Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-18

was assembled. and il was there resolved that no
further business should be done. II the mgOutY
refused 70 give way 70 the lesser number In
fact. Terotsfion inasgHrated and legislation
Slapped Oh Friday morning, the z'th r eorp'Tf,
al tie Republican members but three absenied
themselves from the hou-e and left u without
quorum Ii WIS soon asceriained that the >ecei
ng members had gone from the city ol lndisuap
olis. IN oruer thst the Hou-e, under the rules
thereof, could not compel the aiiendandauce oil
absent members" Thy abscoRded 10 make sure
that The disorSdnizafion Of The Legislature should
Be complete Some thirty five OF the minority left
for Madison the Ohio river, going rs far South.
IN the direction Of The Southern COnfederdey, as II
was IN their power 20 do. without leaving Indiana
altogether. II i not known that they he'd any
secession Legislature in the patriotic and beautiful
city Of Madison; but il is known that the Republi
Can minority came much nearer joining
the Rebels and carrying Indiana out 81 the
Union, than the abused and slandered Demo
cratic majority. They certainly adopted car
dual principle of the friends OF jefferson Davis
that mnOritles have right u dictate to MAORI
ties; s that II their demands not granted. a. j.
their duty 10 nau.surate revolution aud secession.
The Republicans adopted both, and have thrown
themselves boldly upon the right assumed by
every Rebel against the Government. Ii their
90 far To prove that secession and treason Is not
confined exclusively to the South
On the 81 day OF March. certain members OF
the revolutionary minority submitted 10 some
members OF the majority conditions upon which
the minority would return to their allegiance and
their seats IN the House We have nota copy OF
the utlmatum thus rendered, but the following
points are substantially correct:
4. Unconditional withdrawal OF House Bill
~. Il
,. 10 change to be made in the present militia
law
3. The bill organizing the Board of the Benev
client Institutions must be laid upon the table.
4. The bill re organizing the Board of Trustees
OF the Indiana University must be laid upon the
table
D. Liberal appropriations to be made for the
same purposes us at the last session. TO be erpfnd-
ed by the GoUerRor
To ald IN the vigorous prosecution Of the
war, but no resolutions or joint resolutions TO he
passed in opposition 10 the present policy Of The Ad
miH,strafioR.
7 The Police Commissioners bill to be laid
upon the table.
3. To pass no law interfering with the man
agement OF the State Arsenal, but that the same
be lett under the present management and
control
No apPor ionment bills to be passed.
10 No bill, resolution, Joint or otherwise sdal
be passed ol POLITICAL character.
These are the political Ten Comma ndneats g
the Republicans IN the Legislature, addres>e.
10 the representatives of the majority, who hac
been chosen to legislate for the people OF the
State. la eight OF them they forbid Legislation
altogether, ana in the remaining two they allow
action, but with conditions dBncTed This Is
fair sample of the spirit which has actuated th'
minority during .he entire session. and it is no
gong TOO far 10 declare that more humIiiaiins
conditions were never submitted IN a deliberatis'
assembly. They carry on their face the badge
OF usurpatiOn, personal ambition anu uucOncealet
hatred Of every policy but their own They AZ
the conditions of II tyrant master 10 his suijecfs
and not peace offerings from equals 10 equals
They forbid legislation under the threat tlg,t liz
minority would continue To revolt, and that leg -
lation would he prevented at all hazards Neve
did a conqueror impose harder conditions on .
bsleagueI Ell and furnishing city than these revolt
ing mem ers imposed upon the patient mnlOrlt
which awaited their return. That majority sat il
their Setis for ten days, looking every hOui 10
the return of those "Prodigal Sous who had lei
the House OF their betrayed constituents, AM
wandered of. like their prototype OF old, spend
ng their precious tine in rotou~ living and neg
lectiug the great work of their mastss-the PEE,
pie. For weary DAYS that faithful mllorit
hoped that some of the minority would return 4
their seals, II from of duty, at least from
sense OF shame az their violated promises an
broken The appropriation bills awate
action, and thsse, surely, were not party me IS
ures The highest cOnsiJert atoms OF honor an,
duty required their passage. Indiana had obi
cations to meet. and money was wanted L
meet them These funds could onI, he use
ia accordance with appropriations made o.
law, and there was yet no law To authoriz
the ptyment of dollar to a creditor %
the State. On Saturday night the 9Th March
about o'clock. il train reached Indanapoli
from Madison. and ON TINT train were the recu-
ant members Of the minority. arriving in time L
see or hear Of the final adjournment of the Gen
eral Assembly at a. noon, MondaN the Sixts
one DAYS session then expiring by CONSTITUTIONS
limitation. Lese than half dozen of these cen
tlemen deigned to look into the House on Mon
day. and nearly all the boilers scattered tor thei
homes during that day. to receive Che judgmen
o: a people whom, Judas like they had kisse
but to betrav. The future must indicate or con
denim them
1t there grounds to suspect the maiorii
OF Liberal views in regard to voting ample ap
preparations TO sustain the State Government
and for the benefit OF the soldier the recon
mendel by the Democratic Committee OF Wa.
and Means, would place the stamp of hlsehoO
upon al such assertions and suspicious. Tn
following some OF the objects provided tor
the General Appropriation Bill reported TO tn
House: