Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-01-29

We publish to day Gov. Morton's reply
to the request of the House for re-delive
ny of his Message. Nothing could be
more crushing to men OF sense aud proper
susceptibilities. but it is doubtful whether it
viii have any effect upon the wise-acr OF
that body. especially upon such as Pack
ard and Blown, who have no more sense
than to stultify themselves, AMI expose
their Inconsistency in every move they
make. Such men are about as we'll quali
fed for law makers as the devil is for a
parson.
The Indiana Journal makes the follow
ing comments upon the subject:
The reply of Gov. Morton to the request
OF the House for re delivery CT his Mes.
sage. which we publish this morning. vii,
command general attention. and create a
general laugh at the lulicrous dilemma
in which it shows the cagerness of the
House to spite him has placed itself. Ii
refused TO receive his Message on the
ground that the Senate was not in session,
and in the absence of the Senate there was
no General Assembly. though both bodies
were fall and formally organized. The
next day it ordered the Message returned.
The resolution Of return was passed uhiie
the Senate scas not IN session. The House
thus tied itself in the prettiest knot that
can re foun. in the records of any deliber-
ate body in the world. If the Message
could not be received because the Senate
was not in session. the resolution return
ing it could not be passed while the Senate
was not in session. Consequently the vote
that ordered the Message returned was
either a. Illegal as the delivery Of the Mes
sage. or it declared in effect that the Mes
sage ought to have been received. As II
one piece Of self DISQUALIFICATION was not e.
nough, the House added another still worse.
In its csgerness to spite Gov. Morton it
recognized Gov. Seymour's Message as
legally and properly delivered. declared
that it had been delivered to the New York
LEGISLATURE, though one branch had not
been organized at all, and thanked him for
his patriotic sentiments. To this insult.
which could only reach Gov. Morton by
knocking down their pretense that his Mes
sage had not been properly delivered. it
added another still more gross, hearing
with applause resolution of "Harper's
Ferry Hanna adopting Seymour's Mes
sage rs that of this State. This last did
not pass, but it was received with general
glee by the Democrats. and adds one more
to the causes of rejoicing which all loyal
men will feel to see how hopelessly their
own folly has cntangled them. By recog-
nizing Gov. Seymour's Message Is deliver
Ell to the New York Legislature" the
House declared that the Legislature. Z"
when Democrat is Governor, may consist
of one House alone; while in State with
loyal Governor both Houses duly organ
ize,l do not make Legislative" unless
both are in session at the same time: Or
else il declared that its refusal to receive
Gov Morton's Message. and the resolu-
ton returning il. were Illegal and silly
Tins doably entang}eJ. the Governors lit
tie message leaves them laughing stock
for the whole State. No set of men ever
did so completely cut of their noses to
spite their faces As have these lawgivers OF
Indiana. How they propose to get out oi
che difficulty into which their own folly
has led them, we don't know, and don'i
care. G
6111zsal- -
= kE The article on our frat page from
the Indiana Journal, under the head o.
..How it is to be DONE" deserves the seri
ons attention Of every loyal man.
The evidences Of the intention Of til
-CopPerbead Democracy to take the STATE
out Of the Union. by some trick. are toe
direct and positive to be longer doubted--
VII loyal men stand listlessly by whil
snanclss are being forged to fetter thei
free limbs? II they would avert 6erc
aud bloody civil war among ourselves
with al its horid conquences Of fire. dsyas
fstion and rspine. they must organize q
once. The best way to preserve peace ]
70 be prepared for war. Let the Copper
beads see that all the advantage will no
b on their side. or the injury ON ours. an
they will stop at ence their career OF inia
my aid treason.