Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-12

why appropriations Were not uade.
The Journal in an article over column in
length attempts 70 exculpate the minority in The
Legislature for not permitting The passage Of the
Appropriation bills and other necessary legisla
ton. Il charges the majority ~ith The design Of
establishing Provisional Government and de
posing the Governor of the State" through the
agency Of the mditsfy bill. l. there sane man
in the State who ~ill give eredence tn such a
ridiculous statement That measure did not
contemplate deprising the Governor Of a single
constitutional prsroga,ve. but it only purpose
Ia place the direction Of the State military
affairs under the control of the people as far a
possible. aud 10 prevent the distribution OF the
arms OF the State exclusively 70 political par
t.yan- This policy j. strictly in accordance with
the theory OF our democratic or republican form
of governments. aud If the people cannot be
trusted With the direction Of their own affairs.
constitutional government government of the
people. such the citizens OF the United States
thoaght they enjoyed before the advent of he
present Administration into power. is a failure.
The Journal says the stand taken by the Re
publican conspirators in the House averted the
horrors Of civil war. Howl There was no
intention whatever among the Democrats TO bring
such calamity upon the State. and they pro-
posed no measures which were not constitutional
and TO which the minority should not have cheer
fully submitted In what way then did the seces
sion-ts avert civil war? The only answer We
can divine is. by employing revolutionary meas
ures to defeat the will of the majority in legisla-
tors-or resistance TO constitutional laws enacted
BY the representatives. of majority of the people.
Could there have been, or can there be, more
infamous conspiracy against the Government than
this7 n minerities have the constitutional right
TO defeat legislation by revolutionary means. as
the Republican leader of the House declared in
his place thew had. then what right has the Ma
tional Administration TO attempt the enforcement
OF the national authority over the States which
have seeded from the Unionr The minority
has no more right TO refuse TO submit TO the will
of the majority ia one than in the other
The sole reason why appropriations were not
made was. that a factous minority in the House
conspired to defeat legislation. The Republican
consprators reasonably sbsented themselves
from their seats lett the city in fact that the
House was without quorum for ten days, and
thus was unable TO legislafs according to the
requirements of the Constitution Every bill
which the Journal saws should have been passed.
and which the good of the State demanded
would have been, il the Republican minority in
the House had not prevented. In doing the
IL. A. tka,r th1
of Office and dishonored the State. The Repub-
lican members OF the Legislature are solely
responsible for the failure of necessary legislation
They staid away even after they had the power
TO control legislation. to defeat any measure
obnoxious 10 them and to have adopted thu
legislation which necessary to maintain thu
honor and good faith of the State.
The Republicans are now attempting to do tn
very thing which they falsely charged upon th,
Democrats-the establishment of Provisona
Government IL is given out that the Governor
intends to administer the State Government upor
his own responsibility. and we understand he re
Gently advised n Director of one of the Prisons
that he would furnish the means necessary Il
carry il on If they would retain the cd officers
Where does His Excellency find authority for TN
exercise OF such extraordinary powersf Doe
the Constitution invest him with the right {
borrow aud disburse money upon his o~
responsibility l. not this attempt to play tn
Dictator upon small scaley The outgiyings q
the Governor friends furnish the evidence that th
bolt of the Republican ccnsprators OF the Hou-
was the commencement of vile conspirac
AZ inst the Constitution and Government whc
will result IN ridiculous failure. The peopl
will never submit To such petty dictaton. Agai
We sly. the sole reason Why appropriations wer
not made by the Legislature can be briefly stated
the Republicans would 10, permit IL to he done
They successfully aud wickedy conspircd TO de
feat them.
ssCnn the senate Appropriate money!