Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-16
DR. y. vOL,EY DORSEY AND q. r
mORrOy

eeptalon Of The term lfrepofts do not belle them.
both Of these "pssrio,ic" persons have used their
Official positions to feather their ness. In some
respects their history Is identical. Both Of them
claimed TO be The soldiers friend both
have been foremost in making welcome speeches
20 the veterans who have been relieved from ser
vice, and both on those occasions took the OPP
portunity 70 publish and claim unsel6sh devo
ton TO the interests OF the country and at the
same time to denouDce their political opponents
with all the vile epithets which has been so com
mon IN the Republican vocabulary for the past
four years. II appears that J. FoLSEY DoRsEr has
been brought 20 griefby his psrtizsn friends for
violating bis oath Of Office and using the funds
of the State to advance his private interests.
There is an old sdage which reads "a fellow
feeling makes Us wondrous kind" and it ia illus
trsted in the sympathy which o p NJ and his
satellites manifest for their fallen Ohio friend.
The present treasury system Of Indiana il
modelled after tina, OF Ohio. twas the purpose
OF the active members OF the House Committee
Of Ways and Means in our Legislature. at the
sessions of 1859 and 1861. BY the most stringent
assumption Of responsibility or use of the public
funds upon the part of the officers of State The
income or revenues OF the State were to be de-
posted. as received, In the vaults OF the State
Treasury. and the Treasurer and all persons
connected with the Treasury Department we're
expressly forbidden ito pay out or receive any
public money in any other manner than as pre-
measor. the penalty of which was fine and
Imprisonment Ia these regards the laws of
Ohio and Indiana very similar. The loyal"
j. VoLsEY DoRsEY. for losning the public funds
and for specializing in stocks through the use of
the money Of the State. 10 violation of laws and
his official oath, has been elected from his Office
OF Treasurer of State by the Republican Cover
nor OF Ohio, arrested aud held to bail The
Journal endorses most fully this dealing with J.
VoLSEr DoRsKr and hopes the example will be
followed in all cases Of similar Official deIinquen-
cies. This is all right, but when an application
Of its counsel il made 10 the case Of the Governor
Of Indiana. sudden change comes over it. be-
cause its OF. or bull. is gored. lie. as look at
the facts in the case, first, as acknowledged by
the Journal. Referring to the Legislature of
1863. the Journal makes the following ren.rka-
bic concessions:
The Legislature adjourned without making
the necessary appropriations 10 carry on the
State Govern 10 ent. and provide for the interest
upon the funded debt OF the State Governor
Morton decided 10 run the machine upon has orn
responsibility. and not close the benevolent insti-
tutions as Governor Willard had done. but relied
upon advances from. the loyal counties and cor
porstions for the necessary means"
Let US proceed little further In the Official
report OF w II II TERaELL Financial Secretary
to the Governor. May, 1864. We find an address
TO tie people of Indiana, signed OIIvrR p. MoR-
ros. Governor OF Indians, In which occurs the
folio wing admission. quoting his words:
The Legislature OF 1863 adjourned on the
9Th day of March without making any appro-
priations for defrayiug the ordinary and eXtraor
dinarv expenses Of the State Government
The Auditor and Treasurer Of State. upon
being instructed BY me imm edistely after the
close Of the session. decided that not single dol
lar in the absence of legislative appropriations.
should be drawn from the public funds in the
Treasury for those objects"
Here is q candid acknowledgement by the
Governor that the officers OF State decided to be
guided By the laws of the State and their oaths
Of Office But far different was it with His Ex-
cellency. The action Of HE party friends in the
Legislature defeated the necessary appropriation
bills. In this emergency the Constitution con-
fsrred upon him the power to remedy the diff
Guilty. BY assembling the Legislature in extra
session. He was, also, assured in case he should
DO 50. and TO remove his fears that legislation
obnoxious TO him and bis party friends would be
found for consideration before passing or to de-
feat Necessary appropriation bills, BY . sufic sut
number Of Democratic members, that the appro
pristion bills should be acted upon before any
other subjects were considered. But in the face
Of this assurance. and in VIOLATION Of the Con-
stitu,ion and laws of the State, be decided to
run the machine that is. the State Govern
ment,l upon hs own responsibility" In the
case Of J. YOLSEr DoRsKr, it is not stated that
the State will be loser In fact there is no
probability of a deislc,,ion. and he is no,
charged with H. The Republican papers
OF Ohio. With our neighbour, the Journal,
approve the removal of DoRsrr for violating his
oath OF Office Nov ask. what difference in
tabshed what he called Financial Bureau. en-
tirely independent Of the State Treasury and as
al officer Of State. in violation of Law, received
and used public moneys which should have been
paid into the State Treasury. and only drawn out
- prescribed by law. Certainly the Rerubli- |
cans Of Indiana should no, condemn the '.loyaI"
DoksKI. unless in SO doing il is their purpose TO |
eensure the patriotic" MoRroS Il appears
that the ''lovsr' DoK-EY made a grea. deal Of
money by apprOpFiaung The public moneys to
his own use. and it Is asserted that the "pAtri-
otto" MoRroS IS nov the riches, man in Indian
apolIs, Accumulated since his advent into public
life in 1861. DoRsKI and NeRros par notili
fratum. One run the machine" in Ohio and
the other in Indiana.
The Journal charges that the State Printer in
1861 vas paid for bis services under an old
statute that had been repealed years before
The editor of the Journal kno~s or can know II
he . ignorsnt. that his statement Is lie He
can't relieve bis master BY any such miserable