The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-01-26


go home and for your own credit say aslittle about
this matter possible for It is an exceedineypoor
compliment to yourself to say that you have been
cheated in horse-trade by d fool'' The senator
from Cuyahoga is lawyer, and distinguished in
his profession as | am informed Iappeal to him
to say whether my advice to my client was not
good
Mr.. Burns. Is the inference then, that NE can.
not have redress because the speaker stands IN the
same position did your client?
Mr.. Olds would say to the senator from Rich
land that have endeavored to adapt my ilusfra-
ton to the comprehension of the gentlemen on that
side alone, and to the state Of the case as they
alone claim it to be.
was passing, Mr.. Speaker, to another PROPOSE
ton which is this: if this resolution is To pass and
the speakers chair to be declared vacant and the
election void, on the ground that the private con-
tract Interference to that election has been fraudu-
Elently violated, would say to gentlemen that in
political sense it would be wei for the senator
from Cuyahoga, when this senate is fairly organ
ized to introduce resolution declaring the seat of
certain United States senator vacant BY reason
of his election having been secured by virtue Of =
fraudulent contract Such a resolution urged By
that senator would be regarded as peculiarly APP
propriate,and would certainly have this high sane
tion-'that he who proyidesh not for his own, es-
pecialy those of his own household bath denied
the faith, and is worse than an nfdelp' (Applause
and laughter And let me further say that If
such a resolution shall be introduced pledge the
gentleman in advance that will give it m5 cordial
support
But sir, not to occupy the time of the senate By
keeping about the outskirts of this matter, let Us
come directly to these charges as contained in the
preamble and resolution of the senator from Sum
NIT Allow me to say, in this connexion, that this
grave and serious charge has been before the sen
ate daily since it first preferred nearly if not
lon a was hoch hoa,, IL
the public prints; it has been read and re-read IN
this senate and before the large audience which
daily throngs this chamber, and that too by the
clerk on the call of senators on that side and ask
sir if it was consistent with the professions of the
senator from Cuyahoga, athat he should observe all
the courtieses Of life" for him again to demand
the reading of that paper at the clerks desk as he
did this morning? Was it because the senator
was so ugfamiliar with its contents, or that now
swarm of democratic outsiders might be edited BY
its perusa? 1t must have been for the latter rea-
son; for as to the familiarity of the senator from
Cuyahoga with the contents of that paper should
like to enquire Of him whether that paper as sub
mitted to the senate was not in his ewn handwrit-
ing, or whether the original draft of it was not from
his own pen. The enquiry is now addressed to
: him, because from my position here, did not dis
tnctly understand his reply this morning to ques-
ton touching that matter. sts
{ Mr., Payne remarked that in bis reply in the
: morning, he had since discovered he had been
somewhat under a mistake. He did draw up q
paper similar In substance TO the offered to the
> senate by the senator from Summit, and had It
: here at his desk In his reply this morning he
supposed that paper was still in his desk but on ex-
animation he found that it was not now in his pos
e session. 1t might have come into the possession
! of the senator from Summit ssass g =
r Mr.. Olds. l am very glad, Mr. speaker, of this
explanation, for am not disposed 70 do any, even
e the slightest injustice to any gentleman on this
Il floor. trust shall ever feel as sensitive in re-
I gard to the honor of other senators. as am in re-
r gard to my own. nov understand the senator
from Cuyahoga to admit that the substance of that
/ preamble and resolution is his own. There is no
injustice done then to that senator any other in
saying that the paternity Of that paper belongs
!, him.
/ There is remarkable fact Mr. Speaker that
l must strike the mind of every careful observer,
5 when his attention is called to this preamble and
resolution in connexion with the contract submit
1t ted as evidence in this case. The preamble pur
ports to set forth in terms the solemn pledge of the
t word and honor of the senator from Medina now
the speaker of this body and the direct and dis
honorable violation of that plighted faith This is
}; the grdUonen of the whole charge And yet. sir,
2 this gravamen not found in the written "con-
II tract, any thing there found to support
It it. speak of that remarkable fact, the more
n remarkable for the reason that gentlemen of so
much experience IN there matters were engaged in
'e negotiating this contract" and in reducing its
n terms to writing Yet sir. By them contract is
/ drawn and its terms they say, assented to by
/ the speaker in which ete Is not single s0ord
q, letter that sustains The grdpanen of their charge
s aginst your honori
shall not present what they cal"legal qubbles''
er as to the fact that this written contract not
g even signed by the parties; still must SAY that
N this of the remarkable features the trans
s. action sir for this reason, that grave
a senators should attempt to found grave
re tion-so grave that the senate itself must take It
Or up in rndication of its own honor contract
the most vital terms of which are not even spread
y Upon paper but left to float through the imagna-
e. ton or loose memories of the "high contracting
parties" Now. sir, when this subject was present
is ed BY the senator from Cuyahoga expected, all
e. expected that there some withering evidence,
le rertois palpable, iaeontropertdble, that must
id like molten lead the conscience Of the speaker,
rs and in the strong language of the SENATOR ster
as and htster there .foreesrp And yef. sit, when i
IS is all heard and heard with all the high coloring
N that infiamed passion could give it. it dwindles
3 down. not into respectable private contract even.
d, such could be admitted into a mere Justices
r. court, but into vague indeterrninate Something
y floating sonenohere in the heated imagination of an
excited senator. could not but feel that the SEN