Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-04
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ment, the terrible radIcalisn vi tins momentous
hour.
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should not presume To address YOU with this
elaborate personal preface, were il not Tor Il pro
found conviction that the approaching election il,
this State is 10 lie one OF the most important
reih'ps the must important, OF any which has
ever been he.d within It's boTders Important
not only as Il my affect the honor ami interest
OF the State, hut deepl, Il nfcant of good or
Ill to the nation, anu To the hopes of conStu-
uoual liberty throughout the world. Unless
sOmeihing can lie accomplished To STAY the tor
rent OF corruption which has recent, been pour
ing III upon u like Overwhelming houd-un-
less stop can be put 10 the utter per, ersion oi
constitutional principles which has been increas
ihe IN ce-tIn quarters fium day to day, for some
wears pasl-unlt>s We can stInd hy the ConsIitu
ton nj the same time that stand ln the flag
have, IN my opinion, no reasonable prospect be
lore Us, except hhal disaster anu anarchy, with
perhaps rel etion OF the horrible scenes OF the
French revolution.
The portents of the times have long been omi-
nous OF evil. but the omeiis OF the last few d., :
are significant beyond those Of anv former period
Ii WAS revolutionary ia its character aud cor
ruptIng in its influence, when the members of
Congress usurped he functions II other re.u
larry constituted authorities, in whom the pow er
of appointing To Offices WAS ve>ted. (aud who
suitable persons should be selected to fill various
Offices. and 10y substantial, pirceling ont those
appointments unler their own patronage, made
them the means OF directly rewardiug the ser
vices OF th0Se who had lsbored in tie election,
and at serving like brides Ia Others to induce
them To help ia TIA, ir tie election We ueeu Rep
re>entati, e>-lf We have them not alreAd,-who
viii not Use the influence of their stations Ia sub
vert the proper power ami responsibility of The
M III
test efficiently against SUI abuse by others
IL was evidence OF wide spread corrupt0n
when. upon ITS beng a>certIIned beyond dem al
that n member Of the Senate had pro -tituted His
official station and influence by procuril 2 Il con
tact - profitable Oh L lac was To receive he
enormous reward oi hlty thousand do.lar> the
Senate iaile,. 10 expel him with disgrace ami ~
mummy. We want Senators who will not ex-
pose Themselves To- Suspicion of connivanre b, "A
ne-lect To Use their efforts vndcaie the purity
OF that body. The most astonishing frauds have
been perpeir"ted IA contracts for warllke supplies
How MANY OF these contra, "a have been obtained
through official influence of members OF Con
sre>s. and What compensation ht> been paid or
promised Tor that influence. We shall ne, ct know
To Tire iu!i extent. tut enough has been exposed
already 10 show the neces>it. of reform ia this
ranch OF the public service
Tie Constitution OF the United States fortids
the several States To enter into any treaty. ALI
ance confederation. or to- enter int any agree
ment cor compact with another State: and re
spirit ol the provision i in q rect hostility To com
biumtion amt agreements between Governors of
Stale. With eich other. a. Gu, ernOr., represent
M their several States Sach combinations and
agreements are not Necessary for tie protection
oi State rights. or the performance Ui Site du.
ties There hts beet.. and IL no necessity tor
caucuSe> 81 Governors, IA ORDER To support, i'm
then several luri>,iictiuI.s. OF vigorous pr se
outtun 81 the var; and there should not be any
suei' euu'binstIou> to press the r. Ell
deut INTO any measures. OF any description.
hey are an understandable interference wiih his
authority. assuming greet weight and force from
the official character of those who thus inter ere
and >tiii greater weight from their coml,ine.l ac-
lion; aud they tend To shit The reSpan-iblit, of
actIon nom the construed heal of the nation. 10
an in Ell ousbe cshal IL i readily seen that
thes may be made The means OF immea-urable
and lfrefnrabie mischief Iet caucuSe< of that
character have been he d within lev week.; the
purposes ami consultations beihg kept serses
And the IS ensibe IeasnHs tor the gatherings be-
M vague, and altogether insufficient. lesd 10
reasonable belief that they we're hot The real
We ueei sn officer IN the Executive chiir of
the ComGIon~ eihh VIII, when his euor in AT.
tendiig such uiwtrT ntsiile aS~embitseS i punt
al oH.. will not atsemtto maintain that tie, are
right aid proper. representing them private
circles, and ~ho vail moreover not only serupu
lousy refrain from participating in such comb
nations IA the future. but will sireluously dis
couufeuance them.
Whether the design of procuring the removal
OF Gen Mcclellan has 81 has not entered into
the eoutemu. alton of the Governors who have
heretofore assembled. that design j. still enter
tainesi. and my yet be acted on. Tie Boston
I'aeel,T "i the very LAST evening. through it,
Washington correspondent. un.ier the heading
WHY General NJ. C4elian - ret .issei ana com
maud. states that The Ne~ York Demncr tic
fssilieiAHs are desrous ol a martyr. with whom
% carry the Novenbes election. and that the