Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1870 — Eleventh Congressional District. [ARTICLE]

Eleventh Congressional District.

“We have no desire to interfere with Congressional matters of other Districts, but we cannot refrain from an expression of regret that General Packard, the Representative of the Eleventh District, has been unjustly assailed by a few disappointed office-seekers, upon whom he could not bestow favors. The people are on his side, for' he has stood by them faithfully and fearlessly upon all -questions affecting their interests, lie is not constantly making speeches, but when he has spoken lie commanded the attention of the House and its respect. His upon several important subjects are able and logical. He is an honest man, a faithful Representative, and has been a gallant soldier, and if his constituents return him to the House next October, they will honor themselves more than they will honor him.”— Lafayette Courier. The editors of the Courier will do well to heal their own sickness before prescribing for their neighbors. Tippecanoe county is shaken with dissention and there are three or four candidates for congressional nomination in that district, since Mr. Orth was compelled to decline the contest. Such fulsome laudations have the flavor of corruption and it would not surprise us in the least if a small portion of the money sent to General Packard by the State central committee for campaign purposes, two years ago, was used to pay for this very puff.

Commenting upon the attempt of the Washington Chronicle to '“read out” of the party such staunch republicans as Trumbull, Conkliiig, Ferry, Carpenter and Schurz, the Indianapolis Journal very sensibly says, “ ‘Reading out’ is a dodge of the Inquisition. Ignatus Loyola has passed away, and in his stead has arisen the genius of liberty of judgment and freedom of action” The Valparaiso Vidette and other papers in Indiana that have been trying the experiment of “reading out” Hou. Anson Wolcott together with his colleagues of the Assembly who saw fit to vote against Mr. Cumback for United States Senator, will be wise if they turn their attention to the more profitable labor of preserving harmony and increasing the strength of the party for the approaching contest In our gamble opinion with a majority that was reduced to less than one thousand two years ago, it will not Qmir-t nut” many men like

The Barnstabburs of this district are becoming desperate in their attempts to secure the renomination of their favorite. They do not scruple to make any statement concerning the situation however barren il may bTf of-truth. Malignant reports are set afloat against those who dare aspire to contest the nomination with General Packard, ami papers are suborned in different parts of the Slate to meddle in a strife brought about by our representative ‘and which has reached sjich magnitude as to appall his shrewdest friends. So far, however, every movement made by these disorganizers, has been hazardous to their schemes and if no accident happens, the republicans of the nort*ii western corner of Indiana may congratulate themselves after the 20th of June next with having had sufficient strength to oast aside one of the most unscrupulous men that ever pocketed their money without giving value for it.

It will be seen that Mr. Ira W. Yeoman is announced as an independent candidate for county auditor. Mr. Yeoman is a gentleman and has proved an efficient officer. Not a Word eftn belaid against his conduct either in public capacity or in private life—so far as we know both are spotless; but at the present tune there is scarcely a shadow of a prospect for his election. If the republicans nominate a good man for the office (and none others have announced) and are united this fall, as from present appearances they will be, Mr. Yeoman will be defeated by three hundred majority;

The provision in the Indiana election laws requiring ballots to be numbered is a fraud upon the constitution of the State, an evasion of its eVident meaning, an insult to the people, is harmful in its effects, and ought to be repealed.— Our candidates for the Asssembly should be pledged to use their influence to have it stricken from the statutes.

We find from the late report of Superintendent Hobbs that the number of children in this State between the ages of six and twentyone years is 610,655; the amount of school funds apportioned in 1870 is $1,231,561.05; of which $933,538.58 is derived fiomtax, $65,730.31 from interest on common school funds, $42 ,200 from liquor licenses, and $387.15 from unclaimed fees.

An “Enquirer” in the Monticello Herald wants to know if it is true that Hon. Anson Wolcott is a Catholic? We don’t know anything about Hon. Anson Wolcott’s religions views, but willjjo our bottom dollar that “Enquirer” is aslubberd egullion. The Indianapolis Journal says “the true name of the Colorado potato bug is said to be Gymnospermia Tetradynamia, of the class Sisinchiutminctiboubiaboolarumy We suppose this accounts for its mischievous propensities. From several parts of the State there is report of inharmony in political organizations. Both parties are afflicted. We are pleased to state that in Jasper county everything is Lovely thus far. There are five counties in the State with a less number of school children than Jasper. They are Benton, Blackford, Newton, Ohio and Starke. Union county has but nineteen more.

“The Winamac Republican believes the Rensselaer Union, and the other two papers that oppose Gen. Packard, will support him, if nominated. Qf course they wouldn’t bolt.’’— Kentland Gazette, May 12th. * * * <‘Xow we desire to ask the Rensselaer Union a plain question, viz.: If the Republican convention fairly nominates Gtn. Packard for re-election to congress, will you support him?”— Kentland Gazette, May 19/A. Can't the Gazette believe its own statements? “The only papers in this district that appear to really oppose the nomination of General Packard, are the Laporte Herald and the Rochester Spy.”—Plymouth Republican. That is decidedly refreshing for the season, isn’t it? Theßarnstabbers must be getting desperate w’hen they resort to such deliberate falsehood to keep up their courage.

“Greeley says ‘to reduce the Revenue to the current expenditures is to hamstring the Secretary of the Treasury.’ Hamstring of course, the people say, and the sooner the better. But does Mrs. Revels see any ‘hog and hominy’ in this flaming business?”— Knox Ledger. The interest taken by the Ledger in the welfare of the colored woman is supposed to be explained by the

“Elsewhere we this week announce the name of Chas. C. S. Keech as a candidate for Treasurer of Porter county, subject to the decision ot the convention oi June 4, 1870. Mr. Keech is well known. — He has been our postmaster for three years past, and has just been released from the duties of that, position. He is well qualified to undertake and discharge the duties of Trehßurer, and his soldier record, is oi the best. We believe that the people will give his claims the consideration they so well deserve and that w hen the votes come to be cast in the convention it will be found that the people have not forgotten to do, honor to the soldiers w ho served in the late war.”—Valparaiso Vulelte. How about that little clerkship at Washington, thus providing “for two soldiers instead of one*,” eh? “The Rensselaer Union pronounces the last election law passed by our Legislature unconstitutional. The courts have decided it constitutional.”- — Kentland Gazelle. We did nothing of the kind.— Will the Gazetie please say what “courts have decided it constitutional?”