The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-04-11
The Extra Session.

The Extra Session.
The Enquirer thinks Gov. Willard should
Be implored and entrcated with soft words
snd fattery to do his duty. and relieve the
State from disgrace and the evils Of anarchy,
or an arbitrary rule without law, by q Gov
ernor in whose moral character and states
manship we have no confidence. We have
no sympathy with such a cringing spirit-it
is no attribute Of genuine Democracy. The
Governor is but the servant of the people, and
it Is their right to command and insist upon
the fulflment Of his duty, and when the law |
and the constitution make it plain, he has no
individual discretion. The leaders, because |
they have been elected by small, and per-
hsps accidental majority, assume to be in
their own persons. the embodiment of the
sentiments and opinions Of the people, and
the only true and reliable opponents of their
will; and every attack that is made upon
these self-constituted representatives Of the
, party is an attack upon the great body OF the
party; in whose name they falsely claim to
act They cover all their iniquities with the
Ysnoply of the party, 'the Democratic par
ty" and in every assault upon their personal
and official delnquencies they thrust the
party between themselves and their assailants.
as an inpenetraple shield, and cry out against
every condemnation Of their own acts, as an
assault upon "the Democratic party" whom
they have duped into an election Of such I'M
worthy members, and who betray and mis-
represent their party after they have secured
their places. This sort Of humbug is no
longer tolerated by either party; it has been
the chief reliance Of the demagogues on both
Sides. but it will no longer serve their designs.
When we speak Of the personal disqualified
tions and official delinquencies and political
y tergiversations Of Ashbel Z. Willard or Jesse
D. Bright, we have no reference to the Dem
ocratic party; and We do not design they shall
shield themselves behind their party, or make
Il ocratic party is as true and honest as any 9th
or party; and We war not against it; bu
against the inscriptions men, who unworthl
ly use its name and betray its confidence.
To the National Administration and all 9th
ar Democratic functionaries who discharg,
faithfully and impartially their duties, VI,
shall give On honest and faithful support
But we shall sndeavor to prevent unscrupu-
lous politicians shielding themselves from jus
and merited censures under the shiboleth am
escutcheons of the party.
To avoid all objections the Terre IIaut
Union proposes that every member Of tn,
legislature resign, and refer the whole ques
ton to the people. If the parties are homes
in their professions Of acting in accordanc
with the will Of the people. let them give tn
people an opportunity to declare their will
The Union says:
"That if the benevolent institutions of In
diana are suffered or permitted to throw UP
ON the different counties, the helpless class 9
citizens now in their charge, the men VIII
will hereafter vote to return one Of the pres
emit turbulent, bogus members of the Stat
Government, ought to be compelled to furnis
means, out Of their individual funds, I
support those institutions until materia
change had come over the face of Indian
politicians-pilblic men-men who would Sc
themselves and their children into bondag
to accomplish their party aims, that the
may estimate their Influence ia dollars an
cents.
81, It is certainly the duty Of the Governor
under the present state Of affairs, to call tn
Legislature together, as soon as possible, an
his refusal to do so shows plainly that he
not competent to fill the post he has aspire
to. We have but little hope of being bene
fitted by an EXTRA session, it is true, yet Wi
lard cannot do otherwise than call one, if h
desires to perform his duty as Governor
Indiana--it will shift the responsibility upo
the shoulders Of the political demagogues {
the Legislature, and there it will rest as II
regiusn donum of sovereigns, SO long as Il
history Of Indiana remains upon record"