The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-11-07
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District, did not want the excrciso Of his lseisla.
tive tnents. But we learn that he coniests the
seat ofC p Edison. the member elect, on the
ground that at iheti ofhssseion. MI. 3. was
Prosecuting Attorney Of Van Vert county, and
that Prosecuting Attorney in TINT county is .
'slucrative oficc and that therefore ~ the Con-
sttutien, Cart Sec. 26.) Mr.. Edso1 is inelig-
Bile. Ifthis is 80, TIE Northwest District must
90 unrepresented, for those COS contrary Demo
Gratis have settled the question Of Browns inel-
gibity for this session at least, far more efiec.
tially than the Constitution does in, Mr.. Edson's
case. And Of this fact, we presume, Mr. Brown
Is aware, ,LutLe thinks ihasby going to Columbus
he may attend to some Lobbying and log rolling
ehns on hand, and nt the same time get the dimes
for contesing Mr.. Els seat. This idea il rather
honest, especially fara conscience "fres soler,s
but like most knavish calculations is destined to
defeat; for shosld Mr. Edison be excluded BY the
Constitutional provision, Mr.. Brown possesses
no claims 10 the vacant scat, as i cannot, unde.
any conceivable circumstances be assumed that
he has had majority of tho votes given in the
Distict; and giving seat in Legislative body
to an individual haying minority vote, has rather
been out of fashion since the Infamous Lsttrell
was placed in Wilkes seetin the Englsh House
Of Commons Poor Browns hopes Of that s3
day and lobby wages will bc found nowhere
Like the bssssss fabric or vsisn- .
the whiq proK,se, of Two dollars day and roust
bcei,' and sundry other things too imssaterial 10
mention.
We presume, however, Mr.. Edson's case win
be settled according TO the precedenls, couple
Of which we will gnote: In the House Of Repre-
sent atives Of the 44ih General Assem- bis objection
being raised and tho question referred, the Com.
mtteo on privilege and elections reported aganst
tho eligibility Of Lyman Parcher. OF Lucas, and
Joel Yost, Of Monroe, tho former beint nt the
tmc Of his election commissioner Of Lucas coun-
ty and the latter holding tho same Office in Mon
roc county. Tho report of the Committee, how.
ever, was negatived, yeas 10, nays 40; the House
holding that Commissioner Of County was not
a s'lucTa,iye cffice', within the meaning Of the
Constitution. This dccison by the House, on
the Report, was made Ell the LIST March, is46.
aftci the Houfc had been in session three months
and the day herors the final adjournment. In
neither Of the above cases did any one attend
to contest the scat.
Now in Van Vert, and in most Of the new
counties Of this State. the difference between
he emolumt tnts Of Prosecuting Attorney and
County Commissioner, is far too little for the
one to be considered slucrative, and the other
not. Neither " i'll afford moro than tths oi
livelihood and less than an Office niiordng live
lihood is not intended in the Constitution, Judging
from those Offices enumerated: '.fudge OF any
court Of law or equity, Secretary Of State, Attor-
ncy General. register, Clerk Of any eouri Of Re-
cord, Sheriff OF Collector, member u either House
of Cenpress,n &c. Now County Prosecutor
with $75 or $l00a year does not belong to this
category.
A glance nj this matter will, we think, induce
oil sensible to regard Browns contest as friv-
elous and vexaiious And in this class we do not
include that DemocrGt!u who (the Van Vert
BugIG says urged Brown into this absurd posi-
ton.
TmE MANE TREATY.-Mr. Webster in.
his Marshfeld speech spoke Of Gen. Cass
as dangerous statesman, because lie op
po'ed the giving up Of Oregon beyond the
10th degree; and,he ndded, Cass would have
gone TO war rather than settled the Maine
Boundary as it was settled. The settlement
Of The Maine question was Mr.. Webslei's
work Let us see how he did il.
Lock at the mountain frontier Of Maine,
which he voluntarily offered 10 Great Bri-
.ain, and bulied Maine togive up;-look al
the frontier, and hear what British Commits
sioner, who was employed Two years in sur
reyng that region, says Of it: Mr. FEATH-
ERsroNmAUGm, who was associated with Col
MuDeE in this survey, thus speaks Of the
military lns and positions which the late
treaty takes from Maine, and gives 10 the
British: aeH
"Thc treaty Of 1888 proposed to estab-
lish the boundary between the two countries
along certain highlands. The Americans
claimed these highlands,o run in a north.
east direction from the head of the Conuec
ticut river, in course which would have
brought the boundary within the distance Of
t,centy miles from the river 81. Lawrence;
and which, besides cutting of the posts and
military routes leading from The province Of
New Brunswick to Quebec, would have Civ.
en- them (the Americans) various military
positions 10 COMMAND and OvERAWE
that river and the fortress Of QUEBEC. -
Now, gentlemen, if you will divert your al
| tenion for Toment from the conflicting
statements you may have read in regard to
the merits of the COMPROMISE which
has been made, will explain them 10 you
in few words. The American claim, in
stead of being maintained, has been ALT,-
GETIIER WITHDRAWN AND ARANDoNED The
territory has been divided into equal mole.
tics, as nearly as possible. We have retain
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