Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-02-24
From the Chic State Journal, Feb. Is.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Latest TCuCEl

Il will be seen by reference to the Lcgisla,
tive proceedings OF yesterday, that the business
Of legislation was arrested bv the iactious con.
duct Of The minority in The Senate; and that TO
carry out their preconcerled plans 10 thwart the
business before the Senate, EVERY LocoFoco MEN.
DER OF THAT BODY, except MessrS. Archbod and
Spindler, ABsoATULATED, leaving tho Senate
without n quorum for the transaction Of busi-
ness. A call Of tho Senate was had; and the
Sergean .u.Arms despatched for the abscnecs;
who returned and reported that he coull find but
Two, and that they had REFUSED 10 obey his sum.
mons.
Wha, will be thought by an honest people, Of
the HONESTY Of men who have been hurping for
wears upon the conduct Of Others, and dcnoun,
cling il as "Trcason," while upon the first aud
slightest occasion they manifest ready willing.
ness 10 adopI precisely similar course Of con,
ductl
Here, TOO, is sample Of Locococo "democ.
racy," with its latest kink! BY The requirement
of The Constitution it becomes the dury of the
legislature ut It's present session to upporlion
the representatives among the several counties,
for the next ensuing four years. There exists
no authority under Tho Constitution for holding
another election, until such apporlionmcnl is fix.
ed by the Legislature. Without it, th1 whce!s e
gcveinmenlurG stayed. Early in the session n
numerous Joint committee is raised upon lh sub.
cct. All parties and interests arc fully repre-.
senlcd on that committee. ACbill is reporled--
not entirely satisfactory to every individual, il
is wuc--ii would be idle TO attempt to frame one
that would be; but II bill, us fair, aud us equla.
BILE, We venture 10 say as any which has been
devised for that purpose within the last sixteen
years. This bill passes through all forms Of
legislation in both branches--it has in fact pas.
scd both branches, there being ono or two points
Of disagreement between the Two Houses pend.
ing. proposition to adjust those points Of dis.
agreement is submitted, and while that PROPOSE.
ton is before the Senate, Mr.. Byers, the Sena.
tor from Wayne, sends TO the Chair letter, not
german to The question before the Sanate-BuT
THE EVIDENCE OF a CoNsPIRAcY-w,h request
that il be read, The Speaker, seeing at glance
tho character Of tho piper, and that its introduce
IiUn was clearly out of order, declined readng
il; whereupon Mr.. Bycrs took upon himself TO
interrupt the business or The Senate BY rcudng
the paper himself. The follow nj published in
the Ohio Press, as the paper read by Mr.. Byers.
This letter was signed by A. II. Bycrs, J, II.
Ewing, James B. King, satir Scout, Jesse Whae.
Ter, John Graham, Henry Cronise, P. b. Ankle.
ny, Charles Roemelin, Samuel Winegarner, L.
A. Bocksom, J. Il. Emric, L. B. Ods. B.
Burns, and Benjamin Evans. The following
extract will be sufficient to give tho reader
correct idea Of the general tenor Of the whole
document. II will be seen that their object in
''absquatulating" was the defeat Of tho just and
equal APPononment Bill which was before the
Senate:
"Tho Apporonment Bill is now in tho pos.
session OF The Senate aud by acceding TO the
amendments ofthe House, tho majority on this
floor can pass il into law in a few minutes.
The undersigned look upon that biIl, contoin.
ing as il docs provisions for the division of one
ol The counties Of this STATE, as daring in(rac.
ilon upoa the Constitution and violation Of all
established usages. We look upon il as unjust
and unfair, and intended to perpelualc at the
expense OF justice aud right party in power
shown ia be IN minority al the late election,
and especially in minority on the great issue
OF cur day; the questions connected with The
setsiing var with Mexico"
The daring laIsities aud vicious msrepresen.
iations here set forth will be apparent to al.1
Ader reading this paper, the fifteen Senators
whose nAHes are subscribed 10 il-exCept Mr..
OIds. who Withdrew on Saturday, and had no,
returned--wiihdrew from the Senate chamber
leaving the Senate without quorum.
/ And Whal do we see hersi We see FIFTEEN
Senators attempting TO prescribe to the remain.
az TWENTY ONE, CONDITIONS upon which THEY