Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-02-25
OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

CoLCMboS, rev Us 1000
On the 18th last, Mr.. Harrison offered
for :he adoption in the House, the following
preamble aud resolutions.
WHEREAS, The Cincinnati Daily En-
quirer OF this (ths lSth) inst, contained the
following editorial article:
SENATOR PUGH AND DEMOCRATIC MEM
BERs OF THE Ono LEGIsLArURE.-A Wash
ington dispatch to the Cleveland Herald, of
the 10Th INST, says that "the Democratic
members OF The Ohio Legislature have writ
ten 10 Senator Pugb, Withdrawing all in
structiUns as te~how he will vote Oh the
Kansas question:" That, vi suppose, is
partly true We know thas-a number Oh the
members signed a paper of that kind: to
whaG extent, however, we are Ignorant. We
are also aware tha: ii great many menbe
were satisfied that the resolutions were ILL.,
tuned; and many others, that they should
not have been passed at ali; and We suspect
that nearly all CT them think they had better
have let Mr.. Pugh act untrammeIed.
and whereas, The disparaging reflections
Cast by said article on the action and inIeg-
riIy and d'sinterestedneSS of the General
Assembly, Is calculated to weaken and de-
grade its position in TIE Congress of The
United States, and before the country, and
cunse quentiy demand our emphatic and in
dignant relutatIon; therefore, be it
ReSOtred, by The General Assembly Of Tie
Stdte Of ChlO, That we hereby, without any
qualification whatever, reatfirm the ~inslruc-
t!UDs hitherto given to our Senators and
Representatives in Congress 10 vote against
the admission Ui Kansas uaicr the 80 called
L%ecom?ton Constitution.
RsSo;rsd, %iurtter, That the Governor Of
This State be dIreScd to foSwar1 forthwith,
copies y the 1refasg = and prean-
bic and fresolutioj, to each oil the Senators
ana Representatives. in Congress from this
STATE.
Mr.. Chase moved that the resolutions be
laid upon the table, pending which question
d call OF the House was deGanded and taken,
ami 50 members answered 10 their names.
Dir. Chase moved that the S~eargeant-at-
arms, be dispatchsI Tor the absentees.
Mr. Parsons moved to lay said motion on
the table. Carried.
a motion to adjourn was lost.
Further proceedings nader the call were
then dispensed with.
The question then turning upon laying
the resolutions upon the table, Alr. Rankin
gave notice oil his desire 10 discuss them.
The Chair decided that the resolutions
would then be laid over under the rule.
For the purpose OF testing the sense OF
the House upon the construction OF the rule,
Mr.. Harrison respectfully appealed from the
decision Of lie Chair.
Pending which The House adjourned.
But the House was NOT ready for the ques-
ton, and it was fssghl off until an ADJOURN
ment was finally effected, when the demo-
cratic portion of tn, House we're notified to
meet forthwith in caucus, TO examine the
machinery, and report next day when the
subject would have to come up.
Feb. 19ih.-After the morning business
was concluded. Mr.. Chris;y, on the part Of
the democracy of the House. rose to a ques-
ton Of privilege; and after reading the
charges as above, from the Cincinnati En-
qnirer, he most emphatically, for himself
and for every democratic member OF the
Legislature, denied the eharge, and pro.
nounced it false. The statement was a
written one, and very evidently prepared the
night before in caucus.
Mr. Harrison, OF the floor and Mas pro-
ceeding to remark ,npun the character of the
document read by MIR. C!ris'y, when he
was called to order upon the ground that
there was nothing before the House.
Mr Harrison,- theH | will pct some
thing before the House, lie then presen-
ted a preamble and resolutions, among
which
Of a committee by the HutSC. with pow er
to send for persons and papers, whose duty
it should be to investigate The case fully,
and report TO the House as soon as practi-
cable. But these resolutions were read over
very summarjly, and the House adjourned,
Friday i o'clockyon motion of Mr.. Andrews.
ID leader of the Democracy, until Tuesday
10 u'c.ock.
"THs Misses Moving. Trelre Hundred
Democrats in Cornell! Great Democratic
DEMONSTRATION IN FrGntiia County. Doug
tS and Coz endorsed"
The above is the heading Of an Anti-Le
compton Democratic Meeting, copied from
the Matesman, which took pace at the City
Hall this afternoon.
Judge Johnson Of Kansas, and formerly Of
this State, was called out, and addressed the
desely crowded audience for I hours, in a
most mastery speech.
He commenced by saying, that "if this
WAS The way the people turned out on such
such occasions, and the short notice OF two
days, the President would have TO write
another special message, announcing that
rebellion existed in Ohio"
lie reviewed the Kansas frauds, and the
inconsistencie of the administration in
attempting to force n Constitution upon the
people of Kansas, contrary to their known
will, with great ability.
The next speaker called out was the
Hon. Henry B. Payne, who endorsed every
thing said by Mr.. Johnson. And then
pitched into the Adm inistration without
mercy.
He said after Jimmy Buchanan had re-
solved himself into the Cincinnati Platform,
and was no longer Jimmy, things went on