The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-12
Letter from the Capital.
INDIANAPOLIS. Thursday. !

branches tnAs morning AT 10 CLOCK, oy the
election Of all the Republican nominees
The votes show a Republican majority on
Joint ballot ofthirty.-
r. J. Ryan, Esq, the Clerk ofthe former
House, called the Representatives to order,
and ninety-fEe- answered at the call -Of-the
roll. The members were sworn in By Judge
Perkins of the Supreme Court Mr.. Ryan
announced that the first. business in order
was the election of Speaker; but hardly
had he made the announcement before Hef-
fren of Washington introduced resolution
declaring that the members Of the House
would support no one for Office who was
not in favor of the Union, and the adoption
of the Ciittepden amendment as basis Of
settlement of the slaeery question. This
movement was intended as a source of
distraction aud dissension in the organiza-
ton, and as calculated to drive the Repub-
licans into an unpleasant position at the
outset. No more appropriate person could
have been selected to introduce it than
Heffren. During his last term in the SEN
ate it will be remembered he fully sustained
the character of disorganizer and dis
turber of the peace. Dick Ryan did one Of
his best acts when he decided that the reso-
luton was not in order, having no immedi-
ate reference to the organization of the
House His decision was received with ap-
plause. After the organization was effect
ed, Heffren introduced his resolution again,
and it was quietly referred TO a select
committee of thirteen, TO which commit
tee all resolutions of a similar nature will
be referred.
The Democracy made the same move in
the Senate, and the resolution met with a
| similar fate, being referred to the committee
/ on Federal Relations --E H-..
The first step towards legislation in
| the House this morning was in the right
| direction. Mr.. Branham of Jefferson intro
duced " House bill No. l." which was the
| old embezzlement act of the last Legislature
vetoed by Gov. Willard, because it wouldn'
let the State officers steal with impunity.-
| 1t will be passed at an early day.
Col Allen of Knox showed good taste in
his speech this morning, when taking his
chair as speaker, in combining his remarks
| to the duties of the office, without alluding
to national affairs. 1t is thought by all
that he will make fair and attentive pre-
| siding officer.
John R. Cravens of Jefferson was elected
president of the Senate. In the event oil
the election of Gov. Lane to the U. S. Sen
ate, Lieut. Gov. Morton will become Gov
ernor, and Mr.. Cravens will be er o6feiC
Lieut.. Governor.
The halls and rooms of the Bates House
present almost as stirring an appearance as
the political headquarters at Washington
but the swarm of ofice-seekers has much
diminished since the caucus last night.
Gov. Hammond will read his valedictory
message tomorrow; and Gov. Lane will be
inaugurated on Monday, and deliver his
! message to the Joint convention. On Tues
day night the Republicans will hold theil
caucus for U. S.. Senator, and probably
nominate the Canal Trustee, Agent of State
and other officers. They will have to dis
1 pose of these offices, and declare themselves
on National affairs, before they can fairly
enter on State legislation. Henry S. Lane
will, undoubtedly, be elected Senator re-
ceiving the unanimous vote of the party
He has not sing lie competitor to-day
among the Republicans.
/ charleston is not the only place in this
coantry where traitors exist There is treas
on in our own State, and in your own city
if rlmor is correct. You can rely upon il
as an undoubted fact, that there is design
on the part of the late slaughtered leaders
of the Democracy in Southern Indiana
in the event of national dissolution
to take the Southern end Of Indians
with the South, and make it q province
of the slavery government. Democratic
politicians south of the National Road dc
not hesitate to say that their sympathies are
with the South in the present troubles, and
many of them declare their willingness tC
aid it with their personal services. 1t is
we'll understood here that one object which
Gov. Hammond has had in lately appoint
ing three or four hundred militia officers, is
to place the control of the military organ
ization of the State in the hands of these
Southern sympaGhizers and thus have one
arm of the government powerless in sup
pressing treason. Great reliance is placed il
the ability of your Brigadier General to con-
troll and keep in subsection the Pocket
If national affairs continue drifting into
dissolution, and the recklessness of South.
ern traitors eompels the conservative people
of Indiana into sectional issue, they GER
tainlY will not choose to link their fortunes
with the slavery propagandists- Indiana
must and will remain undivided. The
question may come, and that speedily, How
long shall we countenance and tolerate trea-
son ? Certainly not SO long, and so quietly
as our rulers a WashingtonA
This afternoon has been bright and
pleasant one, and the IndfanapoIitans have
been enjoying delightful sleghing. w.