Rensselaer Union, Volume 3, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1871 — Its Dead. [ARTICLE]

Its Dead.

Tho Legislature ol Indiana lias gone to find its twin brother —has ceased to exist—has adjourned sine die. One hundred thousand dollars of public money has been expended in the passage of half a dozen or so acts of local benefit and three or four of general application; among the most important ol the latter arc the fish law and the law regulating the lees and talarics of county officers. About a week before the adjournment, thirty-four Ilepublicajn members of the Lower Hout o got scared at a Democratic bill to redistrict the State for legislative purposes, and tendered their resignations to the Governor, who at once accepted llictn. These thirtyfour have issued an addiess to the people of Indiana in which they state, among othdr things that impelled them to resign, that they had been compelled to submit to unjust and tyraiiical rulings of the sneaker denied the privilege of being heard in support of right arid law —trampled under foot by the majority, without semblance of justice or decency—brute force had been threatened —a bill introduced of such infamous character that if the Republicans were to carry the State by 15,000 majority the Democracy would still control both branches of the General Assembly. Hone of these thirty-four had inculcated the noble heroism opCassabiattvca. I)oc Simmons, or Jim illudso and it was much easier to "adopt Democratic precedent and fight the enemy with his own weapons; consequently these noble, patriotic, true-hearted and liigb-spiriled thirty-four arose

in majestical dignity,- with commingled sorrow and anger, and tendered their resignations. In view of their terrible sufferings their constituents will probably give all of them permission to remain in prit ate life during the balance of their years.