The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-06-02

4 people of Ohio 10 one other extract iron
\ The numerous wbig arguments made npoI
\ thai occasion. j is from the speech o
Mr.. t.owen Of Belnon, county, also re
ported by himself and published 10 th
Obto State journal OF the 3l Januarn
I846. During his speech he was inter
rupied by Mr.. Reemelin, and the question
, Of Mr. Reemelp, and 'he answer are boil
written by Mr.. Cowen and made pat .
his argument.
, Mr.. Reemelin inquired if Mr.. Cover
meant to be nderstood that, IN appor'lon
ing representation, the Legislature coult
not divide county. and assign part OF ;
county to one representative district, anc
par, 10 another!' Mr. C.said lie did meai
10 be so undersiood; the representa- ives
, must be 'spporlioned ainpng the severa
Counties as count ies-eHtirp and undiuided
counties. A county could not form par
oftwo representative districts for repres'n'
tatives. unless in the case Of ne,o county
The question asked by Mr.. ReemeIin
il will be perceived covers the yer,
ground now iu controversy, and the al
swer Is explicit. and exactly to the point
"A county could not form part at i've
representative districts for representa-.
lives districts for represent atlves.' This
argument receives additional weight from
the fact, that Mr.. Cowen's sound legal aud
constitutional views induced his party the
very next session of the Legislature, tc
make him presiden, Judge Of his Judicial
circuit.
Under these arguments, every whig
member of the Honse Of Representatives,
some of whom were members of the last
Legislature, under the solemnity Of an
oath, voted to oust the democratic, and
give the whig member his seat, because
county could not be divided and form The
part ft,oo representative Districts
The democratic members, then as now, con
tended that county could not be divided in
forming legislative district. But they also
contended, that legislative district eace
formed, could not be changed, by a subsequent
change of county lines, until the next enume
ration of the white male inhabitants.
From the foregoing facts and arguments,
we ave the people of Ohio to Judge hat
honesty of motive may be attached to daring
infraciions of the constitution, and upon the
political rights of the people of Ohio?
The democratic members of the Senate, re,
gardlng the oath which they had taken to sup
port the constitution, and to prevent a fraud
being perpetrated, which, if consummated,
who'd have subvertcd the political rights Of
the majority of the freemen OF Ohio, und have
forever unalterably fixed the making
power of the State in the hands of an unscru
pulous and unprincipled minority, withdrew
from their seats ia order to save the constilu-
ton and avert the consequence of revolutisn,
witch would have forever destroyed that grea,
principle Of Republicans, the right of the ma
jorly to rule
The federal leaders being thus foled in
their mad efforts to to violate the constitution,
and to subvert the fundamental principles of
republican government, at once threw off the
mask of honesty, and entered into conspira-
cy to smungle into law an unconstitutional
apporionment scheme, so gross and fraudu
lent that they dared not resort to constitution
al means to effect its passage, but resorted to
,ri,ly Son,nn,r' th,t th.rohu thoy III
maintain their i'll gotten poweb and thus tram
pie down the inherited rights othe people.
This brings us to a consideration of the un,
constitutional and fraudulent means y which
the federal leaders attempted to palm their in
iquitous dlstricling scheme upon the people
Of Ohio.
She bill isst passed the Senate, and in the
House received sundry amendments, restoring
to it the features il had when originally report
ed. The vote on the passage of the bill in the
flouse was taken on the 10th of February, as
sho" by the House Journal~-page F68.-
1t as returned to the Senate with the House
amendments, on Friday, February II, ,see
OeHa'C SouiHoi PoS" cSA'I He ociiutc
greed to such amendments as related to new
counties, and disagreed to the others, and re.
turned the bill On the same day to the House,
and there it was laid upon the table; (see
House Journal page 576.
Under date of Saturday, Feb. II, the fol.
lowing proceedings are recorded, (see House
Journal, page $40:
"On motion OF Mr. Anthony,
"The House too up the bill s. No TO-. to
fix and apportoin the representation Of the
General Assembly of the State of Ohio.
The same gentleman moved that the House
reconsider the vote by which it passed said
bill.
"On motion of the same gentleman,
''Sald motion " as laid upon the table.
"On motion Of the same gentleman,
"Said bill was recommended to select