Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-13


The Indiana state Agency New
fvrk.
The Journal, in an article upon Judge Bus
KINKS arrangement with WISsLow, LAsrrs
Co., ia reply to some comments OF ours few
days ago upon the subject, says "our opinion is
no, worth regarding. yet il practically staltifes
itself by giving half column in reply What
we said 10 reference TO the affair was based upon
the remarks of The Tere Haute Express upon
the matter, a republican paper, edited with far
more ability and courtesy than the court organ
has ever exhibited under ia present manage
ment.
The Journal admits that The state agents
deputy, a Mr.. MEssStK. has for some time held
. responsible position in Aessrs WISsLow, La
SIER / Cos bank. and that the Office has been
removed to the banking house OF the latter firm,
which is undoubtedly more convenient and
cheaper for them than 10 have il elsewhere. We
quote again sn extract from The Express to pre-
sent its view of the transaction. IL says:
All of which means, that Dir. Buskirk has
simply aold out the state agency, at New York
to Winsow, Lanier Co. In other words that
Messrs. Winslow, Llnier & Co. have bought the
recently elected state agent. and ne has thrown
the agency into tho bargain. Pretty quick work i,
Mr. Buskirk-shsrp operation. Messrs. Winslow,
Lanier x Co. Judge Buskrk now come
home. and he need not go again to New York
for the next six months. and The indianapolis
Journal compliments the state agent for this
practice aud for not remaining where there is
''maferialiy nothing to do.
But there is something TO do 10 the Indiana
state agency every day, and the law is thai the
state shall keep an agent in the city Of New
s. York, and he shall keep the agency open from IL
m. to 3 p. IN, and be should not only be there 10
transfer stocks but TO look after the states in.
teresfs, and prevent any more frauds, and repre-
sent the financial interest of the state on Wall
street.
: The Express thinks, under present circum-
stances, that there is something for the state
agent to do In bis Office, whilo The Journal in
ssts There is no necessity for an agent OF state
in the city of New York. There is very i'm
portant question connected with our state in
debtedness which must be soon considered a
large amount Of our bonds-those compromised
under the celebrated Butler Bill, fall due in
January next, and certainly the proper person to
attend to the states interest in this regard is the
officer elected by the legislature 10
watch her financial interests in tia,
city. Assured, the direction ard control
of those interests should not DO eon6ded
TO a sharp banking house, who had the sigacity
and genius to secure the control Of the state
agency. or who. to use the language of The
Express. "have bought the recently elected state
agent. and be has thrown the agency into the
e most decided and ultra republican piper,
not ours We make no accusations aglins, the
integrity Of the agent of state. but il is evident,
taking into consideration the comments of both
The Express aud The Journal. that Judge Bus
KIRK regards the Office a mere snecure. and
= carrying out the republican Programme s,nce
its Inauguration, he intends TO mae out OF the
Office all he can hence, quoting again from he
Express, he has sold the State Agency. at New
York TO Winslow, Lanier & Co" If Col WALK.
m has not performed his duty that is no excuse
for Judge Buskrk failing in his In thi:
connection it may not be amiss to remark
that the Journal made IL standing charge that
Col WALKER was 6eiaulter; that bis surete:
would De compelled to make ~ large defa!ea
ton or else the state would suffer s heavy loss
II now appears by the Acknowledgements OF The
same paper that all the money placed in bis
hands has been accounted for TO the satisfaction
of the state officers.
There we're number Of competent aud respon-
able gentlemen who deserve the position OF aGen,
Of state and who would have given its duties
their personal attention. II the salary. rs TIE
Journal alleges. is not sufficient to compensate
Judge BUsKiRK for remaining in New York. he
certainly should not have sought the position OF
nov desire 20 hold on 20 Is