New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-05
The Anarchists In Ohio.

w Q have heretofore had OCcasiDn 20 thafaI'eIis'
rome recent editorial articles Of the Eeen'ng Pos'
ia terms more expressive than complimentary ou
we do not think any OF IL previous astonishing re
wilderments u the truth have been superior 70 Inc
performance in its leading column Of last evening
In that article several assertions. more than once
Enthusiastically branded as ialsehoods. are repestec
with degree Of cool impudence which could only
be exhibited By natural genius in that line car
ned to perfection by long practice under favorable
circumstances The hand Of the master Is pslpr
be
Were there nothing ia this article beyond malice
tow ard the Edi,crlof The 7riJun< and SANDERS o
the Administration, we should not b. any allusiot
rescue it from the siough where It belongs Bal
all this serves merely the prelude 10 Jesui'ical
attempt 20 repair the breaches which faithful expo
sure Of nefarious intrigue has left in the character
of Hon Salmon p Chase. Senator from ONO 1t Is
70 the sophstics argument Of the Post IN favor o.
the promoters Of anarchy and contemners OIL Ia"
who ruled the Legislature Of Ohio last Winter am
bargained that gentleman into hs present sea' mat
we have a brief word to say
The assertion Of our cotempmsry is that the AP
portsonrnent law passed by the Leglsla'ofeo' l'l
In Ohio is unconstitutional and corrup'y oo'a'n1u'
wherefore ia l9is the Democrats disresar"cI
the clause relating TO the Hamilton District ana
voted for their senator and Representatives Is
If no such law had been enacted
Tbi. voting a, ii law not suitine certain md
vidual electors were not in existence appears &c
the Post perfectly legitimate procedure, for winch
IL entertans no feeling of disgust and bathing but
regards il with sympathy and unmingled approbe
ton Now we say that II is anarchy, which II
tolerated, ends only with the overthrow OF al
government tad the perpetual domination oil inc
disorderly minority. Hany portion ofthe population
may Of their own good pleasure disregard an I'm
portsnt law which claims their obedience with nj
the sanctions which give force to any enactment
on the Statute Book. what is the use OF any legs.
ls,son and what becomes OF that supremacy OF the
people which we recognize as the true source Of
political authority Ii any part may quietly over.
throw what the representatives Of the whole have
regularly established or what appears before the N
with the constitutional evidences OF its regular es.
,ablshment VIVA; is il but the attempt o. the few
to domineer over the many. which in bepubH"is
ten times more odious than under any other form
q Government
There is 40 apology lor the snbyersive doctrine
maintained lay the Post 20 BE- found IN the prcicnsc
tina, the AppOrtsnment Law in question IL con
tray to the Constitution II 1t were 80, which We
90 no; for u moment admit, the remedy Is not to
be found in nnsrcincr violation Of il, whether with
OF without the seinb.ances OF legal tormshtN. one
gres, purpose Of a Republican organization l. to
render such violence needless 10y providing peace
ful modes not only for the realization OF improved
ideas, but for the redress OF grievances If the
Democrats Of OHIO were aeereved by that law
II was not their business 10 set up rebellion
against II on their own hook for that would be Il
assai all laws The regular Judicial tribunals Were
open IL them where the Constitutional! OF the Of
iensivc clause could be tried, and either establish
ed or invaldated Or else they might appeal t.
the bello, box ON tho question and elect, II they
could. Legislature which would make a new appor
tonment according to their views. But until q
competent Court had decided the clause 10 be IN
valid or until it had been legally and fully repeal
ed. they were bound as good citizens TO obey II.
and not act or atemp, to act in violation of it
But they did not obey, and hence we call them al
archis,s and disoresnizers The Post, on the other
hand applauds their conduct es natural and l'ono'
able
But says the Post, they did appeal 10 the leS'f-
lature How BY sending to this Legislature
men who claimed their seats by virtue of having
the LARGEST number 81 votes given IN the Count!
against men who claimed seats by virtue OF haVmS
the largest number of votes gwen IN District con
stituted of parts of County But this was 10
l. ~
Southern planters should force their way into New
Mexico. Slavery having been forbidden there by
regular act of Congress, and send representative
to Washington the basis other Slave property
while the remaining people Of the territory should
elect theirs in compliance with the act Neud
the Post recognize Mat as legitimate appeal from
the act n the proper Judicial tribunal or to the PEG
pie OF the country Or would 1t not denounce The
authors Of such procedure rs anarchists and dis
organizers, and bid them wait TIL Congress had
taken OF the offensive Prohibition OF the Supreme
Court decided il to be invalid Ii the sttachnert
OF the Post to Free Soil be souuder than Its logic
On the vital question 1t has now attempted TO d
cuss it could only submit to such an outrage II not
approve it.
Bat we are further told that by the ADMISSION
Of the anarcliosl instead OF the legal members tIUm
Hamilton District, into the Ohio Legislature last
year iaggle IN which Salmon 2. Chase was the
chief magician. the spportioament law lar as it
related 10 Hamilton Couatry was virtually repeal
ed" Thisn a new method OF repeating laws which
we apprehsad hssnot before been heard OF by juris
cousuhs. The clause sui stands untouched as
whsn ensosedi in spite Of ali the clamor raised
about IT, no majority OF the people has vet chosen
representatives charged to rsscind II, and we 10
not admit tina, lis binding sorce has been one win,
weakened By the outrage Of which il has been the
subject, What majesty is IN law belongs to it
and they who violate it, do 30 at their peril
We have occupied thus much space not 10 70
,,iu to our ssssilsat but 10 encidaie once more 1
point Of profound importance TO the future well
being Of the Republic and to the progress of ,hs
genuine Democracy which Is hated by none rnorc
thaa those whose breath is expended in behalf o
IL counterfeit We cannot, however, ioreear NJ
eahns one fact When Constitutional Reiorn
was sgitsted in this State, the Pos; oonteudet
oadly in favor Of such system oi limited districts
a. wouh ensure 10 each community fair repre-