The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-02-18
INSTRUMENTATION.

lngs OF that body, leaving 1t without quo
rum for the transaction of fbusiness. The
extraordinary event took place when it
was seen that the "apportionmeut bill"
was about to be passed.
The reasons given by the Immortal"
fifteen were the following:
The bill provided for the division of
Hamilton county into two districts, ma
king the first eight wards Of the City of
Cincinnati one district.
The second reason and the principal
one, was-the Wings would not divide
the State so as to allow the Locofocos to
elect majority of the next General AS
semb!y.
AS to the first reason. A few days
previous, Mr.. Converse made motion to
amend The bill by making tc" wards of
the city district. instead of eight wards,
and e0ery Loc9toco,i in the House, Uoted for
the amendment. The ten wards would
have made Locofoco district, eight make
aWhig district;so it seems that the uncon-
stitutionality depends upon the pOlitical
complexion ofthe district. Again. Had
the Locofocos remained in their seats,
and voted against tho bill, would not they
have come up to the very spirit and let
ter of their "official oaths2" Moreover
according TO their own construction of
ubsquatulations, they are unconstitution-
al; therefore they committed an unconsti-
tutional act and violated their oaths, in
leaving the Senate without quorum
when by remaining in their seats, oppo-
sing and voting against the bill, they
would have done neither.
Bu: we come to the second reason. In
their manifesto" to the Senate, they
claim to have left their seats, because in
the division of Hamilton county, the Con-
stitutiOn of the State would be violated.
This is the main reason given. But now
let us test their sincerity. They say to
the majority that they will come back un.
der certain consde ratons and what are
theyl Why, forsooth, the Senate must
not only purge the bill of this "constitu
tional objection" but must also promise
to mako it bear some "semblance to ar
honest apportionment' and what will dc
thisl The majority must pass bill tina
will not "perpetuate u party in power
shown TO be in minority at the late elec
ton, and one especially in minority OIL
the great issues ofo day, the question:
connected with the existing war witt
Mexico" This is the language of tn,
absquatulators, which, in plain Englisl
means nothing else than that the Whiy
: majority, elected by the people of th
State, should SO district the State as Il
give the Locofocos tho best chance of Oh
tanning the majority in the next Legislu
ture. Now this is cool, very. 1t is
T reasonable request, very. 1t should b
granted, undoubtedly. But, in earnest
l do these immortal fifteen Locofocos en-
tertain the least idea that any such re
quest as this will be granted; and if it
not, do they suppose that they can hun
bug anybody into the belief that the
"have not broken up the law-making pow
0 er of the Government"
n Ifthese fifteen Locofoco Senators hav
o not twisted themselves into a bundle
J. Inconsistencies, which they will fin
o themselves unable to unravel, we ar
s much mistaken, And if they suppos
r that the Wings, having the power, wi
r transfer it to them upon the mere asking
all of them must have as much assuranc
S as Dr. Olds, who no doubt counselled tn
G movement.
y But we are not yet done. We mu
a give our readers The names of the "in
J. mortal fifteen" Locofoco Senators, wi
o have thus acted; and if, in their ow
: words, 1.-THE freemen they represent 4
not sustain Mcm," when they pond
. over their course, they can console ther
m selves with the ellection-"we find in Il
v motives which impel us, ample groun'
10 for contontment and peace" We su
10 pose So especially if the rest, as many
OF them are, are situated as the Doctor, wi
once "ded for want ofhonest principles
81 but arose again. Can he, by any pos
bility defeat this bill, his political cour
is not run. The bill annexes Pickaw
to to Ross-this Congressional District pi
is sents to him decidedly gloomy p;ctu
for promotion-and for Governor or U.
,g Senator, his chance is slim enough. Ia
lg it all in all, then, the Doctors "motiv
for peace and contentment" will
ks "some."
nd Andrew II. Byers, James II. Ewing, Jan
b. King, sabirt Scott, j. u. Emric. Je
10 Wheeler. John Graham. Henry Cronis,
he II. Ankoney, Charles Roemelin, Sam
VInegarncr, Fisher A. BlOoksOm, Edison