The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-22
Ohio LeyiSI;ltuTe.

| The Revoutionists still maintain possession q
the Hall of the House Of Representatives-sill
in spirit and in letter, determined to carry out the
them in their attempt to destroy the Constitution
and overturn the Government of the Statel THAI
is the question to be submitted to every honest
reilecting man of the party for which they profess
to act, and upon their decision depends the ex
islence ofthe State Government and the maintain
ance of Law and Order.
Their own conduct show them TO be in the
wrong. Why did they go to the State House. a
an unusual hourl Why did they, then aud there
attempt to organize in violation fall uSagel Why
did they call over the roll Of members in an unu
sual wayl why did they allow five men TO take
their seats with them, from Hamilton county, who
had no certificates, under the lawl Why did
they attempt to act before quorum was present.
Why did they then, less than quorum, claim the
right to decide upon the certificates Of all those
who were not sworn in at the time, they met in
the IIousel why were not the certificates Of
members handed in To the officer, whom custom
did they violate all the forms, nsagcs and laws
which have hitherto been held sacred, in the or.
sauizaion oflle Housed And yet, they did all
these things.
Honest men, with honest purposes in view,
would have gone to the Hall at the usual hour,
they would have met at tho ringing of the bell,
Il timely notice to all; they would have observed
the forms and usagcs Of the body. of which they
were members they would have attempted to vic.
late no law; they would have attempted to deprive
no man Of his seat; they would have been ready to
submit to what was right aud would not have at.
tempted to commit wrong; conscious of the
reCtitnde Of their intentions aud convinced of the
purity oi their motives they would have organi-
zed at the usual hour, in tho usual mode, and no
difficulty would occur.
But when men. bent on rule or ruin, attempt 10
coerce honest men To take part with them, in their
mad schemes ofinterest and ambition. then ought
these men stand upon their strict rights aud de.
lend the interests OF heir constituency. 1t is on.
ly in extreme cases. when good may follow that
the Representatives Of n free people have the pryi
lese of giving up even the least right of those they
represent. And then ii is questionable. We are
opposed To compromises Of right In cnses cx.
treme necessity, a usnge may be violated or Gus.
tom disrcgared;but when The rights s. interests OF
60 900 free people are at stake, men should pause
long aud reflect seriously before they barter away
by compromise even the most insignificant right
Or the smallest interest
We have already published the fair and equi-
table compromises offered by the Wings of tho
House. We now add tho proposition Of the Lo.
coiocos:
"ResolUed, That the certificates of
membership which were handed to Mr..
Swift, Except those Of Mess.s Spencer
and Runyon,) shall be passed to the
Clerks desk. and fled with those of the
42 on file,-lhat, recognizing Mr.. Letter
as chairman for the purpose Of organza-
tion, the first business transacted shall bo
the consideration ofthe following propo-
silion:
"Resolrcd. That Mossrs. Pugh and
Pierce are, by their certificates. prima
fdcie entitled to seats until their claims
shall be finally decided upon their mer.
it's. On which resolution the said Pugh
and Pierce shall not DO entitled to vote,
but the same shall be decided by the re.
naming 70 members, The vote on said
resolution shall bo decisive of the pyima
j1cie right of said Pugh and Pierce to
seats; but nothing in the aforesaid pro-
ceedings shall be construed to interfere
with the right of either Messrs. Spencer
and Runyan. or Pugh and Pierce. to con-
test for such seats after tho organization
The proposition was offered by Mr.. Towns.
heud, Free Soer but it is well known, at the
Capitol, that the resolutions were either original
y drawn up by the Locoioco leaders or present
ed to them before they were offered in the House.
We call this proposition-t is no compro-
mise. It asks the Wings to conoede everything,
for which they have contcnded They must nc-
knowledge the illegal organizations they must adj
nit that their opponents were right mud them.
selves wrong; they must admit that the thirty
three men, who stole into tho House. two hours
before tho usual time, have right to organize the
House. without tho assistance of the remaining
thirty nine members; they must virtually acknowl-
edge that Messrs Push and Pierce, who have no
right TO a seat upon the floor Of the House, have
a better right than Mcssrs Spencer and Runynn,
who have an undoubted right; in n word, il the
Wings nre verdnut enough to place all their rights
aud privileges in the hands of few reckless Lo-
cotoco leaders, these leaders will grnciously con.
descend to tell them how many they may take
back. The Wing, who would submit TO such n
proposition il unworthy of tho name, and would
lose the respect of every honest Independent
man. Such craven would he un unworthy rep
rcsentative of the Wing spirit of the country.
Side by side with this insidous proposition,
we place another fair aud equitable compromise
offered by the Wings OF the House. 1t was
drawn up by the Committee, to whom was refer.
red the proposition nbove, and WINS presented To
the House by George Reber, Esq. We need on.
ly add TINT it places the iour claimants from the
City of Cincinnati upon equal grounds.
Here is the report;
Your committee to which was referred
the resolutions commonly called the
Townshend resolulions,) have had the
same under consideration, and would re.
port the following as n substitutes:
"ResolUed, That for the purpose of or
ganizalion, Mr.. Letter shall be Chairman
and Mr.. Swift, Clerk; that the certificates
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