Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-02-12
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| of Ruffianism.
The fact that the Democratic, party has
countenaneed rufianisn, and brutal force,
needs no proof other than its own acts. In
truth some Of the adherents of that party
admit that fact, and attribute the disaster
which has of late followed that party, to
that cause.
Senator Sumner was beaten to the floor
by cane in the hands of the late Mr..
Brooks. The record of assaults, outside
the dark and bloody sinks of iniquity in
our cities, furnishes no case of equal atroci-
ty with that, and yet the Democratic party
shielded the perpetrator of that crime by
voting against the very slight punishment
of expulsion. That same party admitted
to its National Convention Herbert, who
killed the Irishman at the hotel breakfast
table. Ohio Democracy now comes to the
rescue of one Of its political bullies, and
refuses to vote for expulsion of Slough,
who dealt brutal blow at Mr.. Cadwellin
the House of Representatives, which stun
ned Mr.. c., and brought him to the floor.
And not only this, but day after day, sub
sequently to this rufianly, cowardly deed,
did Slough brow-beat and defy the house
adding, over and over again, an inult to
the House and the State. Yet the Dem
ocrats, save one, refused to expel Slough.
But not content with such conduct, the
Democrats called meeting at Columbus
to express their indignation at Slough's ex-
pulsion, and deliberately in their preamble
and resolutions framed and uttered lie.-
In that preamble it was falsely stated that
the origin of the difficulty was in gross ep-
ithets applied to Mr.. Slough by Mr.. Cad
well. Now what are the facts? Mr..
Slough wished to get bill through the
House, giving to the members daily pay
since the adjournment last spring, and ex-
ira mileage. A scheme no better than to
propose taking without consideration just
so much money from the State Treasury.
But we will give the words of the report
of the Committee which investigated this
outrage, two of which committee were po-
litical friends of Mr.. Slough. That report
says:
aOn the l4th inst, and while the House
was taking a vote on the resolution Of MIR.
Slough, calling for the opinion of the At
torney General on tie subject of the per
diem of members during the interval be-
tween the regular sessions and mileage to
and from the adjourned session, Mr.. Slough
remarked-'It is as I expected, they are
opposed to allowing the Attorney General
to give an opinion Mr.. Caldwell, who
was sitting near, overhearing the re-
mark, answered, that if the resolution pass
ed, the Attorney General would pay no at
tention to it; when Mr.. S. inquired why
he (Mr. C.) thought the Attorney General
would disregard the resolution? Mr.. c.
answered that it the resolution) was SC
foolish, frivolous, or absurd, that the At
torney General would not condescend to
give an opinion on it. Mr.. Slough, in re-
ply, said he did not permit any gentleman
to speak to him in that way, or to call him
fool; to which Mr.. Caldwell answered.
what do you propose to do about it?'
"At this time Mr.. c. and Mr.. S. were
face to face, the desk only being between
them, and Mr.. Slough said, THAT as wAat
I propose to do about itn at the same
instant striking Mr.. Caldwell with bis fist
on the forehead.
"Mr. Slough then picked up his chair,
which had fallen over in the atfray, at the
same time remarking that he did not allow
any man to call him fool, to misuse Or in
suit him, or words to that import"
Those are the facts as reported unani-
ly by that committee, taken upon oath,
from witnesses under oath, and vet, the
Democrats at Columbus, say, that the
House permitted the "ehief author Of and
equal culprit in said outrage, to pass ,cith-
out re5uke or censure," and they speak
also, of that blow as "deserped pun
ishment for personal insult"
Is any further proof wanting to show
that brute force, and personal violence are
part and parcel of Democratic tactics 1t
is too palpable for further comment.