The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-20

.+a after or~at the time the first part
~. the CORRESPONDENCE was disclosed.
irhis explanation will relieve the par
opraDh alluded to OF It's ambiguity,
and place your readers IN possession /
of the true history of how the cor
respondence was produced. =,
The excitement on the Senatorial
auestion is unabated. \ Aesterday
afternoon, as you were Informed by
telegraph. the Senate by vote of
twenty eight ayes and seventeen noess
adopted the following resolutions
.sResofped That the appointing power
vested by the Constitution OF the sa1te t ~ ~
the Governor is a high and sacred trust, 10
tie exercised exclusively Ior .he ~ I1rasi,,as
welfare of the whole people ot al uulaasa, sa.s,
end MAT any attefn pit TO prevent the noh-
ext disehargo OF this trust ~ u 1erosss.leess
Of their rights, ana merits eHs s1fe1s 90
Z sResoIDsd, THAT in the opinion OF the
Senate the letter of whit CumDack > me
nresenf tieutenant Governor OF the State,
dated June 9Th; 1868, and addressed 10 Gov
ernor Baker, embodles an attein pI 70 20 t<as.a-
| ner with the integrity aud destroy the 1n-
dependence Of the appointing power vested
in the Governor.
the senate the action OF Governor BAG er
I'm promptly lerelling the dIsAonor9lD9t,9e l9,e
pTopneitson cont dned IN said iesler ~ " ~ ~
/ Ia T1llack, commeflds ltselrto ali goou cltl.
| zens rs a .usi example Of the conduct
/ va ieh hauld ever charaetefize the repos-
/ tories OF the appoinit,lns power IN our sys-
| tenn OF government
Soon after the passage Of the reso-
tfuions, the Senate Adjourned untll
i ten uaclock to day. #8FE&zae
Yesterday large delegation of Col.
/ r. Thompson s friends came over
IRON Terre Haute. to work IN his 10
/ lferest. Ofthis movement mention was
- IL lx&4o- Df tnrdav At
ahe bates House last night the excite
i Ineut was great A strong outside
| pressure was brought to bear against
i Mr.. Gumbaek, but his friends did not
manifest alarm, feeling confident OF
their strength to carry him through.
The4 anti. Cumback Republicans are
not united op any one nan, and It rs rs
n not thought they can be In the
Democratic caucus last night they
nominated Hon. L. A. Hendricks Tor
Il " s. fSeua or. 'Phis was expected, bu
Il is not expected that they viii stick
to him il anti Cpmbaek RcpnbtIea ns
lconccntrate Oh any one man-aS a.
Il lor has occurred to change the opin.
> ion expressed In former. letters thai
q tSey would unite on any MN to de-
, feat Cumback. Many Of them dc
claFes3 HpWeFeFf lnat tuCy VIII W.T. NO
= unite Oh either Hughes Or sThomp
: son, while "A few say they will notvot'
tor otng Republican, and amongst tha
| numbsrI may be counted TaFRer, sol
/ Daviess. Such. however, are reg Irdet
a as : deooy ducks, these words being
taken for what they are. considered te
d be worth.
;, This morning, Mr. Cunback'
e friends feel confdent of his. election
S but in case thatlt cannot be accom-
Il plished, they declare that the Denioe
t. racy shall not have aid and comIer
out of what appears to be- the dis
y cordant element OF the Republiea
q party. At the present writing it Il
T. Of course, out Of the question to pre-
ID dict what the result Will be-.
N O K. j. w.