The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-01-30
Cc-suESPONDENCE
IHD,AyAPoLIs, Jan. &c, 1854.

you few lines stating that | wished you to
end me your Journal as to-a subscriber. In
writing now, must inform you of the singu-
AR uniformity and peculiar regularity of its
arrival. have received two daily numbers
only, and,as they came together and slone,'
| expect shall have to place even them to
the credit OF some other friend.
"DEAD HEADS" &c.-All the members of
both houses of the Lsgis ature are invited to
a railroad excursion to Richmond in the
"State of Wayne" The cars TO leave to-
morrow and return next Monday. have
free ticket in my pocket for it, but as con-
work has accumulated upon com
mittees to which belong, have decided to
face that and not Richmond Most. apprup-
riately under this head can inform you too,
that, night before last, one of our House
members-an Cd Liner, and from "the
pocket'-was escorted,i in company with two
ladies, % from the theatre to Jail by the
city police of this place. There, throwing
himself upon his constitutional privileges,
he was released immediately. The fair Dull
cineas, not being members, remained in
prison until the following day. 1t isrumored
that old lawyers are enquiring into The case
to assist our delinquent in mu!ctiDg the city
of indianapolis to the sum Of, say $50 900,
for the objectionable indignity!
BANKS AND BANKING.-The committee on
banks reported bill yesterday. II had been
expected every day for more than a week
past. 1t does not provide for the repeal of
the present law, but is an attempt rather to
patch it up. shall send you copy to-mor-
row. However it will not become a law
without first undergoing many fundamental
changes, if at all. The free banking system
is daily becoming, aud justly, too, more and
more unpopular. The people of this portion
OF the State have suffered most severely from
its deplorable effects, and the general dis
tress is undated. One class of citizens is
fattening, vampire-like, upon the msfor;unes
OF every other, and that class is becoming
aIarmingly numerous. Independent fortunes
have been amassed by brokers of this and
other cities, and now brokerage has become
all the rage. Buying, swapping, bar,ering-
paper for paper, specie for paper and vice
versa, is the order of the times. Other bus.
mess is measurably deserted. Local bro
kers, carpet bag brokers, iinerant brokers
and large bank brokers, darken the side
walks, the hotels. priv ate houses and passen.
ger cars, each intent, Ike SO many buzzards,
to feed upon the carcases of others. The
people Of our par; OF the State have lost.iar
less than citizens Of other portions, owing
doubtless to the sound currency afforded by
the specie paying banks at Evansville, which
TO great extent ruled out of circulation in
that vicinity that nominal trash which has &C
blighted other sections. am for repeating
the general banking law, so as not to affect
present specie paying banks that have been
established under its provisions. The peo-
pies faith in banking is gone; we have con.
fidence, however, in the officers, as men, who
have control of certain banks, and this i.
the only consideration that attaches credi
to the institutions over which they preside
Any way. on this subject, | intend TO stant
from under. My conscience, trust, shall
never reproach me for assisting to give vi
tally to system so easily perverted 10 pur
poses of such regular holesale swindling
There are several other points upon VIII CT
| expected to touch when ! commenced th
communication, but now defer so doing, a.
my sheet is about full. And it may be TIT
part of wisdom to wait and see whether yor
can give spocein your paper to few fugi
tive letters, as may have opportunity to al
dress you. | must confess that am lttl
ambitious to have nv constituents reminde
that am at least at the post of duty.
In conclusion, permit me to assure you tina
have the honor to be, as IN times past,
national Democrat. Respectfully, yours,
Ii.
We hope friend Fl. will write to US FIRE
quenty. We shall take great pleasure il
publishing anything from him. The Dali
Journal is mailed regularly to him. Wi
he crafty US by calling at the lndanapoli
post office and making inquiries about III
receipt of the Jcurnali-- EDITOR.
PROF. BAYSING.-It will be seen in ar
other column that this highly popular gentle
man will continue still another week at III