Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-01-31
COngIeSS.

Congress.
The New York Tribune, New York Times,
and some other papers taking their cue from
these standard bearers of FusiOnism, are dis
posed to charge the delay in organizing the
House of Representatives on the Democrats.
Now this is most preposterous, and shows on
ly the tendency which one-idea-ism always
has towards insanity. The one idea of the
Tribune anS the Times is what they call anti.
Nebraskaism. This, they say, was the issue
in the election in 1854, and this is the great
questionable only question of any impor-
tance in the politics of the day. Now they
claim TO have elected some sixty or more
maiOrity of anti Nebraska members TO the
present Congress. The Democrats have only
seventy-four out of the two hundred and
thirty-odl members of the House. And
yet these seventy -four, they say, prevent the
one hundred and fifty anti-Nebraska mem.
bers from eleeting Speaker! Really, men
who can seriously imputc the failure to elect
a Speaker to the Seventy-fo Democratic
members of the House, are fit subjects for
Lunatic Asylum.
The fact is, this anti Nebraska issue is the
veriest humbug that ever wAs hatchel from
the prolific brain of political fanatieism. A
party formed on such = principle can never
be permanent, or act in harmony while it
does attempt to exist. Should the House of
Representatives succeed in electing BANKS as
Speaker, no good would thereby be accom-
lished. They could not pass any law in the
slightest degree affecting the principle invol-
we'd in the Nebraska question. The House
of Representatives, if left to itself without
the check Of the Senate and the Executive,
could not agree on any LAW, and repeal any
part of the Nebraska bill, it is doubtful
whether they could agree on any law of i'm
portance to the people of the Union. They
may as well, therefore. for all practical pur-
poses, remain as they are, unorgmizel.
Thus abortive usually prove all attempt,
at FUSION coalition, and combinations Of dis.
corlant elements against the Democratic par
iy. Under peculiar circumstances, such a:
existed in 1854, the Democntic party may
be defeated, but the victory will prove fruit
less to the anti-democratic party.
The victors cannot unite for good, mol
have We much fear of their uniting for evil
. The members of this fusion Congress may a:
well take the :dvice given them in some o
their own papers, resign and go home.
0FWe yesterday published the proceed
ings of the District Convention Of this, th'
9Th district, as furnished by the Secretary
The proceedings We're not fully given in th'
Secretarys notice It was then and ther,
also determined that a Convention for th'
Judicial District should be held at the sam,
time and place, for the purpose of nomina
ting a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney fol
this Judicial District. Let the counties com
posing this Judicial District send their dele
gates to the Convention accordingly.
NOVEL Law SUIT-The well Known com
-nedian and manager YASKEE ROBINSON, va
paving a visit to a neighboring town. and a
he was crossing a street a valuable horse be
came frightened at the Yankees Lion Ski
coat. The horse male plunge and va
abont to run over the YANEEE which fright
ened him. The consequence was, both WEI
injured. The owner Of the horse has sue
the YANKEE for Tightening his horse, an
/ the lANEEE has sued tho aforesaid own,
for frightening him. We promise our rea.
ers the result as soon as asccrtaincd.