Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-03-01
Whig Absquatulaters- Defended by their
party, and, though rebHked by the
PeODie rewarded for their Guilt.

Whig Absquatulators- Defended by their
party, and, though rebHked by the
People, rewarded for their Guilt.
When the federal members Of the Legis-
lature, in August, 1912, broke up the law
mixing power Of The state goyerpment, to
prevent the passage Of bill districting the
state Tor Congressional purposes, the twhigl
press and the whig party justified the acl
and applaudeds the deed. Among those1
who acted the patricidal part. we're Seia.I
tors crowell,, Ford, Root and Sill: md Rep!1
resentatives Bliss, Chambers, Hawkins.
.Schsnck. 1t may be well to inquire into
the after history of these men, and see T
how they were treated by their party for
the lawlcss act. We take the Senators and
Representatives in al phabetical order, com.
msncing with the upper branch.
JOHN CROWELl,, of 'l'rumbull an
absouatu,ator in 1912, was subsequently
rewarded by seat in Congress, which he
now holds.
SEABURY FORD, of Geaugn, lead-
ing spirit in The same act, was, subsequent.
ly rewarded 70 r the net, by his law-lorins
constituents by reelection to the Senate
! by being made speaker Of that body
| ny thO "Ai'iO "hi6 FtA' w LlO ololCs ny
their delegates in convention assembled,
giving him the nomination for Governor;
and his name now flies at the head Of eve-
ry whig paper in the State as the e,nbodi-
meM Of ,rtig principles! ., ...., =. =.
SIMEON Nash, Of Gallia, rewarded
by being made member of the ''rascdLy
committee and permitted, at high salary,
(his expenses paid by the State, 10 trav
erse every part of it, and parts of Other
States too. on electioneering tours, 10 ex:
plain the beauties Of Gallipolis banking
and TO charge crimes upon democrats '''s
jos EpH ". ROOF, Of Huron, was al
so an nbsquatulator, and for services ther
rendered, was rewarded by seat in Con
gress, which he now holds.
ELISHA N. SILL, Of Summit, was al
so an nbsqnatula,or, ana for SO being h,
was rewarded by whig Legislature will
and has the management Of Its financial at
fairs / .-,....
ALBERT A BLISS, Of Lorain, was
Representative at the time, and absquatu
lated with his whig friends and aided in III
annihilation. Tor the time being, the law
making power Of the state government =
A whig Legislature rewarded him with tn
Office Of State Treasurer,nnd he is now tn
keeper of the money of the state, ahd is tn
holder Of its purse strings.
DAVID CHAMBERS, Of Muskingun
also absquatulaied, and was rewarded vii
seat in the Senate by his constituents, an
was again rewarded by the Senate IN bein
made Speaker of that body. - =
| - ,e H.
so absquatulated, and received his rewar
; in being this winter, made Speaker Of til
; very body he left without power to act
ROBERT e. SCHENCK, OF Mon
; gomery, also joined the absquatulators, an
aided in their patricidal act. He was ri
warded by reelection 10 the Legislature
and that body subsequently carved out
congressional district for him, and in whic
he could be elected, and he now reaps hi
reward in the halls Of the National Cor
gress. @-
In addition TO these men Mr.. CORWIN
5 was then Governor of the State,and refuse
!, to order new elections to supply the vaeaf
cies thus created. Though defeated at tn
next election, he was rewarded BY sui
sequent whig Legislature Tor his condac
by being elected lor six years TO seat j
Il the United States Senate. et-= 5=f%
, To descend TO smaller men, WiLLIA'
4 B.THRALL, Of fCirclevilie, was chairma
of one of the first whig meetings held i
the state to approve the act, and to uphol'
the disqualification. He received his re
ward in being invited to take charge Of tn
:. organ of Mexican whiggery in this city
, and now his pious soul looks with hol
horror upon men leaving their seats for III
time being, to preserve the constitution the
had sworn to support, from being trample
under foot by whig tyranny. and its plaI
e provisions from being violated to sobsers
the basest party purposes. IS
= = Mr.. HUSTON, Of Pickaway, who pre-
i sented the resolutions at the Thrall NEE
Il ing, before alluded to, was rewarded by
seat in the present House of Represent
= tives, and aided, by his vote, in passing tn
u u bill to dismember Hamilton county, and I
y violate the constitution oflhe State. Thel
were men in tile Legislature at the time {
- The whig absquatulation. who refused
leave their posts. Among them, we reco
q lect Stanton Of Logan, and Thomas of NJ
5 ami, and others. Though they juslifie
the act, they did not commit the deed, an
because they did not, every man OF ther
now living, as far as we now recollect, h'
been sent into an eternal retirement irof
political office. Whiggery cannot wi
" not trust men troubled with conscIences, u
office, and hence, while honor and otflc
have been showered upon the absquatuiu
tors, they have placed mark upon thos
that dared not assist in aiming the blow q
The law making power of the government
which, for the time being, dermved it Of a
existence Ohio Statesman.
A Looking Glass for Whiggery.