Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-18

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OHIO AND THE NEBRASKA BILL. ~
The " Union" of this city and some Democratic
journals in other places have been rejoicing for
several days past over an imaginary victory unex-
pectedly obtained for the Nebraska bill in the Lee
gislature Of Ohio. The great event was thus an
nouncedfn the Union of the 9Th instant:
Nebraska Triumphant IN the Election, of United
States Senator IN Ohio. ,"."
The election of United States Senator to succeed Mr.
CHASE took place the 4th instant in the Ohio Legsa
ture GEoRGH E. PUaH, Esq, the nominee Of the Demo-
cratic caucus, was trumphanty elected having received
80 out of Ito votes cast This result is most crafty
ing by the Democracy of Ohio Of the great
principle of nonneryenton asserted and enacted in the
Nebraska BILL The following announcement by the Ohio
Statesman will be read with satisfaction by the Democracy
Of the Union:
"The two Houses of the Legislature to-day at noon
and cast ITO votes for United States Senator follows G.
i. Pugh So r. Eckey 16 S. p Chase To- r. L. Schenck
1; Blanks 3. George E. Pugh declared elected United
States Senator from the 4h Of March, 1855. ... -
There discussion counting the blanks on
announcing the vote The Lieutenant Governor finally de-
cded to count them. One Of the blank vote stated by
Judge Birchard by Democratic member from Ma
honng who said that he instructed not to vote for any
who did not oppose Douglass Nebraska BILL and could
not vote Tor Mr. Pugh because ne strongly favor OF
But this great principle Mr. Push could well afford
lose three Democratic votes The people will sustain
the Legislature have sustained him in his Democratic pn
cipes applied to Douglass bill We regard his election
glorious triumph of this Democratic in Ohio. No
could have been elected who opposed it. That
tried Mr. Pugh, is well known, unequivocay
openly in favor of the Nebraska BILL He known
such when nominated We authorized tosoy that he
the biH" ,4 " .,7 G,'
Knowing that the Ohio Legislature, composed al
most wholly of Democrats, had refused to act upon
resolutions concerning the Nebraska question, and
knowing also that the only candidate for the pro-
spective Senatorial vacancy who had publicly pro-
claimed himself as supporter of the Nebraska bill
had received but dozen votes in the Democratic
caucus, wefetstrongy inclined to contradictthe prn
cpal statement contained in the above article on the
day succeeding its publication in the Union" We
preferred to wait, however, for response from Co
lumbus and that response did not come to hand till
last evening. 1t is contained in the following
count Of proceedings in the Senate Of Ohio on the
It'll instant extracted from the Ohio State De-
mocrat," published at Columbus, where the Legis-
lature holds its sessions: ..~.~.
Mr.. FoLLErr to question of privilege and spoke
substantially as follows: ~
Mr.. Presidents Inotce that in the Statesman Of last
Saturday it is stated that "Nebraska is triumphant"
and that Mr. Pugh elected Senator that ISSUE
would state Mr. President to set myself right before my
constituency and the country that subject that such
issue entered the selection Of Senator II such the
issue he challenged Senator'S to speak out the subject
and let it be known He knew that such motives
tered into his action the subject He had voted for
Allen out of principle, and after his decnation he had
voted for Pugh with the motives and feelings He
believed that such issue entered into the contest
and hence the production alluded in the Statesman had
done Mr. Allen and his friends great injustice by mis-
statement Of the facts.
Again. Mr. President in the article referred to- where
it is stated that Mr.. Pugh is well known, is unequi
vocally and openly in favor of the Nebraska bh and
"wcll known as such when nominated it is also
stated that "no man could have been elected who
opposed to it. That tried" The truth is, as
have stated such made One Of the honorable
Senators from Hamilton county Mr. Pugh's residence
said upon the day the nomination made that he did
knop Mr.. Pughs vieos upon this question And think sir,
is injustice to Mr. Pugh to be placed in this false posi-
ton. any Senator voted for Mr. Pugh upon any such
issue, should like to hear him own it here.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, Of Columbiana said he presumed that
was generally known that he ardent Allen
After the declenson Of Allen he fully ardent for
Mr.. PugA He had supported Allen because he believed
there was great principle at stake. He not moved
by considerations of plumber future promises of fat of
fees. No such thing had been rendered by Allen to his
friends hence such motives could rule him. When he
had thought proper to 80 for Mr. Pugh he had supported
him from the motives and feelings. He had been
fully ardent for Pugh Allen when the occasion de-
manded it. He could speak from experience therefore
when he said that the Nebraska question formed part
contest ~ ecng Ar. Tugh to the Senate lie did believe
that any Senator understood the contest He believed the
publication in the Statesman to be msstatement of the
facts. They did injustice to Allen and his friends and
Pugh and his friends No such motives ruled the caucus
Mr. NORRIS said he Of any such test be-
ing before the caucus He heard such thing knew
of such test proposition. SO far he
ed he felt friendly Senators both sides of this oues
on and deemed it therefore just that the statements in
the Statesman should be contradicted.
Mr.. ANDERSON, the Democratic Senator from the Gaa
district, has published the following communication in
the State Democrat, which, part of the history Of
the affair, we copy:
SENATE CHAMBER, MARCH z, 1864.
Editors Of The Ohio State Democrat:
In tho Statesman Of the 9Th instant noticed an edto-
rial declaring the election Of George L. Pugh to seat in
the United States Senate triumph in favor Of Douglass
Nebraska bill.
Now, sir, viii state, rs friend Of Allen, that up to
the time he Internationally in person, withdrew from the
Canvass that question mooted in any Of the pri
mary meetings Of Aliens friends in the general eau