Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-19

sny eec, whatever. the able and incontrov ertible
decision Of the Sapfeme Court upon the war
powers Of the President Of The United States
The Journal h.s new disease. II has
most violent attack Of RssTrsx on the bran,ac
comranied With similar symptoms In its issue
Of Yesterday Il has = columr and half Of com
men,s upon the Auditor Of States report for the
rear 1e63. in which IL exhibits about a. much
sense would characterize the ncohefent and
imbecile rawlings Of an inmate OF the Insane Asy
lup upon th. came subject We do Dot propose
to enter into Bilnesgate controversy with the
apologies Of HIS Excellency. The man who
handles filth must expect 20 be defled, and the /
illustration will hold good 20 Ear controversy
With His EscellencY or the Journal Is concerned |
The court organ states most positively that the
reply OF Mr. RIsriSE 70 the Governor mperti-
pent letter to him sas promptly returned. Sucf
Is not the fact The letter was sent 70 the Gov
ernor On Monday morning last. and il has not
yet been sent back This show Of ndig-
nifty upon the part Of His ExceIIency is a
convenient aflsrihoaght OF the Journal. but it
was never exhibited only in The columns of that
print four days after the letter Was sent to and
received by the Governor. The same state Of
facts exists 10 regard the report OF the Auditor
IL was placed in His Exceencys possession
20. r. MoRroS" acknowledges in writing that
he has duly received il, but while expressing h;s
dissatisfaction with il as an individual
in an unofficial note yet as Gov
ernor be retains Il la his possession
and we suppose deposits It in the archieves OF
the State. lie could not do otherwise lie has
no duty to perform in the matter but receive
the report and cause il TO be published. 1t he
disirkes the character of the document he has the
right express his dissatisfaction with it as
any other citizen. and this he took occasion 70 do
in aF''low and sulgar" manner. If the Journal
regards the correspondence diseredtable to
Mr. RIsrisk. Why does il not publish the Govern
ors epistle and the reply of the Auditor, 50 that
its readers can judge Of the correctness Of
It's criticisms themsevesT Thus il will not do,
for il neither has the mlnness honesty to
fairly state the position Of political opponent
The fact is, for the frst time in the history OF
the State. as we advised, the present AUDITOR
Of State has presented his report to the Governor
Hitherto the Auditor has sent his manuscript re
port direct TO the State Printer. and when printed
the Governor has been furnished with the num-
Der Of copies the law prescribes he shall be en,i
tied TO, and the counties have been supplied in
the same manner as the laws and public doca-
ments distributed
| The Governor takes exception to the Auditor 3
statement OF the condition of the Indebtedness
of the Federal Government to the State, and the
transactions which have occurred in relation
| thereto between the Governor and the Federal
authorities These statements are made by the
Auditor upon information received from the
Treasury Department at Washington The
Journal quotes the act of Congress which pro-
vides that the Secretary of the Treasury shall
payso tue Governor the advances made by the
State for the expenses incurred in raising and
eeaipping troops employed for the suppression of
the present insurrection against the United
States The Governor is only recognized ms
the agent of the State in the settle
meni OF these claims. and he is not relieved
thereby la any wise from his responsibility TO the
laws Of The State which he solemnly swore to see
faithfully executed upon assuming the duties oi
his position. The Governor acknowledges that
he has received from the Federal Government
moneys belonging TO the State. and IFS laws make
il his duty TO pay all funds received by him be
longing to the State into the public treasury.
This he has failed to do. hence he has violated
not only the laws of the State but his oath of
Office 1t is also made the duty Of the Auditor
70 tina, the moneys thus received paid
into the State trersury AID TO state the account
between the State and the Federal Government
The Governor harps upon the unlawful posi-
ton of the Auditor ia making bis report. and this
consists in his sending it to the Governor printed
instead OF in manuscript Even if the Governors
construction OF the law i correct, II Is mere
qubole over a form which will not mike the
weight of feather difference one va, or tie
other. This Is not. however. the real objection
of the Governor to the Auditor report II il
had NOT alluded his dehuQuencies and viola
uons.ot law, the manner the report WAS made 70
him the time it delivered would
never have been alluded to- Il Is the facts stated
in the report and the record which they make
that grnds the Governor to the quick lie can
not controvert them. They make him violator
of ne law and his oath of Office The Journal
says that the auditor has nothing more to do
with the payment OF the claim due by the United
bal Islands. vet the statutes of Indiana make il
the duty Of the Auditor keep and state all
accounts between the State of In
diana aud the United States" The
''muddled brain" of His Exceilency and the
Journal likewise. cannot. however. comprehend
this plain provision OF the law in regard to the
duty of public officer. We shall not handy
epthets With these dStinguis Characters
The Journal promises TO pay IFS respects to Mr.
RIsrISK again We hope We desire Thar
the attention of the people OF the State shall be
directed to the unlawful and irresponsible man
ner in which the Governor Is managing the pub
lie finances. 20 far as I've can. and the course of
the Governors organ : he'ping matcriaIl, to
accomplish that object
The Journal tells a dog story which il read re
Gently. that We cannot help reproducing IL
reads thus:
The dog had his tail cut OF 4 natept nedi.
cine man applied some sort OF procreatny sal,e
TO the stump. and a tail grew out lmmeJi
afely. He then concluded To try a little of the