The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1857-03-19

set BIZ Democratic miScondue-, afterwards /
went smoothly on for time. Two con'este
seats were reported upon. One By The Judi +
ciarv and the other by the Election Commit
tee. The first declared thai Leroy Woods,
the Senator from Clark county, had vacated
his seat by accepting second office OF trus;
and proti:-Moral Instructor to the PenIien'
tiary-of which he had discharged the duties
and drawn the pay for a year At the very
time he was sitting as Sena.or. he VAS taking
the paw of this place in open ieisnce Of the
Constitution. TIE d mocrats resisted ac-ion
upon this r. por. and laiI upon the table u be
taken up a. any moment the Senate was really
for it. Thus illegally holding his seat he
Senate. Mr. Woods took part IN the Sena 'ri-
al fraud, against al particip a.l7n 10 winch The
body he belon ,ed - hal protested twas
bad enough that = Senator, tally ena lei 10
his seat, should engage IN such an outrage
upon the Constitution. bl: that a man who
hel his sat IN open defiance Of il should use
his usarpei power to break II again, was too
gross an offence for mere mortal endurance
The Scns.e. by an almos; unanimous ole, AMI
a. the very moment he was aiding IN the fraud
upon the S.a;e, declared his seat vacant.
There was sort of poeticl as We'll As polItl-
cal, justice IN This judgment Ills usurpel
power was termnae ed The very m oIneat he
w
he had first violated TO get the power. This
action was legal, as has beel shown an hun
dred times but ii it were not. the way 10
verse it WAS open. If the Senate by full
vote refused. then even the suspicion Of lDval-
idity would be DESTROYED! The Senate by
full vote did refuse, twice on the next day,
and twice subsequently, 10 reverse that decI-
sion. The Democrats again, for the third
time resortel 10 a revolutionary proceeding to
keep their partisan 10 the place he had vaca-
tel The President. contrary to the order of
the nate, insisted upon recognizing Mr..
Woods as A Senator and when the Senate
resisted, he refused TO ailoW any business 10
be doae by refusing to announce any vote In
which NJ. Woods was not called. Thus he
and his party, tied the Senate Tor several days.
At last he So far conceded that he was wrong.
as to permit Mr.. Woods to be plsse by
Then business went on again.
This revolutionary resistance 10 the deci-
sion of the Senate. carried out by the Presi-
dent. and supported BY the party. ha in view
an object a. Illegal as itself The effort was
to restore Mr. Woods 10 his seat. and thuS
give him the pay Of a Senator, while at the
same time he was receiving five hundred dol
lars wear as Moral Instructor of the Penl
Tertiary. In other words, the Democrats re-
sorted to revolution to enabte a man 10 keep
ttco Offices ar the same time
But this disgracetul list of outrages don't
stop here. \ fourth. more destructive than
either was impending Business, let loose
from the confinement of the President dead
lock" again went on rapidly The Miller
contested case, delaye from time to time. for
weeks to prevent the interference Of a fourth
revolution, which the Democrats hal avowed
they meant to carry out II the case was
brought up, came before the Senate. 1t had
been reported on for weeks. The evidence
was all KIN own. twas the daty OF the Sen
ate to decide IT, A half hour would have suf-
feed to clear it off the files, and tell the peo-
pie of Fulton and Siarke what they had to re
lv upon. The Republicans generally express
ei themselves satisfied of the Illegally OF
Mlller's election. Some of them had doubts
Bat all were ready TO 20 on with the case
The Democrats declared that 1T should new
er be decided if all business of the session
was left undone." The Republicans pressed
for decision. The Democrats with the aid
of the Presidents decisions. made exactly to
suit their purposes, STAYED off all action. The
President again. in defiance OF the order o
the Senate, insisted that Woods should vote
or he would not announce the result OF any
vote He thus locked up business fCe days
in the last week OF the session, aud when al
the important bills were 10 be passed. HI
Republicans, unwilling to see business thu
destroyed consented to lay the case over I'll
Saturday. the last working dtv. If the Demo
Gratis would consent that II Should be made tn
special order" tn. d emoerats consented,
and thus agreed to take i, up. and decide 1t
for Especial order for the last day means
decision If il means anything. W hen Satur
day came they again resorted TO their reVoiu
tionary policy and resisted the decision of tn
case The Republicans proposed al possib
terms Of settlement; to send both parties bac!
home; to resign If Mr.. Miller would and thu
get the case oat of the way; To lay II over III
Monday, if the Democrats would simply d.
their sworn duty, and vote upon it then; bu
it was all useless. The Democrats bent upol
defeating all action, in the hope OF making Pc
ltical ca pital, refused to accept any arrange
ment and insisted that they would defeat a.
leyisl ation, If the case was not abandoned
They carried out their threat, AMI all the I'm
portant bills OF the session We're showed of be
hind the Miller case, which they. by revolu
ton, pushed clear out to the end Of the ses
sion, and beyond IT.
Four revolutionary proceeding. orig inatin!
with the Democrats, were thus crowded Int
two months session. They snnihilatcd bu
: siness. and have deranged the laws and usa
ges Of legislation so far that the ; ale may
not recover the shock in life time. Their
can now be no security against resort to rev
E olution By minority whenever they are dis
satisfied with the laws or decisions Of the ma
iortv. The Democrats have inaugurated rev
: oluton By executing four great and mlschIe
! vous revolutionary movements IN one session
Is il anv won Ter that with such resistance, n
l business and much evil was done. \ singh
fact discIoses the responsibility Of this waste
7 session better than all the details 0! proceed
ings The House, with Republican minor
ity large enough 10 have defeated all acton
and all the time. BY pursuing the course of tn