The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1864-03-19
Saturday,, March 10. 1864.
The Indigs.

We publish BY request land cheer
fully as a matter Of news) the proceed
ings OF tile indignanis in this place on
Thursday evening Of last week. 1t
will be seen by tha. repor; .ha! We
have l9 indignan,s in this region OF
country. bu, it is worthy of note that
not one Of them will cops ent TO tie to
Lane-they expressly say their indig-
nation is not in bis behalf, lest the
public should be led to conclude they
belonged to him. aud like poor Tray,
be punished for being found in bad com.
pany.
The whole thing is the most hollow
sham that folly could wrap Itself in
One o. the indignan,s said the next day
that he did not know but Carney was
or would be his first choice for Senator,
and yet he had denounced the legisla-
ture for giving him his probable choice
little iu advance! That is something
singular. But the whole thing is SO
ridiculous that only novice will take
the position assumed by the sore-leads
in general. The idea OF I. S Sena-
tor being elected by the people is some
thing new in our government. The
constitution gives that power to the leg
isisture. and until within a very few
years the idea Of L. S. Senator mix
ing up with politics was unheard Of
The first occurrence of The Kind in the
history of the nation was the canvass
of Mr.. Lincoln and Mr. Douglas in H.
llnOis some five or six vears ago. And
even that canvass was conducted on the
broadest principles. and the subject of
the senatorship was not mentioned in
The discussions. 1t was simply CON-
lest between tie Republican and Dem
ociatic parties. in which Mr.. Lincoln's
party had respectable maturity Of the
popular vote. but was yet defeated for
the Senate and NJ Douglas elected, be-
cause of the Democratic majority in 'he
Legislature. not backed 6y the popular
'rA. Did Mr.. Lincoln complain? Did
the Republicans of Illinois become in.
dignant over the result? Undoubtedly
not They had too mnoh- -,gooI sons.
Tor that kind Of stupidity. They knew
The legislature had the right to elect
that that right was consttutionally vest
ed IN i'-'hat they (the people, had
yielded it up; and now that it had not
resulted as they hoped. they were not
like the little boy who trades for stick
Of candy. and after the candy is eaten
up. get Indignant" and cry for the
cent back again! No. these men were
made Of different stuff.
Our citizens took bu, little irteres,
In the matter. Some of them NAV
think ii was inerpe9ienf 10 elect Sena
tor this year; but We doubt il there are
my men in Me County vino are really
sorry that Mr.. Carney was elected. or
indignant that Lane is defeated: for
th's' after all. is the shape the thing
must take. The meeting the other
night was no just expression of public
sentiment. Nineteen men can be rais-
ed in half an hour to endorse the elec
ton Of Gov. Carney. No rish, has
been taken from the people--they do
not vote for U. S. Senator, as We have
already said-and the whole indi .na,ion
movement is trick of office-holders.
II our people scere indignant. they have
the intelligence TO find it out and the
manl'ness to express it, without import
ing speakers from abroad to inform
them Of tie fact. Certainly these iii ,er-
ant indignants estimate the common
sense and inte lligence of The people at
very low standard, to thus presume
10 60 about and teach them that they
have been defrauded. Such an assump.
t'on would be an insult to the people
out ior the fact that il is such a trans.
parent humbug. aud 80 perfectly ridic-
ulous. that !, does not rise to the dirni.
ty of an insult.
Our own feeling is lha, il any class is
Indignant. le, them enjoy their indigua.
'ion. Ii 1t gives them any pleasure |
thus 10 feel. We would be very far from |
robb'ng them Of the enjoymen, ofsuch
state OF happiness: but We cannot ge.
down to that level for pleasure ourself. |
and very few Of our citizens desire 10
take enjoyment in that way. having as
P'Fat'ons for something nobler. And
that is about the sum Of indignation iu |
this community. |