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

the right of the speaker to appoint that committee
was denied, and the rule restraining Mr.. johnson
from voting, entirely omitted and this resolu-
ton received the unbroken support of the seven
teen senators the way, and the recorded vote
of Mr. johnson. Thus for the second time, was
there an unanimous and recorded vote of these
senators in direct violation of the arrangement"
made by their agent with the senator from
Medina
Mr.. Dennison. There was another important
omission in the rules proposed by the senator from
Wayne which perhaps has escaped the notice of
the senator from Pickaway. The power of the
speaker to correct the Journal was to be taken
away
Mr.. Olds. That fact has not escaped my obser-
walton, but have not alluded to it in this connec-
ton, for the reason that wished to present those
alone that bear upon the arrangement with the
speaker What is the next stepof democratic SEN
ators? Why, sir, motion is made by the senator
from Ashtabula Mr.. Randall,) to adopt rule pro-
vidng in express terms, that no one should vote on
any question in any way touching his right to a
seat upon this floor; and that, too is voted down
by the undivided vote of the democratic senators
and Mr. johnson. Thus, for the third time, and in
most direct and pointed manner was the "ar-
rangement" annulled, and its terms utterly disre-
garded by these senators, who have been hurling
such bitter denuncations at yoa, for violated faith
To what point had the senate then arrived? Alta
point where there was a distinct announcement by
votes recorded Votes that this senate should not be
organized unless Mr. johnson was retained in his
seat Now, sir, was it strange, under these cir
cumstances that Mr.. Broadwell should take the
alarm? Why, sir every honorable man of every
party would have secuted him, had he permitted
all these things to pass without being alarmed
His constituents would have disowned him, had he
not taken the alarm. And yet senators gravely
claim that at this point there appears evidence of
conspiracy! conspiracy against the peace and
dignity of this senate Heaven help the dignity of
the senate! A conspiracy involving the honor of
the speaker of the senator from Ashtabula, of the
senator from the first district of Hamilton county,
and ultimately of every senator this side of the
chamber. And what is this evidence? Simply
this, sir, that Mr.. Broadwell, in rising to resume
the exercise of his rights this floor, read the
senate short a0rstten address TO protect him
self against the noise and confusion, the Interrupt
tions and abuse coming from the other side Of the
chamber whenever he rose for any puspose, to pre-
vent being thrown off his guard by those stentori-
an cries of "order ORDER call that man to order! J!
ever ringing in his ears, and to preserve that
racy of statement and conciseness of remark with
which he wished to re-assert his rights he thought
proper to reduce to writing in an hour of entire
cooness and selfpossesson, all the thoughts he in
tended to utter when the emergency should arise
for their utterance.
| Sir, admire his good sense and discretion in
that very act But sir, that little written speech
contained an alusion orsooth to the vote then just
taken, and therefore it is evidence of conspiracy
For says the senator from Richland (Mr. Burns,
the senator had his speech already prepared, and
there must have been concert among the conspira-
tors; and he says this too though the senator from
Ashtabula has avowed in his place, that his mo-
ton was submitted on his own responsibility, and
without consultation with any body Sir, Mr.
Broadwell would have been less than a man, if he
could not have foreseen that an emergency would
at some time occur, just such as did present itse
that morning. Vote after vote had been taken ir
this senate pointing with unerring certainty to that
very result He did forsee it. and was happily
and most appropriately prepared for it. And thi:
! is the sum and substance of all the mystery there
was about that little piece of paper of Mr.. Broad
well; and this, strange to say, is all the evidence
of this conspiracy Sir of all the miserable nsores
nests" ever discovered by the prying inquisitive-
ness of any intellect high or low, this one IS h'
last and least (Applause)
And now, what's our position in reference to all
these matters about which have spoken. Why
we on this side of the chamber, all "disorgani
zers" Because Mr.. Broadwell has taken step
WHICH Was anu proper tul W IAnCt ouo
because we, on this side have seen proper to ap.
prove of it, therefore, we are said to be perform
ing the last act in the drama of disorganization.
And worse than all else, the great whig party o
Ohio is committing the last act of suicide. Yes
sir, if the senator from Cuyahoga and the senator
from Fairfield are to be believed for two years has
this poor deluded whig party been rushing on tc
self destruction And how the bowels of compass
sion in these gentlemen have been moved, and how
have they yearned over this poor God dforsaken and
an-abhorred whig party. And the gentlemen
seem so sorry that we should perpetrate any suctdG
act; and how distressed are they, lest peradven
ture, the dishonored corpse of their great enemy
should be cast out from christian sepultureburied
at some cross-road, with stake thrust through it
Taughter1 according to the old English law of sui
eide, They come to US with beseeching look ant
agonzed tones, praying not to take our lives il
our own hands, and rush upon certain destruction
And why, sir, all this sympathy and compassion
All, methinks, can see the poor forsaken wretch
wandering off alone, with head bowed down, anc
features dark with dispair, bent on returning K
God who gave it the life which is no longer usefu
to himself But suddenly his hand is arrested, hi
fell purpose thwarted by the timely approach o
two, who seem to sympathi5e with suffering hu
manity; and the victim is saved. But saved, fol
what? Why sir saved from that death, for &
worse and more gnominious one; saved from self
destruction, to fall by the treacherous hands o.
those who rescued him. for methinks | see the one
with shabbily genteel rufianism boldly assault hin
+hao bar1v of the