Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-01-14
Of this Sehate, they do no. know Harrison
q, Blake as | aow know him.

ana accordingly tofHeu ID ms taOlS 10 co So
then said to you TINT understood you to
pledge your word and honor no, to recog.
nize MI Broadwell until such final decl<.
ion by the Senate 70 which you replied
most certainly you would not You were
then asked what gu would DO if the ones.
,ion Of MIR Broadwell's right wos raised
You replied tha, it would not be raised, be-
cause Mr. Dennison and others on the whig
side perfectly well understood your posi-
ton, and if they did raise it you would
vote i, down. When Mr.. Hamin had fin
isf.ed The memorandum he read it. You
then took it up and read it yourself
pledged your word and honor to carry it
ou,--desired Mr. Hamlin 10 witness it
show i, to Mr. Swift, and then retain it
until performed, and afterwards destroy ii.
iSee memorandum in Swift's speech.
You also said that if you came into that
Chair, you were perfectly content that we
should put over this matter till the next
session, provided we would not require
your vote to do it. No misunderstanding
here, sir: ! told you in so many words,
that Mr.. Broadwe1l was in no shape or
.annner, II be recognized here, and to this
you readily and entirely assented, and las
i then. n.befieyed) as an honest man. MIR.
Swift lad. no riherconyersation with you
! now ask Mr. Swift, cannot see him, the
crowd is 50 dense, but will ask Mr.. Swift
II what hive stated be so.
Mr.. Swift. 1t is as you say. pro
found sensation throughout the Senate
Cham ber) | can further State, that when
Icalled at your room in the morning, just
before the Senate went in, was requested
bv Yourself and Mr.. Byers, in behalf of
the De,socratic Senators, not TO carry the
arrar. cement into effct that morning. |
rsplied that would do it. | knew that
some Democratic Senators doubted your
honor, Mr.. Speaker, but had confidence
in your integrity. | WAS MISTAKEN.
Immense applause, followed by considera-
BILE confusion; ..
MIR. Payne. 1t is clear that the only
condition upon which Mr.. Swift voted for
v.,u. Sir, was that you should recognize
Mr. Johnson in his seat as the Senator
from Hamilton County until the final trial.
Aud there are facts that could mention
tho, would lower yon in the estimation Of
the other side. even. One thing more |
will state The Senator from Medina said
that the Senator from Franklin and others
perfectly well knew the course he should
pursue. he had told them what he would
d.. Mr.. Blake stated in my room distinct
". that he should recognize johnson, and
sad il was distinctly unders ood on the
other side thu, he would do so. Here then
Ia the fact. ..-
Mr.. Dennison. Will The Senator from
Cuvahog. allow me one word of explana-
,l,nl Mr. Speaker, had one conversa-
,ion with yourse! which was the evening
before the eleclien, in which YOU remark
ed lliat Speaker Of the Senate would be
elected before the next Tuesday night.
did moi know why it was So. asked you
If you were to receive the vote for Speaker
-yousrerlied you might or you might not.
asked you il there was any arrannement
sxpressed or Implied with regard II, the
ter,Iis upon Which you might bek elected
Speaker, aud my recollection is, that you
sill you stood upon the ground of the Ran
dali resolution, that you were willing to
ALLOW Mr.. Johnson to retain his seat until
the Comm;ttee on Privileges and Elec'
,ions should report asked you if you
would recognize Mr.. Johnson as s'the Sen
ator from Hamilton, you said distinctly ) OF
would not. ] further asked you if you
would recognize MIR. Broadwel'? fo.
.aid you had no right to keep Mr.. Broad
well d,wn, but yoa would prefer he woalt
wait until the report of the Committee.
asked ou if YOU embraced the whole o
the Randall reso,u' ion, and you told me II
Il I nn
vote On his own case, that you had it dl
rec,ly from Democrat. then told you
that saw no irnpropriety in your agreeing
TO what you had stated to me. did mo-
camuiunicate this to my political friend:
f,r had no idea that Speaker would be
elected at ,hn,..time. 49,,
MIR Payne. have nothing to do witt
any controversy between j ou and members
on the other side.
| have to do with the false representa-
lions and false inducements by which you
gained your elevation to the Speaker
chair Without those solemn pledges yor
we'll know you could never have received
the roto Of the Senator from Summit; M
would as soon have voted for a Serpent
And now. that plighied faith and honor you
have broken without excuse, or shadow
of excase-6asely, nseanly, and disgrace
fully All moral sense ami appreciation
of good faith, appear to have fled from youl
breast. Yol are a dishonored man
per6dous wretch; and wife ,ou live yot
must be nn oIjec, oil execration among al
honorable men!
And has ii ceme to this? Can confidence
no longer be placed in the word Of man
Are we-no longer to rely on the honor o
SeLa,orsa And you, after obtaining you
ends, now glory in the falsehood and peril
dy Tor which, in all after time, you are
rendered Infamous. Your b1rtered sou
cannot Use to code Of honor recognized
among thieves, even.
last. final outrage you have commit
ted, you have to-day declared that you vii
recognize 8 37sSenators, and receive thei
votes. e For one, declare that ifthis uncor
s,ilut,onal aumber Of persons are to partici
pate i'll the proceedings of this body, and t
be presided over by one so wholly lost t
all sense of honor and moral obligation,
for one, atn determined to have no part o
lot inihe matter. Great sensation
Mr.Johnson here begged permission I
state conversation which he himself hel