Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-02-12
From the Cleveland Herald
Columbus Editorial COrrespOn.
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CoLuMBUs, Jan. 80, 1857.

CoLUMBUs, Jan. 80, 1857.
Yesterday afternoon was an exciting time
in the House. The galleries and lobbies
were filled, and as soon as the House was
called to order, Mr.. Cory, of Hamilton,
took the tribune, the question being on the
adoption of the following preamble and re-
solution.
"Whercas, during the morning session
of Jan. 14th, 1857, of the House of Rep
resentative an assault and battery was
committed by John P. Slough, member
from Hamilton county, upon he person OF
Darius Caldwell, a member from Ashtabula
county; and whereas it is essential to the
dignity and decorum of legislative proceed
ings that all infraction of the rules of this
House should be promptly and properly
rebuked therefore be it
"Resolged, That the said John P. Slough
be and is hereby expelled from his office
of Representative of this body.
His speech was Cory-ish all over. A
Democrat all his life he has the manly
independence to denounce the wrongs of
his own party to deplore them, and to la
Dor to rectify them-a rare Independence
it must be confessed. He has just risen
from sick bed, having been confined with
the small pox since the opening OF the ses-
sion until Monday last, but though weak he
exhibited fearlessness of consequences in
his speech not often to be met with.
Mr.. Cory spoke eloquently on the out
ragged dignity of the House, and the duty
of members to sustain that dignity by an
expulsion of the offending member. He
said he was fresh from the constituency Of
the gentleman, was himself one Of his con-
stituents, and he knew that they demand
ed that the offending member should be
sent back to them, that they might pass
Judgment on his conduct That the hon
est masses of Hamilton county would con-
denim it he had no doubt. MIR. Cory then
proceeded to review the circumstances of
the outrage, and charged that Mr.. Slough
in the presentation of the resolution on the
subject of per diem. and extra mileage was
grasping at the public treasury. He was ex-
ceedingly severe on his colleague, and be-
came so personal that Mr.. Slough in an ex-
cited manner rose and called him to order,
with the remark that he "should hold the
gentleman responsible here and elsewhere" !"
Mr.. Cory instantly replied with emphasis,
and in a manner full of meaning, II a0ish
| the gentleman to understand that I am re-
| sponcible here and elsetcAerei"
MIR. Cory reviewed the conduct of his
party on the subject of ruffianism general y,
and attributed the defeat of the party in
Ohio to the fact that its organs and leaders
had endorsed and defended the outrage of
Brooks on Sumner, and other outrages on
Pc SONS, ard frauds ON the public treasury,
endangering the very existence Of the Re-
public. Under the lead of such men and
organs, and especially of his colleague dur
ing the last campaign-Mr. Slough resid-
ing at Columbus and acting as Secretary
of the State Central Committee-the par
ty that should be in twenty thousand ma
jority in Ohio had been conducted to de-
feat until it had become organic. and un-
less the tactics are changed, said Mr.. c.,
the glorious democratic party will cease to
exist. He charged upon his democratic
colleagues in the House that they had
made the conduct of Mr.. Slough party
matter, and that if Mr.. Caldwell were in
Sough's place, they would vote TO expel.
Mr.. G. also declared that his political
friends in the house had acted wrong in re-
gard to an investigation into the frauds and
speculations of the public treasury charged
upon parties under Democratic State ad-
ministration, and that after agreeing to ac-
cept of places offered them by the Repub-
licans on the Investigating Committees,
they had shrunk from their duty and yield
ed to caucus and outside pressure. He
was absent at the time, but he gave them
notice that he should not be a party to
their attempt to suppress inquiry and cover
up the stealings Of any body or any party.
The scathing speech of Mr.. Cory pro-
duced considerable futtering among the
members of the party.
The vote on the preamble and resolution
was finally taken, and stood, Yeas, II,
nays 80.