Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-02-16

Among the Fusion men are Kilgore,
Test Meredith, Hudson, Murray, DC.
Most Of these are too well known to
your readers TO need description. The
Hon. Mr.. Speaker, Mr.. Kilgore. is,
despite the ill.natured note in your
columns short time since, a good
presiding officer. and a good debater.
Test and Meredith are we'll known in
the valley-ihe first for being hand
some, (?) and the second for being so
short (Fs) Hudson, from Vigo, is an
active and useful member. He is al
SO marked as the best looking man in
the Housel What say you to the
rest? Murray, Of Howard, is the
best off-hand debater in the House,
He is ready-spcaks with energy and
don't get mircd. He is superior
presiding officer. II he lives he will
yet be man Of mark in the State.-
| may hereafter give some "off.hand
takings" Of the Honorable Senate from
It's illustrious President on uPl
The Rev. w. NJ. Daily denies hav.
ing been candidate for u. S. Senator
says he never sought the Office di-
rectly or indirectly. and that none can
say so truthfully. This disclaimer I
deem il due him TO make. Yet, the
statements in my last letter wsrs true
thus far: His namo has been promin.
emily before the Legislature-hc has
said that with 80 many fusion votes he
could be Senator. But we rejoice at
his disclaimer. and take pleasure in
givingi II publicity.
Governor Wright and his Lady are
displaying their wonted hospitality 10
tho members Of both Houses and Wis
itors and strangers. The Governor
may have his weaknesses. and ! think
his copious and fretful denunciation Of
Of Know Nothings is one. from the
way ho does II, but he has many re-
deeming traits. His hospitality. COM
pared with some Of his predecessors.
Is highly commendNble; and. in a city
like this, where there is such tenden-
cy 10 transfer all care Of strangers to
the hotels, Is beneficial. None can
deny his steadfast and abiding zeal in
the cause Of agriculture. Then too,
his recommendations in regard TO the
Penitentiary and houses OF refuge for
juvenile offenders are wise and states
manlike. This much say in all JUS
tice. and add that Governor Wright
has been industrious and earnest in
the discharge Of his official duties
1t was an error. and great one that
he allowed himself to play the part ol
a partizan in tie late canvass; but he
keenly felt the rebuke Of the people,
May Indiana never have u worse Gov
ernor than Joseph A. Wright
You have, ere this, seen the &C.
count Of the debate in the House on
the Missouri Compromise. The scene
was one Of great interest--the lobbes
were crowded almost 10 suilocation-
the Senate was present in force. AZ
one time there seemed 10 be danger
that the friends of freedom were about
to be divided; but they came together
and disappointed the exultation oil
their enemies. True, the resolutions
failed. but not because they had not
a majority, but they had not consti-
tutional majority. Several Republican
members were absent. The resolu-
tions will again come up, and then
they will pass. One or two men voted
against them who were elected on the
anti-Nebraska ticket. forbear COM
ment as there may have been good
reasons.
The Temperance bill has been re-
ported and ordered to be printed. AS
It will be before the people, in few
days, in an authoritative form, l shall
not give synopsis. 1t already gives
the liquor-dealers almost fits. am
afraid that there will be an amendment
giving such men as some Of your
Brookville Grocers'" (??) several
months to wind up. God forbid that
it should be so.
The School Law question still hangs
in an unsettled condition. The diff.
Guilty is how 10 frame something which
Perkins. Davidson q Co. cannot des'
troy. The plain import Of the Con.
stitution is no guide. The astute judg.
es discover reccndite meanings hidden
To oil creatures beside. They remind
us Of Macaulay's description Of the
followers Of Bentham and Mill
"rhey have been raised from the in
significance Of ounces 10 the dignity
of bores." ! ought not to devote SC
much time TO this Court--"The game
isn't worth the candle" Some year:
ago lived in county Of this State. an
Old Baptist Preacher Of the Hume
type, who rallied at ''larnin" and every
thing Of the sort. At one OF his
meetings one day was present a gen.
tleman named Mccormick, who grew
heartily sick Of the TRADE. Drawing
his pencil and tablets, he penned the
following:
"If or tho Lord should need an ass,
fio noed'nt be delaying
lie only need % look this way,
For iol old Mafklandt bmylnglh
Can you make the application? Dom
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