The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-02-09
Protest..

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even members of the Senate, including the
wo American Senators. The documen. =
night have been improved in some matters Of IN
aste, but it is q clear statement of facts: X
WHEREAS, On the I'd day of February, 1857,
here was held in the Hall OF the House of
meeting purporting to be
Of certain members of the General
which, it is said, was an adjourned
meeting of . SO called joint convention, refer
red 20 and characterized In certain preamble
presented to and entered upon the journal of
this State, Jan. 2Sth, 1857;
And Whereas, said meeting neither entered |
upon, entertained, or did any other business |
than, like the liking of the French, with his
forty thousand men, march up the hill, and
then march down again." simply assembled, |
and without vote, decision, or order therefore, |
by the sef-constituted, seifelected, or self |
chosen Pies dent thereof, adjou n to meet again ,
on the 18th day of FEBRUARY, without the speei
ication OF any object, reason or design for such
adjourned meeting;
And Whereas, On the said fourth day OF
February aforesaid at the hour OF 10 O'Clock
A. NJ, and whilst this Senate was engaged IN
regular session in the transaction of its bus:-
ness, the Hon. A. A. Hammond Lieutenant
Governor and Ex-OfiicO President of the
Senate, of his own act did interrupt and sus-
pend tn, order Of business to announce that
the hour had arrived fer repairing to the Hall
OF the House to 60 into Joint Convention:
whereupOn, as on the former occasion referred
10 in the preamble and resolution,o of the aiorc-
said 10Th January, the said Lieutenant Gov
crnor vacated his seat as the presiding officer
Of this Senate, and ieft the Senate Chamber
fattended b few OF the members Of this body
between whom and the presiding officer there
seemed to be a perfect understanding as
though both were alike moved 10y common
impulse, 10 such convention (and no reason
demanded call for such conyention) being
known to this Senate, nor any actin to which
this Senate has ever been a party being had
for The organization Of such so-called Joint
convention;
And Whereas, While the Lieut.. Governor
with his attendant Senators had left this
chamber it is understood that meeting of
the said Lieut.. Governor and Senators with a
certain number Of gentlemen, members OF the
House OF Representatives, in the Hall Of said
House Of Representatives, over which SO called
Joint convention, without election, appoint
ment or expressed desire so to do by The mem.
bers thereof, it is said the Lieut.. Governor
tpresided;
Aad Whereas. AT said meeting, it is fur-
Their reported, and by some believed to be true.
that sham, illegal, fraudulent and disgrace
ful attempt at an election of two United States
Senators was had, which, il correctly report.
ed, resulting, as it is said to have done, in the
choice, by such assembly, OF Jesse ID. Brigh,
land Graham n. Fitch as such Senator's. car
Ionly be regarded as an informal expression O.
the profound devotion of partizan friends, fol
which expressive election, SO significant as il
was Of party and personal fidelity, neither
this General Assembly the laws, nor Constitu
, ton Of this State are in anywise responsible
neither having been consulted or made parties
to the transaction, in any respect or manner
whatsoever;
And Whereas, In order that the said Lieu
tenant Governor might avail himself Of ths
, opportunity Of assuming the right and po@e.
to preside over the deliberations OF said meet
ING or unauthorized joint convention, he did
without permission of this Senate, leave ths
chair, which, it is also assumed by said I.eat
Governor, is and was an adjournment Of thi:
body, which assumption is in dirsct contravcn
ton OF the Constitution Of this State-Art
", Sec. 1O-wherein it is declared, that seacl
, House, when assembled, shall determine it:
own rules Of proceeding, and sit upon lis OWL
Adjournment"
And Whereas, Any action of the President
10! this Senate, or Its members, in any sucl
Injecting. rs aforesaid, is and was in direct con
tiict with rule 80 Of the standing rules Of Thu
G Senate, which reads as follows:
e 'RULE 54.-In all joint meetings Of the t,r,
\ Houses Of the Legislature, convened fer
: special purpose, it shall be incompetent f.
this body, or its members, to engage in sucl
joint meeting in the transaction of any bust
;, ness than that FOR which they were so speci
iicaIly assembled
No Joint meeting having been agreed upol
by or between the two Houses Of this Genera
9 Assembly, nor any declared business or Oh
!, ject of such Assembly;
I And Whereas, during the time such un
G authorized and unlawful meeting was engag
ed in such illegal election this Senate was il
> session. presiding officer having been appoint
1 cd pro tea., until the same was adjourned by
e vote Gifts members, as will DC seen by refer
e encc TO the Journal:
= And Whereas, such so called joint conven
. ton was not called into existence by any &C
G ton to which this Senate was a party, mol
G even composed ola quorum OF either House O
this General Assembly, but deriving its pow.
: ers and vitality from violence, disorder anc
: fraud; We DO therefore most solemnly am
earnestly protest against the action, doiugs anc
S resolves ofsaid so deGomnated joint conyen
S ton; and on behalf Of the people and sovereign
ty Of this State would invoke tie indignation
, and judgment o. all men, whether in author
ity or as citizen subjects, upon any and al
: such elections as unconstitutional revolution
. airy and void; and would further ask the Sen
! ate to direct its Secretary to transmit imme
diately two copies of this preamble and pro
test to the United States Senate, one TO thu
President of that body, and the other t
Judge Trumbull, Senator from the State o
Illinois.
NEW COINAGE AcT.-A great deal OF dssat