Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-09-09
From tho Cleveland Herald.
THE LOCO tOCO APPEAL 10 THE
PEOPLE.

THE LOCO APPEAL 10 THE
PEOPLE.
The Loco foco members of the las
General Assembly, have published their
address TO the good people of The state
in which they endeavor to throw upon
the revolutionary Wings" who resign
ed their seals, all the odIum ofthe de-
leat Of sundry measures aIIedged TO be
Of the highest Importance. Every para
graph, nay, every line almost. either
contains a positive falsehood or ma kes d
false issue before the people. Indeed, il
may DC we'll doubted whether a similar
amount Of matter was ever put 10 type,
containing as many bare(aced lies, con-
pied with as much bombastic nonsense.
as this same VoIaclous document. ii
begins by saying:
"A series Of most extraordinary events
have resulted in the overthrow and an
nahllatlon Of representative government
IN Ohio"
Bah! whewl representative govern
ment IA ONO ove%rthtowH, anGlbIIated!
And pray Mr.. SpaidIng, what form OF
government do We 1--we under now. and
why douh you call on capt. Tyler 10
order out the militia and protect us ~
The enjoyment Of a republican form Of
government, as by the constitution oil
e the United States 10 is bound 10 do?-
1t is true a lutte petty tyranny was play
ed OF in a certain Legislative haA last
d winter, and at the the extra session. bul
| believe the great mass Of Ghe people
enjoy their liberty yet, and will cou-
0 trIVe in due time to elect anolker Legls-
lature, aud one too, OF winch you viii
mol have the honor Of belug a nember.
''By lap, The General Assembly OF
( the state was convened at the capitol
/ on the 25;h of July laet."
If BY lay aud not by Adjournment, i
was a new session, and what right had
Q Mr.. Speaker Faran and Mr.. Speaker
: SpaldlOg 10 assume the chair They
9 were elected last winter Tor The session
e only. Again,
e son the morning Of the lIlh inst, Is
members of the House of Representative:
a and Is Senators, by a cOnce OF acton
3 and under the protect of resigning their
h seats, retired from The halls OF %IegisIa-
s ton and lelt both houses Of the general
Assembly without that number oil mem
bers which the constitution requires iOI
o the transaction of business"
"PrtteGt and is it a pretext of resign
i ing, when a member writes out his reslg-
= nation in due form, sends II 10 The chair
and takes bis hat aud leaves the hall
' But pretext or not, there were enough
q members left, after the % had retired.
according 10 Mr.. SpaId'ng's understand
Ing Of the constitution F." 10 transact bust.
ness, Tor he and his clerk proceeded to
pass 4 or 5 bills Rnd do other business,
Just as if nothing had happened,
every effort vas made on our part il
either house to compel The attendance 0
the absentees
True, 50 it was Mr.. Speaker, the re,
sealing wax flowed like the blood q
the martyrs, aud you even P.dopted
new mode of serving a capIcs. to vii
that ofreadiag il to the bodles instea,
| of taking them INTO custody according Il
n the old fashion custoEI.
"But the process OF the law was die.
obeyed condemned; and the public Off
Q GERS charged with It's execution, lnsuIle
and menanccd wlth violence"
And pray Mr, Speaker, where is III
law which authorizes YOU TO send on
J your Sefgeant.at arms and ill up you
= Pail with iaIesmen as a sheriff would IL
! his deficient jury boxT You might jus
as well have sent out your process
" against % Of the citizens oil Columbus
commanding them 10 come in and TAX
N seats, as against those who had formal
10 resigned. and we're therefore no lOngo
% members. 1t is utterly untrue however
N ibat any insult was Offered, or any viz
', Ience menaced to the off ers who acte
~ under yOlr assumed aulhorlly.
"And thus were we compelled TO Sc
your government stabbed IN The UiO
- part, by successful insurgents against II
Z. organic law"
10 "Oh lordyl q don'lw shall faint 9
ne tic sight of 50 much blood! stabbed
CO The Imagination Of The speaker Wu'
rrrta inly have been wandering TO III
in death Of that pretty Bird he had bee