The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-05
THE "DEMOsTHENEs" OF OHIO.

THE "DEMOSTHENES" OF OHIO.
This young candidate for the present and
prospective honors and smiles of his patron, the
Crassus Of Missouri, has lately evnced dispo-
silon in the Senate characteristic of that school
ofpolitcians which strives to uproot the peace OF
tie community and scatter abroad the elements
OF civil war, in preference to maintaining the
strict integrity Of the Union and the preser-
walton of public order Accordingly on the
18th of the past month, Mr.. Allen offered reso-
luton calling on the President of the United
States for information of the state Of the facts
in relation TO the difficulties in Rhode Island,
and on which he founded his recent letter to the
Governor of that State. On the goth ultimo
the resolution was placed before the Senate for
consideration; but as Mr.. Simmons wished to
examine it, it was temporarily laid upon the
table On the 22d it was again taken up, and
laid on the table by a vote OF "a to IL. Inns
signal manifestation of the refusal Of the Senate
TO adopt the resolution had only the effect OF ma
king the 'Y Dung Demosthenes" more deter
mined in his course of proceeding; and, on the
9th, he again moved that the Senate take up
the resolution but this motion also failed-yeas
IS. nays 20. Still Mr. Allen was not conquer
ed, although defeated, and with desperation
which baffled restraint, he, on the last day OF
Apr-not the frst-made another Intellectual
attempt to attain his darling object. Almost
every BODY but those acquainted with the dema-
goguism of the Senator, thought that the reso-
luton would be permitted to sleep upon the ia
BILE but no its quescent slumbers were again
disturbed by the earthquake" cadence of its
youthful parent; and, behold Mr. Allen made
a fifth attempt to take up the resolution An
account of this latter effort, somewhat at length,
was published in Mr.. Benton's organ on Mon
day evening and the first thing that there strikes
the eve in glaring capitals is the nervous and
impressive caption, no doubt thrown out in ad-
vance, with the object of foreshadowing the
great things which were to follow, viz:
"THE DIFFICULTIES IN RHODE ISLAND
THREE COMPANIES OF UNITED STATES
TROOPS MARCHING INTO THAT
STATE, BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT,
TO PUT DOWN THE SUFFRAGE PARTY
AND CONSTITUTION"
The report then proceeds to say, in the Ian
guage of Mr. Allen, that ''the several motions
which he had submitted heretofore were voted
down." but " in order to show the proprety
now of action on that resolution-the peculiar
proprety of its adoption-he would state to the
Senate what he understood to be the fact, from
various sources, which could be relied on and
which he believed to be true"
"Mr. Preston here rose to question of order,
whether the Senator could make alusion to the affairs
in Rhode Island motion to take resolution from
the table which motion itself was not debateable
"Mr. Allen did not wish to debate the condition OF
affairs in Rhode Island but merely wished to state
fact derived from unquesonabe source, as an ad-
ditiona reason why the resolution should be taken up
and adopted.
"Mr Preston persisted IN his point of order.
"Mr Allen then submitted his motion to take the
resolution up from the table, and demanded the yeas
and nays on it; which were ordered
"The Cleik here proceeded to call the roll and
when the name of Mr.. Allen was called
"Mr Allen rose and, without responding to the
call, wished to test the sense of the Senate whether
was not in order for him to state fact which came TO
his knowledge within the last thrtyslx hours which,
iftue, and of which he had no doubt, would shake
this country to its foundation and which would 60
to show concusvey that the motion TO take the reso-
luton from the table ought to be adopted, lie sub
the Senator from South Carolina, MIR. Preston, for
the decision of the Chair.
"The Chair decided that the yeas and nays having
been ordered the motion to take the resolution from
the table, the Senator could not recur to point OF
order raised by the Senator from South Carolina, Mr.
Preston I and demand decision of the Chair on that
question that should have been done before the yeas
and nays were ordered
Mr.. Wright came to the relief of the Senator,
and took an appeal from the decision of the
Chair, but, after debate, he withdrew it. MIR.
Allen then recapituated the matter, and observed
that, when interrupted by the Senator from
South Carolina he was going on to state fact,
or what he believed to be fact, to show that
the motion which he was about to submit was
of such consequence that, if adopted, it might
save the Government from being embrolled IN
civil war Mr. Preston called the Senator
from Ohio again to order. After bret CONVEX
sation between Mr. Linn, MIR. Preston, and
the Chair, Mr. Allen desired that the sense
of the Senate should be taken as to whether
they would now sustain that declsion.-
He again attempted to state fact (dont be
impatient y as a reason which ought TO prevail
with the Senate to take up the resolution. Mr.
Preston submitted to the decision OF the Char
whether this course was correct The ChaIr re-
Piled that it had been declared by the Senate, at
the last session, upon the occurrence OF SINH
lar question of order, that such a course was IN
correct. Mr.. Buchanan and MIR. Allen con-
tended that they were right, and ergo those who
thought differently were wrong
The report again says
Mr. Merrick said he understood the Chair to have
decided that it is in order to discuss the subject of
the resolution.
"Mr Allen The Chair decided that the remarks |
made mere not in order. Very well; | am willing to
consider them out of order and now propose to of
fer some other remarks. 1t is well known to every