Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-12-12
OHIO.

deep suI ,amning Stain upon those engaged
in them. though il shows neither an srror OF
. weskues. in the character Of those instisu-
tons which were adopted BY our iathen LOT
our government, and guidance. This onen
but the Obstruction OF the pebble TO the
strong, deep river OF human liberty; but sson
the D bile will be buried in the sand and soe
river will flow on as though the pebble were
not.
The causes the, led 10 tbs state Of things
are simple aud plain o! comprehension. Ihey
are as follows. Several years ego, Ohio Ire
auenily elected a democrstic Legislature. and
they had She aporionmento Of the state in their
hands. Il is well known tina, they did COM
init m sank aud gross frauds upon The pop
ular VOC e, both in the apporuonmeu' 'of
congress end the legislature. insomScn .hA'
when The state gave 10000 whis msjonis.
their opponents hsda majority OF the mem
b.rs OF tongress and the legislature. L>ss
wear came the spporiio"ment Tor memosS o
the Legislature: the wings hsd q majority, and
ss The city Of Cincinnati. the largest snd moss
commercial CITY ia the whole west, had m
terests separate and distinct irom shose thst
were connected with the county, as In duty
bound, they gave to Cincinnrh Two members
aud 10 the county OF Hamilton three members.
Against this division the parizans OF the loco
focc party rebslIed, in the county, and they
proceeded, at the state election, throughout
county and city. 10 vote for members, thus
adouling the law, so far as numbers were
concerned, but rejecting the division. NOW
he apportionment was either wholly legal
or wholly Illegal, and on either horn Of the
subject they are placed in diiemms-tnsy
were in the wrong. The wings oil the city
voted for two members, under the law, who
were elected and duly commissioned. The
whig members from the city are admitted the
the wi z, have a majority. II the fve from
the county are admitted, the loco iocos are
in the majority.
On the first Monday in December the loco
members assembled aud without any OF tho
forms Of law aud custom, swore IL the Ham
iton county members, and al the usual hour
the wing members assembled, & were sworn
in in the usual form. Thus stand The two
sides oil tie house. neither being able to or
ganize with quorum.
On SATURDAY iast, at 10 O'Clock, the wings
unanimously passed, and rendered 10 the &C.
oep,anoe OF the loco focos the following fair
und honorable proposition:
wHEaEAs, We have been engaged, sincs
Monday morning last, in efforts TO organize
this House in legal and constitutional
,uatIncr, and in accordance with our sense
of auty 10 our constituents, which efforts
have hitherto proved uusuccess!ul-spd to
corporate with all members elect upon THE
floor in a fair, amlcabe and legal oERs Siza-
,ion oil The house; therefore,
Resolved, That we accept and adopt the
plan ~ Organization proposed In our hearing
Yesterday, BY Mr.. Riddle. on behalf u him.
self nd.seyen other me mbsrs elect, (aa f0l-
lows
WHEREAS. the member. elect OF the HOuss
of REPRESENTATIVES OF the State OF Ohio, have
assembled a, the Capitol OF the State, and
have been sworn into Office but have a. yea
been unable TO organize in consequences OF .
difference Of opinion as 10 the right OF certain
gentlemen, (whc, with the rest, have beea
swom4 to occupy seats in this Hall. and 70
nsrtictiate 10 the delioerstions oil this body:
snd whereas this difference OF opinion seems
likely to prevent an orgs Dizs ton OF The Gen.
erat Assembly, and interrupt the progress ot
the government, a result 10 be deprecated BY
ever good citize0. Therefore,
..Resalved, By the members elect OF he
House OF Re presentaiiyes, tor the purpose Vt
preserving the dignity OF this body. securing
an organiza tion thereof saving the State fro,a
anarchy, aud eftectlng Temporary orGaniza-
ton OF de House, that the certificates or other
evidence or election OF Messrs. Pugh Pierce.
Ruuyan and Spencer. he returned TO them
that the certificates OF all other members
elect shall be delivered to DR.. Townsend, Of
I,orain county, and placed on hle-thstsll the
c,rtifirated members shall take seats except
Messrs Pugh, Pierce, Runyan aud SPsnceS.
none of " bonn shall participate IN the dellb-
srations OF this body until their respective
rights 10 seats there in shall determined.
Resolved. That the members elect thus
assembled shall proceed 10 elect Speaker,
Clerk aud Sergeant alarms, all pro TEN.
Resolved. That the Speaker temporarily
elect shall forthwith appoint the usual COM
mitiee on Privilege aud Elections, 10 whom
shall be referred all certificates. papers aud
claims ol members 10 seats. which committee
shall. as promptly as possible, report tho
same 10 The House.
Resolved That there shall be no election
OF permanent uflicers--no legislative business
transacted beyond what is neces airy TO eject
q permsnent organization OF The House. IN
til oil claims TO seals shall be decided, unless
by common conse IT OF he House, except il
be communicate with the Senate, and TO u
mite with them in csuvassing The votes Tor
Governor.
Resolved, That all questions relating 10
the claims OF members 10 seats shall be con-
sldertd srpaTalell-that all certified members
not herein before excepted shall haves right
10 vote, provided that no one shall have
hight 20 vote upon ANY question III any way
Ielatug To his own scat
''Ecs5lvrd, That il sHy member elect Be
held not emitted TO his seat on the ground OF
ineiigibliity the minority candidate shall in
no case b. permitted 10 take said seal. but
tie same shah be declared vacant, and the
question as 10 who shali occupy the same
shall be referred back TO the people OF the
proper districts
"Rsolped, That il oil the foregoing resolu-
lions shall he adopted aud carried out in good
faith, Ne pledge our honor az men to abide
by them ind he principles there set forth.
n l. CHAFFEE,
w MCCLURE,
ISAAC VAN DOREN,
LEvERETT JOHNSON,
ISAAC IEE