The Evansville journal., 1869-01-15
enc "Corrupt CorrespOndenee." !"

The eagerness with which Demo
cratic papers seize upon the resolu-
tion offered by Judge HUGHES in the
StateSenate, calling upon Governor
BAKER for certain private letter ad
dressed to him by Mr.. CUMBACK pre-
vious to the last Republican State
Convention, ought to convince Re-
publieans of the folly of such proceed
ings. That the Democracy misrepre-
sent all the facts in the case occasions
no surprise. 1t would be surprising if
they did otherwise AS sample of
the statements circulating through
Democratic papers, we clip the fol-
lowing from the Cincinnati Enquirer,
which it prints under the head of In
dianapolis Correspondence
In the Senate this afternoon, there
was an exciting discussion on the re-
solution to call out the correspond
ence between Cumback and Baker,
while the former was acting Lieuten-
ant Governor.
Judge Hughes said the paternity of
the resolution was not with the Demo-
cratic side Of the Senate, but it came
from Republicans and he assumed the
responsibility.
From the representation made by
Hughes, the letter of Cumback was a
proposition to administer on the es-
tate Of Morton when it was thought
he was about shutting off this mortal
nnsl ~, hoalr r+4aw-.1
tion Of Baker appointing him Senator
to the unexpired vacancy, that he
would withdraw from the contest for
the nomination for Governor This
the Governor Indignantly declined to
consider.
Mr. Hughes regarded this PROPOSE
ton as an attempt to influence the
Governor by corrupt considerations,
and therefore demanded an investiga
tion. He believed that these facts
would not be developed by the publi-
cation of the correspondence. but he
believed the charges to be true. Mr..
Cumback's friends profess willing
ness to let the letters see daylight,
and a confidence that he would be
vindicated from all improper motives.
The Senate passed the resolution
requesting Governor Baker to furnish
a copy of the correspondence, by a
vote of twenty five in the affirmative
The vote was not partisan. Republi-
cans voting for, and Democrats
against it, because they thought the
Senate had no right to require the
publication of private letters.
We do not believe there is any
newspaper correspondent at Indiana
polls of average intelligence who does
not know that Mr. CUMBACK's letter
did not refer to Senator MORTON at
all. The existence of the letter, and, in
the main, it's contents, were known to
Republicans at the time Of the State
Convention. Some, who are now active
in the effort to defeat Mr.. CUMBAcK
for the Senate, attempted, both
directly and in5irectly, to defeat his
nomination for lieutenant Governor
by the same instrumentality, at
that Convention. One would sup
pose. from the virtuous Indignation
manifested by certain politicians
whose past history, of course, places
them above suspicion, and entities
their efforts to purify politics to
great consideration = that such
thing as one aspirant proposing to
another a plan by which the aspira-
tions of both might be gratifed, was
a new thing under the sun. But
everybody with intelligence enough
to read newspaper knows that this
thing has been going on from the very
foundation of the Government.
The correspondent of the Enquirer
says the vote on the adoption of Mr..
HUGHES resolution was not partisan
Republicans voting for and Demo-
Gratis voting against it. The follow
ing was the vote on the passage of the
resolution:
Yeas-Andrews, Beardsley. Brad
ley, Carson, Cravens, Fisher, Fosdick
Green, Henderson, Hese. Hooper
Hncy, Huffman, Hughes, Humphreys.
johnson, of Montgomery; Kinley,
Laseile, Lee, Morgan. Reynolds.
2neTfou1 Oteln, 1aggart, turner, and
Wolcott-26.
Nays-Armstrong, Bellamy, Case,
Caven, Church, C5lley, Elliott, Gift
ford. GRAY. Hadley, Hamilton,
Houghton, Jaquess, j Johnson, of Spen.
Ger; Rice, Robinson, of Madison
Robinson, of Decatur; Scott, and
Wood-19.
We bave scrutinized the list of nays