The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-01-31
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON
Washington City. DC.
January, I4th, 1910.
Messrs. Editors. -.sIRs>-

ACAOt
Messrs. Editors.
On yesterday the house of Reps. proceeded
10 he presentation, petitions for the first lime
since its Observation-Disclosures the people are
satisfied with this delay of their business 10 tn
lale perlnd, or not, presume depends npon the
iclS aud circumstances which have caused this
delay.-You are aware that as soon us the Spea-
ker was etected, that he proceeded TO The organ
lzatI"n OF the house by swearing in the mems
Ders present. When the state Of New JERSEY
was called IN It's order,no one app Iel, bu al
tef the rest Ofthe states had been called and Ohio
members swore in, the whole Of the whig del
egaIIon from New Jersey came forward and
demanded to be sworn, aler their second relecS
I on. The Speaker refused TO swear in, any,
but Mr.. RandOlp ph and reported the facts to the
house, whereupOn the house went off in debate
day after day until, by direct vote of yeas and
nays they were again rejected d.--Suhsequeutly-
on Tuesday the 9Th INST. the Chairman of
the committee on privileges and elections, offer
ed resolution, referring the whole matter of the
New Jersey contest to that Committee with pow
or to send for persons and papers. Here again
the federal Wings went off into another debat
arguing the same question OF return over and o
yer again, 10 prove that the Governors Certi6'
cate is of paramount authority To the expressed
will of the people. OF Course the democracy
could not sustain position so .nonstrous ant
absurd, which would be, in fact, direct and
open violation os all democratic principles, strik
ing at once, fatal blow at the fundamental prir
ciples Of consti tuiIonal righL,>The right oftht
people to elect their own representatives. >SThit
question was not disposed of until yesterday by
call of the previous question: which was sus'
tanned by thelhouse and the matter refer. ed-thul
have we spent in debating this question, weeks
! of time which should have been devoted to tht
business of the naon.>-There is one consola
ton left for the democracy in this war efwords
Ifthus, the democracy have triumphantly mair
tained the constitution, the genus Of pop
ular liberty, can ONCE more plume her wings
and conceptions in all its native beauty. But il
self respect for the constitution had been re.
garded by the opposition, self respecl for the
will of people unquestionahty expressedr-t
self respect for the business ofthe nation. This
New Jersey question should, and would have
been settled the second day of our meeting al
furthest. But such is their desireifor place and
power and such their utter contempt 70 The will
OF tne people, tn&t tRey not only treated the sub
ject as ittley "had not been defeated in their
election, but undertook 10 prove that the certif,
cate of the governor was paper which the
house could not get over. By the continuance
of this struggle, the democracy acted only on the
Defensive; by whichit is easy to determine who
ID accountable for this loss of time.
Petitions.--The honse proceeded as far as the
state of Massachusetts, when up came the sub
ject Of abolition, there we are, and when We
shall get away from that place. is unceriain:--
No business can be done unless some mode il
adopted for their disposition, during the pAesen
session: But no resolution can be adopted upor
This subject, until resolution day shall'permi
some one to n offer it in order: The rules can
no, be suspended for any propositlonsto that G
fect.> Democracy IS like srecie Il. par as the,
say, but above psr as the feds say, when the,
compare deprecated paper with specie.
Yours &c.