Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-01-14

such apparent proprlety, that he was
Chairman of that Committee last year! /
believe !. has been generally known TINT
the main obstruction to an organization
has been the difficulty in appont ng the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
| believe ii was not unknown to the Sena-
tor from Trumbull, that his pertiuacty iii
insisting upon being made Chairman o.
that Commitlee, was regarded as the main
Obstacle in the way.
MIR Beaver. Can the gentleman say
that | ever asked 70 be placed upon that
Comnlitiee2 so
Mr. Payne. Did you ever refuse? or
consent to be excused? l state this as a
fact lhat>i, had been known for many day $
that it had been exceedingly desired on
his SIDE that the Senator from Trumbul
sh Guild not be Chairman of the Committee
on Privileges and Elections; and yet it has
been insisted upon that he and none other
should be that Chairman.
The Senator from Franklin & Mr.. Den,
nisoD) pretended to much astonishment this
morning, when this iniimalion was made.
But he we'll knows that the Senator from
Trumbull voted for this act-reported on
the question last winter-has strong pride
of opinion and high personal interest in
the result; and his feigned aslonshment,
amused but did not surprise.
But how is Mr. Broadwell to get seat
here2 | will answer. The Senator from
Ashtabula (Mr. Randall) was to be elected
Speaker. Mr.. Beaver to be appointed
Chairman Of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, and hold the balance Of pow
er-report Immediately. and Mr.. Johnson
not voting, would be voted out and Mr..
Broadwell voted iu,!
How could great and generous party
hesitate to discharge debt of gratitude
for such signal service, with the honor of
its nomination for Governor?
The Trunbull Senator being Free
Soiler Of questionable position, was pecu-
liarly fired i may say pfe-eminently
qualified for the station sought for him on
that important committee from the man.
ner in which that Senator has so warmly
expressed his opinions upon this question,
from the fact that letter writer's, prose wri-
ters and poets have conspred AID combined
with cloud acclaim" TO hail him "Gover-
nor of Ohio" all show the drift and tenden-
cy-ihe services and The consideration of
that movement Why. Sir. We intend no
dsrespecl to Mr.. Beaver. when we say
that he is entirely unfit TO be trusted in the
position, in which capacity I've would make
shatshasaasta1 1sesuaz nleTssss q. a2l2oE
whiggery. Not because heSis,s ph sicaE
ly or mentally unfit, but because he viii
! not-because he canno: judge foirly.
From his zeal in the service Of his ally
! from the blood lhirstiness with which he
seeks to perform his part Of the engage
ment, my friend Mr.. Johnson has no more
iustness and fairness to expect from Mr.
Beaver, if Chairman of that Comm;ttee,
than the victims of his displeasure hoped
| from the tender merces Of Lord Jeffries
No, sir, from committee SO constituted
we had nothing to expect but gross injus'
tice. Therefore we could never nssen
to it.
| Well. sir, have another ii,tle piece O
intelligence 10 communicate, as illustrating
and illuminating the fitness Of the Trum
bull Senator for the position in the strug.
gle for which he is so tenacious, that the
interests of great State, the clamors Of
the people for an organization of It's law
making power, shrink into comparative
unimportance. understand that when
some Free Sellers, for the sake Of an Or
ganization, and the passage of some i'm
portana bills, we're willing that Mr.. John
son should occupy his seat and exercise its
privileges for four or six weeks, before the
Senate should again be brought to dead
lock, by the recurrence Of this Hamilton
county question aad its final trial, the Sen
ator from rrumbull was very indignant
that so much time should be given to Mr..
Johnson, and he was so impatient TO serve
his Taylor whig friends that he refused 10
assent to any understanding giving the
Senator from Hamilton so much time!
Mr.. Beaver. Ii the Senator FROM Guy.
ahoga will allow me | will explain. Mr..
B remarked somewhat at length in re.
la,ion 10 the fact last mentioned by Mr.
Payne.
Mr.. Payne. RI the Senator is satisfied
with his explanation, am. 1t not at all
weakens the strength Of the assertion |
have made, that Mr. Beaver persisted in
his determination TO take Mr.. johnson out
of the Senate, and put Mr.. Broadwell in,
and that too in the shortest possible space
Of time. | ask you, Mr.. Speaker, what
interest your constituents have or take in
this Hamilton county coatroversys What
IL ill they say to your giving Mr.. Broadwell
his seat ut the cost of their convention bill!
speak ndvsedly when say there is no
free soier in northern Ohio who really
cares whether Mr. Broadwell or q MI
johnson is ia that seat before you. Yes,
there is one man, had forgotten, | hasten
to name him-the only man is he who ex
poets to be the Taylor Wing candidate toi
Governor-the worthy Senator from Trum
bull, igreat sensation in every part OF the
chamber.)
We are unwilling to trust you, sir, al
Speaker Of this body, with the appointment
of that important committee on Privileges
and Elections, and you should not wonde
at the reason. The Senator from Franklin
! (Mr Dennison, said that had he beel
chosen Speaker he should have insisted up
on his right to appoint that committee,
But | hold, and, sir, am prepared to sus
tain my position, that every body const
,uted like this, has the right to elect it
own committees. Look at the Journals
i Stote and National Legislatures, aud yo