The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-08-25

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the wings have made it. Msssrs Sill and SpaDpIsr
have each let off Washington, whilst Mr.. Barnelt
makes one district commencing at Adams on the river
and running azszeg line into the interior SO as TO EN-.
brace Hooking; and another running with the river
from the lower line of Megs 10 the upoer line of Mon
roe. The policy of these Two districts of Contiguous
territory, seen at single glance for it is none oth.
er than TO swallow up in tho heavy whg maiontes Of
that section Of the State the democratic votes of these
two counties Of Monroe and Hooking The same poI.
icy dictated the bill of 1892 by which the county of
Monroe was placed in this same district, and her ma
iorty of 1000 left utterly unvepesened as if it had
not existed Again they complain Of the district Of
Ashtabula Lake and Cuyahoga on the Lake shore;
whilst they have voted for grouping together GuyuhogS
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 inconsistent
cies. lfhe has the map before him, he can readily
trace all the plans upon it, and will as easIv percevs
that these objections o: the wings when tested BY their
own propositions, are as hollow the rest thew have
SET up. He will particularly observe the policy that
has guided more especially The bill of Mr.. Barnett Of
swallowing up the democratic counties by whig ma
lores whenever practicabe and when not So Of gTou
ping them together in all forms and shapes n order TO
render useless for all political purposes, iheir heavy
From all these facts, the people will readily
perceive The claims which these men havo 10
especial honesty in dislricting the State. And
they will see also, that in view Of them, the
recusants, in their fight from tho Capiio' seek
to impose faIsehood upon our actions, in order
TO deceive, not only their own but our conslit.
uenis. What precious monitors are these men;
What excellent censors oflhe motives of 9TH
erst Truly "lrom the abundance OF the heat
the mouth speaketb.'
Having disposed Of these objections 10 the
bill OF the House, We come to consider anolh-
or feature in this case which involves more
important considerations. aud which must
place the conduct of the minority in even a
less enviable light,
These men say that they resigned their seats
in the House and Senate in order 10 prevent
the passage Of This bill Of Mr., Byington's,
which be it again remembered, was introdu>
ced on the 10Th inst; tina. they were driven to
the last resort, 10 accomplish this end-,he ex
ercise oflheir Unconstitutional right Of resigns
ing" We shall proceed to prove TO you, by
evidence that The recusants themselves can.
not gaiRsay, that this statement is not true in
fact. In the very opening Of their address
they admit, what The record equally proves,'
that they were opposed 10 an extra session for
the purpose Of dsl,ic,ing the State. Why sol
because as they say, they desired 10 avoid
the expense; but in truth, because they enter
tanned hope that another election might
change the political power, and enable them
to district 10 suit themselves One of their
membership representative from Mercer
under the instructions of hand full of his CON
stitueu's, who believed the wbig demAgogues
sincere last winter, was not present in his
seat during the session; ard even in the Sec
ond week, we were told here from day 10 dav.
that the act Of revolution would preven, the
State from being distrc,ed at the present time.
The result has proved this. Therefore for
once rumor spoke truth; and the act was pres
meditated and determined.
But let US look, for moment, at the last
resort in which these men chose the act Of
revolution. This bill was introduced into the
House, and was at that moment upon its final
passage Did it then become law2 BY no
means. II had yet TO pass the ordeal of the
Senate. lthad before it three days Of dscvs.
sion, change or a mendment, perhaps defeat,
in that body. Even if i! had passed there, and
upon both journals the minority had placed
their protests, the LAST RESORT had no! come,
and would moi come, until the bill received
the signature of the Speaker Of the House,
A' 'haI Moleut, Iuo ODject OF IMP Tocusant9
could have been accomplished by the resigua-
tion Of The Senators, which would have left
that body without quorum to receive mes
sage, or enable The Speaker to affix big sigua=
ture to the law,
But what were the evidences that This bill
would pass the Senate2 We may be answeis
ed, perhaps, ,hat its passage had been decreed
by the tin PAM There would be as much
truth in this as in the allegation made by the
minority that after the passage Of Mr.. Span-
gler's bill, the lin pan was convened, and The
members drilled to reject it in The House; the
fact being that from the passage ofthat bill by
the Seuateto lis rejection in the House, the
Houses were continually in session. But tbs
passage of that bill iu the Senate, by the co..
operation Of two of the democrats With The
wings, was evidence that no absolute sgree-
meDt existed upon The bill of the House; Il did
not contain the districts for which tho Sena.
tors from Fairfield and Stark had so strenousIy
commended. Again, it was etated upon the
floor Of lhe House by Mr. Henderson, OF Riche
land, whose remarks, by the bye, the minority
have grossly perverted, that he did not approve
Of The the bill, and that he voted for il with the
view depressing the matter Of disIricting into
some determinate shape, and upon the pledge
Of Senators that the bill should undergo sew
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