Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-12

administer them) and that these necsssG-
riiy iB<rDerf and iserpcrleneed IN The great mas
ures Of administration. because the Govern
men. ITSELF has been in the hands Of those who
have nov rebelled when it, control has been
wrested from their grasp, it will go far in modia
cation &c any which YOU may be called up
on a lovers Of your country. to- deplore on the
part of those who are now entrusted with power
IT Postmaster General BLAIR lived in the
province of Indiana. he would not have much of
n show
An Issue Of veracity-O Objects of the
Republican RepudiafOrs.
The Journal of yesterday, in commenting upon
the reply of the Attorney General to Governor
MoRroS's letter on the State debt in crest ques-
ton, places itself in dilemma from which there
i. no escape II involves an issue of veracty be-
tween His Excellency and the Attorney General.
We quote tie following from the article in that
paper headed The Attorney Generals Letter"
To extricate himself from his absurd position.
the Attorney General inserts the following pass
age in bis letter:
His ExcelIcncv was also aware. and forgot to
mention. that section = OF Acts of 1851, page IA
contains the following provision:
"'Such Attorney General shall receive for his
COMPENSATION the sum OF one thousand dollars
per annnm. to he audited and paid quarterly out
Of the State IRE isuty.
Now wha, will our readers think. what will
the friends of Mr.. Hord think. when tell them
that no such section was enacted by the Legisa
ture Of ls6l.
The Journal uses the term villainv; but
what must he thought of either the ignorance or
scoundrclsun Of a writer who denies the correct
ness OF an extract from a law. about which there
can not be the possibility of doubt? The pro-
vision quoted by the Attorney General will be
found in the"Laws Of the State of Indiana. passed
Mt the special session Of the General Assembly.
begun on the 24sh day Of April. A. d 1861 q
printed By BFRRr r SrLGRovE. State Printer. .
chapter VII page IA. aud in the second section
Of said act. The Journal saws the provision re
ferred and copied in the letter Of the Attorney
General lis the 18th section Of the Act of 1855.
creating the Office of Attorney General" The
act quoted from by Mr. HoRD has the following
title:
Al Act to amend sections four and seven of an
net entitled IAN Act to- provide for the election.
fixing The compensation. and prescribing the du-
ties Of the Attorney General of the State of lndi
sns." approved February 2lst. 1855.
The scs was approved by Governor MosroS,
June 3. 1861.
The Journsl writer saws:
. The amendment made in 1861, he. (the At
tornev Genersl. y does not quote but the original
section. enacted in 1855 he quotes passed in
1851
The Attorney General quotes from the amended
section If 1861 which. in addition 10 his fixed
compensation ofose Thousand dollars per annurn.
Ito BE- audited and paid quarterly gu, Of the
State Treasury" ne is allowed docket fee Of
Eve dollars IN each criminal or State prosecution,
TO be taxed agains, the adverse party. This the
Journal calls a Interpolation OF authorities "A
shameless trick--and il presents the first law
officer OF the State in an ugly attitude" There
is not school boy in Indiana that cannot under
stand law better than the Journal writer What
say- the act of June 2. iesl, Quoting section
seven OF the act of February alst. 1858. seciien
second Of the act Of June ,. 1861. says that the
fotmer "be. AMI the same i hereby amended to
reld A. follows.
Such Attorney General shall receive for his
COMPENSATION. the sum Of one thousand dollars
per annsm 10 be audited and paid quarterly out
OF the State Treasury" &c
The act Of June 3. 1861. thus fixes the com
pensaton Of the Attorney General. and directs
the manner "a shall he paid.
We have thus referred to this matter at length,
TO show that those who apologise and de-
fead TIE position OF Governor NorreS on fbe
ST.. dob, ;n,.r.s, c,,.s,;o, -. .;,h.~ .,,.;s -
dshores. and ibey will have to pile themselves
one horn of the dilemma or the other The
same men talk about reputation Who will
be the repudiators II the interest upon the State
debt is not paid Will they not be the Republi.
can secessioniss from the lest session Of the Le-
gslature. who broke quorum with the full
knowledge that il would defeat the appropriation
10 paw that INTEREST," The responsibility will 20
beyond these men Governor MoRroS advised
and approved OF the bolt Of the Republican mem
bers- lie has ample time. however. to repair
that wrong De has tie power to call special
session OF the General Assembly. whose duty il
IL 30 make the appropriations to pay the interest
upon the public debt aud to pro,ide
for the support ol the Charitable in.
situations and prisons of the State The
counsel TO ooey the laws and the requirements of
the Constitution j. CALEB by the Republican
leaders '.petdfceging eob~ebs" The terrible
calamity which has fallen upon the country had
It's origin ~ Disregard OF lac and unfsithfulns-'
10 the Constitution. The Governor and his
friends setting the example, in this State. o.
lav rsp,uiistnrs. The Journal, hosever. ex
plains the reason OF this. II says: We shall
soon discover that the repudistisg party In this
Stale 10 represented by Leaders Who have . fund
prepared. % invest in State bonds when tho pro.
eess Of depreciation begins The Governor
processes 10 represent the monied interests Of In
diaaa and his persistent edorts 70 prevent legis.
latise appropriations " sustnin The credi, Of The
State may be explained upon the hypothesis that
failure ~ pay the interest may depyeciaie the
bonds OF the State. and hence beosft the bank
err and STOCK jooosrs. who have fund prepared
fst srch eousiartncy, SHE says