New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-02

To-day, as we learn by letters from the capital
Of Indsns il is more than probable that the Demo
craft, party Of that State will attempt the election
of two United States Senator. by one of the bold
est frauds Of which We have ever heard. We had
hoped that cool reflection as well as sefrespect
would have induced the INSCRIPTIONS politicians
who are engineering this matter TO abandon IT, but
recent articles in The Union, The Boston Post and
other prominent papers Of that party indicate that
il is to be carried through. The facts are very
simple. Two years ago the Republicans carried
Indiana by ~, coo majority, and with it the House
of Representatives by decisive msorty. A
United States Senator was to be elected, but as
only half the State Senate is chosen at each biennial
election the so.caled Democrats were able to retain
possession of that body BY two majority, and they
persistently refused through the whole session to
meet the House in joint Convention TO cleo. a
Senator, or any of he Safe OFF: GERS which the law
positively required to be thus chosen.
At the recent election through the divisions in
the Opposition, the Democrats carried the State
by G,OOO majority; but now it happens that the
senate is in the hands Of the Republicans, or, TO
speak more exactly it is divided into - Repub-
cars. > Americans and 23 Buccaneers, while the
House is Democratic. As there is no law in the
Revised Statutes Of Indiana designating the manner
Of electing United States Senator'S the = Oppos-
ton Senators insist that they shall be elected IN
the same manner that other legislative acts per-
formed, by concurrent resolutions TO be agreed on
by each House separately. They claim that, By q
large majority, the people two years ago awarded
| Senator to them, but that the Democratic Senate
then deprived them OF their right, and this they
now insist on. They stand firmly on this ground,
snd every eior; to induce the Senate 10 acquiesce
in Joint Convention with the House has failed;
and yet BUCCANEERS will probably pretend to hold
such Convention 10 day, and elect both Senators
Of their own color of course.
Tie manner in which the scheme is arranged is
worthy Of attention. The Constitution provides
that the votes for Governor and Lieutenant Gey-
einor shal be counted in the pesence Of
both Houses Of the Legislature on the second
| Monday in January. The House sent ~ the
Seraie resolution inviting them there
for that purpose, fxi1g y o'clock p. IN. as
the time-sone Of the leaders of the House pledg-
ing themselves that nothing else should BE- done or
attempted. In the Senate the Republicans, dis
trusting them, were about adding an amendment 70
the resolution expressly stating that fact, and were
n.ssdDg 10 reciproca.e il with that prOyiso, but
had not yet adopted either, when, st ) minutes be-
fore p IT,, hiriy fire INMATES J.fors the time fred,
Lieut.. Gov. Willard, who was presiding over the
Senate and was the Governor elect, ,nl stated
that the time had arrived, left bis seat and with
tie Demo cratic Senators marched over o. the Hall
| TIE Senate remained in .ession, majority Of the
members continuing in their seats. In the bogus
Conyt nuon. thus got up, the votes We're cOun'ed
Mr.. Willard called Democratic Senator, ,ciiAOHt
arr motion 10 thar tfset Is vote on which would
have shown that majority Of the Senate was no.
present. 10 preside; Be Was sworn In IS Governors
ard then, without any vote or motion, the Presi-
dent pro ten. declared the joint Conyention al.
| jouIned til to-day then 90 transact sDy further
business that might come before i. When the
| Democratic Senators returned 70 their chamber
they fou1d tba, body stu in session; and although
two-lhlds being required for qu.rum, no business
had been transacted. We. = majority Of the body
lad ordered cal AID the sUDmosing Of absentee.
IN fact tie body Itself, with is elected officers, had
bees in Session Continuously, ritaOG adjournment
| or reecsS.
Today the Senate VII sgain be in session. The
records VII show that they have passed 10 reso'u-
ten agreeing 10 joint Convention, bat have
j steadily refused So 70 dO-AEd yet sham Couven.
ton Will probably be he'd and two United States
Senators elected in fagrant viol,ton Of tue right.
Of the Senate ard IL defiance OF the decision of the
United States Senate N the Harlan case. In that
case, j! WI b rsHenheIed, the State Senate ..d