The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-02-05

nall of oblivion is now about to !ail up
pn Tho constitution. That instrument,
though not perfect, is at least tlme-ho,
nored. We have stood by 1t IN ""eal
and in woe.n Under its auspices We
have grown from forty thousand 10
two millions Of freemen. The barren
wilderness has receded before the
march of civilization. Prosperity and
State honor have been ours. But now
alas! for base and parilzan purposes
this ,ime-honored instrument is 10 be
DESTROYED, and the black pail of Mex
can whiggery is about to fall upon our
fair heritage. The honor and patriot.
ism of Ohio is, by an act OF outrage and
damnabIe 20 Utica tyranny, 10 be pros
trateJ at the ioot-stool of chartered no
uopolies and irresponsible moneyed
interpretations. The u OF liberty,
which has, for "a half century, shone
upon our equality, is now about to SCI
in midnight darkness; and Il once Tree
people are to be chained to the car OF II
moneved aristocracy, and ~hencelorth TO
be known only as showers OF wood and
dra wers of water" TIE Senator may
we'll liken This bill to the "black pail OF
oblivion" And for what purpose, SAID
Mr.. ODDS, is this deed of piracy to be
perpelrated? Has whiggery become
so obnoxious tina, you are afraid to frost
The neon,e. at the ballot box? Are
YOU afraid that the people will not
submit by taxation to pay OFT your
State debt. while the bankers are cx-
empted from all such taxa,lon? Are
YOU afraid that your whole banking
system will blow up, scattering ru'n
broadcast over the land; and that your
serv,le party tools will desert you
through the polls? Or, are we deslrous'
by a return Of wing majorl''es 10 the
next Legislature, to be enabled to SEND
the glad news 10 Mexico, that Ohio
has placed herself in the front ranks o:
opposition to the war? Do you want
an opportunity of SAYING to your allies
courage, Mexicans, Ohio is coming to
YOUR aid? The thought is maddenIng!
The deed is damning. We have IN AIN
called upon you, said Mr.. o., tor a rea-
son! You cannot, dare not, avow
YOUR reason. Tyrants need no reason!
You could, under the vote OF last TALL,
have secured a small majority in both
Houses. But you dare not trust the
scrutiny Of the public into your actions
and measures; consequently you must
desecrate the constitution, and divide
Hamilton county, in order to secure Tor
yourselves and your measures one more
Representative. You tried TO conquer
the ind om,table democracy Of this last
anchored county in l840. You tried
it then by pipelaying. You sought
then to conquer BY briblng, perjury
and frauds upon the ballot box: now
YOU seek to overcome by breaking
down and violating the constitutions
You take your oaths in your hands
and with the bleeding constitution un'
der your unhallowed feet, you perpe'
trate a deed as foul as hell. Why cant
you throw off your mask OF hypocrisy
and dismiss your preachers, and stand
forth in vour naked deformity? Throw
your oalhs to- the winds an5 let the
people of Ohio see you, as we have
seen YOU for the last few days. Lei
them see your consummate h! pocrlsy
as we have seen it. Go before the PEG
Die and tell them that, when we have
cast it in your teeth, that you dare moi
call this an honest bill, you have beer
rs dumb as a post: that when we have
charged upon you that, by this division
of Hamilton county, your only ohJec'
has been base and political, you have
not dared open your mouth IN reply
and If they could have seer the same
guilt stamped upon your faces that we
have, they would forever spurn you
from their councils and confidence
The deed is Infamous, and the willing
instruments more So. Take your po'
iilical advantages, and next fall send
the glad. lidings to your allies IN Mex
co. mat OIlO mas Icisc'' WIN
inlamy, and that the ''black pall' Of
treason has fallen upon US.
The debate was further continued by
Messrs. Archbold, Backus and others,
and the question being taken, was car
ried--yeas 10, nays II; as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Backus, Beaver,
Bennett, CIaypoole, Corwin, Eaton
Haines, Hamilton, Hastings, Hopkins
ilurlon, Johnson, Judy, Kendall, Lew.
is, Randall, Slutson, Wilson and Speak.
er-l9. -,
NAYS-Messrs. Ankeny Archbold'
Blocksom, Byers, Burns, Cron'se, En-
rte, Evans, Ewing, Graham. King o,ds'
Reemelin, Scott, Spindler, Wheeler
Winegarner-lI. b q
So the bill was passed by a party
vote. ~,
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