M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-02-05
loOrresPODdenso Of tho Democrat
FROM COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 30, 1855

on the 29th inst, deliberately an
with mock solemnity expelled iron
his seat in the House. In a forme
communication / detailed briefly III,
circumstances under which Mr.. Cad
well was assaulted by Mr.. Slough, OF
the 18th inst, and stated that the at
lair was under investigation by a com.
mittee. | propose now to speak. o
the character Of the punishment in.
ficted. There are three grades o.
punishment within the power Of the
House. The first and least, q resolu-
ton of cenSure; the second, a public
reprimand by the Speaker /; and
the third and most extreme penalty
which the House can, under any cir.
cumStances, inaict, is to expel the of.
tending member. Now, by expelling
Mr.. Slough, the Republicans have
established the unheard of precedent
that a member, for a slight technical
assault and battery, committed under
the impulse of sudden passion, en-.
gendered by insulting language, used
in an insolent manner, is to suffer the
highest penalty-viz: expulsion; even
although the offending member may
apologize and express his regret to the
House for the violation OF its rules
and decorum. As it is impossible to
conceive of o less offence than the
commission Of an assault and battery
of the grade before named, except it
be in the use of insulting and often.
sive language, and as the Republicans
of the House have decided that Mr..
Caldwell, for the language used by
him towards Mr.. Slough, in
sulting as it unquestionably was, is
not even to be cersured, it is to be
presumed that the two lighter grades
of punishment, censnre and repri-
mand, have been adjudged superau-
GUS and abolished by the Republican
House Of Representatives of the State
of Ohiol Was ever such wisdom
condensed into 80 small a focus be-
fore
The truth is, there was no grounds
for 80 condign a punishment. 1t is a
work of partizan malignity and pre-
JUDGE for which the perpetrators, at
the bar of an enlightened public opin.
ion, will be held to a strict account by
all just men, regardless Of party afin-
lty. Any attempt at raising freedom
'hrieks over it, or Of making it paral-
with the case of Brooks and Sum-
Ter, to which it does not bear the least
resemblance, will be utterly abortive.
An indignation meeting was held in
his city last evening, by the citizens
II Columbus, at which resolutions OF
very strong character were adopted,
announcing the action Of the House
n the Slough case. The action Of the
Democratic members who opposed the
xtreme measures of the majority, was
commended, together with
hat of Messrs. Hutcheson, Wing,
Mcfarland, American, aid Gifin,
Republican, who voted against expul.
ion. n
The Governor has issued his pro-
calling an election to fill
he vacancy on the 10th Of February.
The "Slough case" has been the
Opic of all absorbing interest for a
ew days. No bills of material impor-
ance have passed as yet. Several
ills of general interest are either
quietly upon the table, or
re in the hands of committees. The
respect now seems to be that the ses-
will be protracted to an unusual
A fine snow storm passed
yer this city last night, and to-day
he merry jingle of bells saluted the
ar upon all the principal thorough
ares, mingled with the musical laugh
f the gay bellies and "young hoods"
f the Capital, the latter trying their
steeds at the rate of 2. 40
lot on a " plank road, however.
1t appears that the new Board Of
Fund Commissioners have
lone some very bad financiering for
he State in the sale of 50, 800 900 Of
State bonds during the past season.
They were sold in Wall street, New
York at some s. or 10 per cent. less
han the market rates, making a dead