Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-10

A large number Of the Republican members Of
the Legislature and other leading magnates Of
t,it party. from various parts Of the State. by
request OF the Governor. assembled YESTERDAY in
Q cret conclave TO discuss the condition Of State
affairs. and 20 counsel His ExcelIency ss to his
future policy We understand that after an an
mated discussion the secret council determined
against holding an extra session Of the Legis'a
ture urovide for the payment Of the ir;erest
upon the State debt, the obligations due her own
citizens and for the support OF the public charities
and prisons. and 10 provide means to aid our sol
diers disabled either from Sickness wounds
Tbereasons urged against holding on extra ses
sion political and the unnecessary APP
prehension that the Democratic members would
pr-s political measures obnoxious 10 the
minority. So belt. The remedy for the present
embsrrassmeu.- L. with the Governor The Con
sttu,ion authorizes him to call special session OF
the Legislature. whenever. in his opinion. the
public interests demand il. With him is the re
spon.ihility for any injury to the credit or honor
Of The State which may occur by failure tn paw
the interest the public debt. and any emtar-
rswm mt which may happen to the other credi-
tors Of the State for refusing to perform plain
dutv II "a the intention of the Governor TO make
the attempt to carry on the State Government on
his account He has bought. borrowed, or
hired large safe. which he has placed IN his
Office: he has his own Auditor and Ire surer to
disburse the public MONEYS belonging to the
State in such he may think
p-oper--a proceeding IN direct violation Of the
Constitution and the laws. IL is made his duty
- it il that Of all Sts<e officers, to paw into the
Treasury all funds that they NAV receive which
belong to the State. His withholding the public
moneys from the Treasury and disbursing them
himself or through his agent, upon his direction,
isa clear violation Of the laws Of 1859 and 1861
establishing Treasury system. and providing
penalties for the violation OF those acts. Here is
an officer whose duty il is to that the laws be
faithfully executed. himself setting the example
OF violating and dsregarding the statutes of the
State. The Governor and his political friends
may regard his course as sharp-as exceedingly
rt-but in the end il will react upon them
Upon purity grounds care nothing about
an extra session.. for we believe the more rope we
give the sentaivcs Of the party in power the
sooner they will trip up from the entanglements
they weaving for themselves. and illustrate
their incapacitv to successfully administer the
Government We have. hoseveg, a regard for
the honor and credit of the State. and for that
reason we had hoped that Governor MORTON
would sink party and partisan considerations
in the higher duty he owes to the public in
terests
II an extra session had been called, we have
every reason to believe that so far as the Demo
cratic members are concerned il would have been
short one and ony legitimate business, the pur
poses which occasionei its assemblage.
would have been transacted. There i
row but little necessity for change in
the military laws. the conscript bill superceies
State military systems. and the course of the
Governor has forced the citizens OF the State to
themselves. n great extent. for their own
protection The Indianapolis police bill is a local
measure in which the people outside OF the county
take but little interest We are satisfied that, il
extra session had been convened. no oh
iectonal political measures to the minority would
have been pressed by the majority. and credit
would have been given the Governor for desire
to advance the public interests and maintain the
public honor
We are not disappointed, however IN the mad
rartisanship of the Republicans And the very
policy which they have atopted with the hope OF
perpetuatng their party rule will accomplish their
political destruction Their complete discount
ture il Just as certain the rising OF the morning
SUM- IL civil liberty and popular rights
thrown. and the ballot boxes are permit ed to re-
cord the unbiased verdict of the people
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