The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-01-13

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Ohio Legislature John B. Weller
; Governor Disgraceful Conduct
Of the Speaker Of the Senate,
During the present winter we saw
many things Of q, deeply disgracetul ma.
ture which occurred within the House
ofRepresentatiyss, but ne YER did we be.
fore witness any thing Of a character
50 deeply disgraceful as the scenes
which fell under our eye to day.
On yesterday the two Houses assem-
bled in JOINT Convention TO count the
votes for Governor. In conformity TO
usage, when a doubt existed as TO the
correctness and Legality Of the returns.
n committee was appointed by Mr..
Speaker Randall, Of the Senate, consist.
ing Of four Senators and eight Repre-
senatives, 10 canvass The votes. for Gov.
ernor. Last night the committee me-.
and remained in session till near mid.
/, night, in examining and footing up the
returns, when twas found that John
. B. Weller had 4 majority Of near three
hundred OF the votes according to tine
returns. The wing portion Of the COM
mittee when lhe fact was ascertained,
left the Chamber, and refused 10 join in
. a report to the two Houses in Conven-
- ton assembled. Six of the committee,
Q two Senator'S and fqpr Representatives,
composing the democratic portion, uni
ted in a report Of the facts, and askeda
new committee. The Speaker Of the
Senate refused TO put the motion. tie
, refused TO entertain the report OF the
committee, but decided, and was sus.
= tanned by his party friends, .hathe was
above and beyond all law---that his
word would make the Governor, and
that no man had a right even 10 speak
" while the two Houses were in conven
ton unless the Speaker chose 10 waive
his power, for the time being, and gra-
ciously be pleased 10 allow it.
Mr.. Whitman was not to be intimi.
dated, and 10 a speech of two hours,
showed by preceden. and by law, that
!. the only proper and right course TO pur'
!, sue, was .ha, Of taking the report o.
the committee, and deciling upon the
i. facts. This the Speaker refused 10 do
though he was heard to admit that he
/. c~oncurred in the main with Senator
Whitman's argument, and he dissolved
p the convent N, and rushed in ridiculou.
haste, from the chamber. h|.
i The county of Lorain sends her re
" turns without the seal OF the Court be
ing thereon. This the Speaker choos
10 es to take as a legal and correct return
MI. Whitpan showed that in the cast
, {, of Meigs and Massie, that in a similar
lie case, a similar return from Adams
v county, was declared illegal, yet, as Mr.
,t Dennison' said, the wings wanted tc
read no books-,hey would be govern
ed by no precedents--they would make
Seabury Ford Governor whether they
IN had returns to do SO or not.
The federal party commenced The
70 session in an attempted frand, and they
ID will attempt to carfyit out lniaw il
=. fact, and BY the constitution, JOHN B.
WELLER is GOVERNOR
n and until his election is contested and
IN set aside, whiggery will have no other.
re So wonderfully alarmed was Mr.. Speak.
er Randall, that he fed before he con-
summated his iniquity by proclaiming
Of Ford as Governor, and that individual
lacking the returns necessary to show
a majority, will have 10 content himself
with the honor Of being called Govern.
or, since his arrival in this city, the
cares and responsibilities Of office not
being upon his shoulders. ti.a.
'e In the Senate, Immediately after the
return Of the members, Mr.. Burns tried
to offer a resolution TO raise a commit
tee to inquire into the conduct Of the
Speaker, but Mr.. Goddard, seeing the
object, moved an adj onrnment, and
q thrs cut it off for the time being.
A more desperate and villainous at
tempt 10 grasp power was never wit
messed in the corrupt Courts Of Europe
. The indignation Of the people Of all par
y ties (save the few wings dragooned in
y ! to the support Of party, right or wrong.
is intense. They feel that an outrage
; has been committed-tha the laws
&. have been trampied uader foot, by the
arrogant assumption Of more than mon.
archical power by IN man, and TIA
.. feel as if to submits such wrongs vThs
n. show them fit only to be slave
er ond is not yet. a .a;nos !. r,u
The report o fthe prSnre ,h,n
yet no report can give MO .SIoiss.
er birds eva view ofltbe scene. SSctdteS