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

several Of these members. had ceftlfcats
from Esq. Martin that he had previously
sworn them in.
In the morning, whiggery determined
that no one, unless be had produced his GER
ti6cate and had been regularly sworn in.
according to the usual fern, could take any
part, or have aught to do in the organiza.
ton. This rule, Of their own making, was
broke over by their riotous behavior.
In the morning, whiggery demanded that
every certificate must be read, before the
member could be sworn in, yet in the al
ternoon, whiggery changed its tactics ard
ordered the Squire to swear them in before
single certificate had been presented, ei-f
ther to the Chairman Of the organization, or
to the Clerk, and thus did the party Lead
ers of that party lay down its rules before
dinner, which they were forced to demolish
after dinner was over.
History tells us of poor woman who .
had suit before King Philip, of Macedon.
which was given against her. Il appeal
from your decision, sir, said the woman.
aAppeal from the decision Of your King &
said Philip, sand pray to whom will you;
appeal?" "From Philip after dinner to
| Philip before dinner-from Philip drunk to
Philip SOBER" was the reply. The woman
gained her cause.
The readers will see by the anecdote that
great changes sometimes occur in great
mems minds, within few hours. In tho
morning whiggery was cool-in the evening
excited with passion and urged on by party
zeal, they left tracks. which will cause them
years of labor to efface {:
During the excitement, the Democrats
were cooll and collected and enjoyed tha.,
turning about and wheeling about" of whis.
gerry as it Bumped Jim Crow" with much
good humor, while. our old friend, Judge
Myers, the admirable Chairman Of tho Or
ganization, sustained himself throughout.
with admirable temper and address, never
suffering himself for moment to be thrown
from his usual self-possession, by the ungen-
tlemaniy assaults OF some of the whig speak
ers.
AS if to kee p up their character for con-
sistency to the last, Mr. Dennison, after tho
excitement had time to cool, then pronounc.
, ed it as his deliberate opinion, that Mr..
Knapp, the Clerk Of the last Senate, who in
> accordance with the usual custom, performs
the same duty, until Clerk is elected, and
whose authority to do so, has been acquies-
ced in by the wings, had no right whatever
to call the roll, and indeed no more right
;. inside of the Senate Chamber, than any 4
r ther outsider 1t wiIl be recolected that du.
y ring the last winter, whiggery not only
= claimed this rig for the Clerk Of tho pre-.
ceding session, but absolutely insisted; that,
ex-otflcio, he was the presiding officer Of the
> branch OF the Legislature, in which he was
n a Clerk, during the preceding session, AID
O. that he alone had the right to call it to or
der, and to preside until speaker was e
N lected, and because this ridiculous assump-
n tion Of power was denied by Democrats,
. the wing leaders raised mob, and for thir-
e ty-one days-from the 4th day of Decem-
g ber lS4S until the 4th day OF January l849.
e kept the House of Representative ves in an uP-
roar and prevented that body from organize
nS.
i In thus blowing hot and blowing cold,
whiggeFy presents no, inapt representation
Of the reptile which
Keeps wiring in, and wiring out, se p
'Stili leaving us PERI tlsx'd in doubt
e "Whether the snake that made the rack
s. 'Was going south or coming back.
le At best, wtiggery is but a bundle Of con-
Is tradictions ard never has it shown itself
more so, than during the seem in the SEN
d ate on yesterday.
6 In Senate to-day, the morn ing session as
n entirely consumed by Messrs. Dennison,
n Lawrence, Beaver and ODDS, in attempts to
is get assertion on the Journal, Of the rigLt
Of Mr.. Broadwell to seat in the Senate.-
r This question was sprung upon the Senate,
's to prevent resolution offered by Mr.. Bysrs,
that the Senate proceed t, the election Of Of
p ficers, from being adopted. The effort was
to consume time, and whiggery succ, sded
s. in its object, but not in ralming false Jour-
e nal off as the correct one. lt..t
d During the discussion, it leaked out, thai
Il Mr.. Olds who acted as Clerk for whigeery,
e had procured the certificates of the whie
Senators that they were swol in, before the
n event happened and he kept the evidence in
n his drawer, and then sent it with the certifi-
= Gates to the clerk. When written and sign
!. ed, the paper, it is acknowledged, contained
!. falsebood, and hence we should think
D that it is but little to be regarded now.
f Previous to the meeting of the Leeisla-
|. ture we charged that whiggery by all means
is in its power, would prevent an Organization.
We knew this from the givings out of tbs
party, and we knew it, from The great fear
g they have of new Constitution and of their
'e exceeding anxiety to defeat that measure.
g. The proceedings of yesterday and Of to-day
i in thetSenate, have added strength to that
: belief, and we now say to our friends abroad,
u that il the federal leaders can by trickery
'e or by fraud prevent an organization they
will do it.
'e In the House this morning. after sundry
i efforts on the part Of the wings to defeat
n the election of Sergeant alarms, by '1oub-
lie vo.ipg,' MIR. Bell was finally elected. He
- will make an excellent officer.
S, In that body, an effort was also made to
n correct (?) the Journal, by expuDging DOR
It ton of the action of the House, but il did
e not succeed.
g When the House met yesterday, Mr..
d sprague, DEM, of Defiance, &C., and Mr..
d Hammond, Wing, of Harrison, were absent.
l. MIR. Sprague arrived this morning, was
$ sworn in and took his Statesmen,