The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-12
The Indiana Legislature.

Two or three days nave ALREADY Ueeu
squandered, and still our Legislature
is unorganized. The abscouding mi
nority refuse to qualify and take their
seats unless the majority pledge them
selves to let that minority decide the
character of the legislation to be
transacted. It is modestly proposed
to subvert the very principle OF Re
publican Government By substituting
the minority for the majority, or to
DESTROY the Government altogether.
The proposition made to the Republl |
can members by the five or six Dem
oeratic members of the Legislature,
for impudenee and unblushing audac
ity. is without parallel in the history
Of State or national legislation. If the
Republicans agree to the proposition,
they, to all intents and purposes agree
that small squad of lawless men shall
decide what laws shall be enacted for
our people, and what laws shall be
east aside. If, on the other hand,
they refuse to consider the humiliat-
ing terms upon which the Democrats
base their return to duty. the only
alternative seems TO be continued
anarchy in the legislative department
of the State. Under these cireum-
stances the Republican members can
only do one thing. They cannot
listen to the demands of men who
have disregarded their obligations and
created confusion in the councils OF
the State. They can only signify their
intention to act upon such matters of
legislation as will properly come be-
fore them, dispoSipg of the most i4ap0r-
tant first, and leave the responsibility
of continued anarchy upon the Demo
cratic revolutionists where it properly
belongs. The Fifteenth Amendment,
we are assured, will not be thrust in
the way of needed legislation. 1t was
not so thrust in the way in the first
instance. The day fixed for its con
sideration was agreed upon by both
parties. Lie was only when the De-
mOcracy found that one or two other
bills were likely to become laws
which were even more distasteful to
their party than the Fifteenth Amend
ment, that they made the latter a pre-
text for boiling in order to defeat the
formers We hope the Republican
members will stand firm. That they
will pay no attention to faetious de
mands or protocols. That they will
hold themselves in readiness to &C
upon every measure that will com
legitimately before them, and non
other. If the Democracy persists il
their course, and prevent the organ
ization of the Legislature. they ma
take the responsibility. The Repub
licans viii eheerfuIly let them have it
The Vinceunes Sun echoes tn,
attacks of the Courier upon tn,
Democratic members of our last Git,
Council, as sound and true" Th'
Sun says the Courier's criticisms ar,
a. forcible and worthy of consideration
in other localities To show tn,
members of the old Council how the.
are treated at home and abroad, W
copy the criticisms of the Courie
which afford the San so much graft
fcation:
"They have been slow in actor
and undecided in policy. fearful o
parry opponents even to the sacrifc
of party friends. This IS not tn
course calculated to strengthen
cause. In order to unite the ful
force and strength of party, its rep
resentatives must practice, fearlessly
proper gratitude toward their sup
porters. They must defy the crit
cisms of political foes in this respec
for they may be sure that criticism
Will be plentiful enough and sever
enough, whatever their course may be
Conscious, therefore, that they can
not, by any line of conduct, satisf
the demands of their opponents. the
should be careful, at least, to concer
trate the unwavering support of the
friends. This is the principle upo
which it is the duty of all party rel
resentatives to act, taking care,
course, not to transcend the limits
reason and justice"
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SECRETARY BOUTWELL,, In his sta Il
ment of the public Indebtedness, vel
properly renders a separate accoul
of +ha pacifo Railroad honds +ren