Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-22

Representatives dthe rightto direct the affairs
of the Government, subject only to the Iimita-
tons Of the Constitution, Such, at all events,
is the theory of our Institutions. What use of
Legislatures or Congress. II they are not to pro-
vide the means and make the appropriations for
the support of the Government. In the contest
for popular, rigbts IN England. the Parliaments
refused <ope esnt of appropriations until the des-
potic rulers yielded the concessions and limita
tons OF power demanded By the people. The
people pay tbe taxes. and il Is their right to make
such appropriation fine revenues as they may
see st. And the executive and administrative
officers of the Government have no 9th
er duties TO perform but TO carry out the
will Of The people as expressed through their rep
resentatiyes. But a new doctrine is now finding
apologies Il Is in favor OF one man power. A
Governor, whose duty it is to see that the laws
be faithfully executed. is endeavoring to usurp all
the powers of the Government We have been
accustomed 20 condemn the despotisms of the
Old World. and thank God that we were free
from them. but a portion Of the peorle are justify
ing the acts Of a little Dictator who is aping
LOUIS NAPOLEoS. FRANCIS JOSEPH. and ALExax
DIR, but Of course on a very small
scale. By the secession Of his political friends
from the Legislature. last winter, the appropria-
tons necessary for the support of the State Gov
eminent, and maintain its honor, failed. The
Journal says the Republican members
we're in their seats fifty four out of sixty one
days What right had they to leave at alll None.
But the Journals concessions damage its cause.
If they were in their seats fifty four out of six
ty-one days, as none of the measures objec-
tiOnable had passed either branch of the Legisla
ture when they bolted they had it in their power
to defeat any legislation they desired, by consti
tusionaI means. No bills can pass the two last
days Of the session. except such as the Governor
may veto. So that according to the Journal,
only Eve days we're left for legisIatian when the
Republican members of the House seeded. But
such is the disposition of the Journal to lie, that
it fails TO tell the truth when the truth would be
better for It's eause than a lie The Republican
members we're absent twelve days. The Audi
tors books will show that they only got pay for
forty nine DAYS. 49, ~ -~&-
The Journal complains that early in the session
an appropriation was made for the paw of members.
True. But il was in accordance with Republican
precedent. The Legislature two years previous,
the one that elected LANE Senator, did the same
thing And it was done at the late session upon
the suggestion Of Sir. BRASHAM, and he fixed
the amount. And why was il done? 1t was to
carry out in good faith the Treasury laws of
1859 and 1861. Before then. the Treasurer had
been IN the habit of making advances to mem
bers without an appropriation until the close of
the session. but the law Of 1889 forbid any dis
bursements unless by appropriations in pursuance
Of law. Hence the appropriations.
The appropriation bills at the lest session for
the support Of the State Government. to paw the
interest upon the public debt. and to
assist the wounded and sick Indiana
soldiers, were all prepared and ready at
the usual time Those bills are generally
passed on the fifty ninth day of the session.
Nothing but the secession and absence of the
Republican members prevented them from being
enacted into laws. If they had returned to their
seats on the Saturday previous to the adjourn
ment, they would have been passed. So. in that
regard. the Republicans are without excuse.
They knew that their absence would have the
VERY effect il has had. The Republican mem
bers themselves stated the interest could not be
paid without a specific appropriation by the Leg
~islature. They placed that construction upon the
law of 1889. by making the appropriations to pay
the interest in the general appropriation bill of
that year and also in 1861.
The great concern of the Journal and the Re-
publican leaders is the opinions and decision of
the Supreme Judges upon the interest question.
We are not surprised at that. The arguments of
the Judges cannot be overcome. hence they must
be abused personally. Ii the Journal really
thinks that the opinions are such great outrases
and so untenable; why does il not present them to
its readers to sustain its position? 1t dare not do
that. II dare not let its readers see the opinions
which il attempts 20 weaken by lies about the
men who wrote them. Why this disrespect of
the decisions Of the Supreme Court. when it
claims entire obedience and the most obseuues
respect for the decisions Of the Republican
Judges7 IL laws are to be respected and obeyed.
the decisions of the Courts must be sustained.
The Journal charges that Judge PERKIys
is Influenced entirely by partisan sympathi.s.
and that Judge HANNA has "the credit of
being a candid and open foe Of his country and
nothing else Who is il that thus ISLANDERS the
men who fearlessly and honestly discharge their
duty. aBd that they have done so no honest and
unbiased man can question who reads their opin
ionsf In 1860 and 1861. the editor Of the Jour
nal was in favor of peaceable separation of the
States. Rather than civil war, which he regar-
ded as a worse evil than the loss Of a dozen
States. he was in favor of disunion. He pro-
claimed the secession Of Soath Carolina an act of
revolution, justified by the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, and that it Was a virtual dissolution IF
the Union. He wrote articles to show the advan-
tages Of separation to the North. The
Montgomery Constitution. with the exception
Of is recognition Of the principles of
the Dred Scott decision, be pronounced a better
chart Of government than our own. These de-
clarations we're made before the fall Of Sumter.
After the war was inaugurated. three months
afterwand, IN July, 1861. he reiterated the cor
rectness Of all the previous declarations he had
made. and to which We have briefly referred. and
stated bis entire willingress to let the Rebel
States leave The Union. il they would lay down
their arms He was in favor Of separation. hut
it was a peaceabIe not a forcible disruption Of the
Union that he desired. This is the man thatcaIIs
in question the integrity and loyalty Of the sus
preme Judges and the Democratic members Of
The Legislature. IL he had a particle Of honesty,
Il.