The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-17
Correspondence Of the Evansville Journal.l
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. II, 1853.

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/ A. H. SANDERS, ESQ: RAILROAD City," your
whilom correspondent, again stakes up his
pen to inform you"and your readers of the
progress of events in this emporium of enter
prise, interesting and important events, poiit-
ical legerdemain, etc., ETC.. My letters shall
be as short as / can make them, and to the
point. l shall endeavor to discard all un-
necessary matters, and at the same time will
exert myself to embody everything of interest
in a compact and reliable form, SO that your
columns may not be burtbened nor the pa
tience of your readers tried.
The sessiun has pencd in alively manner.
The Offices which have been and are at the
disposal of the Legislature, like the seas
oning of victua s, gives relish to the other
wise insipid mess, and hordes of greedy ex-
pectants, rendered ravenous by a years
fasting and the savory smell of the coming
feast, crowded the halls and chambers of this
great hotel for several days before the COM
mencement Of the session, ready so soon as
the doors were opened and the gong was
sounded, to rush in to the banquet. Many
there were who came but few chosen. Oliver
b. Torbet, of Dearb Irn county, was elected
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
w. Doves, of Laporte county, Principal
Clerk; S. Grove, O: Scott county, Assis-
tant, and J.. /. Barrett, OF T,ppecanoe county,
Doorkeeper. George H. Sites, of Allen co.,
was elected Principal Secretary of the Sen
ate; VIM. d. Shepherd, of Marion county,
Assistant, and w. II. Buford, of Carroll CO.,
Doorkeeper. Room will be made for a score
or two more of the csrmorants, as DOOR
keepers, clerks, and secretaries, assistants,
and clerks Of committees. Already the
, bringing inn of these superfuous officers has
, commenced, and there is no telling where it
: will stop.
, Tie Wing representation of the Legislature
, is composed of men who would be hard to
equal in talent and ability. Many of them,
|, though inexperienced in legislation, possess
the elements of statesmen. AS a body they
are distinguished for excellent common sense
, and practical ability. They are just the men
to hold in check The impetuous torrent of
reckless and arrogant Locofoco majority, and
TO say to the turbulent pillows OF extrava-
, gance and manifestation, ''thus far shalt
} thou 90 and no further.'' / venture 10 say
f that the Wing representation, though COM
f paratively small, will nip many wild scheme
? in the bud, and protect the interests Of the
5 people during this evenifnl session. They
{ have commenced the work of economy, in
D taking firm AMI rivited stand against a
Y foolish outlay of money for SO many news
papers as have b en- deemed requisite by the
: past few Legislatures and the Constitutional
o. Convention, and against the employ ment
2 of such hordes of doorkeepers, clerks, sc.
{ But the moiority is gradually overcomin g
them, and Will probably run into their old eX-
travagances. If SO, the fault and the conse.
lquences be upon their own heads. Tie
iWhigs, so far have shown an unlcigned re-
: gard for the interest of the people aud the
;, democrats a feigned regard, Tut real 'disre-
> gard therefor.
\ The great struggle for. the u. s.. Senator
= ship is over, John Petit, the prince of irrelig-
:, ion, SITS and blackguard,: has been chosen tc
:, represent, along with his very. worthy e,
- associate, Jesse d. Bright, the .Y Dung Giant
:. :. of the W est" i'm the Senate of the United
- Stites-a body once the most exalted o. al
n legisl l,ive bodies earth; but now how fllen
- how degraded! What commentary ON he
:. boosted purity of Democratic men and mea
y sures. The vote in cuaous between Petit
and DR.. Fitch stood "a TO 46 respectively
in Petit received on joint ballot, l0l votes
n. The Wing vote was given to that noble ant
sd talented representative in Congress, Samue
,c w. Parker, with the exception of Mir. era
= ham, of Pike who voted FOR DIR. ]. w. Davis
Iv Tout of regard for Democratic constituency
er The other Offices to be filled are those o
er President of the State Bark, State Printer
Canal Trustee, State Librarian, AID Agen
of State (ifthe latter Office is not done ava,
I'd with, which is talked OFFS For the first of
in fee the present incumbent Judge Morrison's
to chances are considered the best. His com
in petitor, Jacob Page Chapman, may prove
er formidable opponent, however. If long an
valuable services to the party be any gua,ifica
ton, the latter should receive the Office
He has worked harder for the party than, pei
lie haps, any other man in tie State, and receive
ell less sui stantial reward. Austin w. Brown
ire publisher Of the Sentinel" through his faith
nd er's influence (and all who knm Bill Brow
he are aware that it is considerable with his par
ty) will probably be the lucky man. Eide
d Harkness, of the Locomotive" a profess
at, ed independent, but re 10 ofoco sheet, ar
bs making great efforts to get the Office, but the,
err stand just about no chance at all. They will
pm fail after all In r pains to get the Office, an
DO. have injured their establishment by latel
yer throwing off their disguise and coming on
re. bitter partizans. There are several competi
tors for the Office of Canal Trustee. Tha
office is SO badly "mixed up that only tn
caucus can settle the matter. A day or to
out will tell the tale. For State Librarian
Ind young man from the southern portion OF tn
SIX State with long array of given names, VIII
ne will call Alphabet Tanner, and Rev. T.. w
Rutes, are all 1 know of who have any asp
rations. Tanners chances cUnsidere
bed r.,hor IN tl,o oscaraant The host man !
.e's ,ha s.,a,o Gov ,,o s+.,;on Iohn 2 D;.Iop :,
ted oH.aIiant - !. ,oion,od nm Int uninckiI
q" WI, 80 80 s,.ods mo- ch.nca for m
place he formly so honored.
The old adage ''a fool for luck" has %
' truth in it, for your sapirht Senator, in draw
iiiu ING lots for long and OFT senatorial terms