Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1858-10-27
The Leeis.atu.e

ff~'s~e TOT TIE Pay bfht of the interest urou
lie ublie dshi. and 10 meet the current ex
Tsnfes II the Government The ~. srpral..
IN nj Of the taxable property Of he State is an
O'heF important DEFY demanding immediate
Legislative action.
While those two measure. a.. neec.s,yv 10
te done. and done ;snaas diatsly ,te,- !. n,ct
otter ba-iness hat all =. qaire he careful a,
t"isis"" of our sp esenfafises There must
te LqH"r Law regulate tie saie II ardent
siiftits q" thi~ stale Free Common Sehs.,I
Law, = demanded by every impulse of ps,ri
o'i-". essfy fs'lag q philanthropy aud by
every Christie" vinEe The rsmod.lfny Il
our C"uei- "t togmon Pisr- and an eutir
'i.-''se ." ne Law grart,ng divorces, are also
s"aif-r~ OF importance
Ihe-e srs s,anr oi ths leading matters thai
,nust necessarily come before the mkt Lesis
sat"fe They are leading measures. and the,
demal"i prompt. energetic indeps nslsht &C
t'o" They dea.snd one 10 be perfectly ma
iursd-time 10 t~ properly drawn-,,sn~ ,ol
be male constitutional while the COZ. .ilrf
alton a those slrasnres will pre.s fissgf up..t,
che 'ne'"bsr- Of the Legislature. there A..
some other things of minor Importance u b.
Transacted. Some elections are to be made 1,
5eint Convention of both Houses IL - tho.
siections that have di>torbed The action Of su,
Legislature hcre'afore. more thas Anylhsag
Vie. They have been the ~ roedirts cause at
exciting the bitierest partisan anitno,ltirs
aud eriiTiirg almost entirely. the legi,ipa,.
aeii.n oi eur representatives. The most im
Iortant .flies- io be silsd by tie presen, Leg
'~lature are those of A gent Of STATE aud Canal
Trustee The fofmsr - which r-rissp-
the Slate could u-t a. we'll do without. the
latt.r-slewing the r~eaiiar circumstance. OF
The " 4 f. canal. snd ihs int.rcsis tbs Sat-,
may have IN iii, trust demanding mali
r'ng a..sntion and "a fiLching integrity
Whether the legislature will deem q adv,sa
lie 10 go '"fa the sl.ction OF two L : >-na
tors H. nj ihs seats now occupied by the bo
gu- Senators Bright and fnch. tr,aains 10 be-
s..n. But Il IL dos> ns.. n -h"uld al lrs-f. by
fall AID emphatic vote. Il. clare IL IA qqali
Ted d,.apI rotation 81 the action Of ths L :
senate ~ gitirg the two seats ~ ths, sody.
Which ror.ri lslong Ia iLi- state to indl
sIdusis y ho w.re never elected IA aeeorlanee
ifh ihs Con>t,t1tion or tie law ~ lndisbs
There .hould be- d" us-tak,ng tee sentiment
,f ti.i- p.nI !, on ,hi- -uil.ct. II III. S.usir
of the uu,'.d States ~ thi- raaitcr has igno.
tl, psnd-rrd a. fsrIi ,ni~r-.t-. th~ r.pr-
s-ntsiiye> "f th,- STAT. ia onr LIZ, slann-.
eP.sk'ns e. IT, p'"p's. sl,oeij r~tuk.. A. f.r
a. N them lie h. ih'> III r~pu'ahi. seton Il
.ins branch 81 our Naiata al co"xte~s.
Bat vhsrever ~'.ci,or- are though proper
- - made. h.. viii b. mad That
fi"s- elrels ei~ 10 be u,rd.. ~ iasl ron
N.utio. - ~videui. aud II a,.jarty "f rh,
snensh~r> si,ei viii 10 organ ,sst ee"s~"
IN. q should t- dsn- 4 cog should h.
'hr"~u ia 't>~sy \" parI,a'u. .tat,ve er i-
gislativv advantage .hould 10 rr,ori.d ,,, TO
lre,~at thi-. These elections ar- perhaps
the only tine politicsi measures that viii ~
qs're the scsioH pi he Legislature. and the
,ooner they are di~pn.sd vi The b. tt-r. So
long they sc- a.sl--s~rasu, d. go long vail
each party stand ~ mstual d,>tru<t Of the
other. We hop. therefore. 70 see the Ler,,la
tnrs st its coming ex'rs ses-i"n. aud at AZ
sarly day. dispose Of this vrx,,i matter. and
ness Of the state. The time no~ j.. when, u
the gigantic resources Of ibis State are to b-
developed-if manufacturing establishments
are TO spring ny all aros~,i us--if he sgrical-
tural wealth thar - only waiting the stirring
II tire seil IN manifest lt-slf--f the cot, mere.
az The State i.to have suca an imprtu~. Thai
win rapidly sdv4ne 10 our full manhood
~ ~. 4 A =
cd. wemas, have the necessary legislation t.
encourage IL. IL the traffic in he sale Of poi.
.onous liquors il TO be suppressed and here
by the moral Condition Of this people sdssi.
eed--f the facilities Tor an sJaealion sre u ..
increased aud thereby The itteleciuai pows'
oi the rising sese'siion. developed ~ mus'
have the Prepss legislation to accomplish Il
Never did ladiana need judieious kg1>i-fies
more than nov. The laws on our sIHtst.
books which are Of the most vital ia, pes,sac.
90 the psoplv are uncertain. aud asnv tias'
60 unskillfally drawn. that they are IN con
hiet with the Constitution Of the State. Tn.
legislation II Indiana Tor the past few y.ar
has been hurrisiry done. that our law ar
IN many respects. rot AZ was ihtrnd~d ~ h
Legislature. ard IN some Instances the Repre-
xenSrti.e himself has h~en - much s-toni~h
"a "a others. al the wording Of the bill vhiel
lie voted 10 make law.
The fact j.. the constitutional Prov -is,
which limits .he regular Sessions e tie Le
g,sls:Gre to sixty one days. and the extra -
sion To forty days. is wrong and shouid b
changed. The representative shemseivs
Hte The best judges Of the ent q siuse q.
q-ss~d TO transact the neesss.ry lrgi lation {
ihe eooriy. The esrcumsssness thst rsq ~
ene huejreI days Of !.xi~lsi,on tli~ "a is.ssa
may be 40 s.d a. 10 require ba, sly. IA
years from nov. snd 81 all his the l~ss-l.so
fresh ffcso the people. - certainly the be,
jadse.
Bat n hat We most desirs to ssy in this co,
neelion -. that We arlsntly hope Tie Legi>l
turs ~Aieh - sosn - coGv~ne. ~,a lsy al
every ether feeling but that which beats
eas.on a ish IN. best ias.re>,s ef esr Lsias.
State. Thr partisan feeling saay k,s a tiu
be lain a<ser ard partisan a.,mssssies la
the universal desire 20 Prssnoie the patti
welfare.
II TIE Indisns American Ia. al the he.
af the solumn. John Q. Frrnsen, for he ~.
.iefssy ~ ls6e. ard John W forpry fer d
Vice Presidency.