Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-02-24
FAIR HAvry. s;saros c. Minnesota.
How the Ohio 1ecompton Congressman
Voted ca the LecomptoD Resolutions.

The Cadiz Sentinel, The organ of Blu
! c9,anan Democracy IA Harrison coaaty.
has a Washington corresp 1nden,, who
thus describes the voting OF The Ohio
members upon Harris resolution 10 refer
the Lecompjon Constitution to a select
committee. 1t is mol only graphic, but
it is decidedly rich:
Before noon on Monday, every seat
in the spacious galleries of the new Hall
was occupied, and all the Standing places
crowded tn a jam, so great was The in-
tercsl fell by the people in The result Of
.he vote, as ii was regarded in a great
measure as Il test Of The strength of be
administration and lis opponents on The
Kansas mater in the House. The first
vote taken was on referring the message
and Lecompton Constitution to the com
niiItee on Territories. This is The usual
committee To which such documents are
referred, and which the Administration
men were in favor Of referii ng Them
The Clerk commenced calling the ayes
and nays, and all the noise and hustle
which usually chardcierizes the 81 ting
If the House was hushed and many a
slip of paper and pencil was called iii;o
requisirion 70 keep tally, as the members
answered 10 their names. Nothing was
heard but the age and nay of the members
as they were called. Democratic specta-
tors in the galleries from the different,
States, were particularly interested in the
vote of their own representatives.
As an Oni5an, | felt this interest rela-
live 10 the eight Democrats from my own
State, and the first Democratic member
called iherefrom was Joseph Burns."-
dye" responded the gallant General, in
a voice Thai could have been heard all
over the Hall, and ! r~ejoiced at such a
good beginning" The next was "John
r. CockeTill," and as he answered ''nay."
| thought hat could the glorious Dem
ocrais of his district have had the privil-
eye of answering, they would have res
pended differently, and, as in so would
have cast their vote for lanes Buchanan.
Nsxt came Samuel S. Cox" A. il is
well known that he aspires 10 the honor
of being leader OF the anti Lecompioaites
in Ohio, as we'll as Chief Engineer in
general of the Douglasiics in that State, |
was not disappointed when he answered
nay Next ] heard the name of that
able Representative from Hamilton
'Wm. s. Groesbeck"-called. | had
heard it rumored that he would vote
against lhe administration, bat could not
believe ii. until | heard hisown lips utter
The word 'noy." Lawrence W. Hail."
also in opposition to the President. voted
my" The next Was the Representa-.
tive from the Gaerus"y district, and
"William Lawrence," who hal irsl ar
rived fiom a trip home, entered the Hall
and answered my"
My hopes of finding supporters of the
administration among the Ohio Demo
Gratis in Congress began TO grow '.small
by degrees and beautifully %less,". when
the name of Joseph Miller was call
ed, and / was gratIfed 10 hear another
''aye'' from that gentleman. Five 2ays
to Two ayes, thus Ear. One o demo
crat to be called from you State, and
that is George Ii. Pendleton." He
went With the majority and voted nay
By this time the Clerk was approaching
the end of the list, and AS the vote, thus
far, had been pretty even, the anxiety
as 10 the result seemed to increrse. At
last Felix K. Zoliicoffer''i is called. the
last name upon The list. Then The pen
''ayes" have it by M mcjority. while
she Clerk reads Of the names of those
who voted 10 the affirmative and mega
tive Alter he had firished. MEX tJben.
of Cal, asks to have his DC changed
lrrm the affirmative to tie negative,
which also changes the result, and makes
it stand l13 ayes 10 ia nays. and The
pouglasites ;nd Black Republicans are
yicloriors.