The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-18

exert strong influence IN determining the future political
character of that State. II known that had warm
personal friends all the State growing out OF
facts which need not here narrae aud il YVES believed
that such decision here would rally many of them 20
my support irrespective of party feeling II was believed
by my political opponents to be discreet. politically,
10 suspend the decision of the Senate of the United
States Il reiterating or attempting reiterate what
the impression in Iowa among poiiicians) until after
the next State election In Iowa. when il hoped tie
legislature of that State might prove to be clearly demo
cratic SO that should be elected from my sea the cleo
ton of democrat might follow. As they interpret it,
immediate decision of my right to would irure the
democratic party in Iowa They notify the majority OF
the Senate; and the question is suspended As they in
,erpret it my honorable colleague advised by his po
liuca friends in Iowa not to ask their political friends
here to decide against in advance State elections
lest such decision might initiate against the Of
the party Hence was permitted to occupy scat here
undisturbed for than year. The whole question
went to the people Of the State They returned majority
of my political friends in both branches of the general
assembly of nearly two to one Thus matters rested when
the legislature of Iowa convened last December wheD
informed by my friends, the democratic members
held caucus and adopted resolutions nsructng my col
league call it up and require the Senate decide it,
because they believed there would be divisions in the
republican ranks that might prove fatal to election
defeat return that at all events 1t would distract
the republicans of the State TO give the next cleo
| ton, to our political opponents
refer to these facts merely for the purpose of showing
face put all these decisions of the Senate by poll
tcans abroad They desired that there should be de-
cison in my until after the State election there
none They decreed afterwards that that should be
at home and 1t Immediately decided and decided as
they had instructed their immediate political representa-
tive here. will stop here to Bay, that do not mphcate
my worthy colleague having participated in any Of
these movements DO assert that they known to
single member Of this Senate. am presenting the po
tca phase of the it is understood by the people Of
Iowa who were Immediately affected
Pursuing the subject in this light now come to the
from Indiana 1t is understood by all that some
State on this aoor did, by his own act inauguIa,e the pol
icy which he to-day has heartily denounced this floor
revolutionary do not make the statement from per-
sona knowledge; but know it historically TO be true
The house IF Representatives had whig majority in the
the democrats and wings equally divided The
honorable senator at that time lieutenant governor
and consequently president of the Indiana senate There
vacancy in the United States Senate from that State
and he president Of the senate gave the casting vote
against joint convention Of the two branches Of the gen.
eral assembly for the purpose of filling it. The election
thus deferred for year by his The legisla
ture democratic in both branches by whom he
elected to fill the vacancy which his own vote had perpetu
ated thus reapng the reward directly in his
OF what he now denounces revolutionary with such an
apparent hearness and for which be to hold other
Of this body responsible to the extent at least Of
having had guilty knowledge. ~,
II is known also that two years ago, has already
been stated the house Of representatives of that State was
republican, and the senate democratic The senate then
gurated refused to 60 into joint convention for the
pose of elecng senator thus derrng election to fill
the seat now claimed two years Ia the mean time new
election has taken pace aud that too let state here
the people of Indiana understand IT, without authority
flaw This ITSELF that purporis to have elect
ed these SENATORS at the session. is d to have been
elected without authority of law There law au-
thorizng the &c ion OF members Of the general assembly
of that State law appor,onng the State into senatorial
and representative districts The old law on that subject
it is said, aside by the constitution which
made it the duty Of the first general assembly convening
under to reapportion the State senatorial and repre-
sentative districts ALA aa
But it said that this same Indiana senate that refused
to form joint convention also for Political reasons,
fused to apporon the State into appropriate and
of Indiana held by virtue OF proclamation of the
governor under the old law, which the constitution had
set aside Under this election thus brought about the
pie Of the State say they unequa and unfairly
sented hold In my hand letter from of the
bes of the general assembly of that State who happened
to be a eow-student of mine while both mem
bers of Of the literary institutions Of that State,
from which read extract containing the following facts
give them his authority, though have Them in
the newspapers previously: a.. 81. ...'
Under this superintendent of the State under the
has one representative Sullivan county 2s04 votes
two Boone county with votcs two Clay, with 7s9
votes, two s".a ... s.r.us...
All democratic counties. 800 81
"Tppecanoe county, with $3.50 votes, ONE Jefferson
one" - -, - ''''' '' ''''''
The latter counties being republican. They say that this
refusal to apporton the State political
adopted deliberately BY the democrats having control Of
branch Of the general assembly, for the purpose Of az
cng the political character of the present general
bly, Had the State been fairly apporoned it IS claimed
that the political character of the legislature would
have been different As the republicans of Indiana this
case the vacant seat claimed by the gentleman from
Indiana continued warrant for two years by the
onary act of democratic State senate democratic
State senate refused fair appotonmen of the State that
democratic governor ordered election under appor
0nment that was glarngly unjust and unfair and with
out authority of law that in this way the democratic par
y of the State has succeeded In eectnga majority of the
members of the house of representatives that this house
has without the authority of the
tor And now, with all these facts staring fully in the
face democratic United States Senate is expected adj
init the applicant to seat and thus by its act give the
party the fruits Of this alleged political corruption. The
majority of the Senate Of the United States will thus
to endorse all that their political friends in Indiana have
done in that State for party purposes.
Now, Mr. President aside from every other consdera-
the proposition of the senator from Illinois TO refer this
case Immediately to the Committee the Judiciary Let
them examine the facts let them report and full
development Of all the facts, shall have
them fairly presented by that committee, decide
this question without injury any If the election
ken place in legal and constitutional manner admit the
parties claiming the seats; IL not refuse them here
and thus refuse to become parties what alleged to be
political fraud and corruption. For one am willing
that the Senate shall to such system of
political corruption BY adopting the resolution proposed
by the senator from Illinois, silence the voice of
suspicion by refusing it, the Senate will receive censure
know that the people by whom is surrounded have conf
dence in its integrity III il ought to be worth
thing TO the Senate Of the United States
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Will the senator from
Illinois indicate the papers he proposes TO refer2
Mr.. TRUMBULL The credentials, and also the papers