevate such a party in the affections
and confidence of the people. but we have no
doubt if he has any means under his control that
he will use them to fasten still longer upon the
country political rule which distinguished Re-
publican Senator said was more dangerous to the
liberties of the people than the rebel armies.
We hope that Mr.. SMITH, relieved for a while
from the corrupting Influences of the Federal
capital, will improve in health, politically well
as physically, and that be will rsturn to bis oner-
Gus duties a wiser man.