The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-10-25
The New Legislature.

The Indianapolis G an independently
has the following comments upon the state
of parties in the new Legislature
3 Notwithstanding the fact that both the
political organs claim certain men as be-
longing to their respective parties, there are
some members of the new Legislature thus
counted who, when any extreme party
measures come up, will act Independently,
and in a way to surprise those who count
on them in such extreme measures. For
instance, the Republicans claim 90 repre-
sentatives, giving the, Administration A,
and the anti-Leeompton cause 4. In the
SO claimed by the Republicans, we notice
three = Messrs. Blythe. of Yanderburgh,
Edwards of Figo, and. John S. Davis OF
Floy6-who call themselves Old Whigs,and
who have steadily refused to identity them
selves with the Republican party. 1t Is
true that they are opposed to the Admins
tration but they will not lend their aid to
any ultraisms, nor will they, in voting for
U. S. Senators, assist in elevating to that
position any Philadelphia platform, Con-
gressional Sovereignty advocate. They are
Just IS independent in this respect as are the
anti-LecomptC n Demo C ut, classed as lndt-
pence IS as against the Administration.
There are others in the list whom we be-
leve to be Independent in their sentiments,
viz: Messrs. Gregory of Ohio and Switzer-
land, Duvall ofBoone, and Boyd ofLawrerce.
There MY be others.
We could-take the Democratic list and
specify some who are mentioned as Demo-
cratic Representatives, but who are doubt
less independent, but as the Democratic
force in the House falls into minority, it
would be labor lost.
In the Senate, the Republicans count IS
members-13 who hold over and 20 new.
Of these, Messrs. Anthony of Floyd, and
Robinson of Ohio and Switzerland can not
be counted as Republicans ''through thick
and thin. OF the Democratic Senators Us,
according to the Sentinel's count, three
Messrs. Jones Of Bartho omew, Cobb of
Lawrence and Martin, and Connolly OF
Greene and 0wen-are open and avowed
enemies of the Administration, while there
are several whose hostility to the Presidents
Leeompton policy must lead them to oppose
Messrs. Bright and Fitch, and make war
upon the Administration in any attempt to
procure an endorsement for its Kansas pol
icy at The hands of the Legislature. We
can mention MeSsrs Wilson of johnson
and Jennings, Fish of Ripley, Johnston of
| Putnam and Clay, Gooding OF Shelby and
Hancock, and Wallace of Montgomery, as
these men, all of them having been indenti-
fed in the Douglas movement.
We have said enough to show that this
Legislature is made up of all shades of po-
litical opinion, and that no party has ma
Ijority. When it comes to .electing United
States Senators and other officers the OPP
position may be able to unite, by apportion-
ing the officers out to the various parties
composing it. They can bring on an cleo
ton in no othe. way. The conservative
Popular Sovereignty sentiment must be re-
spected, or nothing can be done.
1t is evident, therefore, that all calcula-
ton based Upon the political proclivities OF
the members of the new General Assembly
are futile. The dissenters in that body
from the two leading faiths held by the
larger portion of its members, are not the
men to be whipped, coaxed, or bribed into
the work of either of the Federal parties
They will hold the balance of power, anC
we may liken them TO the regulator of ;
steam engine, preventing it from going too
fast or too slow.