The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-12-26

law. They afca ssReWestntaiivcs Of The
County of llamilioo.n ard nothing legs, Thai
j. their designations - their legal siylo and
character, the report Of the Apporlonmenl
Committee, aud the language Of the scheme
itself being witness. .8v e
| Nor is there any way ofarrvng al differ
en-, result by means Of opening, absiracing
and certifying The returns in a particular
manner. Ii The thing cannot be done d.
rccly, be sure il cannot be done Indirectly
The process Of sapping and mining at the
consiiiuiion, usage, decision, and the pnr
Ipt SC and language Of this scheme, is quite
as inelftclual as any open. assault. And il
smacks ofprcparicatiou and mcanncss 10 re-
pudialc The expressed purpose Of the men
who framed this scheme, and seek 10 ariyc
NJ rcsul, which tlry disayowed, by sinu-
GUS aud sinister means. lY.,s
say, therefore, as A MANIFEST AND 1NCpN-
TRoyERTABLE TRUTH, that the leading mem.
bers elect from Hamilton, are, every man Of
them, REPRESENTATIVES IF. AND FOR THAT
CouSly, and nothing less Than the whole
county.
When, therefore, Messrs rueM s. PIERCE
Iprcsentcd themselves at the bar OF the
llIousc, with certificates Of election, du-
Ily signed aud sealed, as Representatives
Of the county Of Hamilton, duly and con-
s,ilulionally pecie,i," ,"--wcrc they cnlille,
40 their seats, prima facia, subject to be
Lquslcd upon contcsialion, by any body who
should show better lighs Manicsily they
Iwere,-Gor the principle is well established
that the certificate gives the seat, prima ta.
cia. There seems 10 be no controversy
about the application Of this principle.--
The county of Clinton has been repeated
| ly called by the Chairman Of the lIolse,
MIR. LETTER. It's understood that gentle
mon having, not certificate, but certified
abstract of the votes cast in thai CoGniy, is
now here in this city lie has never re-
sponder 10 the cali and claimed 10 be sworn
as member, primd .facia, or in fact. The
holder of the certificate, Mr.. J'Nss, il is
Of ceded by every democrat. must lake his
seat, in The first instance, because he holds
The certificate Of election; althoegh j, is no
torious, and admitted by MI. JONES himself,
that he was ineligible as a candidate, being
Sheriff Of The county; ; did not, in contempla-
lion of tho law, receive a inglc vote, and
cannot retain his seal for moment upon
coniesaiion. The sumo is true in regard
TO the gentleman holding certificate Of
election from the c, unlles ol Scioto, and
Lawrence diaregarding as falcical and alb
surd, the special c!cctiun under which he is
4 ,'.rL Il,
more than substitute him TO the exact rights
and the exact vacancy which his so called
resignation created. II is admitted thar HE
musthave seat, pri,na fncia though clearly
incompetent 10 hold il. This is the course
which the House has pursued. And the
standing out against ts organization, are
clearly Of opinion that the certificate gives
the seal, because they have admitted Mcssrs.
JONES and IlAMBLEToN int1 their so.called
organization, although we'll aware of their
Notorious disqualification and incompetency
10 become members in fact. lrepeat, there
fore, the certificate gives the seat--the prin-
cple is established, uncontrovcrted, ADMIT
led in facl-,here is no question about it,
Mcssrs. P,Cu and PIERcE, then, were
entitled to their seats, prima faciG, as a
matter Of slrct legal right. They have Ia
ken them, they are sworn members for the
time bcing-of III, only legal House ul
Representatives that is or can be,--that
namely, consisting of fvo m,re than a ma
,|jorityo ot the whole body, over which Nj
!. LETTER l,resid, s. Why is not quorum o
Ethal House constituted al once? Its Chair
man has been repeatedly recognized by th'
} members elect, who stand out, and refuse 4
: make up the quorum. AS to their persona
! or official rights, Individually, there is no
/ one OF them whose seat is uncontested VIII
!. Gin say thar, in respect TO himself and hi
j constituents, he has any justification for as
: sisling to keep up the present condition {
J things, so projudicialto The peace, tho cree
o II, and character of the State. But con
b biadtioa ot members elect make The case
II the two Cincinnati claimants their own, ap
,f insist that hlcssrs. PUcn and PIEncE sha
G be thrust out from their soats, without II
s al Of their right. and before any tribunal
j. erected. by means of an organization, whic
d is competent to try il, More,--to conpt
81 them 10 come, even thong'iclobed with CO
!, ,ificaies of election, as suppliants and pei
u TONERS, 20 men who have prejudged the
i case, two Of whom, at least. are utterly d
qualified 10 maintain thcirseats before IN,
: lncnt's fair investigation. This is the pr
|. else point in controversy now, ,-and il mu
9 be seen at ooce that the majority, the reg,
il lar House Of. Representatives never can,
i they never lll,lequire this sacrifice Of the
J. lhnal RIGHTS from Messrs PrcI and PIERC)