Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-02-09
No. I7.-WnOLE NO. ass

us lie mldilhatIf any Thing beneli~
cisl should be effected Tor the people. Il
wou d have have TO be dOns IN spI'IS
ol compromise,
The Senate then refused 10 recomm't
the bill and amsndmsnls,--yca' 10,
nays 10.
Another motion to sdjourn-lhsD
call OF the Senaie-rhen motion To
take a recess all Of which were Voled
down
Mr. Hazerins. after few remains
expressive Df his sbhurrencs of the mo-
ton he vas about 10 make, moved ihe
previous question, which vas sustained
| by second and htrd; hul he Spaok.
er having informed Mr. II lbarihe pre-
viou- question would cot of al' the a.
mendmen,s, including those of the select
committee. and bring the Senate TO a
direct vnte oa he original bill, he beg
ged leave to Withdraw his call Tor The
previous question, and leave was gran
led.
After several motions 10 adjourn, &c.
&c had been put, and lost,
Mr.. Danny moved that The bill and
and pending amendments he laid On Ihe
table in order 10 be printed. tie said
that The amendments had been offered
in gond falih. snG he hoped the majority
would allow them 10 be printed that they
miuht receiye a Jar and candid exami.
nation.
The question was put and lost. par.
ty vote.
A number or motions followed for sd-
iourumenr- 90 into committee Of Tho
whoe-for recess, &c. all Of which
were promptly disposed of by the ma
iorily'
Mr.. Denny moved call Of the Sem
ate which was ordered, and proceedings
under the call having been dispensed
with,
Mr.. Ecklpv arose and addressed the
Senate in favor oI the provisions en-
brsced ~ the amendments he had pro-
posed, and which The Senate had treat.
, ed in a manner unprecedented in the
- annals ofiegisIstiou For his own part,
he could moi nave believed. previous 10
taking bis sealrn that body, that the
influences Of party could have been
, brought to bear so heavily and so dlsas-
lrousIy upon the interests and the rights
Of the people He had looked in vain
for manrlestsuon nf that generous spi-
ril Of compromise and coucilia'lon which
&c ne had hoped would characterize the
W Legislative proceedings Of a free repub.
;" Ican people; but he now gave up all
!" those high suDicipatiOns, seeing how
h' deeply members were sunk in the du
y lies Of inscriptions parllzans. With
-. regard 10 his amendment, he had Offer
!" ed il 10 good lalh. and with a sincere
'e desire TO present plan upon which all
10 might unte-he had offered it, because
: the minority had been frequently called
'o upon on thai floor TO present plan 10
&C the majority, in place Of finding fault
10 and opposing he bill which had been
OF offered by the committees composed o
y membess Of their parry. And now ths
ne an was presented on the part of lhe
minority, agreeablv 10 The calls that had
oy been made upon them, how was itlreal-
e' ed? Not allowed 10 be printed mot
"' permitted TO lay on the table for single
10 n.ghr, that members might have an op'
rs porluDily OF examining lI-bUt a mnni
ly lest determination formed TO vote i
down By blind and inconslderate party
nd vote. And this was lcgislaiing for th'
freemon Of the grAst State Of Ohio!-
a. Mr.. Eckley then went into a cursor!
to examination and explanation Of the pro
nd visions OF his amendment, and compared
ms it with the bill and The amendments
ion The select communicable said thai thI
10 amendment he had presented was III
own work-the work Of a single day
,d- Tint no member, no man was Tesposib''
vas for j, but himseIf-and that all he hal
to hoppd for was, iha, the majority woul
on have allowed time for ls consideration
,te fla had been warned, however. bv III
md fate of an amendment offered by Nj
he Johnson OF Perry, OF the late that va
ole prepared for the amendment which h
had proposed That gentleman belonj
ate ed to ;he majority. and if he could n
succeed in getting his county disengagt
IN from an unnatural connection with
He lhens county IL he was compelled
cen submit quietly 20 the commands OF II
or gentleman from II tMr. Disney, } ce
ing ruiuIy the minority had nothing to
ity; pecl from that quarter. Alter EXPIRE
had sing his determination not TO be gagg
Bu, and his belief that the ini7ulty init
the ded TO be perpetrated upon the polite
ed rights Of the people, would yet be arr
nj, il ted. and those who had attempted
o be would soon meet their just reward
rtu- the Indignation OF ,nsuled reemen, q
e?- Eck'ey said thai he would no longer
Isv the final vote.