The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-15

But if they imagine that the people
of Indiana, with the history of Tai
bot, ricketts, & Co.'s operations and
various other schemes by which the
public through this Board have been
defrauded and swindled, fresh in
their recollections, will tolerate the
reorganization of a worse than use
less institutional an expense of
twelvesor fifteen thousand dollars a
year, not to mention probable frauds,
of which even Republicans willIocoa-
sionally be guilty, they are reckoning
without their host, and counting on a
degree of public. ignorance or sindifer-
ence totally unwarranted by the facts.
Doubtless it would be vastly agreea-
BILE, very convenient, and not alto
gether improbable for certain gentle
men in this city to be provided by the
State with a good capital for banking
operations, but the people, having had
experience enough in that line, do not
desire a repetition; and your CORES
pondent greatly mistakes the public
temper, if the proposition to repeal
the Act abolishing the Board and to
perpetuate an unmitigated and most
expensive nuisance, does not raise a
howl of popular indignation:
The movement in favor of new
Board is mainly of local character,
and well known banker of this city
is supposed to be the head ofathe
phalanx. Potent influences will be
brought to bear upon the members,
and button holing them for the form
alton. of ''ring to put the project
through will be carried to an unlimit-
ed extent. Indeed, preliminary ope-
rations have already commenced, and
some members are reported to have
sent home for fresh invoices Of but
ton-holes to meet the manipulations
of the disinterested friends of certain
bankers, real and prospective. = o. t'3A
The Republican press throughout
the State should ventilate this sub
jeets thoroughly othate the people,
warned in time, may give such expires
sions Of their Will as will prevent.
legislation designed to benefit a few
spectators by heavy drafts upon the
resources of State already sufficient
~ burdened with debt and taxation.
Domestic discord and fierce, civil
strife are raging in the camp of the
Cops. The empty honor of Senate
rial nomination finds rival claimants
in the persons of Mcdonald and
Voorhees,; and they are said to be
carrying on the conflict with as much
force and energy as they displayed in
opposing the late war against their
friends in Dixie.
Intrinsically, the nomination is Of
little Importance, even in the eyes of
Copperhead politicians, and at time
when they can not afford to despise
small things. But they have great
expectations of happy future when
: something may turn up to enable
heir party to wriggle into power,
when, as the immortal 81. N" would |
say, : the pressure will be removed,
the veil lifted, and they shall $ mar
5yr,"r no longer. Taking this view of |
he subject, it is but natural that each |
should wish to be Endorsed as the rep-lI
man Of his party. 55n1
Mcdonald claims, plausibly enough,
hat having smartyred in GA in the
3ubernatorial race against Morton,
he is entitled to the poor privilege of
nartyring again in the Legislative
election for Senator. ztI OF
Dan. cannot see it in this light. He
reversed the whole State in the Fall
and was then, he contends,
unning for Senator against Morton.
The verdict of popular condemnation
las not yet been officially announced.
md he insists on his right to receive
in due form. 1t is impossible to
predict the termination of such a
contest, but the notorious pugnacity
If the illustrious combatants promises
results, and there is pos
Utility that the sword of argu-
nent, in the hands of Indiana's
great Constitutional lawyer" may
OPP some of the redundant branches
rom the tall sycamore of the Wa