The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-01-17
INDIANAPOLIS CORRESPONDENCE.



INDIANAPOLIS JAN. II, 1861.
Ed. DENocRAT:-As some Of your readers may
be interested in what is going ut the c,pito! at
this particular jsnetare, send YOU few slcaninys
and ask you to make such disposition OF them a.
you may think best.
As 10 usual with the opening ofa session Of the
Legislature, the city is fu-the crowd being com.
posed ola fev Senators and Representatives, in
bras ns~ duds, and great ,nany office seekers
am safe in saying, that for every office in the gift
of the Legislature either for the purposes of organ
zation, or otherwise there are at least twenty ap
pcants. and these, of course are all from the Re-
publican side Of the House, for to thsr, only, be-
long the spoils
If Republicans are so very greedy at the first
nip, don't know what they will do, after they
have been long at the "public teat.'
aminformed Oh good authority, that they had
a stormy time at their caucus, when their nomna-
tons for House officers were made, but the whole
thing was settled there, and nineteen twentieihs
OF the applicants, with sorry hearts and angry coun
tenances took the train home, eYcairing Justify
against the ingratitude OF parties.
The House met at 10 O'Clock Thursday MORN
ing, and was called to order by the Hon. r. Ry-
an, Clerk of the last House. Nearly all the mem
bers were present, and the organization was speed
ly completed by the electiou of Hon c. ". Allen,
of Knox, Speaker, Jonathan w. Gordon, of Ma.
rion. Chief Clsrk-ths same Mr. Gordon who was
Speaker Of the last House-and James l.. Johnson
OF Putnam, Door Keeper; the Democrats voting
for the Hon Horace Hefren of Washington, for
Speaker, and N. b. Risinger o. Gibson for Clerk.
The Senate was at the same time organized, by
slecting Hou. John r. Cravens. of Jefferson, Pres
ident, and James N. Tyner of Miami, Chief Clerk.
But little as yet, has TRANSFERRED in the way of
Legislative matters, but enough, to show that the
Republicans are disposed to make tyranisal use
Of their majority, by choking Of all Democratic
discussions, and propositions that do not coincide
precisely with their peculiar. and precOnceivsd
notions Several Democratic resolutions, relating
to the alarming state Of our country, have been
laid before both branches of the Legislature, but
on each occasion the Republicans have promptly
moved, (and ofcourse carried to refer them to 4
special committee, chicl has net vet eoen been ere
ated. and which is usually known in Legislative
parlance, as the "dead committee" because, even
after il is created, it is expected report on
anything referred to is The Hon. Horace lief
fren made an eloquent and forcbe appeal in ia
of the right OF the minority to be heard on all
questions. In the course of his remarks he said
care we dogs that our mouths must be muzzled7
or, are we free men, sent here to speak in behalf
of Indiana, for our common country" He was
answered by Republican member from Warren
Co, who said they did not want to hear any dis
cussons on those matters. for they had no propo-
stons compromises whatever to propose, TO save
the Union, but when the proper time came. they
would shoulder their muskets and go down there
and whip the South into the Union This speech
wac greeted with rounds of applause from the Re
publican side ofthe House, and from the Hobbies
1t was some moments before the Speaker. with all
the force Of his garcl, could restore oder. This
together with the fact that the name Of seeding
State cannot he mentioned scarcely, in debate or
otherwise without Kisses, shows very clearly what
that party is disposed to do to the evils which
they, and they alone, have brought upon us
They have not one drop of oil to pour upon the
wound they have made, but only seek to lacerate
it deeper and deeper. This, say, is the principle
ofthe party. There are, however, some honora
be individual exceptions-thank heaven. some
of them are beginning to repent.
Yesterd,y 1T two z. ". His Excellenoy Gov.
Hammond delivered his Message before the Sen
ate and House, III joint session. II is an able
State paper--a message that the citizens of Indi-
IA 4
tive, and IhOps you will take occasion TO lay il
before your readers at an early day In his scruti-
nizing care Of State interests he shows himself to
be the faithful Executive, and in his honest and
candid discussion of national affairs wise, earnest
and patriotic statesman he deals that abundant class
political preachers, who disgrace their profess
ion, and proiane Gods holy tenples blow that
/ hope will have good effect in retardng this out
rage upon our holy chrstianity-an outrage, be-
cause its only effect has ever heen ard will be- to
drag down religion from its exalted position, and
place il on a level with the lowest, and meanest
partisan politics.
The Cubernator.sl vote will be counted, and
the new Governor inaugurated on next Monday,
of which, and all other important events will in
form you in due time.
Yours,
OCCASIONAL