Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1859 — INDIANAPOLIS CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

INDIANAPOLIS CORRESPONDENCE.

'i Ixihanapoi. is, 'January 9, 1859. Mr. ZX-zuies.- The streets of the Raihoad City are clothed with the habiliments o! winter, and the’pedestrian finds much more pleasure in |iis perambulations than he did lathe slush and mud that covered every street i_: this goodly city during the most of last month. The wliieeis of the Legislative car are again in motion, and as it is freighted with many promises of reform, and many resolves for the correction of existing abuses in the different ramifications of ojur government and 411 our public charities, let us hop ? that this session of the Legislature will redound to the honor and good of the whole country. It was the opinion of the Hon. Speaker,; Mr. (Jordon, as well as many others, that the organization of the House at the Special legitimately extended through the regular session; but as this did not seem to meet the views of members generally, especially those who desired to elect Mr. Blythe to the Speakership, a new election was had. It was amusing to witness the strenuous.exertions put forth by the opposition to defeat Gordon, and in consequence of the deefetiou—understood to originate in personal matters—of Messrs. Stanfield and Murray,Republicans, who did not vote with the party, it looked for a time a little squally. As the hour of election approached, however, Gordon’s friends became sanguine, and they re-elected him by a vote of 50 to 44. There will not be much change in the organization of the committees. In consequence of the ill health of Lieutenant Governor Hammond, he has gone South to spend the winter, in accordance with the direction of his physicians, and his place as presiding officer of the Senate is filled by the election of the Hon. John R. Cravens, of Jefferson county, a Republican stiff" in the back, and considered the best parliamentarian in the Senate. The organization of both Houses that existed last session will be continued tins. On ths Sth inst. Mr. Hefren, of the Senate, of- ■ sered a Resolution of enquiry as to the constitutionality of Messrs. Gooding, March and Miller holding their scats as Senators. It is said that all three of these gentlemen were Common Pleas * " Judges at the time of their election to the Senate, and, indeed, that one or two of them presided as such after their election as Senators-. You will recollect that Judge Miller’s election was Contested on the charge of fraudulent voting in his case, but his seat in the Senate was confirmed "ast session., Mr. Hefren’s resolution produced a good deal of excitement and several warm speeches, and was finely referred to aselectcommitlee. I apprehend that the investigation will not result in serious consequences to either of these gentlemen, unless, indeed, itcalls out “pistols and coffee for two,” as seemed for a time to be indie aited between the Senator from Washington and Judge Gooding. It is probable that the chilly state of the atmosphere will have a happy effect upon their belligerent propensities. Well, the Administration Democrats have a hard road to travel. They scarce can get up a public meeting that there Is not, befoie it closes, some Anti-Lecompton man or rascally Republican called up by the crowd, very much to the annoyance of the aforesaid Lecomptonitfs, The Administration speakers contend that Lecompton Is dead, and that there is no issue of this kind, *nd that any difference of opinion in that matter

ought not to divide the ranks of Democracy. They open wide their arms and beg their brethren, though they may be. Anti-Lecomptonites, to come again into tho fold; that though dark clouds are hanging ominously over their party now, yet behind tlrem the glorious sun of Democracy is shining in all his splendor. These clouds are soon to disappear, and then the partywill stand forth redeemed and strengthened, triumphant and impregnable—and yet, with all their professed love for the Douglasites and the certainty of their success, it throws them into spasms to have an Anti-Lecompton man address one of their meetings, and well it may. The Bth of January was, as usual, celebrated : by the firing of cannon, ajid “Jackson Democrats” were invited to hold a meeting in the Representative Hall to commemorate the occasion. The main leaders of the party- were not there, and, indeed, a great portion of the audience were Republicans and Anti-Lecompton men. Cyrus L Dunham opened the ball with a speech that was intended to be conciliatory, but which was full of party spleen, injustice and contradiction. He, too, urged the Anti-Lecomptonites to come back into what he called the. fold of the true Democracy. llis appeals on this point were trulv . pathetic. He talked much of patriotism, love of: country; but, alas! he merged both in the following out of the principles of the Democratic party. He said there were but two princples in this government; one. was Ty ranny, the other Liberty. Democracy built up the last-—Repub-licanism the first. Democracy derived its life! and strength from the people—Republicanism I from anarchy and ruin. Mr. Buskirk delivered himself of a few com- , moil place remarks. tliir Him. .Senator elect, Judge McCarty, was I then called to the stand by the Anti-Lecompton-ites. He opposed some of the positions of Mr. ’ Dunham, and whilst he advocated the principle that all the power of a Democratic, government ' was derived from the people, he very conclusively showed that the present Democratic government not only- did not obtain i/s power from the people, but constantly ignored the principle—that it jwas a government of contradiction and oppression. His speech was manly and courte- ■ ous, and was warmly applauded throughout. of the House, the Hom Mr. Gor- I don, was next called to the stand, amid the tnur- 1 muring of dissatisfaction of the Old-Liners. Some 1 one cried out, “What the d—l is he doing here?” But Gordon is a man not easily daunted. lie remarked: “I do not care who called ibis meeting. It was called in commemoration of a day glorious in American history. It was called in honor of the memory of Andrew Jackson, a man hallowed in the heart of every American citizen—a man who was the property of no particular party, but belonged to the country at large— 1 a man whose name was a household word, and who, as a gallant leader ol the armies of his country- and a patriot, Was enshrined in the hearts of the American people.” He then proceeded in a rapid history of the life of Jackson, from the time , he refused to black the British officer’s boots to the last closing scene of his life, when his soul winged its flight to another world. Mr. Gordon’s' effort did honor alike to his head and heart. It Was specially appropos to occasion—not one word about politics—the “Olil Hero” was alone his theme, and eloquently- and forcibly did he portray the virtues of this inaii of. iron will. Every where about the hall amt from all parties were his remarks welcomed with thunders of applause, and when he ceased L'ecomptoirites, Antics and Republicans crowded around the speaker, and many were the warm greetings he then and there received. As I said before, his speech was fitted to the occasion, and it met with hearty response from every listener. On the evening of the 6th the Hon. Mr. Fitch’ United States Senator, (by courtesy.) addressed the Democracy in the hall of the House. As mfjfet be expected, he lauded the political measures of his master, and not only swallowed in toto the Dred Scott decision and the English bill,! but elaborated the wisdom and justice of both, | whilst upon Douglas he poured the vials of his? wrath, calling him a disorganizer, contradictory . and inconsistent. lam no Douglasite, but when ! he. talked so much about Douglas’ want of polit- ; ical consistency, I could not lor the life of me ! help thinking of his own tergiversations, and especially that cruel Pomeroy letter. It is some- i times unfortunate for great men that they will write too much. Wishing you and all the Jasperites a “good time coiming,” Truly yours, Tnmn. i