The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-03-12
Senator Murray on Republican DC
inSs in the Legislature.

For some unexplained reason, the Re-
publican members of the State Senate cave
been anxious to deprive Mr.. Murray, the
Republican Senator from Elkhart of his
seat in that body. In speech in the Sen
ate on Friday, Mr.. Murray thus spoke of
tbe doings of his Republican brethren in
the Legislature:
Mr.. Iurry thought it strange that such
repeated efforts should be made by his
party friends to oust him from his seat
he Senator from Fayette had persisted in
travelling into his district to Interfere with
the will Of his people, 1t was because he
had refused to make himself tool of that
Senator-to wear a collar on which was in
scribed: "Seaator Murray. my dog" It
was it because he had refused to forget his
constituents and Join the rev dictionary
schemes of his party friends He knew
we'll the tricks and party schemes of that
Senator. He refused to 60 at the beck and
bidding of men who assumed to be the
leaders of the Republican party.
When these gentlemen violated the rules
o: this Senate by their disorganzing p,o-
ceeding, the other day for the purpose of
defeating bill which We were obliged by
our oatks as Senator'S to pass. refused to
go al the beck of men who attempted 10
be leaders on this floor in that thing And
when these gentlemen, in the latter part OF
the day. came in and consented TO the pas.
sage Of the very bill which they undertook
to defeat, In that reapect they pat me where
| want to stand, As acting in the discharge
OF my duty; and they placed themselves in
defiance of their duty, in a position con-
demning themselves and s,ultifying their
own action by conseuting to the passage
Of that bill which thev triel to defeat
And what was the reason they did not
again break F. quorum? Why, sir. because
the Senate hall was packed, as it is to-day.
) by Republicans who had come up 70 the
capitol to attend the meeting of the day
following. and they dare not, in the face of
Republicans representing different parts Of
the state, do such q revolutionary &C. as
: those Senators had done but few short
hours before. That is my conviction sir
about ;hat
| know. sir, very well. all tie power and
influence of party discipline; but while
holding q seat in the other branch of this
:, cspi,ol, and while holding seat in thi,
Senate chamber, have on all occasions.
tried to discharge my duty, with a consci-
entious conviction ofthat duty, and accord
ing to my own best judgment. l know
arguments have been used that man rep
; resenting party had no right to pleao
his conscience or his Judgment
know arguments have been used
that whatever pledge We have made
to the people, We have no right tc
curry on. those pledges; and. if ne es
ary. disorganize this Legislature and pre-
vent the carrying out of those Legitimate
. . objects for which it was convened. These
= we're the arguments brought to bear upor
me TO control my action as Senator and
as a Republicans better Republican thaa
;, these self-styled leaders dare ever be-s
Republican that never gave a democratic
vote. Never sir. A Republican, sir
than has been an advocate of the politics
= # that party which has laid its very ioun
: da.ions broad and deep in the county h,
: represents, as is well known to every Sen
a;ol on this floor from that part of tn,
: State. One who, when the first demand
: Of the President Of the United States was
', made tor volunteers, left his seat in thi
hall, sir. rs is we'll known 10 this S,nats,
&c and as private soldier went into the rank:
aud shouldcred q musket. and there re
manned during the entire term of enlist
men, Aud when that demand was re
peaied left my family and my home and
y for nine months served in the army of ths
Mississippi; and now | stand before God
and my country. and the people self ac
Quilted. But how stands the question
. here! Upon technical quibble, growing
out of my services as private soldier ant
an officer in the srmy, these Republicans
undertake TO oust me from my seat; snC
then they go out upon the street and pleac
that they are the only loyal people in this
- Statc--the only defenders OF the Union snt
the flag of our country Shame on them
| say. And | will say further, that hav,
" not only seen here, but in my own Dis
trict | have found more genuine sympath,
c in the cause of my country, existing OF
this floor than among those men to whom
should think ought to look for it. M