Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-18

Al The. request OF lhe- GoxernoE. The Journal
Of wednesday makes a correction IN The report Of
ahis Cambridge speech. It.says ythat the Cover
Csnor VAS iwrOesly repOrted Cas- ssyI1g thAt the
Auditor Of State had refused WIxsLow. LASIER
&Gs-aeeess "a lsis books. thus. preventias them
from paying the interest las, summer" And in
this eonnection the Journal. speaking Tor ihs
s Governor, adds; Justice TO RIsrIsE requiresiti
be said that since the late arrangements was made to
pay the interest. he has permitted the Governors
Secretary 10 take from bis books copies Of the
transfers Of State stocks and has offered
every facility for that purpose" This correction
implies that before the late Arrangement OF the
Goveroor'sto pay the interest upon the State
SOCKS that the Auditor had refused to permit
the Governor or his deputies to examine the pub
lie records in his Office, OF The books in which
the transfer Of stocks are recorded. We presume
this Implication IL just erroneous the mis-
statement which appeard IN the report Of the
Gover0or. 5 speech at Cambridge vu-e
q II the Governor had been from the beginning
Of his Administrations Of State affairs. been sin
esreIy DESTROYS 70 promote the public welfare.
regardless OF his own personal Advancement and
sggrandzement. different state Of feeling
would now exist In the public mind. Instead
OF awarding honesty Of purpose 20 HE political
opponents. His Excellency has denounced all who
would not Yield implicitly 20 bis Judgment, opln-
ions and purposes, as "copperheads." ."butter-
nuts" and TRAITORS" Has Governor MoRros
whit more interest 10 maintaining good Gov
eminent. than the humblest citizen OF Indiana,
who may happen 70 entertain different political
sentiments from himf What personal sac
rihce has he made TO promote the pub
lie interests. even In his own view :. of
the question. since the troubles Of the
country commenced Has he not otherwise
been personally benefited by the terrible civil
war in which the nation has been engsgedf Even
in the paper in which the correction is made upon
which we are commenting. there Is nearly col
umn Of fasome puffery OF His Excellency. which
reads very much like patent medicine adver-
tisement. IL admits that the people Of Indiana
have done something toward furnishing men and
money In response TO the calls of the President.
but the court organ insists that without the IN
paralleled genius aud unapproachabe patriotism
of His Excellency, the action of the people
wouldn't have amounted TO hill Of bIack-e
peas. II the Governor bad any idea of true
greatness, or If his public action was Influenced
by the single desire promote the public good.
self would have been forgotten, and he
would be willing to let the people
themselves discover his merits and not attempt
to instruct them therein rs children are learned
the alphabet The bgotrY. arrogance ana i'm
tolerance Of the party in power has no parallel in
the history OF the Government. and in corruption
history has no such infamous record And Gov.
MoRroS Is anxious, nay more. be is ambitious to
be regarded, as the leading spirit and representa-
live man OF such party and such state of pub
lie affairs. asn