The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-02-16
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INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. IL, 1851
L Friday Mornsp0 Z

ExDIANAPoLIs, Feb. Ii, 1919
= Friday Morning.
EDITOR JOURNAL: The humbug Joint con.
vention," has gone by the board, and the
Democrats have thus tactIy acknowledged
that the whole affair was fraud. The DEM
ocrats in the Senate having abandoned the
joint convention mania may now settle down
and attend to business. 1t is said that the
case Of Shyock rs Miller will come up for con-
sheraton to-day. | have already refeire to
the case in a former letter. Now that the
election Of State officers has fallen drought it
is probable that Willard will appoint the
nominees Of the caucus, if the present incum-
bents can be induced to resign, as they have
been called upon to do, by the party organs.
We doubt however whether they will obey
this behest Of the leaders. They will risk
the anathemas Of the demagogues, to retain
the emoluments Of their present places, for
two years longer, before the expiration Of
which, the reign Of the present anarchists will
be over. and the men that now sacrificing
the interests of the State for their selfish ag-
graudixement. will be themselves anathema-
tized by the people.
In the Senate yesterday the committee to
whom was referred the resolution instructing
them to inquire into the expelency Of increas-
ing the rate Of interest reported against the
expediency Of such provision. 1t is pos
sible that the interest bill which has passed
the House, may be defeated in the Senate. A
resolution was introduced asking the commit
tee on Temperance to report a bill regulating
J the traffic in ardent spirits. | have heard the
plan, proposed in the Evansville Journal dis
} cussed by several gentlemen in both Houses
and from what can learn such a law as you
L.
jority. IL is to lie hoped that the Temper.
ance committee Will act upon your suggesii9ns
Mr. Suits resolution in the Senate declaring
'it inexpedent to 60 into an election Of Uni &c
|. States Senators called cut the Democrats, WHO
rehearsed their campaign speeches, and demo-.
ished the State Journal for calling then
Africans. The Nebraska bill, and the Mis-.
souri, COMPROMISE with the history OF the
, Old Wing party were canvasSed Your cor
responder. cndeavoring the while to connect
the speeches with the resolution before tn,
; Senate. failed entirely.
The speeches of this session prove conc,u
sively that a Democrat cannot rise To his fee
i'm the Senate, without discussing the merit,
OF the Missouri Compromise. That your
readers may know how valuable time j. to
the Senate, will give you an extract from
l hill, which was gotten up-as the boys say
, for fun" eighteen Senators voting for it 20
q the same reason. The bill alluded to, propos
3 ed to amend the Act to enforce the 18th Ar
5 ticle of the Constitution. Here is the extrac,
"SEC. =. Any negro or mulatto who shall
be known to use his ordinary powers OF loco
r motion, so to transfer himself from on
i place to another within this State, withou
o the consent Of the nearest stakeholder, eithe
in principle or practice, within without tn
{ State, he, the said negro or mulatto, shall with
J. out trial or delay, lie hung by the neck, to TIA
i nearest tree, until he is stone dead"
The Honorable Senators who voted for tn
bill were only Gin fun
8 Col. Drew, in the Senate, and Mr. DENLY
c in the House, reflect credit upon your CITY,
y They have hosts of friends among both par
ties, and although they have stuck to thei
! party throughout the whole election affair, We
u they now appear willing 10 goto work. The,
{ are leading spirits among the Democrats, an,
s | hope their example will be followed by Tia
Democracy of both Houses
Next Tuesday the American State Conven
: ton meets here. We hope to see a large del
} esation from the Pocket. Come up Will
strong hands and willing hearts The conser
vative element OF the State is embodied il
, the American party-a duty rests upon thu
party, to come forward and declare its princi
piles, prepared to resist fanaticisn on the on,
hand and corruption upon the other.
81 The city is thronged with visitors Every
: thing betokens life and prosperity in the CAPT
tai Next Tuesday the city will he filled {,
overlooking. Hoping to meet you on tha
day, remain, Yours,
= CRESCENT CITY.