New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-18
NEyy-YORK TRIBUNE.
Indiana.

The new Legislature Of This State convened a
Indianapolis on the 9Th inst. Ia the senate nc
Lieut. Governor being present, Hon JAMES 6
READ Of Clark took the Chair and John R. ,Ione.
was chosen Clerk aud Jacob Lowe Assistant-al
Locos We believe the Senate stands 81 WThic
% % Loco Jones was elected on the 9TH ballot
D. Miller Door keeper
"a the House, Mr.. Il y. CARHAy Of Knox Co
was chosen Speaker OH the first ballot, having 81
votes 10 u for James H Cravcns both Wings ans
70 Scattering. The House consists Of 81 Wings
&c Locosl NJ s Ward Wing was chosen CLERK
on the ;,lh. aud Z. II. Williams Loco Assistant OIL
the I'd ballot n. Is Marke was made Door keeper
Gov Whtcombs Message was transmitted OF
the following day, and is document Of commend
able breyity 1t would make about two column:
incur smaller type The expenditures Oh the State
for ordinary purposes for the year ending Oct 3lst
last were $50 l3l the estimate for the next yeal
is s67, 500 The number Of Polls Adul, Male CitI
zens returned this year is 2G,959, increase o
2,25l the amount OF Taxable Property returned ion
1876 is s1.2,265,G56. increase OF s5395,i35 over
last year The Revenue for the last year was
1923 SOL being 900 over the estimate. Says
the Governor:
Nc doubt exists that ample funds will be in the Treas
Uy under tho present assessment and rate u taxation
10 meet the July payment required by the state deot bi!
oil last session should that 20 into operation.
- strong proof the growing prosperity p the state
afforded the progressive dimnution OF the rsi" oi
delinquency Or the last three years ne ialc iof 1to
was 81 "a the hundred Tor leil II was slV 10 on
tire hundred, aud 1915, it was SIS Is on the hundred
The oil Tor 1915 is for State puf'
poses Silsgl7 gJ, and for County, Road. school
and Township purposes collectively, Si73,iSs ~ Add
to these gums the denquenccs OF former years slOa
500 OF aud the total Of the duplicates tor si6 is
s995,304 7s
Gov. w iusties the War on Mexico, praises
the Indiana Volunteers. for whose service some
s5,2l7 was borrowed by him of the State Bank.
(Which Uncle Sam is expected to pay. recommends
an improvement in the Common School system.
the appointment Of a State Superintendent, &c.
and states that the State Asylum icr the Deaf and
Dumb has now Is pupils, aud am edlice for It's use
must soon be erected and that the construction OF
State Hospital for the Insane Is III progress.
Such Institutions are highly creditable to young
and embarrassed State like Indiana
There is passage in this Message so excel
lent that we must quote II IN closing
Under cur simple and sublime institutions, all citi-
regarded politically equal But To enable the
citizen protect himself in the enjoyment OF his fun
share OF political rights he must be armed with al least
and write his mother tongue This is too frequently re
garded merely question OF eXpcdiency. But it
should be forgotten that 1t sacred debt which
We owe 10 and daughter oil Indiana however
poor they may be- 10 place them upon an equality with
their favored associates IN the means OF acquiring
common school education. Until this s done, they
not equal they oughtto be- no ds NC have IN
power make them.
By this means they will be better enabled to know
their rights and knowing to maintain them. They
will be better prepared 10 s and snayze public ques
tn, ttuy he nj thgi
and hold them to proper accountability.
The Governors associate on the ticket Hon
Paris c. Dunning, who volunteered during the
cnyass to so to the Wars, but skulked off when
wanted, aud, being logged up, finally went oil to
the Rio Grandc not as soldier but partner
TO suffer, has not yet returned to be nausurated
The following letter from brother Loco Foco to
the Ind. State journal will show how he is pro
crossing in Mexico and why he disdans the pal
Try honors of the Lieut.. Govemorship
Nh EpIroR-Sr Having noticed communication
OF Lieut. Governor Cunning in your paper, and MS have
Just returned from the army in Texas. feel myself
called upon to state the public what know about HE
while sutlcr for the I'd regiment OF Indiana oil
untccrs which you may publish ii you please; for do
feel that his communication Is great imposition on the
public. do most positively state that sac Mr.. Dun
Wtas siding lohiSky himself tor three foSr ceeks for
iOn dollars per sGiloR How much longer he continued
10 do SC, do not know for regiment moved TO
the mouth of the river on, OF his vicinity some nine
ten miles
Nj Cunning wanted 10 charge 10 cents, Tor about
TWO tablespoonful OF whisky, or less and previous
that there myself and TWO others that went 10 HIM
and offered y for pint OF whisky, but he
fused saying tina, he kgec Il higa. bar dtd
for Ao there maze money aud tiGe ,tsgGed
10 l. aud iEG: he had jSi sell ask 81 prices fer
he could sc; Il jilSt N0t.
AID his charity TO the poor soldiers do not be
eSe that he had any them sick well tor he would
sell tn, potatoes, al S7 cents per dozcn and sna, ones
Al that and apples piece beef tongues al
fScen,s 10 piece and every thing else in proportion
and many other things that could mention but think IL
unnecessary and they had taken up the amount OF
their wages he would have seen them die before ne
"oa!d let them have any nourishment
In giving tho above Statement; OF facts, not ir'u
-nScd by political feelings as am snd always have been
Democrat and have always acted and voted with that
party. THOMAS ONEAi..
Marcos Cosaty. Dee >, 1876