The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1850-01-16

| tee,, thana the victims of his displeasure
i hoped from the tender mercies of Lord
4 Jeffries. Ia i 10 a1i5d uafa rsfg
! No, sir, from committee so constitut-
| ed, we had nothing to expect but gross in
A justice. Therefore we could never assent
i to it. e o. oHoI = 1858
4 Well, sir, have another little piece of
4 intelligence to communicate, as illustrat-
ing and Illuminating the fitness of this
i Trumbull Senator for the position in the
struggle for which he has been SO tenaci-
Gus, that the interests of great State. the
clamors of its people for an organization
ofits law-making power, shrink into COM
parative unimportance. understand that
when some Free Soilers, for the sake of an
organization, and the passage of some i'm
I portant bills, were 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 a
deadlock, by the recurrence of this Ham
ilton county question and its final trial,
3 the Senator from Trumbull was very indig-
. nant that so much time should be given 10
Mr.. Johnson, and he was so impatient to
: serve his Taylor whig friends that he re-
!. fused to assent to any understanding CIV
ing the Senator from Hamilton so much
4 time! lH.atsala III. Hga
Mr.. Beaver If the Senator from Cuya-
hoga will allow me | will explain 80 Mr..
B. remarked somewhat at length in rela-,
ton to the fact last mentioned by Mr..
Payne. .1a ryoa -d.'pgna ll T6
I Mr.. Payne. Tfthe Senator is satisfied
with his explanation, am. 1t not at all
weakens the strength of the assertion
have made, that Mr.. Beaver has persisted
in his determination to take Mr.. Johnson
out of this 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 controversy?
/ What will they say to your giving Mr..
Broadwell his seat at the cost of their con-
venton bill! | speak advisedly when
say there is no free soiler in northern Ohio
who really cares whether Mr.. Broadwell
or Mr.. Johnson is in that seat before
you. Yes, there is one man, had for
4 gotten, hasten to name him-the only
man is he who expects to be the Taylor
whig candidate for Governor--the worthy
Senator from Trumbull. Great sensation
in every part Of the chamber .ga#.
We were unwilling to trust you, sir, as
J Speaker of this body, with the appointment
OF that important committee on Privileges
and Elections, and you should not wonder
at the reason. The Senator from Frank
) lin Mr.. Dennson) said this morning that
had he been chosen Speaker he should
have insisted upon his right to appoint that
committee. But hold, and, sir, am
prepared to sustain my position, that every
body constituted like this, has the right to
elect its own committees. Look at the
Journals Of State and National Legsla-
lures, and you will find abundant prece-
dent for this course. But am particular
as to the substance Of my reply; if you
had not agreed to recognize Johnson in
his seat you could never have been Speak
er Of the Senate. .al
The great contention here is over this
Senator from Hamilton county. A Speak
er who was the choice of a minority, has
been chosen and claims to appoint COM
mittee that is to decide upon the rights of
a majority. Sir, there is no instance
where presiding officer chosen by mi.
nority has the power to appoint all COM
mittees. | am inclined to think that up
10 this forenoon, at any time prior to the
developements of this eventful morning,
Wing Senators would have been milling
that the last ballot for Speaker had not !
contained quite so many uotes. There is
no doubt that the programme of this morn
ing's performances was planned by the
able Senator from Trumbull, in his anxiety
to provide for the promotion (O of the Free
Soil party Of Ohio, generally, and himself
in particular. -An- Hat"
Because, Mr.. Speaker, we gave you the
appointment of 19 committees, and for
good reasons withhold from you the ap-
pointment Of one or two, our Withholding
is to be seized upon as the flimsy pretext
for you to violate your solemn pledges and
our plighted faith. Sir, you, your chill
dren, and your children's children will
ever blush at the history Of these last few
days. Your friends-1 hereafter you
shall hare any .friends--would hide the
record; their cheeks will tingle when this
thing is mentioned a's h h&
Mr.. Speaker, hope that the Senator
from Trumbull will thank me for the prom
inence | have given him in the eyes ofthe
Taylor whig party. He is welcome to
these material services ofmine in securing
the coveted object Of his ambition In l
deed, sir, if | am in the city when the Tay- J
lor whig party assemble in Convention to
nominate their candidate for Gubernato- {
rial honors, and would be allowed to speak
and vote, if wished to elevate the, man
who wears the longest anshaven beard
and the biggest ungreased cowhide boots, {
/ would give my influence and my vote
for the adroit Senator from Trumbull.i t
7 now nroceed to the discZ0s1re offacts 7