The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-28
EiCcfiNn NcLrs!
Grea: Triuo,phs Of HE Democracy in
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia. &c.

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OnIo-Ncyer were there greater exeriions
made to carry a state than were made by the
wings to carry Ohio at the late election. The
reasonable ani revolutionary step taken by the
whs members Of the laat legislature in rcsgning
their seats and leaving both houses without quo
rum, for The purpose of defeating the appoTIion-
mcnt bill, threw the state at once into an almost
leverish excitement, which was fully kept up and
on the increase until the day Of he election. The
traitors, or "abslualulators, they are called in
0hc, knew that unless they could get a majority
4ofthe people to sustain them, they must forever
be dlsgraccd and branded traitorsauI renesllcs.
Eyefy excrlion, therefore, that man could make
| they made; they made stump speeches and distri-
Tbuted foods of hand bills aud newspapers in eve
r Town and county in tle state; aad not satisfied
with trying to convince the people by their writ
ings and speeches, they brought out 'iiqt same
| old cooa" with which they carried the election So
trumphantly in lSl0 and tried to convince the
people by drinking bard cider and harder whisky,
by singing songs and telling vulgar stories; and y
getting up great parades and conventions; and
to raise the enthusiasm" Of the ''coons" to its
highest pitch, they prevailed Great Harry Of
lhc west" to leave his quiet retreat at Ashland
and to attend their great meetings and throw all
tho weight Of his own popularity and cloquence
into Me scales with them. But all would not do.
The unierriied and unconqucrablo democracy Of
the Buckeye state met the mighty hosts Of the
enemy boldly and Gcorlcssy-lhcy balled them
with dauntIess energy and determination to gain
the victory that spread terror through the ranks Of
the enemy, and they were routed "horse, foot, and
Dragons and the democracy retired from the field
unschathed aad covered with glory.
We have returns of the vote for governor, from
nearly all the counties in the state, ani they place
the election Of Shannon beyond doubt His
majority over Corwin cannot be less than 4OO0
Aud this in state that two years ago gaze Cor
win over 5000 majority. Well done!
Both branches of the legislature are also demo-
cratic. This secures the reelection Of Alien to
the T. S. Senate and fair division of the state
into congressional districts, unless the wings de-
feat it again by rcsigning, trick we presume they
are now convinced they have already tried once
too often. The returns for members as given be-
low may not be entirely correct, but they are
nearly 50.
QTrhe Senate consists of 3j mcmbers-1S
elected each alternate year. The democrats have
ten that hold over--the wings eight, but sir re-
signed hence "a senators were to be elected this
year. The House consists of ~ members.
Democratic SenafOrs.-Old members
10; Licking /; Fairfield and Pickaway
Knox and Coshocton !; Hamilton
Butler and Preble | ; Delaware, Marion
and Crawford | Seneca, Sandusky,
Hancock, &C., (; Stark l Wayne |
Lorain and Medina | Holmes and Tus-
caravans Clermont, Brown and Gin
ton whole number %.
Uhig Senator's. old members 2
Franklin, Madison and Clark | !; Muskin-
gum ; Montgomery +; Warren and
Greene /; Champaign, Logan and Union
| Cuyahoga and Geauga Athens and
Meigs il Miami, Darke, Shelby and
Mercer Portage and Summit | Trum-
bull |; Huron and Erie |; Ashlabula and
Lake whole number II.