Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-08
The interest on 1he State neht-


We see from the State Sentinel that
Governor Morton advertises that, through
Winslow, Lanier & Co, the interest on
the State. Debt for last July, and the in
terest falling due in January next. will
be paid. If Messrs Winslow, Lanier &
Co, have concluded to pay such interest
we are glad of it. AS it is a voluntary
payment made for the State, without au-
thority, the people of the State are in no
wise bound to compensate the donors of
the S32O,000. In this arrangement, we
very strongly suspect there is an attempt
between the Governor and the donors Of
this magnificent gift, similar to that
which existed between the Governor and
his brother Bill Morton, Mr.. Sulgrove
and others, in their contracts to aid the
General Government in sustaining its
credit before the world in suppressing the
rebellion.
IF Winslow, Lanier & Co. labor under
the impression that the people of this
State will quietly submit to authority not
conferred upon Governor Morton. and
fill contracts which he illegitimately en-
tiers into, they may find it difficult to get
their money returned. IF this trouble
should ensue, as we verify believe it will,
we shall have no sympathy with them if
they should never receive fartising of
their advances; we shall not deplore 1t,
for the reason that they are cognzant of
the fact that the whole transaction be-
tween them and Governor Morton is
fraudulent and without the authority of
law.
We are of the opinion that the people
of Indiana have not so far forgot their
own State pride, or the dignity of their
manhood, as to permit a lot of officious
and selfish Intermediates to assume the
care and keeping of their affairs AS
proper rebuke to such audaeious imper-
Thence, We trust and hope that prompt
refusal viii be given, against the recog-
milton of any part or portion of this
transaction, and thereby let Governor
Morton, and Winslow, Lanier & Co,
know that it is better that they attend to
their own business and let that of others
alone.
In this connection, we desire to say
that the foregoing is but part and par
eel OF Governor Morton's system. He
NOS AAaii12Su ~ cOullllL LD6 com MISSION
ers OF some of the counties, so far as to
have them appropriate money out of the
treasures of their counties for purposes
not known to law, to aid the Governor to
accomplish his own corrupt purposes.
Every dollar thus acquired from county
boards, was obtained illegally, was a
fraud upon the tax payers-a corruption
fund placed at the disposal Of the Gov
ernor, to aid in advancing his schemes
to agg!andize himself We hope the
honest, oppressed taxpayers of each of
these counties will refuse to submit to q
taxation that will refund to the treasury
one dollar of the money so distracted,
and compel the individuals composing
such boards, and the treasurers of such
counties, out of their individual means.
to return to the treasury the sums they
caused to be drawn therefrom for such
purposes.
We hope to hesr of suit being
brought against them for this. money
The morality of the officers in the Re
publican party seems to have run riot in |
all kinds of outrages; let them be made
to answer from their estates for the
amount of which, by their malfeasance in /
office, the people were plundered. ~ Coz
iRgtOn Friend ~