Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-12-10

of the plea that the certificate of Senator
johnson was defectipe-that the abstractof
~Broadwell contained evidence that he was
defeated and not elected He also alluded
in fitting terms to the row Of the previous
day, and rebuked those, who continually
mouthing law and order, were The very first
to occurrence scenes alike disgraceiulto to
them and the State. One by One, Mr.
Payne took up the whig arguments on the
Hamilton county question and demolished
Them. @.
During the speech, Mr.. Beaver and Mr..
Dennison held uneasy seats, and by their
countenances showed that the home truths
told, were hard of digestion. In reply to
the charge of Mr.. Payne. that whiggefv
was playing its part to defaatlh organiza-y
ton of.the Legislature, Mr.. Dennison said,
that il Mr.. Payne would give way, he
would explain the. intentions Of the wbig
Senators. To this, Mr.. p promptly as.
sented, but Mr.. Dennison, finding that he
was about betrns ing thssecre,s ofthe whig
Tia Pan caucus took sober second
thought, and excused himself for want oil
time, thus violating his promise to unfold
the plans Of the conspirators.
This morning the tactics Of the wings
were changed but little, from that Of
yesterday.
Anxious to perfect and organization, Mr..
Wiison as soo1 as the Journal, OF yes,er.
day, was read. offered a resolution that the
Senate proceed 10 the election of officers.
Mr.. Dennison denied The right OF the Sem
ate 10 elect, while thirty seven persons
claimed 10 be Senators, were present, and
upon shat point Of order he relieved the
floor, until within few moments Of the
Senate asking recess.
sD1fing the debate, Mr.. Dennison, WHO
aspires to lead the whig forces, nude open
boast that il by Parliamentary tnctics and
trickery, or by any other means, illegal and
cons,itu,ionall'' The whig Senators could
preveat Mr.. Johnson, from exercising his
rights as a Senator from the county Of
Hamilton, they would avail themselves of
il, evsna af by 50 doing an organization was
prevented until the second Tuesday of Oc-
tober next. Almost in the same breath, that
Senator professed to be indignant at the
charge made by Mr.. Payne, thai the whig
Senator'S had resolved to preven, an organ
ization, admitting. at The same time, that if
the charge was true, they would be guilty
of moral Tteasoa. Taking the definition
OF moral treason, as given by the Senator
to be correct, and taking MS own admis-
sion as evidence against himself ard COL
, Leagues, there is no escape from the charge,
/. andthey stand before the world, self con-
sicted, ,tnd in effect, self confessed moral
Traitors They will prevent by Parlia-
.nentnry trickery the organization of the
Legislature, in:order 10 prevent Senator,
having larger minority Of the votes Of
Ibis county ti,an any other member on the
floef-a Senator having a certificate, (the
: only evidence known to the law as good,
as valid, as perfect as tha; Of any other
Senator, from taking his seat, and defend
ing the interests and rights OF his constilu-
euls upon the floor Of the Senate, and this
resolve, entered into by a whig caucus en-
Saturday last, and the carrying of it out,
by wing Senators during the p,st three
!. .dayssol The session makes up the periec,
evidence upon which the @hIg Senators
were nccused Of moral treason 70 tae Stale
These men seek q Justification OF their
course on lie ground, as they aver, thu,
the certificate OF Mr.. Johnson is not in COLI
iertnity with the appor,ionment scheme.
Mr.. Payne inquired il this resolve was not
entered into before the whig Senators had
seen the certificate Of MIR. Johnson, or
Knew what it Communicable. Dennison
could not deny this, and hence The whole
excuse is blown iulo thin air-she conspir-
ators stripped Of the limsey excuse, stood
sbeEore il.e world in their naked deformity.
The tactics were then changed, and com.
plaint was made, that the vote on the mo-
tpn of MFR w hilman, that Mr. Johnson be
sworn IN, was taken while N Blake had
the Hour and was addressing the Senate =
This charge fell to the ground, wheE the
fact was shown. that, il Mr. Blake was on
the foor addressing the Senate, that he
was rudely interrupted by Mr. Converse
and his colleagues getting up d row imme,
diately previous to he vote being taken.
To give his whig friends chance to kick
ap q fuss, and disgrace the Senate chamber,
Mr. Blake ceased speaking. and did not re-
sumo the floor. The reply of Mr. Myers
lthe Chairman of the Senate,) to thi:
charge, and in which he recapilulaled the
facts, drove whiggery from taat position.
MT johnson Of Hamilton, the Senator
whose seat is claimed to belong to Nj
Brondwell, took the floor to reply to Nj
Dennison, and the other Wbig Senators
but gave way 70 a motion for a recess.
This afternoon Mr. Johnson resumed hi
renasks, and in an able, clear and con
sincing argument, confined mainly to tht
SonstiiHtiennl question, utterly demolishe'
she assumption Of MIR. Attorney Genera
S4anberfy and other whig lawyers. Du
ring its delivery the Senate chamber wa
crowded, and we speak but the general sen
tumens when we say, that an argunen
more conclusive never was heard on an,
.conssifutional question. But we do not wis
toanticipats we have hopes of layin
the argument entire before our readers te
morrow Statesman.
e..s Latest from California.
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. The Crescent City has arrived with dates frol
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