The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-12-23
BASE MISREPRESENTATION

The depraved and corrupt editor of the TuscHaWas
Advocate is again at his old business Of dcceving the
people and leading them into In his last paper
he stated that the members of The Legislature had been
discussing the proprely of electng their officers by
''voice' instead ofby ballot. And, "afer spending
much time (theSs his words) debating the guess
tion, the Vanecrac dctators defeated in their OBJ
jec by vete of 80 to 49, Mcconnell and tlockinber'
ry voting in the shortr
To show how utterly untrue the above sentence is,
il is only necessary 10 refer to the proceedings of the
Legislature. In the House the 9th inst resolution
was reported 10 90 into an election for Speaker Clerk,
&C., uira yoce-that is, by word ofmouth. An amend
msnt was offered to strike out the words "vva voce."
II was defeated. by vote of37 to 35, Mcconnell and
Hockinborry voting with the 81 The question then
came on the udspsn oflho resolution which was cars
risd as follows:
For the resolution,
Messrs Atkinson, Baird. Briggs, Byngton, Cahill,
Dunn, Ewing. Green, Griffith, Hatch, HENDERSON,
HOcknberry, James, Jenkins, JONES' Karshner, Kelley
of Perry, Kthcari, Lyon, Medbery, Meredith, Moore,
McCloskey McCllng. Mcconnell Mcfarland, McNu-
ty, OldS, Okey, Powell. Ratfenspegqr, Sharp, Smith
Of Licking, Steedman, Walters, Workman, Wood
Wocolt, and speaker-39
Against the resolution,
Messrs Ackey, Bliss, Bowen, Blown. Chambers,
Chsnewth, Clarke, Converse, Cooke Dunhum, Evans
Fudge Fuller, Gard, Gregory, Hamilton, Hawkins
Kelley Of CuyahOga, Lowman, McCrea, OdS Perkins,
Ptobasco, Schsnck, Scott, Smith of Highland Smith
ofMontg"mery, Streator, Taylor Titus, Updegraf,
Warner and Wheeler-33
So the resolution was adopted, and Mcconnell and
Hocknbey voted for it the facts above proVei yet
ihe Advocate says defeated, and that Repre-
Gentatves voted in the "short rows Now what in.
ducsd him 10 utter slch palpabO fasehoOd, and so
1t was done willuy-there was hten!o practice fraud
Ito deceive the people, to hunbug them and lead
them int and 10 place MesSrs. aIc Connell and
HoOknterry falsely before their constl uenls. This
was the ntenton-it was but part of1he policy which
he has carried in this county for twenty years back
when there wSS no opposition press when he could
60 msrepresentiDg acts-eadng the people nslray-
corrupng the publ ic morasi aducng public men; tear
ing to pieces private character and in fact every thing
which venol press could do was done, and all with.
fear Of exposure But does be suppose he can go on
any longer in his course ordeGtmaton aud deira ton
and misrepresentation, without being expoSsd1
In consuson we ask the upright, moral and honest
men of all partios thsy sanction tie course Of
the Advocate editor in his System Of Justification, de-
csptOn, and Misrepresentation Are they wi ling 10
allow him to distort the proceedings rthe Legislature
and perAer The votes Of our Two Representatives with.
cut raising their against such a rsea These
are grave questions, and it wouldbe Slundor on the
ciEOns of the county to suppose for moment, that
they will sit quietly by and wink at sach conduct in an