New-York daily tribune., 1843-12-12
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Politics-Openins of Lcsis!ature-TriaI OF
Postmaster.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
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Postmaster.
| Correspondence Of The Tribune.
iNpIANAroLIs, Ia, Saturday, Dec. :, 1913.
There is, has been, and will continue to be
quite ianglc among the Democracy" as to
whether they should (f they could elect Pres
dent Of the State Bank from their own party
The majority OF them contend that as they have
the control of the Legislature given them by the
People, the responsibility of all official acts ncccs
sarily attaches with it-that that responsibility
can neither bc thrown off nor shirkcd-that the
duty of guarding and regulating the Bark is as
solemn and imperative duty any othcr-and
that if they, having the power, suffer the Wings
to elect a President, the People, knowing that
they could prevent it, will hold them as much ac-
countablc for the acts of the Institution and him
as if they had directly aided in his election. The
other wing 10y far the smallest too) protest that
the Democratic doctrine is opposition TO
Banks, and that if they rewarded one of their
leaders, with this 81, 500 BERTH they will be
Justly liable to the charge of inconsistency, and a
willingness to sacrifice principle for slice Of the
spolls. The struggle is, as they consider 1t, be-
tween duty on one hand and profit and place on
the other. Mayhap you can guess which scale
will kick the beam.
The Legislature will open with tied Senate
and Loco Foco Lieut.. Governor 10 unite it, and
besides one gentleman claimed as Wing IS also,
trust mistakingly, considered by the Locos as
willing to unite with them in the most Of their
measures. But the Senate is Loco any way by the
Loco casting vote-the House ditto by ten ma
iority, and a LoceFoco Governor to recommend
and sign Loco Foco measures. So they have the
power to do what they please, and most especially
to pay the State Debt which was promised by
their organs to "the soverei gns" if they would
elect Gov. Whicomb.
You recoect that Daniel Keso, whose unex-
Pccted trcachery last winter, defeated the reelec-
ton Of Oliver H Smith to the Senate, and placed
in bis stead Loco Foco, was defeated last Au-
gust by the righteous ajority of Just ONE VOTE.
He ran on the Loco-Foco ticket for the Senate
and was supported by them as their candidate,
and yet, although the whole remainder Of the
ticket was successful by maiorites ranging from
IS to $50, he was beaten as above stated. He
has, however, contested the scat Of his opponent,
Mai. Henry, an excellent and staunch Whig,and,
although the Board Of County Commissioners
unanimously threw out his proceedings as illegal,
he now appeals to the Senate. What the result
will be cannot predict.
Candidates for the Stute Offices to be filed this
winter are numerous They are of course all from
the Loco Foco side Of the house, and pretty ar
ray they are. For State Printer, the Chapmans
of the State Sentinel, (wlose figure head is, most
appropriately, rooster.) DR.. Nathan Jackson,
Of the La Fayette Eagle, considered a. .Repudia-
tor and Jesse Douglass, Of Logansport, are spo-
ken Of. For President of the State Bank, James
Morrison, of this city, (cx-Judge,) VIM Hendricks
Of Madison, (ex-U. S. Senator, and more gene
rally known as better let it be,'D j. B. Ray,
(ex.Governor0 and A. C. Pepper and Jas. White,
at present State Directors of the Bank, are can
didates For Treasurer Of Stale, n. B. Palmer,
(the incumbent before '100 and John Carr (M.
G.. in Id. District in 400 the only aspirants.
For State Auditor, f. L. Goodsell, Of Wander
burgh, H. S. Chttenden, of Fort Wayne, John
G. Parker, of Marion, III. |. Harris, (ex-Senator)
of Carroll John P. Dunn, (ex-Cashier Lawrence
burgh Branch,) and A. L. Wheeler, Of Marshall.
And yet Democracy protests that its pure and
unsesll patriotism renders it entirely indifferent
to the spoils!
Ex-Gov. Bigger and ex-Gov. Wallace both 90
to Fort Wayne in the Spring to resume the prac-
tice Of law. They arc two Of the worthiest and
noblcst sons of Hoosicrdom. John FL. Bradley,
the Wing candidate for Lieut. Governor last
August, has removed to this place also TO practice.
District, is lying at homo dangerously sick. His
recovery, however, is hoped for, but in any event,
his presence at Washington will be prevented for
some length of time This is most unfortunate,
as his high order of eloquence would have made
him speedily take rank among the leading Wings
in Congress. The duty, therefore, ofreprcsentlng
the Wings of Indiana will devolve for some time
ON Judge Sample, who will do it right. John
Cain, the present Loco-Foco Postmaster here,
was indicted last week by the Grand Jury of the
U. S. District Court for opening letters directed
to his predecessor, ]. nj. Moore His trial has
occupied the court for two days. The prosecu-
ton was conducted by C. Cushing, Esq, U. S.
District Attorney, and the defence by General
Howard, Judge Morrison, VIM. .Quarles and
John II. Bradley. 1t was proven that three Of Mr.
Moorc's letters had been opened by Mr.. Cain
two addressed to 81. NJ. Moore, P NJ" and the
other simply to - NJ. Moore, ESQ.," without
the official designation. He was acquitted, as no
feonious intent was proven, the jury being out
but short time. Public opinion is divided as to
the correctness Of the verdict, but think strongly
preponderates in its favor. The jury who tried
Mr.. Cain, / have understood, were all Of his
party.
There is to be a Wing State Convention here
on the 10th January, to form an electoral ticket,
and to adopt steps for organizing. Also, a Y Young
Mems Convention on the next day, to send Dele
gates to the Ratifying Convention at Baltimore on
the Cd of May. The Delegates to the National
Convention were chosen last winter. More anon.
Yours, truly, S. c.
NlosDAY, Dec. 4 ls4s, 5, P. NJ.
The two Houses met to-day. The Senate was
called to order by the Hon. T. D. Walpole, OF
Hancock, President pro tenn. of the last Senate,
the new Members received and sworn in. On
a. ,n,L h,,,o,;no, Wv IT OTTo Nv J of Jackson