Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1845-01-07

Franklin, (Mr KelIey) was disposed 4
teach by precept, bu! not by example,
He tells US that We ought 10 be governed
by the golden rule of doing unto other
as we would have others 10 do unto US
but he admits that he and his friends ha u
adopted the. silver rule of doing untC
others as others do unto him and BIZ
friends. He admits that Ihe'tin. panning
is wrong, and at the same time admits
that he and his friends have adopted ,hi.
system in regard TO their proceedings al
this session. do not censure the Sema'
Tor from franklin, aid bis friends SO
much for adopting this system Of caucus
Legislation, as do for pretending to de,
nouace the practice as an abuse 10 legis-
laIiOn, and as soon as they obtained po.
Iilical power by inveigbing against this
pretended abuse they. adopt it in all its
extremes. The Senator from franklin
(Mr. KelIey,) has distinctly admitted that
ne and hls political friends in The Legi,-
la,ure have adopted this system Of eau,
Gus Legislation and he undertakes io jus
tiiy il.
MI Kelley here OBJ served that he did
NOT juslilyii bur only excused il.
Mr. Barley, stand corrected. The
gentleman only excuses il. He admits,
however, that the majority iHthe Legis-
lature have adopted practice which he
admits to be wrong, and which he tries
TO excuse. But how does he excuse III
Because the democratic party has done
wrong in this respect, therefore the wbig
party are exeusable in doing wrong in
the same respect. Because the demo-
cratic parry. when in ths majority in the
Legislature, as he says, resorted to the
practice, therefore the wlIigs now, when
in the majority, must resort TO the nrac-
lice in self'd Afence. This is his reason.
ing. The excuse is a lame one. The
wings have obtained political power by
denOuncing this as an abuse in legisla-
iion, and by protesting an intention to
reform it. And now il is ADMITTED that
the whig majority in the Legislature
has adopted this practice in all it's sx'
(remes, This is consistency.
Mr Kelley Of franklin, said he would
reply in the language of scripture, ''WO
10 him by whom the offence Cometh."
Mr. Baldwin remarked that he knew
the Senator from Brown was serious in
offering his amendment, and that it was
right; bnt he regretted that his colleague
felt i, to be his duty TO propose il,becsuse
il placed the majority ia an unpleasant
position. Il was their settled policy 10
adop' whatever the democrats opposed,
and 10 reject whTeVer they supported =
Some weeks since, resolution passed
the other branch providing for the e,ec-
ton Of these judges. Then, The men,
ber representing Brown in the other
branch, was in his place, and the majori.
~ here, from that fact, struck out that
county against the wishes Of herSeEatOr,
now the Representative from that county
is absent from his seat, and it suits the
majority TO go into an election in his alb.
sence, and without his consent, and my
colleagues effort TO prevent it, will be
unavailng. AT the time lhs resoluli6nt
was pending in this branch before, my
colleague forced lhaa majority to record
their votes in dlanertcal opposition to
the wishes Of those Interested, and ii is
crue 10 make them place upon the jour
nal second time the evidence OF their
utter disregard Of the wishes Of those
whose rights and interests they are tramp
Ing under foot.
While pity,sad NIB. the man whose
actions are thus TO be placed on record
whose utter disregard Of The courtesies
due TO The immediate representatives of
Brown aud Of the rights and wishes OF
the people Of that county themselves
are thus 10 be exposed to The world, still
he draws comfort from the admissions
this discussion has drawn forth from the
majority. We have il from she mouth OF
one Of the mighty leaders Of that third
branc mot from an ordinary man bOI
one high in aulhority-w whose behes,s
are regarded, whose voice is obeyed,
wi speaks in that midnight conc!ave
81 / is done that this question Of So
lecting Judges in '.lsrsel," so far as our
disiric. is concerned, has been settled.
Yes, | rejoice at this Confession from
the Senator from franklin, (Mr,Kelley)
Ter II relieves my colleague and myself
from responsibility 10 our constituents
We have only TO send out on the wings
Of the winds that the ofdcles Of the 'ilD-
pam have spoken and before then all oP'
nosi,ion must bow. Bot this is not ali.
| Il i moi only admitted that the parry
which for years has denounced that sys'
| lem-they who in Is4O, irudgsd through
the mud to their knees, in the streets Of
this city, bearing aloft bottOmles ''tin.
nan. ''accompaRled with hiVsss and groans
| n derision Of their Oppcuen's--havs a.
/ ken thai same pan patched 10 atemPo-
raw bottom, and are nov nightly using i.
But we have tbs codfession OF the SEN
alOt that the practice i Wrong--lhat they
| ste doing evil thas good may come.
"a slad to hear cCnssssion from that