Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-02-20

AU80UM IL
The bogus Convention. which was i'd
journed ill yesterday at O'Clock siksr
performing The farce Of "The Swindling
Twins. or the way TO elect ssnators." met
at the appointed time. to elect State on
GERS as was given out. and universally b.
lieved, bat really 10 adjourn again, sins
die. The Senate. as heretofore. refused
to recognize the illegal assemblags IN any
manner, and adjourned at noon till
this morning. Tho House and . few
Democratic Senators held the caucus =
But at last the utter folly Of their conduct
seems to have penetrated them, and they
dismissed their meeting for good and ell.
No effort win be made now TO elect State
officers, we presume. The Democrats
give 1t up in despair, and quit.
This result Is worthy moments notice.
After contending In the Senate. through
the press. in conversation, and in all forms
Of controversy. that the Convention which
elected Fitch and Bright. was legal a.
semblage, created by the Constitution.
aud fully empowered to do all that any
Convention may do. they now admit that
II cannot elect State Officers, and in admit
ting that admit that IL was never for .
moment legal Convention. II the Con-
vention created, as the Democrats main
tanned, by the Constitution. 10 legalixe the
inauguration Of the Governor. could elect
United States Senators. II could elect
State officers. There Ia no more required
TO make "State'' than Omitted Ststes'
Convention" Neither can exist without
the sanction Of both Houses. but II either
could exist at all without such sanction,
1t could exist for one purpose as well -
the other. II will puzzle Democratic log
ic, which won't be hard to do. aud Demo
craticlmpudcnoe, which win Be hard TO do,
TO prove that an election OF Senators may b
legal, and an election Of State officers By
the same Convention, may DO illegal. II
a convention is necessary Tor either, why
Is not the same convention q good for one
as the other ? Isthere any more rsqui-
red TO form one than the other /? We
should like immensely to hear some -
tute young Democratic Senator develops
himself and vontilate his legal acumsn
on this point. In admitting that the
sham Convention cannot lelect State Oh
GERS, they have admittedI that IL. was no
Convention, and that tho election Of son
ator was illegal. The admission l. direct
and inevitable. and We defy its cvasion.--
Come. you blethering Democrats. who
Wanted the legality Of your "Convsn-
tion." and the validity Of your Senatorial
election, take up the gauntlet and defend
your abandonment Of that Convention 3
Prove to the world that You were fooll
enough 10 believe such nonsense q you
published, or rascals enough to assert 4
without believing Il Let the United
States SEQ what sort Of stuff Indiana Dem.
ocrats arc made Of, who maintain that {
, fraud Is no fraud half way to the end, and
D there admit that Il Is fraud, and abandon
IL A moro humiliating confession Of In
territorial rascality was never made. Tn,
, Democrats Of tho Legislature stand b.
fore the people Of Indiana seli-conissssd
sclf-convicted cheats. who supported I
fraud while II could not affect their party
and confess II as soon as its result promis,
to make trouble.
We presume nobody viii have any din
Guilty In understanding the motive Of thi
extraordinary conduct. It's not oi>sn tha
, party Is driven TO admit openly that !
has practised fraud, and when It ID. III
motive must lie very close TO the surface
Necessity" Is the word. II had 70 b
done. There was no alternative bat I.
! abandon tho conventions fraud, or 81
oct the new candidates Of the hazard O
an internal convulsion. The elsotio1
: would put the present incumbcnts and ID
new officers In direct collision. The 6ru
are entitled 10 serve ''till their ssocsssor
are duly elected and qualified" Nobod,
ever heard Of Democrat giving up an Of
hoe while he could hold on 10 Il with HI
eyclids, and the idea that any Of then
would 80 out to mako way for the ehoIc
Of such convention, IL simply prsposssr
Gus.
Its hard enough 10 got them out 70 IL
In legal successor, and TO lot In no success
sor at all, but an usurpcr. Is past oil expires
| sion absurd. Hero then was the certaint,
Of trouble. The old officers would rosIs
tho new, and tho new would have 70 q
In by virtue Of ajudicial decree, and the
would explode the whole affair, Senator
: and all. And n tho now applicants wo'
60 right 10 work at once, Of couue CO
, would be made for the Courts In = 70,
days, and q decision would como In tim
to help Mr.. Fitch out Of his seat. Til
wouldn't do at any price. and 20 the gssa
Democratic party abandoned its convsu
ton, and acknowledged that Il had beer
pracsicing fraud.
Election % TIVE Unisea asnss,
; SENATOR IN Indiana
The Legislature Of Indiana ysstssda,
elected Messu. Bright and Fitch. Demo
Gratis, 10 the United States 6snais--th'
latter for four yeas, and the. former 70
} the full term Of six years. commencing q
the 9Th Of March next Despite Ill q
efforts Of the factionists to prevent q
election, majority Of both Houses wsr
present at the joint meeting. Wis: twenty
; six. Senators out Of 6fty. aud sixty-tw'
Representatives out Of one hundred.
In the Iowa oase, which ww dscidst
against Mr.. Harlan. majority Of the Sen
: atom were not present and that 10 ID
opinion Of tho United States Senate, Vii