Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-18
LlLBURNE.
DOINGS In OHIO.

The wings IN the Ohio Legislature have resign
cd their seats TO defeat the niquitous designs Of
the Loeos in gerrymanding the State. The Locos
were attempting so TO District the State as TO de.
prive the wings = composing large majority Of
the State Of all, except or members OF Congress
They pEactised this same game some few years
since in the superintendent OF State representation
and they carried it TO such pitch, that when the
State gave $4,000 majority 10 General Harrison, the
Locos obtained the majority in the State Senate.
They proposed to perpetrase the same mons,rous
injustice as regards Congress-and the wings JUST
ly determined not to submit to ,-but to refer the
matter to the People.
We copy the following articles on the subject {:
From the National Intelligence Of TUESDAY.
FROM OHIO.
News reached this city by private letters on Sun.
day, but did not reach this Office unit, yesterday, Of
the dissolution Of the Legislature of Ohio (assem-
bed at extra session. by the resignation of 2s
members, leaving one House without the number
Two thrds) required by the Constitution OF that
State TO constitute quorum for the transact of
business and that his dissolution has defeated the
present passage of bill for dstrie,ing the State for
the choice OF Representatives TO Congress, which
was the object OF the extra session.
We have none Of the particulars OF this occur.
renee, except the fact of the resignation. The res,
must be inferred from what follows, which we con.
dense from the Ohio State Journal:
ION the ninth instant, being the i6.h day OF the
session. which had been wasted in iruitless endea-
vors the part Of the political ocofocol n.nori-
ty, 10 devise a scheme Of apportonment which
should answer the purpose Of giving them the
greatest advantage in dis,ricing the State n bill
finally introduced into the Senate xvh
the views ofo portion Of the majority, and which
the Wing minority were disposed TO accept as an
alternative, and it was passed. No sooner was the
passage of such bill whispered among the mem
bers IN the House than they broke up in disor-
Derby manner and edjourned TO spend the res, Of
the forenoon in caucussing. At the afternoon ses-
sion the bill from the Senate was read in the House
when Governor Jenkins moved that it should te re-
lected on its first readng-a proceeding which
amounted TO decision tina, the House would not
at this session act upon the subject Of apporiion
ment at all. But the caucus went to work again
that night, and the next morning another project
was brought forth and introduced an amendment
to some one Of the many bills previously submitted 10
the House. As soon as read a motion was made 10
adopt II q, once, without printing, and without any
member's beng permitted TO know what IL contain
ed, except what could be nseertained out OF the
House, or such glimpses Of its character as might
be caught as Il was indistincty read by the clerk
at his desk. Upon this question a very animated
debate arose, confined, however. pretty much 10
one side of the House, and consisting OF proiesn-
lions against such an unheard OF, unprecedented
course, as that Of bringing the House 10 vote up
on the bi-,he mos, important BILL too, ofthe whole
sessIon-wlthout allowing an opportunity for the.
discussion Of its merits for the consideration Of
amendments. Messrs. Clarke, Taylor, Powell,
Schenek. Hawkins, and Brown successfully address,
ed the Chair, and finally succeeded in portraying
the arbitrary character OF the plan for adopting the
amendment in such light, that for once the ma
Jorty took the alarm, and became convinced Of the
necessity Of paying some slight respect to the mi
nority on the floor who represent the rights and
interests of the majority Of the Stnte. The motion
to adopt the amendment was Withdrawn, aud the
amendment laid upon the table TO be printed
This is our latest particular information OF the
matter. The Legislature had been already three
weeks in session, "wrangling. bargaining, fighting,
caucusslng, multiplying and fooIing," according 10
the Journal, in a,iemp,to effect ga double VIC.
lAon Of the law OF Congress and the disrln chise-
ment Of the free people Of Ohio" and the editor ex-
presses the opinion that an end ought at to be
PIT to the session, and an appeal taken to the PEG
pie. The rest Of the story we shall give TO our
readers when we get it,"