The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-12-16

required the ,reading of the certificates
upon which lhey ywere sworn. Wheths
'er Messrs. Pugh and Pierce are eniited'
10 retain during the session, the seats
which they thus lawfully acquired. is a
question to be determined by the House
after it shall have so far progressed
with lis organization, as to be capable
under the constitution of Transferring
legislative business. The revoIu,ionists,
however. insist upon pre-judging, in
their capcci'y Of n nab. ("and badly Or
ganized a, ,hal.9 This question, which
can only lightIully be determined by n
constitutional House of Representa-,
tives; and.o sustain one absur,li!y by
another, claim that a valid certificate OF
election, does not enlitie the holder 10
a seat in The first instance. Unless the
roll be called BY the Clerk of n delunc,
body! Bul this is moi all. If we 90
the whole length Of their logic, and ad-
nit that they can righlfully inquire be-
fore hand, into The validity OF these Ger.
ti6caies. it amounts to this, that any
and every member who happens 10
think or pretends to think, that some
other member has not sufficient Gre
Dental, lnay refuse to take his seat in
the same House, or recognize its off.
GERS and laws! And il IS upon such pu.
Grille s'utfas the above reciled prerexls
Of the derelict members, that all the
momentous consequences Of violent
disruption Of the legislative power of
this great State, are now impending.
But Tor the gravity Of these consequen.
ces such paltry excuses do not deserve
remark; and how infinitely their fall.
lacy agglavates the gull! Of the recu.
SAINTS, we submit 10 your ober judg.
ment, fellow citizens, 10 determine.
No power Of divination which we
possess, enables US US to determine what
is to be the immediate result OF this fac.
tlous madness. We have hitherto hop.
ed that reason would prevail, with these
men. over the manifest lust of political
dominion, which originally inoi,ed them
to an open violation of Your constlu.
tion. If we are destined TO be mistaken
in this, the alternative which presents
itself is the dissolution Of your present
Representative system. ard a reversion
Of your primitive sovereignty. The
partially organized House Of Represen.
latives Of Ohio, which, at this writing.
has been N continuous session for MOI
than sevenly.iour hours, must shortly
realize one of two destinles--it must
become The perfect representative of
your sovereignty, by completing its
organization upon its present basis or
it must yield IT'S remaining viiaIlty, to-
gelher with the mutiIated constitution
under which it was called into being,
into your hands, a sacrifice 10 the selfish
passions and political depravity of the
leaders OF the whig party. ln either
case we do not doubt youi capacity
10 place the responsibility upon the
heads of those who have incurred your
dlspleasure-your justice in awarding
to them the degree Of punishment com.
mensurate with their crimes-or your
wisdom in devisihg remedy for the
wounds which they temporarily inflicl
upun the body polite.
LIE GRAND BYINGTON,
SAMUEL STARKWEATHER,
JOHN SNIDER.
GEORGE KESLING, ....
JONATHAN KINNEY,
G. VOLNEY DORSEY,
..I. CHARLES M. GODFREY,
. JOHN CALDWELL.
JOHN GLOVER,
VAN s MURPHEY,
SAMUEL DIFFENDERFFER,
STEPHEN M. LITTELL,
DANIEL J. SWlNNEY,
LEWIS ANDERSON,
..u.... JOHN LIDEY, ..ta
WILLIAM LAWRENCE,
WILLIAM ]. FRY,
JOSEPH BURNS,
WILLIAM MCDONALD, ....
d. A. STARKWEATHER.