The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-12-14

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of certain individuals, &C., have been
presented.
SENATE.-The entire week has been
consumed in The discussion of the Ham.
ilton county question. We do not notice
that any new arguments have been ad.
yanced. .p
Speaker Myers has proven himself to
be mere tool for his party. He aP.
pearsineilher to have the 6rmness to act
for himself or the wisdom to act for his
party The consequence is that Whit
man aud some others are constantly tel.
ling him 10 halt until they inform him,
indirectly. how to decide. ua t
For several days, he has decided mo.
tiuns and resolutions out Of order and
when an appeal would be taken he dis.
posed of this in similar manner On
Tuesday last. however. we suppose in oc-
cnrdnnce with a caucus conclusion. he
entertained an appeal; but instead of
putting il in a regular parliamentary
form. he put the quesiinn-"Shall the
appcalbe suAained?" The regular form
in all deliberalive bodies is-"ShalI the
decision of the Chair stand as the judg.
meni of the Senale?" asaeE
In the way in which the Spoaker put
the appeal, minority could sustain the
Chair. The resolution. upon which the
appeal was based, was resolution TO 60
into the election of officers.
This disregard Of all parliamentary
law, a determination 10 admit johnson
by hisown vote, miserable party Speak
or and an opposition to the election Of
officers, places the Locofoco minority Of
the Senate in a position, which cannot
fail 10 bring upon lhom the condemna.
tion of the people. u5 5r.. l..
lt,is certainly matter Of congrainla.
tiontolhe Wing party of the State that
they have men in the Senate. who had
wisdom enough 10 place themselves in
the right and have frmuess enough TO
maintain their position. ....t
We do not suppose that there will he
an organization This week, The Wig
party have frequently offered to 60 into
the election Of officers; the Free .Soilers
have mnde similar propositions; the
Wigs have agreed TO permit BroadwelI
10 stand aside until the question Of right
rs disposed of; but these propositions
have been rejected by the Locofocos in
direct opposition to the action Of their
brethren IN the lower House, and we do
not see in what way they can be induced
to organize, unless the Wing party should
yield up all their rights. This they can.
not and dare no, do.
The Difficulty in Tie ohio Scnutc,
The Hamilton county question hat
been 50 frequently discussed in the col
umns of the Gasctic, that it is uDnecessa
ry lat this time, To waste time and space il
re.s,ating tho arguments; but that ,h'
reader may fully appreciate the presen
position Of parties in the Ohio Senate
we will state the grounds of controversy
The Appointments Law divides Ham
Iil,on counly into two Representative au'
1.-TWO Sana,olal districts-lhe one en-
bracing eight wards Of tho city Of Gin
cinnn,i. The other the remaining portio
of the county b, ....,. .l....
| In tho first district, BRoApwELL ieceiv
ed about 1000 majority for SENATOR bu
the Clerk refused 10 give him cerie
cate Of election and handed him only a
abstract of votes, showing bis majority
JomNsoN received the certificate of cleo
; tiou, having minority of votes. H
JOHNSON comes io the Senate and de
; mands seat, exhibiting this certificate
and also tho abstract, affirming that h,
claims tho seat in defiance of tie ldw an,
piR r0tc WpOn his Ocn c0se If he IS alire
BRoADwELL claims his seat by virtue o
bis abstract. which shows that he has nea
1000 majority of tho legnl voters of tn
first district Of Hamilton county; but !
willing 10 retire with Mr. Johnson and Il
permit tho remaining Senators to deci1,
upon the contest.
|, This is the evidence before the Sen
ate and this the position Of parties there
n,he House, both tho last and pre-
sent session, our readers are aware tha
both sots Of claimants retired and allow
r ed the remaining members to decide th,
) question, These precedentS, the Loco
rocos Of the Senate are unwilling to fnl
low, and with perth acity cling to The po
siton Of Mr. Johnson, t..t stf ,
+ The reader can judge for himself, VIII
is in fault, Our own opinion is that tn
Wings yielded too much last winter an
!. Oro yielding too much nav. This thin
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