The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-01-12

them. Mr.. Swift would no more have given you
his vote for speaker than to serpent or an adder,
if it had not been for your declaration that you
would recognize johnson. Honor, even among
thieves, is to be respected but it has no Judgement
in your breast If you shall have any friends left
when YOU retire from that place, they will oath
aud abhor you. The cheeks of your children Will
tin2le with shame at the recital Of your perfdy.-
The nostrs of the brute will turn from you. &c,dc
Others may continue to sit under your presidency
For myself, / will not We omit many of MIR.
Payne's epithets applied to the speaker, which
were frequently accompanied by hisses from the
locofeco side of the chamber.
After Mr.. Payne had taken his seat
The Speaker rose and said: In no conversation
did ever state that Mr.. Broadwell had no rights
ON this floor stated that would in no event
recognize Mr.. Johnson's prind faeie right What
ever I said upon that subject always with the
understanding that the rules of the last senate
would be adopted, and / was led to believe that
Mr. johnson would not presume to vote in his
own case had such assurances froma senator on
whom thought could rely. had no knowledge
that Mr. Broadwell would demand his rights at
this time would have preferred that he had
not done so. The paper which the gentleman has
read never signed, and refused to sign express
ly because did not agree with its contents. He
did not wish to depart from the the usual course
Mr.. johnson said that he met the speaker after
his election at the American. He (the speaker)
said to him that he would recognize him as the
sitting member from Hamilton county, and when
asked what you would do with Mr.. Broadwel you
said there would be no difficulty, you thought on
that score that Mr. Broadwell would remain silent
until the committee reported on the case.
The Speaker. That is not denied. -
Mr.. Dennison did not rise to engage in any
Question of yeracity between the Speaker and any
other gentleman, but he wished to know from the
Speaker wether it was the understanding with him,
that Mr., johnson was not to vote in his own case.
Speaker 1t was.
Mr. Dennson. Now, sir, / understand the speak
er to put the arrangement upon the ground, that
johnson was not to vote in his own case. That
was the basis of the whole arrangement
The Speaker assented
Mr.. Dennson. Then, so far as you are concern
ed, as man of honor consider you entirely alb
solved. (Hissing from the locofoco senators.) Il
would consider you to be less than man, sir, if
YOU did not show that you were determined not to
be caught in any such trap these gentlemen had
set for you. Applause from the whigs]
Mr.. Payne asked the speaker to say whether
johnson had voted in his own case or not
Speaker think he did, virtually.
Mr.. Dennison. Permit to say, Mr. Speaker
that there might be nice distinction drawn be-
tween voting down the rule and voting in his
own case; but think it very slight indeed l
well prepared speech of the senator from Cuyaho-
pa; but Mr. speaker, my CONFIDENCE IN YOU
IS UNSHAKEN. Loud applause, and express
sion of assent from wh9 senators and others, and
kissing from the locofoco
Mr. Dennson hoped there would be no demon
stratons of assent or dissent to whatever he might
say. He repeated, my confidence in you, Mr..
Speaker as a man of honor,is mistaken. Without
intending to cast any imputation on any one, he
hot 4 of baI
President of the Board of Public Works. was no
proof to him OF the truth of any statement. Ap-
plause
Mr. Dennison understood the great point to be
that the Speaker did not say that Mr. Broadwel
would not claim his rights. If the Senate, this
morning, had not voted down the amendment pro-
posed BY Mr. Randall to exercise the rights of his
seat If he had not done SO, under the circum-
stances, would have regarded him as a contemp-
tible man, who should be excluded from the senate
Mr. Dennison said he could very well understand
how gentleman could have different impressions of
what passed in conversation, without mpeaching
their veracity The fact, MFR. Speaker, that Mr.
Hamlin prepared that paper which was not signed
by you. conveys to my mind no evidence of its
truth. My confidence in the honor and integrity.
of the speaker is mistaken.
Mr. Swift understood Hamln, that he had pre-
sented the paper to Mr. Blake and that it received
his assent.
Mr.. Blake. That is not true
Mr.. Whitman was surprised to hear the declara-
tons of the senator from Franklin whom he con-
sidered a man of honor He was surprised
to see him endorse the conduct of the Speaker,
who, he sad, had forfeited his honor, and whom he
characterized as mortal, fostering leper,&c.
Mr.. Dennison. 1t would be impossible for him to
reply in the tone of the senator from Fairfield. So
far as impeaching honor is concerned it
matter for the country But there is no occasion
for all these epithets. would advise the senator
to cooler husbandry of his resources and that he
do not indulge in these paroxysms of anger.
Mr. Lewis felt it to be his duty to make state
ment of some facts with which be personally
acquainted, Knowing his great anxiety for an or
ganization he Mr.. L. has been approached by
several senators from the other SIDE and in our con-
versaton he had urged that they pledge themselves
that johnson should not vote in his own case. One
had stated that he did not feel at liberty make
that pledge, although he strongey disapproved of
.Iohnson's thus voting Another had declared en-
phaticaly that he would vote against Johnsons vot
ing IN his own case, and he (Mr. L. had expected
confidently when the roll called TO-DAY, to hear
that senator so vote, but had been Disappointed
These facts | stated to the senator from Medina
now the Speaker. l don't feel at liberty to give
the name of the Senator, who is honorable man.
and in his seat DOW.
Mr. Myers made some remarks, in the course of
uhich he said that the rule which had been voted