The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-03-09
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The Legislature has ad JourneG; and We
steadily maintained from the first. the ''old line"
refused to permit the elec.ioa Of single OFFICER
We have no United States Senator, for the Gov
ernor can't appoint in this We have no
State Agent, no State Printer and no officer of
any kind whose elec:icn enloined upon the
Legislature The .oli line re.olutely refused to
elect even those officers for whom the law has
provided, which law they have 70 support
And this result Is the consequence no, OF doubt
to their daty, obligations, but determine
ton 10 saeraice both 70 their party. The shame
full admission stands out in every vote 10 post
pone these elections tia: s'old line democrats
were willing disregard their duty, their profe.-
sionS. the Will Of the people, their very oaths,
to give their party another chance at tie Sena-
torship. That is the whole story, and what a
disgracefui story it is
But if the end is d;sgracefu', the means are
no less so, In the House, the Republicans
tried repeatedly to bring the election, and they
were defeated, how think YOU reader3 by the
'.old liners, breaking quorum. Mr.. Frazer of
kosciusko, offered resolution go into the cleo
tons, and the Republicans to a man voted for il,
and not single man against a. A call Of the
Houses showed that there were sixty-seven mem
bers present quorum. \ new resolution was
offered, and again there was no quorum, the Re-
publican s alone voting upon II This convinced
the Republicans that the "old liners" were pre-
pared at all hazards TO prevent an election, and
the effort was abandoned. There no attempt
at crawling out, under the pretext Of concur
rent vote That dodge was too silly for serious
work like that they were engaged in, and was
boldly thrown aside Mr.. Humphreys, an old
liner. declared that it had been the studious care
of his party TO put off all these elections because
when once IN joint convention the Republicans
would proceed to elect |. S. Senator. Candid
Mr.. Humphreys. Honest, oath-obserying Dem
ocrats, For fear the Republicans might elect
Senator, you studiously refused to elect those
YOU have sworn to elect. Ii history can produce
parallel TO this act Of party depravity for the
credit of the State let us see IL
Mr. Hester avowed his willin gness to shoulder
the responsibility ofthe postponement. He made
no hipocritical effort to lay the responsibility on
the Republicans. He secuted the absurd excuse
the Sentinel labored so hard to concoct few days
ago. By the confession, not only Of their acts
and votes, but Of their leading speakers, the ''old
line Democrats go before the people with the
responsibility of this great wrong.
In the Senate the matter was disposed of more
quietly. A resolution to elect L. S. Senator
offered by Mr.. Freeand, was tabled also by about
the same vote. 1t is due to Mr.. Richardson.
-1old line,'' Of St Joseph to say that on the 2ed
of February, he voted steadily to bring all
these elections, and yesterday voted to go into
convention to elect State Agent Ii all the Re
putIicans of the Senate had stood firm on the
god, we could have had the elections, but Mr.
Ler1y W oOdS, OF FLOYD, elected AS a RepuDIicah
and by heavy Republican majority, voted
steady with the "old liners both on that day,
yesterday. and all the time. He has not acted
with the Republicans on anything but the Prohib
ltory law. and there Were protested, out and out
-'old lners,' who did the same and opposed their
party ts do it
The matter is ended now. The Governor will
I'LL ali Tia vacancies he Is allowed to FILL and In
diana asLer giving fifteen thousand majority !
against Nebraska, is cheated out of her Just right
10 put anti Nebraska vote in the L. s. Senate.
The -'old liners have done the deed, and are
proud Oft now Wen see at the next elections
v eiher pride won't go before fall.
A WoMAN IN TIT is asserted as fact, that
the people OF Indiana indebted To the exer-
tons of s. woman for the late Liquor Law, How
is this? Why, Joe, you know, has lately taken
unto himselfa wife-a Kentucky lady-who is
perfectly sound on the liquor question. About
the time the bill presented to the Governor
for his signature. she happened to be out of the
State visit. Joe, in the meantime, had his
veto message written out, but was prevent
ed from sending it to he Senate by the arrival
of his good lady. who protested SO strong agans.
it. that he finally induced to burn itup and
give his signature to the bill. This is no Joke
got at Joe's expense, but is given actual
fact. Who will say that woman has no in
huence? Lorg lie 10 Joe's wife! Putnam Ban