Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-22

suit 10 be brought ~ the name 81 the State
OF Indiana. upon their relation sgsiasf sny
eticer, person or persons. reopersfisa OF com.
psng. for fks recovery Of any lands or moneys
ri9hffaify bslosgiag u che Sicsmp Land Fund
or fsr fAe selling aside Of aar frssdzleaf title
10 any Srsme Land. o. for TIE esfercnnenf Of
ANY esafrsei fer che daehins sad arsiaiag /
sseA issds
NV lst Us sec how The Democrats acted /.
when pot 10 the test. aud see whether they /
we're ~ favor Of having al these frssdH.
leaf eeaneysHees Of swamp Lands inv.sti.
gated add set aside. aud the persons con
"ected ~ith them exposed. aud the lanl-
rsgainei 10 the State.
Mr. lurpie. the present Democratic cand
date for Lieutenant Governor. and no WAS
the leader OF his party IN the House, moved
+ TO lag the sal and report on the table the
ayes aud nays being demanded. the vote
stood i6 for laying on the table aud ~
against IL. every Democrat that was then ia
the House. but Mr.. Row. voted with the 46.
20 lay tho bill on the table, and every Re-
publican voted against Il but Mr.. Colgrove.
(see House Journal. page eet) Dir. Col
grove then moved 10 reconsider the vote on
laying the report on the table Mr. Pros
ser ~as a Democrat. then moved 20 lay tina,
m0ti0a GA the table. The ayes sud hayes
being demanded the vote s.ood a. in favor
Of laying Mr.. Colgrove's motion on the Ia
bic. and "a against II. every Democrat then
in the House voting with th- a. except Mr..
Ros. and every Republican bat one. voted
with the A. see House Journal. page ss2-
81
10 II will be seen that that il was strict
w party vote, the Republicans all. with
one exception. in favor Of bar-ting up the
whole ofthe Swamp Land frasds and ex-
posing every body connected with them
while every Democrat bat one opposed h,
thereby saying Ia the world that they wcr,
oppose TO the exposure Of these frauds
aud the men who were connected with them
: The people will Judge who were iheil
} friends in this matter. and upon what par
q " the responsibility Of this great iniquit,
4 rests But thls i not all. Some DAYS at
n forwards. when the question again came az
r on the same bill substantially offered b,
Mr.. Grifiin. Republican from Lake county
a A. amendment 10 Senate bill No. 10. (se.
House Journal l069-70) The quasiio,
= being concurriag in the report. the aye
@ and noes being demanded, every Republi
A can then in the House, together with fou
- Democrats, voted ave, which was TO sustain
!, in the bill, and every other Democrat the
, in the House bat nine, left their seats an
v broke quorum. thereby again defeating ia
h bill. Another vote being taken there wcr
r just enough Democrats who remained i
II their seats. although some refused to vote
IL Ia mskea quorup, and the report wa
= adopted. But At no time were there enoug
~ Democrats who were willing "a vote wit
~ the Republicans TO pass the bill After a
- these acts no man who il friend TO lusuc
8. aud right, and who il opposed 10 the-
20 Swamp Land frauds. aud The persons wi
q committed them, viii longer uphold IA
ID acts Of the Democratic party, in thus dc
ID festing the will OF the people. but III hui
q them from power. IL won't do FOR the 80,
"A crnor aud his allies. after these outrag,
q upon the rights Of the people, 10 hold u
be Republicans responsible fr any Of the.
\ frauds. when they were willing and an,
l. ious 10 90 behind the frauds OF Talbot an
in Collins. well the frauds of all Demo
m Gratis who acted AND conspired with then
l. and give back TO the State all that had bee
n thus taken from the people by fraud
won't do for the Democrtic party 20 >ay the
ee opposed the bill because IL would take ava
il the lands belonging 10 innocent purchaser
:. The law protects thvm. aud the provision
= of the b,ll do not apply te them. but
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