The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-12-14
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR.
INDIANAPOLIS, Friday Night
December 9Th 1913.

OF the mails, the Wrettned conuition III Which
the roads must be after the late heavy rains,
or some other cause, have not received word
or paper since left home, and fyou have
no better luck in getting the little l ha re
found time to scribble, our readers will not
be much enlightened by my visit here.
forgot to state in my last that the locofoco
Electors convened at the capital on Wednes-
DAY and went through the ceremony Of casting
the vote of Indiana for Cass and Butler. DIR.
Sherrod, of Orange county, was commissioned
tn carry the vote on to Washington, as pay
ment, suppose, for his abuse of Gen. Taylor
through our district.
The whole Of yesterday morning was con-
sumed in the House in discussing the Proprie-
ty of subscribing for sufficient number oil
copies of the leading papers here to enable the
proprietors 10 continue their reports Of the
proceedings Of the Legislature. A good many
speeches were made for Buncomb, and more
money spent talking about the matter than
would have paid the printers for their outlay
The Journal and Sentinel, as you will see give
full and correct reports Of the proceedings Of
both Houses, and TO enable them to- do this
they must keepa corps Of reporters constantly
engaged at high salaries, and it is but fair the
legislature should in some manner compensate
them,-the order of three or five copies OF each
paper for each member to distribute among
their constituents, is perhaps the best mode
of doing this. Without these daily reports
the press and people of Indiuna could not know
what is done by those they send here, and per-
haps that is the reason of the opposition to
the measure. The Representative from our
County voted against taking the papers.
On Yesterday John F. Carr was elected Bank
Director;and to-day MIR. Morrison was re-elect
ed President of that institution. Dan Mace
was his opponent, and in caucus last night the
locos attempted to settle the claims between
them, but it was no 60. The vote stood in
caucus Ill to al, and the friends of both, fear
ing another ballot. broke up their meeting
and came before the legislature. The Wings
generally voted for Morrison and he succeeded
by majority of 90 or more. MIR, Morrison has
made good President, and since the Wings
could not succeed in giving head to that in
stitution am not sorry that he was reelected.
sent you copy of the Governors mes.
sage on yesterday. 1t is just such document
as might have been expected from the present
Executive--smoothe, oily and non -committal
The Governor. just now, has too much al stake
TO be positive on any question, but even had
there been no Senator TO elect this winter,
am not prepared to say he would have been
more comprehensive on the subject of the in
PRODUCTION of slavery in our new territories.
and other questions ofdeep concern to the peo-
pie Of Indiana. His timidity on all debatable
Questions is truly distressing-to his own as
we'll as the WING party. BY the way must
not fail 10 inform you that do not think the
locofocos will succeed in effecting caucus
Nomination for Senator. There Is an evident
spirit in that party on this question which
do not believe can be healed. Whitcomb's
friends are anxious to nominate, and the friends
of the other candidates know they are defea-
ted il a caucus nomination takes place. Fail.
House attempted to-day to pass resolution
requiring members to vote viva voce for u. s.
J senator. This would have shown at once rhe
was the strong man nong the locos, and pre-
vented the wings from joining with the friend,
of any other to beat him. I am glad to sa,
the resolution was voted down after consider
able debate.
d Senator Hannegan--who has been most un
mercifully tomshawked by his own party du
ring all this week-arrived here to-day
"What does he here when he should be in tn,
North? IL you were here for few days yor
would not ask that question.
I You need only witness the constant cleo
pioneering that is going on here from mornin;
until night, and | verify believe all night tn,
battering, trading and buying up of votes. {,
: satisfy you that no mans claims are safe ex
cept he be here TO inforce them and pre- pare,
!, to make strong bid for whether station Inc as
E pires to- Hannegan is wrathy at the advantage
taken of him by his opponents in his absence
o and will kick up a fuss sooner than submit
and it may be the Wings may yet make tn
Senator, although he must of course be a loco
foco.-So it be not Whitcomb or Owen / al
satisfied. f-.,. rr.. "a.
e The speaker announced the com mittees to
/ day in the House; do not recollect them all
l. but the following are those that interest GU
y readers the most
: On Canals and Internal Improvements. =
10 Bowling, Withers, Drake, Edmonston, Blake
" more OIell and Dawson