Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-03-12


afternoon Sessioa = COMMITTEES Of the Whole.
On motion Of Mr.. Parsons. the House re-
solved itself iutO committee of the Whole. Mr.
Cook in the chair. The Senate bill to eslab-
Iish The Bank Of Ohio and branches. vas TAX
en- up.
After some time spent in consideration Of
the bill, the committee rose and asked leave 70
sit again.
Ro,of ofhs Committee on ElectioRs
Mr. Caldwell from the committee on Prvilt-
ges and elections. reported back the doeumen-
sary evidence relative to The election Of Mr.
Hosea. showing that he has II plurality over
Mr.. Slough. accompanied by the following res
%olution /;
Resolgea, That Robert Hosea, Of the cOun.
ty OF Hamilton. be sworn and admitted to his
seat as a member OF the House Of Representa-
tives from said county, to Gil the vacancy
caused By the expulsion Of John p. Slough.
The question being on the adoption oil The
resolution, Mr.. Cory said
Representatives: The right Of Mr. Hosea to
his seat among US being clear from these pa
pers, | ask that be be sworn into office.
1t is proper fer me, as the colleague OF the
new member, aud as a representative Of the
people, to express my satisfaction at The con.
~currence Of public sentiment 10 Hamilton coun-
ty with the action of this House. The mem-
Der who was expelled by Us. has appealed to
the august tribunal Of the people, and they de,
cided that for violating the %sanetitv of this
place OF deliberation, by striking a fellow mem
Der with his fist during business, and aiter-
ward persisling in bis fault I'LL the last be did
deserve expulsion.
The question involved in this whole trans.
action. was not one Of party politics or party
organization; it was purely a question Of pub
lie decency. affecting alike the rights and feel
l ings Of all the citizens. There has been at
: unlucky attempt 10 put a false construction
d upon our proceedings. The pGllizaD press
y and p~artizan politicians had thought ct to for
: get that there could be no diff erence Of opin
ion upon the delinquency OF the member ex
. PEELED ia the breasts of our people. II was
, not possible for misrepresentation and party
trammels TO bring out more than two.thirds
Of the vote of Hamilton county; aud in several
wards and townships the refus. u OF the dsmOc.
. racy to endorse Mr.. Slough was emphatic
with thousands at command they had no ma
jOrity to give.
The great moral Of this crisis which is just
past is. that there is a people in Ohio alto
a gether. equal to their own form of self-govern'
d ment. They require their representatives tC
obey the restraints OF reason and justice. Thu
II time is quite recent when these began to b,
violated in public places. But the people ant
D Legislature Of Ohio have now settled it tina
force shall be no longer tolerated 10 their de
9 Lucrative bodies; and the people of the United
4 States will soon come up to the support o
Congress it they expel every man who has vi.
olated his oath and duty by fraud.
When force aud fraud are forever banishe,
from all our deliberatiVe assemblies, tie Grea
: Confederation, and the greater cause of Liber
: ty, will have secured the only conditions Of sx
K i%stence. Then, and then alone. Justice will
E her even scales will decide which way incline
Q the weight Of reason and argument in the ad.
iustmsnt of controversies-.in the establishment
of the Truth-the Right-the Free.
Mr.. Fowler said-Mr. Speaker /: I hope
this question will be voted without opposition
| would say that | think that John r. Slough
has laid this House under deep and lasting
obligation by The gentlemsnly course pursued
> by him in yielding without contest his certif-
cate, thus saving the House much time and
v~exatiUn; and I would say here, tha il Mr..
/ Slough had been half as considerable in offering
his apology 10 the House. he need not have
been expelled from his seat. He has shows
by this act that he may yet so govern his i'm
pulsiveness as to be worthy Of confidence un,
der sll circumstances.
The resolution was adepted-yeas IS, nay'
none.
Mr.. Hosea was then conducted TO the Clerks
desk by Mt Cory. aud received the oath OIL
office.
The report and accompanying documents
were ordered to be printed in the Appendix to
the Journals of the House; and the following
communication from Mr.. Slough was ordered
TO be put upon the Journal
~tNNNNATI, Feb. IS, 1857.
n Hos, N. II VAN VoHREs,
; Speaker OfMe House Of Representatives !:
SrR Enclosed find a certificate of elest;o,
to the office Of Representative in the Genera
Assembly of Ohio, awarded to The undersipn.
Q lby the cauvassers Ofthe special election held
on the 10th inst as made TO The Clerks Of
fee Of Hamilton county.
These returns and the certificate exhibit lha
the undersigned is legally elected to Thai of
fee. "
ID On examination of The ballots, however, ex
hibi's that errors exist in the returns Of The 6,
and tl,venth wards of the city of Cincinnati
and that Robert Hosea, ESQ., instead of receiv
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