The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-01-16
Ths Posiiion OF our Sen ator.

The Position on our SSu~~
The Enquirer of yesterday attempts On
exceedingly lame justification OF Col. Drew
upon the presumption that he WIFI vote mar
", to s,ave off the election for U. 3 Se"ator
and adds: ~ glance at the pos'tio" Oo'.
Drew occupied during the late canvass VIII
~ once show to HON he is indebted 'or MS
election" and asserts that he would m'sreP-
resent "those persons" who sent him to tire
senate, by favoring the election OF senator
at this session. Now we don't pretend to
know what private obligations Col. Drew
has placed himself under to "those PERSONS"
bot we do assume to know something about
the public obligations he has assumed as the
representative of this senatorial district, and
Of those obligations we do not hesitate to
speak. freely. No man knows better than
our senator, that one Of the most important
powers and duties conferred upon State
Legislatures, by the constitution of the Uni
ted States, is the election Of the members OF
the U. 8 Senate. the highest and most con-
eeryatiye legislative body known 10 our Gov
eminent. In comforting this power upon
State Legislatures, the constitution makes
the duty 70 exercise il animperatiye one. 1t
saws: The senate Of the United States shall
be composed OF two members from each
state; chosen by the Legislature thereof"
SC. There is no evading this solemnly i'm
j.. posed duty without doing gross violence to
she plainest requirements Of the constitution
itself. The senator or representative who
will vote to "stave off, sucn election a. the
proper time, simply on account OF political
preferences or private obligations to "these
persons" who may have voted for him. and
thus deliberately cOnspire to defeat and dis
regard the express injuncuons Of the csnsti
tution, msst feel the obiigstioSs of his oath
to support that saered instrument. % rest
ceryioossiyupon him. such procedure can
find neither sanction nor precedent except
inthe demagogue's cote OF "sharp practice"
and it is so tar beneath the dignity OF
deliberative body so respectable our state
senate should be. that we are as yet unprepar-
ed to believe that it will commit Itself to
sueE+ a. dsctsiae- The Enquirer says "Col
Drew knows who are his friends, and viii!
set. accordingly" True, the COlonel's
friends have rightto expect him to redeem
HE pledges, expressed or implied. so far as
relates to doing i'll that he con properly and
eonstitutionally to secure the election OF an
Old Line Nebraska Democrat, for Senator.
Indeed we should think him recreant 10 his
professions nd party obligations to do'other-
wise. But we hold that Mr.. Drew and all
other Senators are under paramount oblise-
tions to their position, to the constitution
snd'the State, to first use Ill their efforts to
the end that the great End growing State oil
Indiana shall have her full and constitutions
nal representation in,the Senate Of the Uni.
ted States.
We neither desire to "threaten" OF
"coax'' Mr.. Drew, or any other member o
the Legislature, into the faithful performance
Ct SO plain q duty as that Of filling the ap
preaching vscsscy in the Senate with the
very best men they can select. We blame
no man for voting for the candidate the near
est in accordance with bis own politica
views. We insist upon the election what
ever the result may be, and the Senate hal
no ngfr to refuse il