The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-26


| if he can, any other meaning from these con-
Trajectory articles. He can approach other
conclusion for fraud, deceit AMI hypocrisy
ay, the very spirit of revolution, anarchy and de-
struction lie exposed in all their hould deior-
NIFTY TO the simplest vision. We do not desire TO
deal harshly with the Inteligencer; but when
we see foreigners, paid by Congress, and SO sup
ported striking openly and avowedly at the very
root of the Constitution, and even daring 10 m
| vite the majority of Congress to resign 'hen
seats thus initiating the destructlonists OF ONO;
we should be guilty of gross neglect OF duty
did we not hold up the serpent 10 the gaze OF
the American people, and show them the sting
of the reptile ere II is too late.
We will now give the reader short history
of the Ohio rebellion, and we dare assert that
the intention of the resigning members was not
only to prevent the State being districted, but
to defeat certain measures that were called for
by the People-measures that lay half finished
before the Legislature, and for most of which
these very men had voted within the three
weeks previous to their dastardly flight from
the Capitol. We can also prove that they had
resolved to resign, and had written their resig-
nations five days before the act was consum-
mated and four days before the bill which they
say caused their designations, was introduced
into the Legislature, voted upon We can
also prove that one member had in his posses
sion the written resignation OF another at tina
moment when he asked leave of absence for
the latter, five days before the grand explosion.
And yet the Intelligencer approves, appiauds
and gores in all this We now call attention to
the following extract from the address of the
Democratic members of the Ohio Legislature:
The State has not been divided into congressional
districts alt hough the bill for that purpose had passed
branch of the Legislature; and, therefore, you
elect your representatives to Congress al the
usual and proper time.
The bill provide relief for the suffering contract
ors and laborers upon the plbc works, although 1t
had passedone and reached its second reading IN the
other branch, has failed.
The bill to provide for the appraisement of person
al properly be sold execution although passed
both Houses, and only awaited the signatures OF the
Speakers of the respective Houses, TO become law,
has failed.
The bill to tax brokers and prohibit fraudulent
currency, has failed.
The bill extending the corporal existence of the
solvent and specie-payng banks Of this State under
the restrictive provisions of the act to regulate bank
ing, has failed.
The bill to give mechanics lien upon the labor OF
their own hands has failed.
These and many other measures of absorbing nte-
rest and mpeiious necessity, prayed for by common
constituency, have been defeated by this bold attempt
to subvert all government and law.
Here were FIVE highly imported bills all de-
feated by the resignation of these recusant
Wings. The second bill in the list, for APP
praisement Of property, was almost life and
death TO the poor man. The necessity of such
an act may be understood when we state, that
during the last few months the cows of poor
men, taken under execution, have actually been
sold at the rate of one dollar a head! This
bill had passed both Houses, and only required
the signatures of the Speakers to be sent to the
Governor, for his approval. Another day would
most probably have seen this bill law, and the
poor man protected by it from the iron grasp of
the cold blooded creditor.
The lien bill for the benefit of mechanics,
and almost the only security the mechanic has
for the labor of his hands, would likewise soon
have passed, but for the hurry of the run
Always.
1t was the bill to tax brokers and prohibit
fraudulent currency, that alarmed these disor-
gansers, much more than the idea of not hav-
inc their own way in forming the State Con-
gressional districts.
We again recur to the address of the demo-
cratic members of the Ohio Legislature in reply
to the manifesto of the resigning Wings. Let
the following extract be attentively read:
"Agan recur to the fact that the objection is Ia
ken to this bill and that it init oduced the 10th
day of August into the House. We aver that the
act of revolution decided upon in caucus, on the
night of Friday the 5th To sustain US in this posi-
ton, might call by upon several of the wing
members, who voluntarily communicated this infor-
nation to us on Saturday morning, accompanied
with their condemnation of it. But saved
that necessity, for the recusants themselves, have,
unwittingy, perhaps furnished US the evidence in
positive form On Saturday morning, the 9th inst,
several of the parties to the applied to
the Speaker of the Senate for their certificates draw
ing pay up to Monday morning. On the same day,
Mr.. Henderson, of the Senate, made motion to
cuse, for the balance Of the session, the Senator from
Greene Mr.. Perkins, upon the ground of ilI-health
Upon the morning of the 18th, Mr. Ford presented
the resignation of Mr.. Perkins, dated on the 9th, IN
THE HAND Mr.. HENDERSON,"
In connection with the above the following
Certificates snoulu Oe carefully peruSeu ana
dates noted
Extract from the Journal the Senate.
In SENATE, August g. lS42.
Mr. HENDERSON moved that Mr.. Perkins be
cused from further attendance upon the present Ge
neral Assembly which was UNANIMOUSLY agreed to-"
1t is hereby certified that the above extract is an
accurate copy from the journal of the Senate
Attest, THOMAS j. MORGAN, Clerk
August 49, 1912.
COLUMBUS, August 9th, 1912
"To JAMES J. FARAN, Speaker Of The Senate Of Ohio
al herewith resign my Office as Senator of the
State of Ohio. Respectfully yours,