Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-03-16
The InnortIOnment Law,


gui,.ladcn Statesman" down 10 the most con.
Iemp,ibe "eighI by ten TO be found, eonlinues
TO moan PiIeousIy over the APporionmcnr bill
which was made law by the General Assem-.
bly, Of Ohio at its rorly.sixIh sesstn. Their
columns are filled with r'bsou' protest; against
this law Of the land, gotten up in that d,teslabc,
anli.repubIican spirit which rtsi'l' the rule clI
the majority. The editors Of these mediums
Of rebellion and pollution, these juslilicr9 aud
advocates of trarorous Dlrr.isn, in their unbe-
coming zeal 10 promote the better prosperity Of
their unworthy and falling party At the sacrifice
Of every principle Of Truth and THE Raur,
have rendered themselves peculiarly ridiculous,
and have thrown themselves in direct opposition
10 all law and order and The governmcn of The
Stale, by dsnouncing law which was created
in accordance with the Constitution, aud which
equaz!s the representation of the different por.
tions Of The State in the Legislature. They
have given abundant evidence that their united
aim is RULE, and not justice. Yea, many OF
them have gone so far as 10 uucly deny the su'
premacy of the Act-haye ua tor.lika set their
faces against the commonwealth Of Ohio The
avowa is a startling one, but it is nevertheless
true 10 the letter. In the face Of the statute
they warn officers Of the law against fulfilling
,her respective duties! Although an act was
passed in perfect compliance with the require.
menS Of the Constitution and justice, dividing
the State into Representative and Senatorial dis.
trcIs, they basely (but rainly. howaver) aver
that VIC have "no APpOrlionmanI luw-lla Sher.
ifs Of the different Counties hare no right 10 is.
sue procIamdlions for hoiding elections for Sem
atOrs and RepreSeniatircS-iurlh that judges
Of elections in the several wards and townships
hare no right 10 count or return poieS cast for
these e6fcers-nnd finally, that clerks of courts
have no right 10 gire certificates Of election TO
any person claiming 10 have been elected Sen
ator or Representative at such election" This,
people Of Ohio, is the way in which Iocoloco
leaders propose to observe your laws! Thus do
they propose 10 lrampc under their feet your
Government Thus would they hold in def
ance and contempt the combined wisdom and
solemn deliberations of your Legislators, and
thus also deny the validity of the Constitution
OF your State They PROCLAIM REBELLION,
and glory in the word They propose the aban.
dOnment of REPUBLlCANIsM,--by disputing The
rule of the myoriiy, and insisting on the su.
premacy of minority. Let these things be
written down against them.
In the hope Of justilying their unprecedented
course, they have manufactured groundless
pretcxt for it, They affirm that the constitution
was not adhered 10 strictly in the passage Of the
bill-that there was departure from rules o.
The Senate, or from uSageS of the British par.
lament, (from whence our legislative usage'
are derved,) and that consequently the Act is ,
mcrc nullity, and "not law Of the land."-
VAIN AND FRIVOLOUS THE PRErExr They
would give evidence of good eal more Of com
mon sense, and a vast amount more Of mora
honesty, if they would talk about "unconsliIu
tonality" and the violation OF rules and usa
ges" in the case Of the fifteen "ADsoUATuLA
TORS" who baSeIy aud REASONABLY conspired
together and deserted their posts, in defiance o
the Constitution and all precedent. They haC
better tell the people of the conlempl that 'hn
instrument was held in by the fifteen oco(occ
members of the Senate, who formed Il conspi
racy, refused TO occupy their seats, and declared
,hut they would not PERMIT" the Legislature
OF the State to proceed in its business until tha
body consented to be governed by their views
Here was gloring and bold violation of III
Constitution, and fall "rulcs" and 'usages," p
one which could not be otherwise than cvidcr
TO them. Why, in Heavens name why do the
not enlighien their readers on this subject
The Act was passed in perfect accordanc
with the Constituton,-nor was there any o
the alleged lpable violation of rules and usage
In the case. At the lime Of the deseron of III
fifteen Senatorial Conspirators, which left tn
Senate without quorum, the bill had not bee
perfected, because Of an amendment propose
by the House, TO which the Senate had not Il;
sented. This VIC admit but we maintain III;
this amendment was the ONLY MATTER PENDING
and the only thing 10 be disposed of in order
prepare the bill FOR the signatures of the Speul
ers, In The House there was quorum, and III;
body reccded from It's amendment; and W
claim that The bill, alicr being properly enrolled
signed by The Speakers, and deposited in tn
Secretary's Office, became essentially and to al
intentS aud purposes law OF the land. All tn
requirements of the Constitution have been full,