Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-31
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Governor MEDILL's Proclamation for
Thanksgiving, reads as follows:
In Of a usage established
and sustained BY the recommendations of
the General Assembly. through a long
series Of years, and which usage has al
ways found a sanction and cheerful ac-
quiescence in the hearts of a grateful PEG.
pie, |, WILLIAM hEoFLL Governor OF the
Stale of-0aio, by these presents, appoint
and SCI apari Thursday, he t'0saty second
gay of Noeent5er nezs, to be observed as
a day of T-HANKsGIgIXa TO ALMIGHTY
COP for the manifold blessings of the
year which is aboa. 10 close.
Whilst war;, with ali its attendant evils,
has been CONFUSING the nations Of the
old world, and pestilence has been PEI
forming It's work of death among a por-
ton of our own brethren in the South
the people Of Ohio have been gracloasly
exempted from the desolating consequent
ces Of either.
The laws of the State have been duly
respected the National Union, IN allIts
integrity and imce, has been preserved;
the fields of the huSbandman have yield
ed an unusual abundance and industry,
in all lis channels, has been appropriate
~ rewarded
In view of these evidences of Divine
goodness, l most earnestly recommend
that the good people Of Ohio suspend and
lYy aside all business upon and during
the day aforesaid, assemble at their usu
al places of worship, and return their
heartfelt thanks 10 Almighty God, the
Author of these and all the other bless
ings We enjoy, and offer up their pray
ers for a continuance of the same.
Kansas and the Organization of Congress.
The organization of the House will
probably turn upon the single question
of admitting Whitfield or Reeder. The
northern members with the exception OF
about fifteen Democrats attached to the
Treasury, viii vote for no man for Spe k
er. who is not previously pledged TO
constitute the committee on Elections in a
manner which shall preclude the recog-
milton Of Wbitfeld's p~retensions. If he
is rejected, it will be upon the ground
hat the election by which it is pretended
that he was chosen, was wholly invalid,
from the unconstitutional exclusion of the
Free State settlers from the polls. The
election laws of the mock Legislature re.
quired, as a condition precedent to the
right to vote, that the voter, if challeng-
ed, should pay n dollar as a registra-
ton fee. and swear to support the statutes
framed by its authority, and the fugitive
slave act. Now whether these conditions
were locally proper OF improper, there is
no doubt that they were directly in con-
fict with the Constitution. In voting
upon Whit6eld's preposterous claim to a
seat, therefore, il will not be a question
whether the mob meeting, calling itself a
Legislature, was l~egalornot. Its enough
hat the decree adopted by it ordering
an election, was wholly uncon ti~tutional
and void. 1t will remain to be decided
by the House whether, during this sus.
pension of Legislative authority, the peo--
pie of Kansas had a right 10 elect a dele
gate in order to secure their right of
representation. Upon the decision of.
that point will dependsthe admission or
rejection of Governor Reeder, who was,
of course, returned ysthe legal votes of
the Territory, on the Och instant, there
being no opposition. We have yet heard
nothing of the proceedings on that day,
and it is only after the lapse of a fort
night that We have positive information
OF the fact that Whitfield imported his
constituency the day before his election.
The Free State party have taken all suit
able measures to represent the whole
case to Congress, and not the slightest
pretexl for misunderstanding its merits
will be left to either party. ?. COur-
Ter d Enquirer.