The Evansville journal., 1870-05-26

We have been shown a private let |
ter from Hon. d. d. PRATT, our u. |
s. Senator. dated May 21, in response
to communications received by him
from citizens of our city, relative TO
the House Bill establishing terms of
the u. s. District Court in this city,
now pending in the Senate. Senator
Pratt says he has made repeated ap-
plications to different members of the
Senate Judiciary Committee, urging
them to report the bill. It is under
stood, however. that Senator Trum-
bull, Chairman Of the Committee, is
opposed to the plan, and hence the
delay in reporting the bill. At the
request Of member of the Commit.
tee, Senator Pratt made statement
of facts, showing the importance of
the bill to our people. growing out Of
our large commercial interests, etc.
Not being a member of the Commit
tee, of course Senator Pratt can do
nothing more than he has done.
In this connection, we copy a para
graph from the Courier Of yesterday.
urging the appointment of General
Veatch as one of the Committee to
visit Washingtc
We direct attention to the sugges-
ton made by correspondent in this
mornings Courier, that Gen. James
n Uaaf0b he a1IaI - &hn oovo,,sAkoo
to visit Washington, for the purpose
the Senate Of the House biII
to establish a term of the United
States District Court at Evans
Vile. We approve the suggestion.
} The bill has already passed the
| House, and is in danger of failure
before the Senate, because our own
Senators, Morton and Pratt, are un-
derstood to be favorable to other To-
cal interests. Coils. Denly and Horn
: brook will do all in their power to
secure the passage of the bill through
the Senate, but we respectfully sub
NIT that General Veatch may control
! certain influences that neither gen.
tieman can. By all means let the
General accompany Coils. DENLY and
This is only another of the many
instances where the Courier allows
party malice to conflict with the true
interests of our city. There is not
an intelligent business man in the
city who does not know that if Sena-
tors Pratt and Morton, as alleged by
the Courier, are unfriendly to the
establishment of the proposed branch
of the District Court In our city, that
four or five hundred dollars spent
in sending a committee to Washing
ton will be absolutely thrown away.
! There is every reason to believe that
both these Senators are doing what
they can to advance the interests Of
our city, and the Courier's malevolent
J insinuation is gratuitous display Of
! partisan malice. We have cheerfully
| conceded all credit to Congressman
, Niblack and Kerr for their endeavors
! in our behalf. But the Courier can
; never treat political opponent with
f fairness, much less with generosity.
9 A fair critisism on the paragraph from
r that paper is, that while it urges the
D expenditure Of money, in sending q
: committee to Washington, it is re.
| solved that, so far as its influence can
3 effect the result Of their mission, The
: money shall be spent to no purpose
: Gen. Veatch, would. no doubt, fee
J greatly strengthened, should he visit
5 Washington, by the paragraph in
question. and Senators Morton and
Pratt. will also feel like redoubling
their efforts. when they ascertain how
! their motives are impugned by one Of
. the papers of the city in whose behalf
J they are working.