The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-07
WHOLE NO. l176.

oieht reslghatlon OF the wings To pre-
vent its passage.
And sir, | condemn the conduct Of our
Senators, or at least their leaders. for the
more violent, because HacOnstitEtiOsqI
course pursued by them.
Since the adjournment. ! have looked
over the apportionment bill more care
fully. and | now propose to speak of tho
conduct Of our friends as feel Before
and since the call of State Convention
by the Committee, lhave asked my friends
to look over the bill with me aud point
out its defects beyond the division of
Hamilton county. have asked them to
compare it with either the bill of 1886 or
1910, before they committed themselves
to opposition to the laws-perhaps to re.
bellion. But they would not do it. |
am speaking now of certain would be
leaders on all occasions. have hereto
fore given them credit for zeal, honest
zeal, although sometimes imprudent zeal;
but ! now believe their zeal is entirely
selfish for the real rule or ruin system.
therefore have abandoned them, and mean
to speak my mind fully lido notsay lam
a whig-but cannot follow what | be.
lieve to be evil counsel, though il does
come from men calling themselves DEM
ocrats.
Inthe first place want TO say that
believe this ultra movement comes from
Ia higher source than Columbus; at all
events, the leaders expect to be sustain
ed by men high in office at Washington.
They say so, and believe them and
now tell the world Of il.
You know the Post Master and the U.
S. District Attorney both counseled the
withdrawal of the Senators. But | do
not believe that more than two Of the
Senators intended TO go the length of
revolution. They felt at first as did
about it - but they have been pushed a.
long in this business without knowing
I where it would lead them. If they have
thought Of it fully since, they will feel
+ as | do, that their political partialities
5 have beentaken advantage Of and they
: will stop before they descend from the
: position Of lawmakers to laU-6reakers.
If you will look at the names of such
n as appear manifestly prominent in this
y movement, you will see that they are all
: who have supported Southern interests
C in opposition to Northern and Western
b interests. They are men who 60 against
i improving harbors and go also for more
n territory with slavery fastened on it. Do
$ your friends understand thiSl confess
i did not till very lately. When | asked
l. a prominent leader in this movement how
g he was going to get along with the peo.
s. pie, standing out so against the laws? His
e answer satisfied me Of the true state Of
l. the case. 1t amounted to this--lhat the
o U. S. Senate with them, they did not
'e care who was in power. they could carry
g a majority in any state with the Offices
l. aud other patronage at their disposal
| followed up the matter far enough to
e know that the movement in Columbus
TX was intended to operate upon the cleo
d. ton Of U. S. Senator in this State. Ono
OF of the advisers in this business has fiat
tered himself that he has claims for that
high place; he has done enough towards
advancing Others; and now, if he can't
90 in, he is determined no Wing shall
Is go because this would defeat the plan of
IN keeping majority in that body, who
y would bestow the Offices to suit their sci.
Dn fish objects. And here let me say to you,
OF that man who figures in the proceedings
ng at Dayton, and who was rather back
rd ward at FIRST about going so far, has had
Ve his scruples cured by the promise of the
at Post Office in that place.
Sh Since my hand is in, | will go little
or further You have seen frequent diff
cuI,ies in the State Legislatures of diff
De- ferent States, about the choice of U. S.
"n Senators. These difficulties are all to be
rs, traced to the same cause as this one in
I'D Ohio-a determination to keepa malori-
20 ty in the Senate favorable to the south
Wy ern slave policy. And let me add furth.
rty er, that the annexation of Texas may be
we referred to the same controlling cause al
ID though did not believe it at first be-
l. lieve it now-because have been told
ay,. that if we can keep up majority in the
OF Senate until after new territory is added
rst from Mexico, we then shall always bt
vas sure of a Democratic majority Thi!
lgs has opened my eyes and enabled me t
by see into good many things. mention
leo it that honest Democrats may see the pc
Inc sition they occupy, and hope it may in
Ion duce them to pause before they len'
"w themselves to put shackes on their fire.
Ce' limbs.
Inc have said about all | want to say.
Ut, will only add that the pretence of oppo
inG sition to the appo tionment bill, becaus'
lno ~, it did not pass properly, is all sham
ms They had determined to allow no bill L
my pass-uf that | am convinced, or the.
veil never would have withdrawn. | did no
'res think so then, as | have said above-bu
ling know it now. They meant 10 get up
arty sort Of peoples constitution, as they di
the in Rhode Island This Rhode Islam
axe movement was sustained by this admins
e. tration, and Mr.. Burke, for defending i
on in Congress was made Commissioner Q
or Patents. This has been cited in m
ure presence as evidence Of protection an
nus support from Washington.
be- Now say in conclusion to my re;
nay Democratic brethren. will you lend you
d of salvas 10 yebelbou and treason TO helm N
ing Shareholders, and to keep men
Office in your own Statel What woul