The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1850-01-16
Speech Of #. B, Payne,

UPON THE SPEAKER RECOGNIZ-
ING MR.. BROADWELL AS A SEN
:, ATOR FROM HAMILTON COUN-
TY, IN THE SENATE, JAN. Cd, 1850.
Mn. SPEAKER: rise, Sir, TO the perfor-
nance of very unpleasant task, more
painful duty tho have ever before been
called upon to discharge. | shall be COM
PEELED, Sir, before | get through, to say
some things, from the utteranco ofwhich |
would gladly be excused. Itis unpleasant
for me to be obliged to accuse any man of
dishonorable conduct-much more mem
Der Of this grave and honorable body; as |,
myself, should exceedingly dislike to be
thus charged, it is painful for me to charge
others. But, Sir, the extraordinary con-
duct Of the Speaker Of the Senate this morn
ing, in declaring that he should recognize
ahirty.seuen Senators on this floor, has fill
ed me with surprise, and will compel me
to say that of the man that would gladly
be excused from saying of any human be-
ing Three days he had presided over
this body as Speaker, during which he had
repeatedly recognized Mr.. Johnson as
Senator, and during these three days a
Journal had been kept by sworn Clerk
in obedience to the Constitution, that Jour-
nal had been read before the Senate and
tacidy approved, and the journal showed
full Senate of 36 members, and yet the
Speaker has assumed by his own ipss dat
to rule in 37th Senator in violation Of
the Constitution, parliamentary usage, his
own oath, and, as shall show, his plight
ed honor. But in what shall have to say
of this matter shall use the plain, unvar-
nished language to which | am accustom-
ed; but | shall speak the truth and the
whole truth and fasten it upon the guilty
heart, though it blister and tester there
while life remains. j have to regret, ac-
knowledge, that should have been select
cd by any member of this body as chan
mel of communication in an arrangement
which, to my infinite surprise and the sur
prise of every member on this side of the
chamber, has resulted in the disgraceful
scenes shall expose. Having been once
employed in such business, have to say
that hereafter that Senator, Or any man,
will have to get up early in the morning to
6nd me similarly engaged with man who
has thus basely deceived me. have felt,
for the last four weeks. an extreme desire
for the organization of this Senate. This
was known to both sides of the chamber,
and on that account suppose | was refer
red to in this. matter. had conversed
freely with all as to the adoption of some
practicable measure whereby this body
could be organized, and had expressed nv
opinion that this was practicable if we
could postpone the 6nal trial of this vexed
Hamilton county question until after the
passage of some measures of vital impor-
tance to the people of Ohio. | will now
refer to but one ofthese measures. I al
lude 10 .4HE BiLL PROVIDING FOR THE CALL.
ING OF A CONVENTION TO FRAME "A NEW
CONSTITUTION. I,care not whether sin.
gle act beside this was passed and tell
you that 19-20ths of the people of Ohio are
of the same sentiment 1t is known that
forimany days Senators on the other side
ofthe Chamber balloted fora gentleman
from -Ashtabula for Speaker, gentleman
between whom and myself, thus far, there
have always subsisted friendly relations. | I
had said, in the presence of many, that r.
wished the Senator from Ashtabula would
give up the Proviso to his compromise res
oluton, upon which he, e,insisted, before he
would consent to the Organization Of this
body, which was in substance that Mr..
Johnson should be prohibited from voting
on his own case upon the final trial, pro-
yiso, 1 will add, which be has insisted on
more pertinaciqpsly even, than the otherI
'.Pfoyisq,s, which forms the iistctiye creed]t
Of his political party But ii was not real, |
y the Senator from Ashtabula that stood