Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1858-11-24

his A. legitimately dednced from the doctrinesl
4 State Sovereignty. The people Of the State
hould be the Jury in such cases. aud the Leg
stature should report the decision Of that Ju
y TO the National Senate. aud IT shoald acs
accordingly. IL the present Legislature, by
oint resolution declare. that Messrs Bright
md Fitch are not u. 5. Senators and have no
legal right to represent this people ia the U
5. Senate, but on the contrary their pretended
slection was illegal. Unconstitutional, and
therefore void. how can il be. that the Nation
al Senate will. or can suffer them 10 occupy
seats in that body think such an outrage
upon State rights aud popular sovereignty
will not be-permitted.
The Speaker. in all probability, will not re
port the committees until Tuesday, and ex
pect they will be selected with much care and
discretion. Mr.. Hunter. OF Monroe. it Is
thought. will be Chairman Of the Commute on
Ways aud Means. This is Mr. Hunters fir,
session. but every one comedies that he is re
culiarly suited for this most important posi-
ton. He is an able lawyer. an industrious.
clear headed man and not afraid to undertake
the almost Herealean task that will devolve
on him a. Chairman Of This Committee Who
will be tie head Of the Judiciary. il is notysl
determined. but Mr.. Colgrove Is favsrably sPo
ken Of
In few days the mass OF Legislative mate
rial will assume shape and con stency-the
business for which the members were con
A. A a. ..y
the people will DC at work
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. ~. 1858.
sovrrsoR's NTssAaE pExocRAric RrrREScu
MANI AND xIyosx-BAsK 90 rnK STATE AND
BAsGs.
The prevailing impression seems to be that
this session of the Legislature will continue
its Constitutional limit, though would not be
surprised IL il would adjourn sooner. There
is some business that mus, be done. aud the
remainder can be postponed until the regular
session.
Yesterday at ~ o'clock. p. NJ. the Senate
repaired to the Hall Of The House aud the
Governor delivered his Message. IL is doc.
ument that does not reach the dignity Of a
State paper. and will be distinguished only
that /, recommends nothing specifically. but
much in general. IL vas thought As the Gov.
ernor had 50 singulsrly convened the Legisla-
ture. he would certainly tell that Legislature
in positive and precise words. the object for
which il WAS assembled. This however he
does not do. and without laying before the
members full and complete history Of the q.
nsncial condition OF the State. and pointing
out in statesman like manner. the remedy
necessary 10 cure the existing evils. he but re.
fers in general to our depleted Treasury. aud
recommends tha, II be filed aud Kept full
But aside from the merits Of the Message
the manner Of it. Was ridiculous in The ex
IRENE. No silly Sophmore ever read an es.
say 90 badly. or attempted in unimpsssioned
prose. TO be so exceedingly pathetic. Ills first
words, Senators and Representatives." were
pronounced in such sepulehral tone. that
the first impression was, he intended to deliv.
or an obituary over the dead carcass Of that
party Of which he Is q member. lie com
meheed every period on an elevated key, aud
ended it in the one UNMARRIED monotone. He
rose and fell in the most approved school boy
style. without impressing one thought NOR.
than anothsr-without emphasizing one word
more than another and without seeming to
feel anything he was saying, he finished every
period alike. and dragged through his Message
as parrot gets through the long sentences il
has been taught 10 repeat. Indeed it was the
worst specimen Of public reading have ever
heard-unvor,hy Of the iullest school boy
and certainly not doing much credit to Gov.
ernor Of great State.
| Yesterday a revelation was made In the Sen
ate which will give the people faint idea how
and Why II -, the public treasury is so often
empty. Mr.. Wallace. a Democrat, offered a
resolution, that hereafter no stationery be pro-
cured by the Door Keeper for the use Of the
Senate, unless upon the written order Of the
Secretary. In order to secure the adoption Of
this resolution he Was compelled to make pub
lie the fact. that upon an examination OF the par.
ticulsr items that went to make up the specific
appropriation bill Of last session. he found a
large amount for hair pins. tooth brushes.
looking glasses, gold pens. gold headed canes
&c. &c. -Four Of the pens cost SIXTY dollars.
and the canes from fifteen to twenty dollars
each.
All these things were paid for ~ the State,
and it was matter Of some curiosity To know
how such thing- became q part Of the legiti.
mate expenses Of the last Legislature. II vas
said they were all procured by the Door Keep
er Of the House during that session. aud we're
allowed in the passage Of the Specific Appro
pristion bill. Who this Door Keeper was il
is not necessary now 10 say. but suffice Il, he
~as = Demoerat-that House VAS largely
Democratic. and this j. fair specimen Of
Democratic yefsssehmssf ssd r,form.
There will be an effort. understand. dur.
ing the winter TO repeal the Charter Of the
Bank Of the State. How ar they vlll cue
eesd il j. impossible now 70 tell. but the lead
ing position hat will be taken By those Who
will favor the measure. will be. that the pas.
ssge Of the Charter VI. procured by fraud
and - therefore pr void. How far this 20
si,ion can be sustained by the facts. will LEI
tn. report ofihe COMMITTEES on Fraud. aud Cor
ruption answer.
Another matter that ~ coming before the
public eye viii also demand the attention OF
our Law Makers. sliuds 10 the usia~ful
practice II al our Banks tparlieulsrly those
Of our City, rsfos.sg 10 discount Ordinary
Bank paper. aud thus charge the borrowsr
only The legal rates Of interest. bot forcing
him 10 purehasea foreign bill Of Exch.age /