The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-26
An Extra session..-1t Won't be Called.

settled, that the Governor will call no Extra |
Session this winter. The State Sentinel as
sumes the position that he should not do So
and as it gives reasons satisfactory to Old
LINERS why the Extra Session must not be
held, though not so to the people, ofcourse Gov.
Wright viii not call the Legislature together.
If the majority of this Legislature were Old
Line Democrats, we should have an Extra
Session called beyond all doubt. But as it is,
to call together this body, the majority of whom
are Republicans might endanger certain Old
Line party interests, and probably even re-
suit in the choice of Republican U. S. Sen
ator. Owing to the outrageous proceedings of
a factious minority, representing minority
Of the people, yet with strength enough by
legislative bubbles and party rascality to pre-
vent the majority acting for good, no appor-
tionment act was passed at the meeting of the
Legislature last winter, and we have but one
Senator in the U. S. Senate, while the least
States in the Union have two. If these Old
Line leaders thin the people have already for
gotten their base and objectionable acts of
last winter, they will find themselves much
mistaken. The people well remember, that
the party so loud in their demonstrations for
popular sovereignty" for the people ruling
through the Majority had but minority in
the Legislature, yet with this minority, hay
ing the control of the Senate, they utterly re-
fused to permit those representing the majority
Of the people, from carrying out their will, and
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Republicans were not only ready to carry out
all the requirements of their position, but anx-
ious TO do So and perfectly willing to assume
all the responsibility of their own acts. But
they are not willing to bear the responsibility,
nor can it be forced upon them, of the failure
to pass an Apportionment act and to elect a U.
S. Senator, nor of the neglect of the Legisla-
ture to perform any other duty, when their
hands were bound by factious and disgrace
full minority, so that they could not act. The
fully belongs-on the shoulders of those Old
Line leaders who are always mounting "popu-
lar sovereignty" but when it comes to action,
will permit if they can help ii, no majority
to rule unless they possess it.
But as the apportionment act was not passed
last winter, the question now Is, should not
the Governor call an Extra Session of the Leg
isature, to pass such an act? We opine, that
what his duty may be, is a matter Of very lit
tie consideration with Gov. Wright or with
his party, when party interests clash with that
duty. Although duty plainly demanded this
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party cried out, as the Sentinel is now doing
against the Session, no one who knows Wright
could for moment suppose he would dare
oppose that party voice of dictation. The
demagogue is too keenly alive in him for that
The Sentinel makes but poor argument
against this Extra Session. The only rea
reason in the world against it is, the expense o
such a session. Yet in an article Of nearly
column and half, the Sentinel does not once
touch upon this. The Sentinel regards it as
amere question of erpediency, admitting that il
would be as legal to make the apportionmen
at an extra session, as to elect under the ole
apportionment law. 1t thinks the Governo
ought to issue his proclamation at the prope
time for the people to elect their Senators ant
Representatives Suppose the people refils'
to do this, claiming that the old apportionmen
law has expired by limitation? How could
the Governor help himself? How could he ge
the State out of the difficulty his party ha!
got it into?
To all intents and purposes an Extra Session
would be a continuance of last winters ses
sion, with the same organization, the same
members and the continuance of the same bust
ness, as has been remarked by contemporary
Even if strict construction of language nigh
call it another session, yet we might well over
look that for the great good it seeked to accom-
plish in redeeming the State from most seri
Gus and perplexing difficulty. But the Re
publicans have the majority in the Legislature
and in that lies all the difficulty. The Ok
Liners are fearful the Republicans might get
little the advantage in an apportionment o
the State, and rather then they should do this
ton of actual revolution. And if the Republi
cans should at such session undertake t
elect U. S. Senator Old Lineism in again re
fusing to permit it, would have a heavy load t.
carry in the next canvass. But we do no
deem it worth the space to offer reasons for al
Extra Session. Old Lineism is determines
for party reasons it shall not be held, and jus
tice, duty nor deceney, ever overcome sucl
reasons with them.
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