Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-17


tre of the chamber. II has come to this if
Representative Of the people doing his du-
,y TO his constituents and his country, is TO
be put down by force. come on with your
force, you miserable towards.
Mr.. Archbold- When fraud fails you,
resort to force.
MIR. Dennison-Let me say to the Sem
ator that we understand our rights and can
maintain them.
Speaker otthe Senate-No, sir, there
will be no fight. The speaker decides that
the Senator from Fairfield may now read
his report,
Tumultuous, applause in the chamber.
Mr.. Whitman read his report.
The undersigned members Of the joint
committee of the Senate and. House of
Representatives, appointed 10 aid in can
vassing the returns made for Governor,
have attended, in common with the other
memberssof said committee, to the duty as
signed US, and now beg leave respectfully
to report that the result of said canvassing
is as follows:
According toshe fe:ulfs opened
Seabnry Ford has an aggre-
gate vote of 145,616
John B. Weller has an aggregate Of l46, Jos
In the aboue aggregate of votes,t ,the vote
Of the county of refiance is not ceunted,a AS
there is o return from said county in con-
formity with law, the returns. not naming
the person voted for for Governor.
| The vote of lhescoos rLorain IS also
not counted as there is no return for said
county in conformity with law, the return
not being certified under the official seal of
the Clerk of said county.
The duplicate returns from the county
Of Van Vert differ in the footing, ten
votes. But the certificates of the Clerk
and Justices in both returns agree in accor-
dance with the footing of one Of the returns
and these ten votes are therefore included
in the above aggregate vote for John B.
Weller.
The votes cast in that portion Of Nor
row county taken from Richland and duly
returned, as appears by the returns opened
by the Speakers, are included in the fore.
going aggregate.
In Crawford county eighty-four votes
appear in the return rs being given for
"Seabury," and are therefore not included
in the aggregate.
From which it appears that John B.
Weller has received u majority of Two
Hundred and Eighty Nine votes over Sea-
bury Ford for the office of Governor.
He. WHITMAN, I
J. w. WILSON,.
MsC. WHITELEY, { Committee.
JAS. R. MORRIS,
DAN'L BREWER.
He had resolution to otter.
Mr.. Dennison objected to the reading.
Mr.. Whitman-How do you know what
it is?
Mr.. Dennison-I don't care what it is!
Mr.. VITA! brute force, is i,2
Mr.. w. offered his resolution:
Resolred, That a committee of six on
the part ofthe House, and - members
on the part of the Senate. be appointed by
the respective speaker of each House, to
examine, in the presence Of both Houses,
the returns of votes made for Governor, by
the clerks Of the several counties of the
State.
This resolution is. in accordance with
the Practice as am prepared to show
L gentlemen are in earnest and desire to
do right and justice, now they may do it.
But if they are determined to sustain the
speaker, should he desire to be- guilty Of
usurpation, let them vote the resolution
down if they can.
Mr.. Dennison-Mr. Speaker--- =
Mr.. Whi,man-I wish to present these
books, my authorities, to the speaker.
Mr.. Dennison-I care nothing about
your books. Note thatedown, Mr.. Report
er, for the benefit of the gentleman from
Fairfield.
A lengthy debate here took place be-
tween Messrs. Whitman, Backus, and 9TH
ers, which we omit for want Of room.-
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Mr.. Goddard wished to say few words.
The Speaker said that on yesterday he
had opened the returns as required by law.
That the Senate would.
Mr.. Whitman-By what authority, sir,
do you gag down members?
Mr.. Archbold said that he wished to be
heard.
The speaker I concur in the main
with the argument Of the Senator from
fair6slla, l, but
right members emil np''ft, He has has no no
right to address the Convention.
The Speaker still persisling.
Mr.. Whitman. In the name of the in.
suited freemen of Ohio--the men you are
attempting TO disfranchise,l command you,
sir, to take your seat and obey the laws.
The Speaker still persisting, scene of
confusion followed, Of which it is impossi-
Bile to give skerch. adn the midst of it
the speaker oflhe Senate declared the Con-
vention dissolved, and without any procla-
nation Of the result--whhout any attempt
to proclaim who was Governor elect.
I The Speaker of the Senate at the time
was on the right hand ofsthe Speaker of
the House. He Immediately commenced