The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-03-13
Az eIcome to Gel. Drew.

through press OF other matters' HUI
portant probably, we have neglected to wei
come home our estimable Senator, Colonel
Drew, as courtesy, and perhaps Duty GER
tainly requires at our hands. The gallant
Colonel arrived here last week from the Cap
i,al, having apparently fattened up on his
three dollars day and the mental gymnas-
tics of the Senatorial arena. We are bound
to say, from all we have learned through a
multitude of sources, that our noble friend
bore himself remarkably Swell mid all the
trials and tribulations Of his first two months
in the Legislature, and even obtained and
maintained q prominent position among his
brother Senators-but whether that is a CON-
pliment to himself or a scandal upon the
mental and moral attributes of the gentle
men composing the Senate, we leave our
readers to decide. At all events, the Colo
mel presented great number of bills, did
considerable talking, and ultimately received
one vote for President of the Senate on the
last day, when 1t. Gov. Willard was absent.
More than this, we have heard from an au-
thentic source, that this same 1t. Governor
once met our Senator, grasped his hand, and
feelingly exclaimed-"Col. Drew, regard
you az the leader of the Senate, sir-you do
not appreciate your own importance. Why,
sir, we could not get along without you, sir,
The country, sir, considers your services in
dispensible." But as the 1t. Governor had
just taken another toddy, ga little stronger
than the first, sir," perhaps his enthusiasm
was wee bit stronger than the occasion re-
quired. t
But our Senator is at home, and we wish
! to welcome him. We wish to tell him what
his constituents think of his course, and how
proud they are Of him, and how sorry they
are that having one more term to serve, they
cannot have the privilege of expressing their
feelings toward him at the ballot box next
election. Indeed we are inclined to believe
that this fact, his being secure of another
. term, has probably had something to do with
the Coloneps remarkable independence in
certain votes and speeches during the ses-
sion. To.be.s sure we all know the Colonel's
natural or political independence-that he
never rould hug Wing, nor make promises
to Wing, nor ask the vote ofa Whig-but
pr obaby some of his constituents of the Re-
publican party who innocently voted for him
last election, nursed the hope, that when he
got in the Senate, he would be the lepresen-
tative of a people, not of an old fogy party,
and would labor earnestly to do what was
right, whether the right exactly correspond
ed with the ideas of blinded Old Line party
men or not. But such Republicans have
proved themselves very simple fellows in
deed, and are rightly punished for ever hav-
ing entertained such an opinion of COL Drew.
We hope this lesson will teach them never
again to suspect the Colonel would for mo-
ment permit duty to the people to conflict
with duty to his party, or that he would evel
sacrifice his independence by sacrificing the
good opinions of that portion Of his constitu
ency called Old Liners.
Yet the Colonel is friend of the people
He loves the people. Half the time he hal
his arms around some one of the people. HI
never disagreed with one of the people, if hs
were talking to that one alone in corner
He is always lust exactly Of that opinion
with every individual he meets, because thu
Colonel has independence, and independence
ofiopinion is the right to hold any opinion
you please, any consecutive five minutes. ant
IN the presence Of any one other person.
Now, of course, loving the people in th
manner, and having during the entire cam
paign been thus independent in his opinions
the Colonel knew precisely what was ex
pected Of him, and in the Senate he govern
ed his conduct accordingly. For instance
paign a strong advocate for "Por ular Sover
eighty" that the people, the majority shoul'
rule, he would be expected to support the viii
of'tbe people which is the will of Old Liners
he CALAMITY came out against the election o
7 u. 3. Senator. 1t is true, that in doing S
he violated sworn duty, but as the consti
tuition made this oath, and the people made tn
constitution, why if the people said break ii
she constitution had no right to interior
{ against the superior power. Of course, tn
Colonel knew nearly every one of his con
stituents, were against the election Of u.
Senator this session, or else why did he vot
against the election! His vote proves no,
the people thought-because if he loved tn
people so much, of course he would not vot
against their desires.
Il istrue, the Colonel had no exact mean