The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-02-25
From the Ohio Statesman

From the ONO statesman.
new attempt of the whig memb bers to
snbvert the Constitution-.Tbe Tyrants
trampIing Law under their feet, and
Legislating without a quorum.
We have had to day new sample of
federal snbversion of the constitution.
Finding that they had not the power to
carry out their high handed measures by
a qorum in one branch, they got up the
farce, this moring, ofleg egislating without
a constitutional Senate. We suppose
they concluded that as their bill was it.
self violation of their oaths aud the con.
sttution, il would be very appropriate to
act out the farce in poshing it by NOTICE
power.
We will condense The case, in as close
form as dossible, as It's history is given
at full length IN other parts Of our paper
The Constitution OF the State, which
they had sworn TO support, declares lhal
'7tco thirds of each House sHali constr
tnte quorum 10 do business; but smatttr.
number may adjourn from day to day and
compel The attendance Of absent mem,
bers.'
This very provision Of the constitution
@as adopted to preven, smaller aumber
OF members seiziog upon the power Of tAe
State 10 make taws for themselves. Less,
therefore, than ttoo thirds Of each House
tc4nnoi do business What dasiness!
ihe! can 40 more do aRy business OF an
oiiic al Character tlan SO many men in the
sueet, except to adjourn from dayt 10 day,
and Compel the attendance OF absea. mem,
6erS. But In the case of Il. Burke Fisher,
III his assault upon Senator Burns, lhe
Senate had decided that as there was uo
Law existing to carry out the provision OF
the constitution ia puniabing for assault,
therefore MI Fisher was discharged rom
arrest. There being no law to carry ont
the provision ol the Constitution for com-
peIllng the attendance Of absent members
lhere was Tor HE time being an end Of
the matter, and thus matters rested unliI
this morning, when "a resolution W as IN an
instant mumbled through the lious e. re
cedlHg from the House amendments to the
! aPportlonment bill, aud as the resolution
shows That the House requested the Sen,
ale to be lniorned OF its passage. There
vas no Senate existing TO do business
and TO be Informed. Yet the Sergeant-at at
Arms of the House rushed to the Senate,
declared that he had message. and the
Speaker with his oath stamped upon his
heart, received the me ssage, and the Ser
geant. at Arms read ii al the Clerks ia
ole himself, and then handed il to the
Cicrk, who, though unable TO do busl-
ness recorded az
The Sergeant at Arms Of the House
when Ire read the message, trembed like
an aspen feaf, guilt shaking his whole
lrame.
The House had not the bill in its pos
sesslon when i passed its resolution re :
ceeding. The bill was in the Senate, and
there being no quorum in that body 80 do
ousiness,' how could IT get off cially from
me Senate;yet ii isr epurled to day though
the report is too absurd and hign hand ed
to believe for moment, that The bill got
to NE House by some means, signed by
The Speakerofthat body, aud sent back
20 the Senate, reported to that body, and
signed by the Speaker Of the Senate, and
| thai an attempt will be made, to force 1t
upon the people as a law.
bill is only law " hen signed by the
Speakers; and it receives its date from
that day. Gould Speaker Goddard SIGN a
blll, DATE 1t, and lhus make il law, with.
out the constitutional power'to do busi.
ness! Is there any man insane enough
10 say! Could the Senate, without quo.
rum, receive message from the House
hear II read, enter it upon the Journals,
aud by this act change The character of
The bill, and yet declare il doing no Gusi.
RessF Is there any man knaye or fool
enough to attempt to palm such an absur-
dity upon any man old enough to be en-
htted 10 a vote2 We cannot conceive
greater farce in the character of attemp,
ted law making. Ii such acts can be calls
ed and recognised as legislation, then
Constitutions are the mera play things of
tyrahis. and oaths the cloaks TO knavery
aud deception. Mark il, the end of this
matter is not yeti!