The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-01-19


Now, gentlemen, Iwish you to understand that
IN the eastern provinces, we in favor of the
] Convention, and all that political strategy" to
which the locofoco press in this city and elsewhere
resorts to make it appear that We are opposed to
Convention is false and they know it.
/ Mr. Speaker, you are charged with every thing
that's vile and abominabe. If half that they say
about you he true, you are neither fit for heaven
NOR he'll They seem to think you ought to make
one leap into the yewning gulf, that the senator
from Wayne faneles to be just before us, and |
believe, Sir, they would be glad to see you ship
wrecked, and dashed to atoms on its dismal and
rocky coast,
Why. sir, what do they do? The Senator from
Fairfield says, we have no rules-every man is a
freeman, and will act such; and while you are on
your own trial. you are denied the poor privilege
of even calling another TO the chair No sir, they
say you must face the music You are not per-
mitted to make any defence.
They call upon you TO decide questions of order
in your own case and if you decide according to
parliamentary law, as is your duty, they then
pounce upon you with the ferocity of Bengal
tiger charging you with every thing that is mean
and dishonorable. They glut themselves in trying
to acerate your feelings They call you criminal
IN the dock with perjury on your soul' not fit for
the society of honorable men, hoping in God that
OtLSteT JeStCT III your IleSD Wnllc
you live, DC. This, sir, is the kind of treatment
you have received from these gentlemen.
Now, sir, in Gods name, what have you done
to deserve all this? You are charged with agree
ing to recognize Mr.. johnson as senator until his
final right to seat should be determined, after
the report of the committee on Privileges and cleo
tions.
"a Free soiler to be elected Speaker.
Mr. Knapp to be elected Clerk
We viii give our votes if necessary to carry
out the above Arrangement" DC.
1t is proper here to remark, that your name was
not signed to this paper Why was it, sir, that
there was no name to this agreement if it was to
be of such binding obligation as some gentlemen
seem to think? Yes sir, why is it that the name of
neither parties appears upon il? But waving
this for the present, ask, was not Mr. Knapp cleo
ted Clerk? Has not Mr.. johnson been in the ex-
ercise of what gentleman are pleased to call his
rightever since your election Wherein then, have
you violated your plighted faith? Whatact have
you done to call down your devoted head all the
anathemas of gentlemen on the other side? Moth
ing, absolutely nothing.
Mr. Speaker, is said that you have brought
the senate, by the course you have pursued in ack
that Mr.. Broadwell has rights here as
well as Mr. johnson, to the very brink of ruin
Have you not always said that you would recognize
Mr. Johnson-Rot as a Senator-but by common
consent that he should retain his seat as he had
done? same time not denying to Mr. BroadwellI
any right that he might have upon this floor
You would not take upon yourself to decide whoI
was the legal and consttutionally elected senator
from the first district of Hamilton county? That,
you said, the senate must determine. In that,
sir, ] say you are right You could not-nor
dare not, according to your oath have done other
wise 5-..-
But gentlemen say nothing can be done, the
senate is at stand | think it would be veryl
easy NATTER sir to have this senate organized pro-
perly and legally in very few minutes. If Mr. |
johnson will withdraw the exercise of his right (if
any EXIST then, sir, this senate will be in situa-
ton to do business, and in less than forty-eight
hours all the COMMITTEES can be appointed, and this
general assembly enter upon the discharge of its
legal and constitutional duties.
Mr.. johnson said it would be doing injustice to
his gallant constituency for him to with draw
They have rights here which it was his duty to de-
fend.
Mr.. Lewis I will ask the gentlemen from Ciscia-
aati, if Mr.. Broadwell is not under as much OBJ
igation to his gallant constituency as he is?
Mr.. johnson. Mr.. Broadwell will not, trust
any of his rights
Mr. Lewis. Then the gentleman believes Mr..
has rights here as well as himself l
hank the gentleman for that admission.
Mr. Speaker, it is well known to the senate that
IN the first morning when we met in this Chamber,
Mr. Broadwell presentented his credentials first
They were read irstin possession of the senate first
md although am no lawyer, understand it to
De principle in law that where the better evidence
S first introduced before any court or jury, they
lever fall back on the weak testimony. Now, sir,
hese the facts in this case, every Senator is
ully aware; and yet this senate has been, for FIVE
weeks, prevented from doing business by the per-
inacity of one man whose claim to seat here is
sought to be sustained is triumphantly controver-
.rted by the very evidence now before the Senate,
md adduced by himself demonstrating that he has
10 right whatever, to exercise the Office of Senator
lere This testimony shows concLssicely that Mr..
3roadwell received about eight hundred majority
# the legal surages of the people of the first dis
rict of Hamilton county, and from this fact, upon
which the merits of the whole controversy hinge,
here can be no escape.
Poetry Of Steam Engine.
There is something awfullv GRAND in the con-