Indiana State sentinel., 1863-08-17

The court organ, some time ago, stated that
the arsenal was not State institution This il
declared most positively There is no act Of the
Legislature authorizing it. The organ of His
Ercellency. for him. stated that. as the Legisla-
ture had failed to approve bis acts in establishing
aud operating the arsenal, it therefore had
no connection whatever with the State Govern
ment What business. then. accepting the posi-
ton taken by the court organ in behalf of the
Governor that the arsenal is not State institu
ton, had legislative committee to investigate
its management 1t had just as much right to
investigate the court organ Company's affairs.
land the committee would have found il like
xhitened sepulchur-full of corruption,) or the
business Of the Bates House. Which horn of
the dilemma do the MoRroxIrEs intend TO take
in regard TO the ersenalf At time they say
the State has nothing to do with it, and then that
it is State enterprise IL the latter. why Is il
not placed under the control of the State officers
and shy are not the reports Of its operations
made to themf His Excellency has what he
calls a financial bureau" Ia that State insti.
tuition or is it private affair? Does the arsenal
run through that machine! The court organ
says. referring to the Sentinel. that "The map-
sgement Of that establishment 1.-THE arsenal) is
misrepresented aud tie Integrity Of its officers
assailed by malicious Misrepresentation Our
authority for making these statements is the
court organ itself IL said that the powder kegs
am bullet moulds' of that establishment we're
private property, and we inferred necessarily
that they were Governor MoRrox's property.
We have never said a word derogatory to the
mere business management of the arsenal, but
on the other hand have often referred in most
complimentary terms TO the skill and business
sagacity Of Col. SruRx and his associates We
have said the same about the management of
the Bates House. the Palmer House. the New
York Store, Goods Hume & Lords, and hun
dred other business houses of the city. We have
congratulated great many persons upon tha
successful results Of their business sagacity and
enterprise. but we never dreamed that we were
therefore assailing them BY "malicious insinua-
tons." We even spoke kindly of our nelghbor,
Mr.. suLsRovE who recently retired from the
Office of State Printer with $40 900 in cash to his
credit in the bank. and that. too. after dividing
its pros with several other parties ss he informed
u.s. And IN so doing. we were not so envious OF
what be regarded his good fortune as to mali
ciously insinuate that it was the result of "hook
ing" the quasi quires Of the State paper
''tretching matter" adding TO the journals
profitable matter contrary to law. and various
other 'peculaiions." as be pronounces them t'
be himself, while State printer. Unfortunately
for ourselves, we have not dollars interest ia
the "new Sentinel building on Pearl street," and
after holding the once Of Public Printer for Al
least double the time that Mr.. BERRr r SUI
esovE did. we have no $4,000 to our credit ID
bank. besides large amount Of property laying
loose around. lis SuLeRovE trick, however
70 make money. By referring TO WAsHsuss'
rsPorts on Governments contracts. page lo2o' !
will be seen by his own evidence that one SUI
ssovE agreed 70 give one vAJEs. or one MusrHr
fifty cents on saddle to secure a Government
contract FOE making sosne 800 or 900 saddles
and, after getting the contract spon that consid
Grafton, - hs admits hs i,d. rspudiatsd he hon