Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-14

he refused to de, notwithstanding he had the as
surance Of large number of Democratic mem
bersthat H the Legislature was assembled in ex-
ira session no other business would be at
tempted until the appropriations had been
made for the payment of the interest
and the other just Indebtedness Of the
State Could more than this be asked from an
independent legislative bodyY The stubbornness.
we may saw mulishness, of the Governor. clone
prevented his applying that remedy for the Diff
culties which had been occasioned by the seces-
sion Of the Republican members of the Legisla-
ture He says he has made arrangements to pay
the interest. bat those arrangements whatever
they may be, are clearly in violation of the laws
of the State. The money is in the Treasury to
pay the interest. and the laws of the
State provide how it shall be taken
from the Treasury, and the officer by
whom and the way in which it shall be paid.
And what reason does the Governor give for
his failure. we may say his recreancy in discharg
ing the duty thus imposed upon himf He is un-
willing to trust the representatives of the people.
He is unwilling that the Legislature should as
semble, for fear that laws may be passed
distas,eful to him and his political friends. That
is the reason why the wheels of legislation were
blocked last winter. and it is likewise his apology
for assuming or usurpng powers forbidden by the
Constitution and the laws which he has taken an
oath to obey and enforce. Has OLIVER p.
MORTON any more interest in maintaining the
credit and redeeming the plighted faith OF Ind
ana than any other citizenf He knows that
there was not Democratic member of the Leg
islature at its last session, but who was willing.
nay anxious, TO provide the means and make the
appropriations to meet every obligation to toe
creditors of Indiana Yet His Excellency claims
higher regard for her interests and honor than
all the rest Of her citizens. The policy of Gov.
MoRTos is dictated and controlled by sel6shness.
His only object is to promote his personal adj
vancement That is his study. That is The key
note to all his public acts. If he had been a
faithful public servant there would have been no
failure in the State promptly meeting all her OBJ
legations to her creditors.
Another point The Journal states that "no
agreement whatever has been made with Messrs.
WNsLow, LESIER 4 Co. for the payment of any
interest or compensation for the of the money
to be advanced by them in paying the interest on
our State stocks The whole matter is by them
referred the good faith Of the State and there is
no danger of their being allowed to suffer-" II
no agreement has been made to pay the interest
upon this advance, they made it with the expec-
tation that they would receive ample remunera-
ton, and Governor MORTON is pledged to use his
influence to that end Here is an i'm
piled agreement to pay interest upon
money to pay the interest upon the
| State debt when there is an abundance oil
money in the treasury, and intended for that pur-
pose. The Governor has only to exercise the pre-
negatives intrusted to him, and the money can be
withdrawn from the treasury in pursuance Of
law to pay that and all other obligations of the
State. But His Excellency, while condemning
the rebels for violating the laws of the land and
their constitutional obligations, sets the example
or perhaps We may better say follows theil
example, by trampling the Constitution
and the laws under his feet. Wha
better is he in that regard than the mean
est secessionist in South Carolinal 1t is jus
such acts as Governor MORTON is committing
which brought the present terrible calamtie.
upon the country, and we fear that the selist
and unhallowed ambition of Just such men will
destroy the best government upon which the SUI
ever shown.