The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-02-02

that old nursery song Of Who killed CockRo6is r.
laughter 1t ran something in this wise:
AID who killed the Wing parsy7
!, said the chiefof the Cuyahogas.
& found It in Beavers big stopae.s -
And killed ths W hig party.
Bursts Of applause.l
And who dug rs graye7
!, SAID the Senator from Fairfield
with my long hair, kneeIed,
Aud dug its grave.
Immoderate and continuous cheers and laugh
ter,
Now, would not that, Mr. speaker, be eonsum-
nation most deyouty to be wished for ?--to die
by such hands, and to be immortaized in such
song! am sorry sir. that must say to those
gentlemen, that while personally could not find ie
in my heart 20 protest, yet believe, and utter it
as the sincere conviction of my soul that the great
whig party sOiN not de in that way. [Continued
applause.
But sir, we are disorganizers. as they say, and
every step we have taken is step towards disor-
organization. We are of that old remnant of fed
eralism, opposed to the people having their own
way, bound to break up the Legislature, SO that
there may be no constitution and all that sort
of thing. | shall not retort by calling any hard
names, but gentlemen over the way must bear with
me if / call them the "organizers" For find
these charges of theirs, which they throw out here
so plentfully, first set to music in the columns of
of the state; and when the same notes are trilled
over here day after day, not with so much power,
to be sure. but with skill enough to show that for
little organs" they do very we'll Applause must
be permitted to say that they are tie "organzers''
par excelance. They pipe in unison with their
! great music master most harmonionsly. TContin-
ued merriment
But sir, let examine little this matter Of dis
organizaton-these charges of treason .to the con-
stitution." In heavens name how is it? say,
sir in all earnestness that every step taken in this
senate since the first Monday in December BY the
4 gentlemen over the way, has been step towards
Idisorganization. For this reason sir, that every
step taken on that side has been taken to organize
this senate with Mr.. johnson in his seat and ia no
other s0ay; and this must result in disorganizaon
of course The proposition is exceedingly simple
and plain.
Thirty-6ve senators came here, about whose
right to seats there is controversy There is one
disputed seat the senate when properly constitu-
/ ted having thirty-six members. There are two
claimants for the disputed seat The senate under
the constitution the Judge of the qualifications of
f its members. Now, sir, children i've years old
= have sense enough to see how this matter should
be settled. The two claimants are Of course, in
E competent judges in the matter. They must then.
stand aside, while the thirty five decide upon their
conflicting claims. Therefore say, sir that every
= attempt to organize this body with one of those
claimants in his seat to the exclusion of the other
and every refusal to organize in any other way is
e to all intents and purposes. disorgaaization In
: view Of this proposition, who are the disorgani-
: zers
. On the Saturday preceding the assembling Of
: the legislature, we proposed to senator's on that
side, to unite with them effort to organize on
t an exact plan above stated. 1t was done in the
lower house last winter, after struggle Of three
: weeks; it was done there this winter on the first
day, by the consent of all parties But our propo-
sition to senators over the way, was instantly
: jected That was disorganization.
/ What was next done by them? They get a
chairman to preside while the senate is attempting
organize, who will recognize Mr.. johnson in the
\ disputed seat and else. To get that chair
man, they set up claim that only old senatars or
those holding over shall participate in the organi-
zation; and they do this solely because they have
! the majority of the senators holding over; and a
chairman is actually elected and foisted into his
seat to preside over thirty-fve senators, whose
seats undisputed, by the votes of only
4 ators, and has 0a0h Vote one of the number.
boldly assert here in the presence of every senator
n on this floor that such a claim and such result
= would have been deemed an outrage by every dem
- ocratic senator, had it not given them political
: advantage. That is the second step in disorgani-
. zaton. What next? An attempt is then made
to take vote the case of Mr.. Johnson which
"a SnaH De DlnOlng on the enClre senate anu undel
: the arbitrary will of the then chairman, question
is decided to be carried in Mr. Johnson's favor By
the vote of ten senators only, being less than one
third of the whole number; and By virtue Of that
vote, Mr.. johnson now claims to hold seat on thi.
Il floor This is the third step in dsorganizaton-
2 Mr.. johnson. The question not whether
7 should take my seat.
! Mr.. Olds. AS I understand it the question wa:
: on his being sworn ia as senator, but it was IN
: tended to setts his prima facie right to a seat
: come now to more important matter, which
# really makes the fourth step in the progress of tht
$. other side towards dsorganzation, If this con
tract in relation the election of the speaker bt
IS in tue exact terms claimed by the senator from
o Cuyahoga, then this contract made with an er
3, presss design to secure fraudulent organization o.
this senate and that is virtually disorganizatior
d also The senator from Medina had declared II
n open senate that he did not regard Mr. johnson
u as having even prinaa acis right to seat here
i He said he regarded Mr.. Broadwell's right to seat
Y unquestionabie. He had declared with marked
4 emphasis, to the senator from Cuyahoga himself
that he would refuse to recognize the rights
i of Mr. BroadwelL Now, after all this, If that con
d tract was made by the gentleman who acted as
agent for his party as to recognize Mr. johnson
as senator to the exclusion of Mr. Broadwell and
his rights is claimed to have been made, it i