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

Senate. This was known to both sides oil
the chamber, and on that account, | sup
pose, was referred to in this matter. / had
conversed freely with all as to the adoption
of some practical measure, w hereby this body
could be organized, and had expressed my
opinion that this was practicable, if we could
postpone the final trial Of the vexed Hamil-
ton county question until after the passage
of some measures of vital importance to the
people of Ohio | will now refer to but one
of these measures. | allude to the bill pro
riding for the calling Of a Conuentjoa to
frame q neao Constitution. | cared not
whether single act beside this was passed
and tell you that nineteen-twentieths of
ment. 1t is known that for many days Sen
ators on the other side of the chamber bal
loted for the gentleman from Ashtabula for
Speaker, gentleman between whom and
myself, thus far, there have always subsisted
friendly relations l had said, in the pres
ence of many, that I wished the Senator
from Ashtabula would give up the Proviso
he insisted, before he would consent to the
organization of this body, which was in sub
stance, that Mr.. Johnson should be prohibit
ed from voting on his own case, upon the fl
nal trial, proviso, l will and, which he has
insisted on more perlinaciously even than
that oiher "Proviso" which forms the dis
tinctive creed of his political party. But ii
was not really the Senator from Ashtabula
that stood in the way of the organization of
the Senae. l will name the man, and will
do it here to his face Sir, the Senator from
Trumbull is the individual, who, ap to the
hour when you were elected Speaker, alone
stood in the way of an organization.
MI. Beaver. You honor me over much
Mr.. Payne. think not. In the first
place, sir, my worthy" friend here from
Trumbull for some months last past, has
been vigorously engaged in the laudable
work Of seducing, of corrupting and Taylor,
izing the Free Soil Party of this State, fol
the still more laudable purpose of making
himself Governor of Ohio! 1t is true that he
did not move in this matter last winter; ne
did not show this, then, he had not mount
ed his cow-hide boots for the Gubernatoria
campaign.
When the Senator from Logan, Mr.. Law
renee, coquettingly alluded to filling uF
Congressional certificates by the Senator
from Trumbull as Governor, I thought l die
discover virgin blush mantle the cheek o
the Senator, (Laughter.) And, sir, not th'
pen of the newspaper writers alone, but th
Muse, affected by the general movement
caught the inspiration, and
IA Governor stands in Beavers boots,n
is now the common theme of the votaries O
Pegasus.
And what does the acquiescenoe in, an
the evident qualification derived from a
. this show, but that the Senator from Truu
! bull wished to be Governor? That is not al
: sir. What is the consideration for whic
the great whig party Of Ohio is to transft
this signal honor to one who has been i
t bitter enemy! who has said SO many seve
Of things of Taylor and this same whig party
g Though in the generosity of their souls tht
e might forgive his rank offences, they we
not thus going to stoop and pick up a,ca
k didate from the ranks of party they
heartily hated as the Free Soil, without