Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-08-23


Msssrs, Sill and Spanglor have each leil
OFF Washington, whist Mr.. Barnet makes
one district, commencing at Adams, on
the river, and runing aigzag line into
tho interior, so as TO embrace Hockingi
end another running with tho river from
the lower limo Of Meigs to the upper line
eoi Monroe, The policy oflhsss two dis
trcts of "contiglowS territory" is seen al
a single glance; for il is none other than
10 swAllOw up in the heavy whig mSioriN
ties Of that section Of the State, the dem.
ocratic votes Of these two counties Of
Monroe and Hooking. The same policy
dictated the bill Of 1882, by which the
county Of Monroe was placed in this dis
trict, and her majority Of one thousand
lett as uttenlly unrSprOsented as if il
had not existed. Again they complain Of
the district of Ashiabull, Lake aud Guy
ahoga, on the Lake shore; whilst they
have voted for grouping togsthsr Cuya- !
hoga, Lorain, Huron and Erie, which is = !
district Of at least equal extent, and OF
the same form. But we should weary |
the reader by pointing out all these in
consstencies. If he has the map before
him, he can readily trace all the plsns up
on il, and will as easily perceive that
these objections Of tho wings, when test
cd by their own propositions, are as hoi-
low as the rest they have set up. lie
will particularly observe the policy that
has guided more especially the bill oFhr.
Barnet, Of swallowing upof the demo
cratic counties by wing majorties wh9 n
ever practicable, and when not SO, of
grouping them together in all forms and
shapes, in order TO render useles, for all
political purposes, their heavy majoriiics.
From all these facts, tho people will
readily perceive the claims which these
men have to especial honesty in district,
ing the State. Aud they will see, also,
that in view Of them, the rscuslnls, i'll
their fight from the Capitol, seek to imN
pose falsehoed upon our actions, in order
10 deceive, not only their own, but our
constituents. What precions monitors
ore these men! What excellent censors
Of the motives Of others! Truly, "from
the abundtnce Of the heart lhe moUth
speukelh."
Having disposed OF these objections to
the bill &C the House, we como 10 cons!d'
or another feature in this case, which in
wolves more itHpol tant considerations, and
which must place the conduct Of the mi
por;tv in even q less enyiabIe light.
These ruen say that they resigned thei
seats in the House and Senate in order tt
prevent the passage OF this bill OF Mr
Byipa,on, which, be il ag&in remember
ed was introduced on the loth instant
that they we're driven to the last resor
10 accomplish this end--the cEeTciso o
their constitutional right OF resi- gCug|-'
/ We shall proceed to prove to you, by sV
idence that the recusants themseho'
cannot gainsay, that this statement is moi
true intact. In the very opening of thei
address,they admit what the record equal
" proves, that they were opposed TO al
extra session for the purpose Of district
ing the State. Why so? Because, a
thew say, they desired to avoid the OK
pense: but in truth, because they entcl
tanned hope that another election migl
change the political power, and onab'
them 10 district to suit themselves. On
of their members,-the Representative
from Mercer, under the instructions
hanefull ofEis constituents, who belle
ed them sincere last winter, was not pre-
ent in his seat during the session; al
even in the second week, we were to
here from day to day, that the act OF re
olution would prevent the State from D
ing districted at the present time. II
result has proved this. Therefore, Fl
once rumoT spoke the truth; and the
was .premeditated and determined.
But Ist us look, for a moment, at Il
last resort in which these men choo
the act of revolution. This bill was
4roduced into the House. and wasa IN
moment upon lis final passage. Did
,. then become law? BY no means.
had vet 10 pass the ordeal Of the Sehat
Il had before il three days of discussc
chanre or amendment, perhaps defeat,
that BODY. Even if It had passed the
and upon both journals the msIorlty h
ulaced their protests, the last resort h
not come, and would not come, until
sill received the signature of The Spe'
ar of the House. At that moment,
ob;ect of the recusants could have be
accomplished by the resignation ot
Senators, which would have left that
dy without quorum to receive me
aSe. or enable The Speaker to aflix
signature 10 the law.
RUt what we're the evidences that
bill would pass the senate2 We may
answered, perhaps, that its passage,
been decreed by the "tin pan" Ih
would be as much truth in this as IN
allegation made by the minority TIA
ster ibe passage of Mr.. Spangler's bill,
in Dan was convened, and the mem
drilled 10 reject itin the House; me
Being that from the passage OF 'na' I4
hy,heSenate to its rejection IN neil