Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-06
GEO. McOUAT. Chairman.


Governor Morton while here secured the pay
ment of ninety thousand dollars due to the STATE
of Indiana for ammunition and other advances to
the General Government. This sum will enable
him to carry on the State Government in spite of
the refusal of the Democratic Legislature to make
any appropriations. He visited the Army of the
Potomac the first of this week making speeches
to the Indiana regiments, and being received with
great enthusiasm. He speaks in Albany on Fri
day night, the Lext night in New York. and on
Monday in Philadelphia, at Union meetings.
We find the foregoing in the special Washing
ton dispatches to the Cincinnati Gazette. That
paper is the court organ or oracle of His Excel
lency. and we suppose, therefore, speaks by
authority. So it appears that Governor MORTON
has secured the payment of ninety thousand
dollars due The State of Indiana" from the Gen
eral Government. That amount is the money of
the State. In 1889 the General Assembly en-
receiving, holding and disbursing the public
moneys of the State" 1t provides that call
moneys and interest thereon arising from the
sale of property . belonging to or held in
trust by the State, . . every fee, perquisite or
bonus received by any State officer in the dis
~ VI ~ NuAiCo VI ic OAlCCs anu dA III
terest, profits, income and accretions of every
kind, = shall be paid into the State Treasury %
The act passed in 1861, known as the embezzle
ment law, provides. '.that if any officer or other
person charged or ir any manner entrusted
with any money, fund. securities or other
longing to any fund under control of
this State, or under the control of any
State officer, shall convert to his own use, or to
the use of any other person or persons, corpora
ton or corporations, IN any manner whatever
contrary to law, or shall use by way OF invest
ment in any kind of property. or shall loan either
with or without interest, or shall deposit with any
person or persons, corporation or corporations,
contrary to law, or shall exchange for other
funds, except S allowed by law, any portion of
such money. funds. securitie or other property,
he shall be deemed guilty Of a felony, and upon
conviction thereof. shall be imprisoned ia the
State Prison not less than one nor more than
twenty. one wears, aud be fined not exceeding
double the value of the money. funds, securities.
or other property so uulawfully used. converted.
~ CA|hAh6C1- AuNc ~ WAS dDbIONtQ
by Governor MoRroS. and it was enacted by the
the Legislature to prevent the officers of State
from assuming the responsibility of disbursing
the public moneys Of the State only as prescribed
by law. or appropriated by law to the special
purpose to which it is applied.
This sum-" says the telegraph, the $50, 600
"wilI enable Governor MoRroN to carry on the
State Government in spite of the refusal of the
Democratic Legislature to make any appropria
ton" There was no refusal on the part of the
Democratic members of the Legislature to make
any appropriation necessary to carry on the
State Government. 1t is an i~mpudent
falsehood to say or charge o herwise. The
appropriations failed for the reason, and the sole
reason. that the Republican members of the
House seeded. bolted. broke a quorum, for ten
days previous to the limit fixed by the Constitu
ton for the adjournment Of the Legislature This
wicked act of the Republican Representatives
stopped legislation. There was no more reason
or j. sti6cation for this revolutionary action on
the part Of the Republican members, than there
was for the secession Of JEFF. DAVIS aud com
pany. The apology offered by the Republicans
is. that miDorities have the right, under the Con.
s%titution. to defeat what thew may deem Cypress
i've or unjust legislation, by setting at naught the
organic law Of the State. II that position be-
correct, and the Republicans say it is, it is Q
complete Justification and vindication of the re
bellion which the Administration is exhaustina
the treasure and bIoodof the nation to suppress
For two years Governor MoaroS has been ex
pending bis eIoquence in denuncistion of the greal
crime of the Rebels in trampIing under foot tn.
Constitution and the laws. What does he pro
pose to do, il the telegraph reports him Correctly
Garry on the State Government on his owr
account The first principle Of government
is obedience TO law. The Constitution
of our State makes il the duty Of the Governor
TO take care that the laws are faithfully execut
ed" When assuming the duties Of the Office h
~solemnly swears to support the CONSTITUTE IN
The money he has received from the Fedora
Governments belongs to the State. Its his dut,
to deposit It in the public Treasury. And it car