The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-03
ImuOrtaut from Ohm.

The I.EGIsLATURE.-The General Assembly Of
ONO VIII assemble (says the Cincinnati Glsetts
oI me 18th ult) at Columbus, on Monday next -
Inc senate is tie, made SO by the election of a
democrat IN the wing district of Summit and Por-
tage. In the House, the wings have elected a ma
!3ity OF Jour- including the two members from
This CITY, though, by the mIstak of some of the
election clerks IN Portage and Medina in spelling
and ceitltying the names OF the persons voted for
the certificates OF election, in those two countless
have been ISSUE to democrats But the whios IN
both counties will obtain their seats, unless the
House decides directly against all former prece-
dents and rules established and acted upon by all
all parties, ever since the government was organ
lZed--rules established by the nearly Unanimous
vote OF the members of that body, when the demo-
Gratis were IN the majority, Violence has been
threatened by our political opponents and the
convention OF May last sought to organize the
party to carry cut the dsorgan;zng and revolu.
tlonary plans of reckless and violent men, Great
anxiety, therefore, pervades tie community on this
subject. Much, very much depends on the action
OF the wings on Monday next If our friends fater
or make a false step, the Legislature is put in
jeopardy. If the law is trampled under foot, and
the two wings from this city are refused seats and
the two democrats admitted, the revolutonlsts
obtain the control. What will be done we cannot
tell
The remarks below, from the OHIO State Journal.
should be read and seriously pondered upon. We
concur with the Journal, that the wings should
take care to ascertain what Is right claim nothing
but what under the constitution and laws is clearly
right, and submit to nothing that wrong The
Journal SAYS
very general impression has obtained throu xhout
the State that violent will be resorted to BY
the democrats to maintain the monstrous claims pus
forth In their behalf We know of nothing in the
character of the members elect Of the Legislature to
warrant any such supposition. And yet, aware
that there Of desperate and
who have resolved that, what will their party
shall have and maintain numerical ascend ncy in
the Legislature. We believe II to be the purpose o.
these men to take jurisdiction of the subject and COM
pei their partsans in the Legislature noiens eoen to
assert and insist upon the monstrosites to which we
have adverted What would be the utim ate effect o
such an attempt, upon the minds OF honest men of
their own party is not for to predict. That is
question for such men to determin for themselves
We may however, be permitted to say in this
tion that there is obligation whatever, moral or
political resting upon the wings of the Legislature to
respect these extravsgsn pretenions 1t is their duty
in the fret place, to well to 1t that they claim
thing but what clearly right; and hsvingons this
stituents their return home that they have sub.
mitted to nothing wrong, We have great confidence
that the wings in the coming Legislature will be fou nd
amply equal to these duties We do not believe that
there is among them base enough to pa nder to
more partisan pretencee- nor craven enough to
before any bavadoes that may be put forth to
intimidate them We believe they will come up to the
councils Of the State with honest purpose Of ascer.
tanning what 10 heright-and nvincibe determine
ton OF doing It, Error of opinion may be toer sted
when reason lie left free to combat it, but If violence
be resorted to for the maintenance of error hope
and believe that the wings Of the Legislature will be
found competent to devise and enforce the ample
and appropriate remedy"