New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-28


fraudulent attempt to smuggle Bright and Fitch of
In4spa into the Senate Of the United States. Ii
he's been charged-and to the charge no answer
worthy Of q seconds attention has ever been made
that the election, so called, was utterly without
parliamentary validity that it was made by kind
of Joint Convention, which the decision of the Sea-
a'e in the Iowa case has decided to be incompetent;
that every legislative rule and form were disre-
earded in the promotion of this rascally scheme,
and that the Senate must sooner later kick these
interlopers out of its chamber. Another fact with
which our readers are acquainted is that the In
diana Legislature will adjourn for two years upon
the 10th proximo and that these presenders should
the decision upon the case be prolonged BY the
United States Ser a.e, may and will be sent by the
Governor Of Ind an. TO ell tho vsoanciAs ITndar
these circumstances, we might have reasonably
thought that the Senate would make little effort
to arouse itself from conservative and constitutional
incidence, and to bestir itself in defense of its pecu
liar rights and dignity. But it is taking things
in iiDgularly easy way. On Thursday,
Mr.. Trumbull presented petition from q
Senators and SO Representatives Of Indiana pray
ing, in view of the fact above stated, for speedy
decision. Upon this Mr.. ToOmbs got up and said
the Judiciary Committee were ready to report at
once. Such extreme alacity seemed very com.
merdable until we read the report ToOmbs re-
ported that Mr.. Fitch sverred "tbat so ne of the
"mo,t important matters Of fact alleged BY the
"con.ei tants regarding the manner Of his election,
are not matters of fact" This is precisely Whist
we should suppose Mr.. Fitch would say under the
circuu stances. Burglarieus people have got into
font doors this, BY declaring the said doors to
be their own Fitch will aver anything. What
the alters Of fact are We are no. in this report OF
the Committee informed. Mr. Toombs remarked,
that enc Of the most important quest ms involved
was whether the persons who acted a. Senators in
the General Assembly Of Indiana were kgally
entitled 10 their seats. He wanted testimony upon
thi, point. Well, these is testimony already within
reach Of the Judiciary Committee, which proves
that the Senate Of Indiana (the only constitutional
tribunal to decide the matter acted upon
til, very point, ard that Senator who
had been cent packing by his own body,
went INTO the Joint Convention to vote for
Fitch. OF the llegalty Of the proceedings upon
olEcI lOlAte lASic 10 anu ouPIc Cstu~uSN' AN'
Toonbs and the Judiciary Committee were
not, for very good reasons, to be satisfied easily.
So the Georgia Senator proposed resolution to
the effect that, in the case of Fitch, everybody,
either incumbents or prOtestants, shall be permit
ted to travel back to Indiana and take testimony In
the Courts Of that State upon matters about which
here is 10 manner Of doubt first giving ten days
notice of the time and place Of taking such test
'mony, in some public gazette printed 10 the City
Of Indianapolis Mr.. Tooubss resolution weat
yer, objection being made, under the rule.
may pass, and probably will pass, at
some time in the courte of the Spring; aud
long at er the Indiana Legislature has ad-
icurred, and even in the dog. days, the Courts
of IndiaIa may be sweating over the testimony.
Finally, the election will be declared void by the
Senate, and the Governor will name Senator's to gil
vacancies. We wonder how any man claiming to
be honorable-snd Toombs, we believe, makes the
claim-can lend himself to such game of thimble-
rigging as this is.