The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1849-01-16
From the Ohio Statesman.
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

OHIO LEGISLATURE.
During The present winter wc saw many
things ola deeply disgraceful nature which
occurred within the House Of Representa-
lives, but never did we before witness any
thing Of a character SO deeply disgracefhl as.
the scenes which fell under our eye to-
day.
On yesterday The Two Houses assembled
in joint Convention to counr the votes tor
Governor. In conformity TO usage, when a
doubt existed as to the Correctness and lc-
eality Of :he returns, committee was ap-
pointed by Mr.. Speaker Randall, of the
Senate, consisting Of four Senators and eight
Representatives to canvass the votes of Co.
vernon Last night the committee met and
remained in session till near midnight, in ex-
amining and footing up lbe returns, when il
was found that John B. Weller had major.
iiy ,,f near three hundred Of the votes ac-
cording to the returns. The wing portion
OF tho committee, when the fact was ascer-
ta.ned, lef, the Chamber, and refused to join
in Areport 10 The two Houses in Convention
assembled Six ofthe committee, two Sen
ators and four Representatives, composing
the democratic portion, united in report ol
the facts, and asked new committee. The
Speaker Of The Senate refused to put the
motion. He refused TO entertain the report
oflhe committee, but decided, and was sus-
tcned by his party friends, that he 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 Convention, unless the Speaker
chose 10 waive his power. for the time being,
and graciousy be pleased to allow it.
Mr.. Whitman was not 10 bo inlimidated,
and in speech Of two hours, showed by
precedent and by law, that The only proper
and right course TO pursue, was that of taking
the report of the committee and deciding
upon the facts. This the Speaker refused
10 do, though he was heard TO admit that he
concurred in the main with Senator Whit
mans argument, and dissolved the conven-
lion, and rushed in ridiculous haste, from
the Chamber.
The county Of Lorain sends her returns
without the seal Of the Court being thereon
This the Speaker chooses TO take as d lega
and correct return. Mr.. Whitman showed
that in the case ofMeigs and Massie, that in
a similar case, similar return from Adams
county, was declared illegal, yet, as Mr.
Dennison said, the wings wanted 10 read nc
books they would be governed by no pre-.
cedenis--they would make Seadury Ford
Governor whether they had returns to do Sc
or not.
The federal party commenced the session
in an attempted fraud, and they will attempt
10 carry it out. In law, in fact, and by the
constitution, John B. Weller is Governor ol
Ohio, and until his election is contested and
Sc, aside, whiggery will have no other. Sc
wonderfully alarmed was MIR. Speaker Ran
dali, that he fled before he consummated his
iniquity by proclaiming Ford as Governor
and that individual lacking the returns ne
cessary to show majority, will have. to con
tent himself with the honor Of being calleo
Governor, since his arrival in this. 7tliy, the
cares and responsibilities Of Office not being
upon his shoulders. @
In the Senate, Immediately after the re
turn Of the members, Mr., Burns tried to of
er a resolution TO raise committee to in
quire into the conduct of the Speaker, bu
Mr.. Goddard, seeing the object, moved al
adjournment, and thus cut il OF 70. the tim
being. q
| A more desparate and yillainous attemn
to grasp power was never Witnessed in tin
corrupt Courts Of Europe. The indignation
Of the people Of all parties [save the fe,
wings dragooned into the support of party
wright or wrong,] is intense. They fee
thai an outrage has been committed--tha
laws have been trampled under foot, by tn
/ arrogant assumption OF more than monarch
cal power by one man, and they feel as if 4,
submit TO such wrongs would show Them
only TO be slaves. The end is not yet.