The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-24

holding certificates ALSO when it is notorious that co
and probably three of that side of the House have not
a shadow, beyond their certificate TO base their right
to seat upontha they constuiondy incapacitated
only to hold seat but have been candidates
for seat in the legislature and therefore, after
ganZaton has been bad these uneOnSuiondHy elected
wing members be oused and their seats be given
up to democrats. Go no further therefore, than this
contention about certificates, and the democrats as
clearly in the right the wings are in the wrong.
While the former concede to the contested members of
the latter their right to seats the evidence of ce
oates they ask greater privilege 10 their own con-
tested members. While the latter demand this, they
utterly refuse The privilege 10 the former! The
common sense OF any man will not fail 10 see
who is here in the wrong The sense OF JUS
ice of any people will readily decide whom
should fall the responsibility OF failure to organize the
House, and consequently thereby break up the financial
and judicial organization OF the State. The difference
between the rights of the contested members OF the two
parties is broad between right and tCrOng. The
contested democratic members from Hamilton claim that
they eonsttuonally elected that the constitution
prescrbes Dtoe counties, not parts, as representative
Districts that no law, even legally enacted, as this
was not, can invade and amend or modify or re-
peal the constitution Who will say nay to their
position The contested wing member5-two OF them
at least-were sHERIFFs before and up 20 the time
of their election; and the constitution expressly pro-
vides that among other officers, those who hold the
Office of sheriff shall be ineligible member, or as
candidate, TO become member OF the legislature
third the prosecuting attorney OF his county; and
the constitution plainly disqualles him in rendering In
eligible all who held lucrative offices under the State
government But, we before remarked the unoh-
cia proceedings OF the two distinct democratic and wing
associations of members show that while the democrats
ask the wing members, contested and regular TO come in
and unite in organization, and settle the legality OF
certificates afterwards, in the usual manner, the wings
unqualifedy refuse, unless the Hamilton members are
previously excluded! The democrats ask no more than
they offer 10 the wings; the wings ask what they will
not concede to the democrats. Even proposition
to compromise, offered to the two parties by wing
member, bearing upon its face both candor and fair
ness-hat in substance, both parties meet and proceed
organize the House; that certificates shall be consider
ed prna fdce evidence that the holders entitled TO
seats until finally decided upon; that the Hamilton mem
bers shall have seats with the others, but sha not be
entitled to vote" their own right TO seats, with the
right reserved TO contest afterwards even this, after
being accepted by the democratic side and submitted to
the action OF the wings was By the latter, as it Is now
alleged, voted down and secuted in midnight
where il resolved no compromise should be re-
ceved, no concession made, and organisation Mis
1cinter ditored!
Thus matters stand lamentable state of affairs for
great sovereignty like Otio but TO be traced back for
its origin in the bold aggressions of maddened and
scrupuous wing partsans upon the rights OF the people
and the constitution and laws of the State for the most
unhaowed purposes of party We wish we could rea.
from all this, do of our wing neghbors and
contemporaries, that there is to result from this unfou
contention nothing but little inconvenience TO the
peoplesmpy the "intermisson of legislative session
for the current yeara mere contention between their
servants, in which the people feel no interest and take
no part; but we can see no such hight TITLES as
these Unless prudent counsels prevail and the legis-
lative power suffered to go on, the most serious
consequences must follow The levyng of taxes by
the State Auditor in the absence of legislature, will
be resisted in the counties, see 1t intimated, as
usurpaton of power. This done, where stands the credit
and faith of the State The Judiciary will be suspended
and poweress, the absence OF act for the holding
of courts The collection of debts and obligations must
suspend; credit must be affected trade must be af-
feoted and the rotten portion OF the banks OF Ohio
taking advantage of this state of affairs, with no pow
er to sue be sued, will riot in legitimate plumber
upon the people at large, while the iundmongers in
tent upon spos, and regarded being interested and
counseing parties to the unyieding spirit of anarchy
controlling the wing portion, will goa the Frustrated
credit of the State and enrich themselves, of yore
upon the sacrifices of its stockholders The bankers OF
Ohio have nothing stake in the continuance OF this
chy but advantage and profit They would not regard with
dread the prostraon of her credit and depreciation of her
stocks since they now, and for good time yet to come
are not sellers but buyers! Building up consolidation
of banks with Stale stocks kind Of basis, they
deeply interested the efforts of their mig friends BE-
ing succeul-for the suspension of legislation leading
to the suspension of tax paying for Stale purposes and
that emphatically to the fall of credit and stocks,
they will enter the market and realize a speculation
through this combination of events which they could
realize through other. All these facts and de-
auctions, with the equally just conclusion that the
wing parsans regard their hold upon the State about
to be broken for years TO they do not triumph
now lead us to doubt that there will be a settlement Of
the troubles on any compromise whatever; especially
when we hear it intmaed that from the leading wing
members from Ohio, in this city, there has within few
days proceeded the advice that organisation shall be
suffered, and no leg islatiue held
! GENERAL TAYIoR's CABrNET.--The New York Courier
and Enquirer publishes the following extract of letter
received time ago by gentleman OF that city from
Gen. Taylor