New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-16
The Ou,rss. In the Ohio Legislature.

We gave, few days since, a paragraph In
relation 10 au assault by the Clerk OF tho Ohio House
of Representative upon o0e OF the members OF that
body TIE CiacaRai Ga.ete glves the particulars of
the affair and the ION consequent upon a. ~ follows
Tie House has vindcatcd ia dignity by tho expulsion
OF ia CLERK MshlOn IL Mcdsry VINO, duns Ice session.
committed cut, ageOus Assault upon one OF 10 mem
b.r-, tor words spoken In debate The assa'it was
committed under the following circumstances, -tesn-
lied Ia by w A. Hutchins Of Scioto
In the progress. Of the morning business when e's 'or
third Ie-aug called for tire Clerk procseded 20 resd
the bill stns the Prcbs'e Court upon the CONCLUSION
ct Witch MIR Bsrnn and remtrked that no had not
90 hr dsy. ago the bill introduced by himself relating 10
the jurisdiction OF Justices OF the Peace, had been or,rcd
m anal passage before the bill that had jus boon road bat
thar owing hoss poc.' operation Of the Cicrh that
he could understand had been Kept back that this
owing either the dishonesty incompotenoy
the CLERK which he did not know and aid not care. Hs
could take which horn Of the dlcmma he pleased And
concluded by moving that the ball be laid the table.
do prof the language, bat tho substance
ofwhat Mr. h said. The epiihee applied to Ny think,
appear 10 be very much excited aud nom his and
Language Judged he disposed Ter cause 60 Offer
the Clerk deliberate insult
About ten minutes aiterward M. Barnum being
the Clerks deck that mneiionsry fret attempted 10
strike him with chair, aud not succeeding, seized
crptcb, belonging TO one Of the members aud struck
him violent blow upon tho head, breaking tho eruoh,
and Initiating severe wOuad upou Mo. Barnusa
In paa,ion Of the conduct of Mr. Me.sry, 70 must b,
said, that Mr. Barnums language calculated ~ pro
voko breach Of the peace and under the olrcumstsnoe
peculiarly unjust "a the clerk Mr. Msiary appears
have done yeryhing within bis power expedite tho
engrossment Of Mr. Baruums bill and 10 procure an
early reading. That he did not succeed not hls
fault and should have been male the occasion III
attack and perhaps, would not have been, II Mr. Mar.
mum had not considered himself aggrevcd st tbs
duct Of the clerk In another matter.
But paiiated NJ Mr. Msdsrys conduct 10 by These cir
cunstsnce-, IL WIS yet wholly unustnable AMI such ~
the House could not promptly too severely pun
ish. II IA without any possible stihe alton aud Nj.
MedaTy himself Ia letter to the COMMITTEES, from
which We make the following cxtrscts admits 10 TO bs
sos
"Ihsve adve'ed to these facts In explanation no. 80
Just heaton Of what has occurred. Justification, en-
aware there be ought not, under any eircam
stances hus 20 have the Of the place. ADD
the peace and entity OF the House.
q" No one an lament thu deeply than
myself Nothing the regrets feel The psin
and OPT obrum Of offence with rxht minded man,
hes more In us commission than Ia ne punishment
Whatever may be the action Of tho House fssi that
advance this apology and indeed sii tho atone
ment which IL 10 In my power 10 make"
We are glad the Hou>e has taken the only step u
could To maintain ns self respect and 10 punish Tho
sros.est aud most indseasibc outrage which has
been committed within the Legislative walls of our
state.