New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-14
: MORNING, DECEMBER al, ssas.
Politics In Indiana.
Correspondents OF The Iflouue-

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ia Dec . 1872
You will see by the date of this that I am on
the ground and do not intend to disappons you
relative to correspondence from Indianapolis Ih's
will be merely an Introductory epistle, giving you
bird 's-eye view Of the state OF matters and par
ties here, leaving definite and accomplished re-
suits TO be noted in succeeding letters.
Next Monday the Legislature convenes. Par
aes stand exactly as follows: Senate 30 Wings,
90 Locos. House 4c Wings, "a Locos, and the
seat of one OF the Wing. contested; thus giving
the Wing party two majority on joint ballot. But
if the strong Loco-Foco majority in the House
should, in defiance of law, reason and justice, BY
main party strength, Dust the Wing whose seat is
contested and who is as fairly entitled to it as any
member elect, it would narrow the matter down
to tie. Col. Casey Loco Foco,) who pretended
to have been elected in the Vanderburgh and
Posey Senate District last August and thereupon
claimed the seat of Senator Pitcher, (Whg has
at last concluded that he had .'bet,er let it be,
and resigned to the Governor. His Excelency
has not ordered election for the simple rea-
that Col Casey had no seat to resi- n The
Colonels magnanimity, therefore, has turned out
to be all moonshine.
AS to United States Senator, the prospect is de-
cidedly the most favorable for the Wings, you
will see by the above statement of parties. The
Loco Focos are asserting, however, that there are
two or three impracticable Wings who will not go
with the bulk of the party. This is denied by
their friends and justly too l think The Loco
Fcce Senator from Wayne, Judge Hoover, wiH
vote with the Wings on the election of Senator,
in accordance with the wishes of his constituents
who are Wing by l,500 ma jorty. Who the Wing
candidate will be | cannot say The general opin.
ion seems to be favorable to Hon. o. II. SMITH,
the present Senator; but the Wing members them
selves will, of course, in good time, decide this
question. The Loco-Foco candidate is Gen. I.
a. Howard. He is opposed to Bank, Tariff
for Protection, the Land Bill, Sc. but has Pc
culiar and inin,itabe system of finance of his own
which he developed in letter as follows: 81
was in favor of Treasury Notes, and voted in
. favor of issuing them when | was in the last
Congress. / get of opinion that they fur
finished, and would continue to furnish a most
"valuadle circulation, and be a valuable medium
"in the transactions of society. | refer to their
denomination They should be reduced so far
Z" as to enter into the smaller dealings" This
most delectable scheme which is to convert the
Treasury Department into Government Bank
and its Secretary into Peddlcr of shin-plasters
from .ixpencc up to thousand dollars, does not
seem to go down very smoothly with the Indiana
Democracy. Not q single leading of that
party has dared to take upon himself the response
billy of endorsing it, and but Loco-Foco press
in the State has republished it. Ii has de-
pended for circulation and general publicity en-.
tirey upon the Wing press, and they very unkind-
~, have made the Generals precious financial
system object of ridicue. Yet the party go for
him, for every Loco-Foco member was nominated
on pledge TO go for (" Howard and Democracy"
the Treasury Note letter not having then been pub
!ished BY the gentleman to whom it was addressed.
You will recollect that MIR. Woodbury., in his Trea
sury Report of 81, preached the same doctrine
On the 9th of January next the Locos hold
their State Convention to nominate candidates for
Governor and Lieutenant. Either Mr.. Palmer,
ex-Ereasurer of State, or Mr.. Whitcomb, ex. Gem
missioner of the Land Office, stand I think the
best chance for the nomination for the first office.
The Lieutenant will be either Mr.. Kennedy, NJ.
c. or Mr.. Chamberlain, ex-senator. The Wings
hold their State Convention January 18th. Gov.
BIGGER, the present excellent incumbent, and one
Of the most popular Governors Indiana has ever
had, will be renominated by reclamation. Mr..
john Fl. BRADLEY, member of the last and pre-
sent Legislature from La Porte County, and
valuable legislator, will very probably be the nom-
inee for Lieutenant Governor.
4 definite step in relation TO the State Debt
will be taken this session. What that step will be |
cannot say You and your readers however,
can rest assured that it mill not be Repudtation.-
That the Legislature this winter may repudiate |
those bonds of the State .frauduientiy obtained
from her agents which yet in the hands of the
original orners is no, only possible but probable;
bus that they will repudate any bonds which are |
in the hands of innocent third parties is impos-
sable. ] shall keep you correctly advised as to
the movements in this matter
The State will be districted somehow, guess,
and fairly too; for the state of parties in the two
houses will efectually prevent any cheating on Ell
Their side.
You will probably in to-day's Journal an
obituary article announcing thedeath of DR.. Ken
nedy, Loco Senator elect from Shelby County
This is a mistake. He has been dangerously i'll,
and all yesterday every one here believed that ne
was dead, rumor to that effect having arrived in
town from his County. This afternoon we have
authorized information that he Is yet alive but still
dangerous, and will not be able TO be here at the
opening of the session.
Gen. Howard il in town awaiting his fate. l ne
most of the Indiana Delegation to Congress left
few days since.
As ever, your sincere friend :. C.
The NORTHWEST CoAsr.-Sone apprehen-