Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-17

The Journal has method peculi.r 70 Rerub
licsn papers when bard pressed upon any quer-
ton Of public policy or principle. snd ,bs, Is the
use Of partisan slang. and epthets. instead oil
argument TO escape from lie dif5esiues 10 this
respect il re.spbles a certain odious animal
which pursues a similar mode Of warfare. The
term. "Copperhead. I" rebel symps,hiIer. and
similar epithets answered the purpose while
ago, boz they will not DO nov The intelligent
reader OF its own party even must have something
more than party slang to satisfy him in the dis
sssien Of abe great i.sues Of the day. wshavs
nid but 10 vain, 10 induce the Central organ Of
s,s Repabtcsn party Of Indiana to take ground
on the negro suffrage question. We have no
difficulty IN defining our position. We are against
negro suffrage .Dd negro equality in all its forms
In q word, vs are for the supremacy OF the
white race. Where does our neighbor ssand'
III IL has any opinion dare express, e. IL do 60.
and not attempts to svsds the issue by crying
"Copperhesd" Ths, dodge 10 worn out The
public desire an intelligent answer. If 1, has the
courage or the sense 70 give IL.
There lie another question which 10 exciting q
good deal Of interest just nov. 70 which We d.
rec, the attention Of oar nsighbor. Is the jour
nal 10 favor OF making the burdens oftsrstion
equal. By taxing Government, bonds in the hands
Of the holder just as other property IL taxed, &C
eording to tie vslusi Do not attempt to evsds
,hs issue By ehugng "rspudissop." but NEE,
the question ,qusrsly and manfslly. No mss
has the right To place hi. property that be and
II shall receivs ths protection Of the Govsrnme
While the burden 10 throvp spon bisnegbbor. A
farmer Of Marion. or any other county, who has
farm worth g.. 900. more or less. is under no
moral obligation IN psy all the taxes imposed by
the Government. while sp.eulatsr. or operator.
or By -ha.ev. name be may bs called. Who he's
ell bis property invested Ia Government, bonds.
pays poBe We are sgainst policy 80 mani
fss,ly unjust. How does our nsghbot stand
upon this question. II IL dare answer
The editor Of the Journsl 10 a member of the
Legislature Ia Ia fumofed there II TO be q called
session..of that body The henest r-psyes Of
Marion county would like 10 ksow II he 10 dls
posed TO make any sfort 20 remedy the evil Of
unequal lataiiopi II 10 u not 10 the power Of
ths State Legislature TO furnish relief. he can q,
a less, hvor the passage ofa resolution instruct
Ing our Senators and requesting our Rsprsssn
ts,Ivss In Congress 70 take proper action upon
the subject At i's neat session Is can 10 more
than this IL 7, said that some Of our banker.
he 10 none, Oh hand % Oh deposit oa the hrst
day Of last January suffice, 10 taxation In
order 20 place lhomssly. 10 thu. hap
~ eondit'on they pa, all their surplus
fund, into Government bonds an tho
last day OF December. and thea early 10
January converted those bonds into srssnbacks ?
Convenient arrangement this and evidently
worthy Of the gsniu' Of tho most eminent mod.
cru hnsncefs. |. 10 species ~ plou. fraud
which crops 90. Ia the ne" tangled pisty Of the
prsssat ha are No. DOR rlou. nsigbbo c,r
az Legislator, All Ia s'opp iug this dodge. ana
make tho hauts' ny hIs iva dues 10 the state
Will be do iti liz ,as paying condiments are
surious Ia hear irou nm on sbI,p ou, Eaough
foe TO DAY when our neighbof gets through
With the few practice questions We haze pui 10
Aia 10 day 40 have number 81 the same sort
IN reserve for the display OF ~. gsaius