Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-11-29

Indiana senators--PrOmpt Acknowledges.
The Indiana usurping U. S. Senators have re-
ceived prompt and pointed notice from the
peoples Representatives b" to quit" though
there is little prospect that they will heed the
notice. Their case, in brief, is this
When the Nebraska Bill was passed in 1854,
Messrs Bright and Petit, the Indiana Senators,
voted for it. Mr. Petit's term expired in 1855,
Mr.. Bright's in 1857. The Legislature meets
biennially At its next meeting after the pas
sage of the Nebraska Bill, there was Nebras-
ka majority in one House, and an Anti-Nebras-
ka majority in the other, and on joint ballot
The Nebraska men would not go into joint Con-
vention to elect Senator, so nothing was done
and Petit's seat remained vacant. The Ne
braska Democrats STAYED off the election in the
hope of better luck next time.
At the next meeting of the Legislature the
same state of things existed, except that the
Democrats had one House and a small majority
on joint ballot The Opposition resolved to
follow the precedent set by the Democrats
themselves at the previous session. But the
Democrats by resorting to the most Outrageously
illegal and informal proceedings, procured what
they styled joint Convention, with Demo
cratic majority in it, which re elected Mr.. Bright
and elected DR.. Fitch to fill the vacant seat o
Mr.. Petit. A formal protest was made by the
Opposition to the high handed usurpation and
wrong, but it was disregarded by the Democrat
ic majority in the United States Senate
Bright and Fitch were admitted to seats OBJ
tained by usurpation.
The Legislature of Indiana elected last Octo
Der is politically divided as follows:-Senate-
"a Republicans, American, 8 Anti -LecomptoI
| Democrats, and % Lecompton Democrats
House-46 Republicans, Wings, 5 Anti-Le
compton Democrats, and A Leeompton Demo
Gratis. Gov. Willard, Democrat, has called th'
Legislature together in extra session to provide
ways and means to keep the State machinery
going and without much delay the Senate pass
ed resolution by vote of 26 to %, declaring
the election of Messrs. Fitch and Bright to th
United States Senate as illegal, uncOnstitution
al, and void. In the House on the 26th, tn
Senate resolution being up, Mr. Blythe, Inde
pendent, moved substitute for the origina
resolution, to the effect that the election wa
irregular, and the retention of such seats i
worthy of censure. The substitute was reject
ed, only nine votes in its favor. The previous
question was called, and the Senate resolution
was adopted by a vote of 81 ayes to As noes.
An election of Senators is anticipated, anc
it is supposed that the candidates of the OpPo
sition will be Henry s. Lane, Republican, an'
John G. Davis, -LecomptOn Democrat
The Opposition have acted harmOniously to
gether so far, and it is anticipated that the.
will continue to do SO. The Lecomptonite
are greatly exasPerated ct the afiliation
aud the bitterness between the Buchana
and Douglas men is mutual. Since tn
meeting of the Legislature an attempt ha
been made to whip in the Anti Lecompton Dem
oerats, but without avail. The Democratic lead
assembled and speechifed to no purpose. Mi
Hughes, the Lecompton defeated candidate 70
Congress, made speech full of deuunciatlo
of every man protesting to be Democrat wh
sympalhized with Douglas, even snubbing sue
prominent Democrats as Wise and Brecken
ridge He held up the "uniavOrable legisla
tare" scheme of Douglas to derision and con
tempt, and declared the programme of the Ad
ministration men to be to make Democrac,
'pure," as precedent to any efforts to make tn
same .'peaceable" Mr. Hughes. who Is a lesde
in the present Congress, declared his determine
ton to abide strictly by the letter of the Eng
Iish bill, and to unite with Mr. Buchanan in bi
avOwed purpose of thrOttling squatter so7e
reignty. The end is not yet.