Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-02

be equally Just; bur what did they 10? Did they
redeem their pledges or did they do then. like
they have done since. totally fail TO redeem
single PROMISE! However they may sneak out
OF their pledges nov, by claiming that It was the
Republican party then, that promised; and the
present Abolition party has swallowed il up, soul,
Dody and breeches, it is detunct. and its estate
insolvent, and therefore cannot be held accounta
BILE
The present Abolition Boards for the Asylums
were elected by a Republican Legislature. at a
time. too, when the patriotic citizens in every
portion OF the State, were urging the members to
Obviate everything like partisanism while the re-
belliOn in the South existed. but the no-party
party persisted in its malignancy through the
agency of is Abolition boards. until every Dem
ocrat was removed from the Asylums Except in
one or two instances where they were retained TO
teach the new officers their duties). The Re
publicans who had been serving many years un-
der Democratic administrations re elected,
while the Democrats had to give place 10 noviees.
The Superintendent OF the Deaf. who had been
continued for wears under Democratic boards, was
kept i'm hy the AbolitOnstS because of his poll
teal faith while the Superintendenis at the Blind
and Insane, had to yield their places because they
were Democrats. teacher of the deaf was dis
charged from the Deaf Asylum because he would
not repudiate his political faith by publishing in
the Journal a letter denouucng the eth of Janu-
AIRY platform.
The bill now before the Senate for the govern
ment of the Asyums does not, as the editor OF
the Journal saws. put out every officer in the
Asylums from the Superintendents to the Matron.
The bill provides for a more efficient administra-
ton of the Asyums. and nowhere legislates any
body out of Office. In the opinion of the writer
it is not stringent enough. There should be
provision that no Trustee or officer should send
to another State tor his kinfoIks to take places
which ought To be filled by citizens of our own
State. Nor should the Trustees anv officer
have special privilege to fill lucrative Offices in
the Asylums with their brothers brothers in tauc
RephelcS, nieceS, &c, and thereby make the Asy
lums family concerns. instead of opening the
places to merit. The people OF the State are So
icitous that the Asylums for the unfortunate
should be administered for the sole benefit of the
deaf, blind and insane, and not for the advance
ment of local politicians, nor for filling the pock-
cts of partisan shop keepers.
Nearly one hundred thousand dollars annually
is expended for the support of the asylums. This
is munifceut sum. and the officers to whose dis
tribution il is committed should be men known
for their intelligence, proby and sterling worth.
They should be acknowledged by all parties a,
least 10 possess these qualities. Everybody viii
readily acknowledge that the State asylumS
should be Differed by representative men,
whether they are of the Republican or OF the
Democratic school. Then why object to the bill
before the Senate. which processes to amend de-
fects in the present law and raise the asylums TO
their proper standardl The sentiment contained
in the words .'stick them to their own work -
which is quoted from the Journal, is the rallying
cry of an embittered partisan, whose hatred OF
his political opponents would urge him to do any
aud everything, even at the expense of truth,
that would place his party in power. y.