The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-22

The author Of the following communication,
political friend Of Governor NoRrox. Is not
pleased with the course Of the HERALD upon
the State debt question. Had Governor Nor
TON, In his proclamation summoning the spe-
cial session, indicated the subjects To be sub
mitted for lis consideration, there would have
been opportunity for fair discussion Of those
subjects by the people before Judgment. a. we
may express II, was rendered in the premises.
This was not done. The session was called 10
meet IN the dark; the first emission Of ray Of
light upon the Legislative minds eye from the
executive luminary, was through the message,
and IL closed the case by a decision Of its mer-
Its. IL declared the debt was not due. That
was the decision OF an executive 10 whom his
party, being the majority In both branches.
lends passive obedience, without previous In
quiry. ofwhat use, therefore, for the HERALD,
the organ Of minority, 10 spend time In in
quiring whether the executive decision was
right or wrong; or whether the conlcctures
made public as 10 who might be the owners Of
the bonds, had anything 10 do in changing,
after the session was called. the contemplated
character Of the message.
IL certainly amazed every one. and still does,
that the session was called At all under the ex.
ecuu c view Of the State debt question. We
don't see, yet, where the State is 10 get the
worth Of the cost Of the session.
Our state Debt.
To the Editor OF the Daily Herald.
The Journal editor who Is talented GENTLE
man. SAYS he thinks the Governors views are
right on our state Debt. Now, we have some
rietes Of the Governor he alludes 10. l. n
where the Governor shows. wherein our state
has violated her plighted faith 10 her bond
holders. by not levying a continuous tax OF
twenty 1--WE cents ON the dollar OF property
and seventy-hye cents polly Il il where the
Governor shows In his message that II the
Legislature had kept her faith and levied this
tASi the debt Of the state might all have been
Pald oy this tlmei or i IL where the Cover
nor proves beyond doubt that Il was the ex
pcctatton Of the people and the intention OF the
Legislature that passed the Z" Butler Bill, that
this measure would and should nav of both
prineipA and interest Of out public debt by the
time the twenty years elapsed fxesl in our
hondsl Are the above views of the Coyernor
those which the editor Of the Journal annro-
Ness OR does the Journal approve the cover
nor's intimstion. not very distinctly EXPRESSED.
That ia consequence 0t Mr.. Buffers erroneous
calculation Of the resources Of our stat.
the debt Of the state. therefore. need not
Dc paid by the expiration Of the twenty wears,
n accordance with the intention Of the lcgis-
laturc. and the expectations Of our creditors
or l. y where the Governor SAYS, or rather
ntimaies that according 10 the language Of
cur bonds. they are not due on the 10Th Janu-
Sry, lS'o, for the reason that the bonds read,
Nia' 'Atl are payable after this time az the
peasare 81 the state" and that this means
that the state should nav them. N II i Icon
Nenient, snd II not convenient She l. under no /
legal oohgation % doItf 1.-THE .Ionragl ap- /
proves 81 thu idea OF the Governor IL must b. i
",eo.4ht 81 II origtnality for il certainly I
! new system Of ir ancial morality ~ pava /
Jeot only when IL j. convenient - .W-bo - \
ueelae when Y ! convenient Would n debt
ever ~ PAID II u We're paid only when II h
convenient The means Il the >t,te >, -
80 veo's ar only oota.res. by taxation Taxa-
~. .ion ! a bHrden l. our people. They paw their
taNes not a. c0HrenieHr, but from -
Sut4 anu necessity. IN order . fnainfafr a.. ]
government and their honor. Bur r.rI',l.t.
- Hst part oi Tue GoNernor's message which
~ SoslHdi sats i right in which the Gov
srhef utterly ftil> IN recommending 10 ~. /
LtkisiAiure any plan Tor the payment ~ e,,-
f-o.lS =, % -ecording q the just expectation N
vut eteultors. The 0toXeru0r's orsis.i,, =, a.
tlls uouot'es- resulted from hi. con iefion fbst
II va unnecessary, after he fnosf sl.ari-. - 4
deliberately showed thai hi ~. - -! anu
duty % the state o. DO 80 under -. $500 -sH
Ions q the .. state debt arrau..efn.,,, :, -
that our LsgislAture did not REQUIRE any -
conmeudatlon fr0n him o. make .ro,i.5,--,,.,
pay our debts. redeem cur plight,sl ol.li..,,i.,,
% our creditors. and thus maintain thu honor
Of cur state. We 10 not admire the cour~. -
either the Journal or the Herald on the sur
jet q our state debt, neither Of which. a. vet
has taken bold and manly stand In favor Of
maintaining our contract with our cr,slitor,
They remind u Of a couple Of umid urchins
each entrenched behind his corner and o-rrss /
ionally slipping Out and slyiy casting . stoD4
one al the other. and then retreating again
This i not political question: but that parfx
which does the most for sustaining the honor
and good faith u the state will receive most
favor q the people.