The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-29

argument. We have said that we would
prove the charge of the Justification ofthe
Journal uufounded by their own testimo-
nv. 1t will be remembered that the
Committee contend, under this charge,
that the vote upon the passage Of the bill
was reconsidered and tha; the bill re-
mains in the House unpassed. On pages
630-63l of the House Journal, will be
found the protest of 90 Locofoco men,
bers, in which they say, that the bill w1s
mot in the possession of the House, but
had been returned to the Senate with a
message from this House that it insisted
upon the amendments it had made. -
Now were these men ignorant Of what
they had done! Their brethren, the Com
mittee of the Convention, insist that they
we're. We have no disposition to inter-
fere when men Of the same party call
each other simpletons, but in this case,
we must insist upon taking the word OF
that 80 Locofocos 0fthe House, who por.
ticipaied in the above proceedings
Every thing was yet fresh in their reco'
ections, aud whut is more they refer to
the very motion to reconsider, which was
Withdrawn because it was decided out of
order. We read from the Protest.
1t was decided, no longer ago than
last Saturday, in the House, that motion
to reconsider vote on the passage of this
sane Senate bill number seventy, was
not in order, whilst the bill was in the
Senate aud the House amendments un'
dergoing discussion there"
Yet the Address contends that the vote
was actually reconsidered--29 Locofocos
against (Which shall we beIievel The
u former, who were on the spot and it is IL
e he presumed acquainted with their own
= action, or tho latter who were not there
g and who write some months afterwards
= To us, it is not hard to decide. We shal
u believe Potter, Shaw, Lyle aud others
i members of the House, in preference Il
Z Ods, Medary and Whitman. who were
q not members.
o We have examined this branch Of The
~ subject, not for its intrinsic imporanc'
!. but because the Committee have secl
e proper to make serious charge, in di
rect opposition to the evidence of men q
y" thci: own party.
e We shall close with reference to fe,
J. MISCELLANEOUS FACTS,
!" For the express purpose of exPoS'nt
D. the hypocricy Of these men. who CLAIM
Is such honesty of purpose, purity OF inlcn
Il tion aud integriiyin action.
le There are few incidents in the pa:
Is sage of the Apporionment bill, whic
= shod moi be forgotten.
)" On its final passage through the Sci
g. ate, the Democratic members OF thi
Id body remained in their seats and vote'
We On its final passage through the House
u the Democratic members oflhat body II
vi mained in ;heir seats and voted; and "
rs are assured, on good authority, that a
H. attempt to induce enough OF the Dom'
CT Gratis to leave to destroy a quorum mi
e. with signal rebuke from portion of II
members. And if, as the fifteen absqua
ur ulators say, remaining in their seats d
al ring the passage Of the bill make the
IL particrps crimiais in the act, then indet
We have the Locofoco members of bo
al Houses committed crime, if any "
lc' committed.
ee The Locofocos ofthe House, in bod
Sc voted to divide Hamilton County! Til
d. may appear strange, but the Jonrn
d. shows it--and in this respect, it is II
Id caimed that it was altered. These l.
ct cofocos then, upon their own shown
on voted to violate tho Constitution. II
he only difference between them and Il
'e- Wings is, that the former voted to p
of two more Wards of tho City III one D
IT, trict and take them off Of another. Al
". here it IS claimed, in tho defence, that Il
it, City was divided for political purpose
le- The committee also affirm that the A
a portionment bill is so framed as to gi
in the Wings large majority in both Ho
nd SOS. What political capital would tn
no be made by change of one Senator a
he two Repre- Sc entativesl In all legis latte
re, so far as regards political advOutag
experience teaches us that the smal
he the majority, the better it is for the do
eSt nant party. This is generally concc
,n- ed fact. There is less danger of distr,
we ton aud division. Necessity comp
lrd members to act in harmony, else til
lad lose what they consider most benofC
in legislation.
he One remarkable fact must not be
he gotten. Two democratic members ref
ISL ed to leave their seats. John Brou
Mt and other leading members of the pa
l