The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-03-14

! flint, it will lhave been extinguished 10
lthemoment That gave il births" and THAI
| in this the honrof our separation, y
will be remembered only to warn Us
against its recurrence ia after time? 4
May healthsaad happiness attend
| you through life, and may you all re.
turn in safety to the circle of your
friends, andto the bosom of'your fami-
lies. nv rtBr y4Is tfyrh .:tselt aN
| II remains for me to announce that
this House stands adjourned sins die.
THE INFAMOUS CONDUCT OF THE
WHIG MAJORITY IN THE SENATE.
| The bll to re,district The Stale for
repsesentationin Congress, came up in
the Senate in the afternoon Of yester-
day. The infamy Of the measure was
exposed by a number of the democrat-
ic Senators; and the conduct Of the
wing members during the discussion,
was rdery and insulting in the ex,
treme. Alfred Kelly and his creatures
disturbed the Senate by loud talking,
laughing, sneering and moving about,
when the democratic Senators were
addressing the Senate. Such insulting
and disorderly conduct on the part of
majority in either branch ofthe Leg
islature of this State never before dis
graced the Tree government of this
State. Alfred and his tools with .insul-
ting insolence, exulted in this reckless
act of tyranny, while tramp'ing on the
established institutions of the State, un-
til they SO disgusted II portion of the
members, that when the vote was ta-
ken they sat still in their seats, and did
not vote when their names were called.
And no one could have been present
and witnessed this disgusting scene Of
insulting arrogance and insolence on
the part Of a few petty tylanls, riotlng
in the brief authority obtained by aci
cident, and thought strange that some
OF the democratic members, for the
time being disgusted and astounded by
the base atrocity and Iandal reckless
ness, with which our Institutions are
thus broken up, should have even de-
cIined anticipating by even forming a
part Of the quorum which voted on, ana
passed this nefarous act Of prefidy and
outrage. And because some OF the
democratic Senators, outraged by the
infamous and insolent conduct OF the
majority, declined to, vote and consti-
tute part Of the quorum, amaj"rity OF
which, was perpetrating the deed ofin
fanny, Alfred Kelly and some of his
creatures became very much disturbed; i;
when he was aPprehensive at one time
that Il quorum was moi voting he jun
ped up and said swell, well, Mr.. Spea-
ker, it makes no difference, if there be
quorum present the bill can pass even
although a quorum does not vote. =
And imm adately one of Kelley's crea-
lures got up AMI ferel a resolution,
pending the bill, and Of course out Of
order, requiring the fact to be stated on
the Journal, that some mambers pres
ent had not voted, and the resolution
was adopted. The Senators who did
moi vote, acted with no concerted un-
derstanding; but outraged by the lnia-
nous conduct OF the majority, declined
to become a party, by voting, to the
quorum, a majority Of which did the
deed. Had the whig party been in ;he
minority, and the democratic party at
tempted such an act Of tyranny. the
wings would have formed a conspiracy
and absquatulated, and destroyed the
Legislative branch of the government,
as they did on u certain former occa-
sion. Wben the whig members alb
squatuIated, they met in secret caucus,
and formed a conspiracy TO dissolve the
Legislature oy A simultaneous res!gna-
ton, and leaving it without constltu-
tional quorum. 1t was a concerted
conspiracy against the sovereignty OF
the Stale, and Violent dlsso' ution OF
the government by representatives
sworn to support the constitution.
., Statesman.
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