The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-11

tice TO the Re publican party, let m say that te'e
| resolutions have had no oountenpnce, no support
no acquiescence from them. They were crowd
ed down the thrpots OF the Republican party
there by cowardly majority who dare not face
the scorn ana contempt that wouA have been
heoped ON them had they permitted The liberty
OF speech. . H.
So much as to the mannet exhibited in the
adoption OF these resolutions. As to the mat
ter of the last one, | find no fault With IL. II
they had confined themselves to that it they
had thrown aside all par platforms /; tthsy hal
testrained from bespa'leriug with hstteE the
President of the United States ii they had alb
stained from the ondorsmeut Of outside partizau
creedS, they would have found n, division OF
sentiment IN the legislature nor out of the Leg
islaturr; for, in the State of Ohio, there is but
one side to this question The brave aud gen-
"rous people oi OHIO would speak out directly,
without obsequiolsy seeking the favor of any
| man, President though he be. Boldly aud iudo-
penieuuy they would announce ther WILL Ond
| ask us TO act in uCcori'nca with it. Tliusc
who passed. these reSoutions felt compelled 10
come to that, and in their iaal resolution, they
instruct tleir representatives here TO 20 the
death against your Lecompton Constitution, or
! any other constitution thai Is fastened upon tho
necks ofan unwilling people by tyrannica
Executive, So far, all the people Of Ono, all
| parties are agreed.
| Wat object to is tie cowsr,ly crouching
disgrlcetul manner in which this question has
been approached. These resolutions passed thru
our Legislature under the gag rule and what is
very singular although | think it is more than
ten days since they were passed on the plea
| that there the most abSouts necessity they
should be Crowded Immediately through, no ar
| gument on the subject for debate was allowed
they have slept IN some mans breeches pocket
from that day to this. They are unwllingly here,
aud do not wonder OF it; for | believe that
ary man, when he looks at these resolutions
the workmanship of his own hands-wlll not b.
ambitious to figure with them Oh the theatre Of
i ths nation. In the manner in which it IVES
presented, they are not in accordance with tbs
wishes of the peopla ofOhio, They are an hon
est, brave and generous people, aud they speak
their minds without any condition or qualfca
| ton. They are not a people to nitter tyrent
before they dare order their troops TO resist
! him.
I thought il was due myssIfto say thus much
on account OF the lncongruity and very eSttaofi
dlnary character OF the resolutions. Do they
ask me to iulurso thut portion of them which
h,Sphtter the President with iulsoms hattery
Is that my part of them or is that the part of
my colleague? can hardly 20 that part of the
resolutions, And, ugain, can hardly indoise
J the Cmcinati platform" do not know but
) that is m,aut for me, laughter but there shall
) bifound unwilling. und shall require the very
! But when YOU com" to the uuiortuut;a > part
oft, that is too mild for my temperament alto
) gether. IL may suit my CUlleug,e TO say that
the President is unfortunate in perslsting IN
/ foreng on the people constitution which
they decst anl abhor; bat say il is downright
tyranny und knayery, and demands the stegirst
I, rcbuke otevery IN IN. II parsiStid in, il will
demand not Argument, but action.
, Then they spproach subject ON which am
with those gentlemen, hop. my colleague is So
too am ready TO so with the Legislature OF
, Ohio, in resisting to the death your Lacompton
Cons tuition or any other consut itiun lnat is
sought to b. fastened on ths IL et of an mlwii.
ling peoeie, against the votes of three iuutlhsi
Of them for at this daj there Is 10 mist hang
Ing over this question at all. We know how it
is The people Of KanSaT hive measured their
strength 100 often To leave us at all in doubt as
to what is the will of the people; AMI whoever
is tn advocate for fastening this Leconp'
. ton Constitution, does it IN cni,t biOur
a from his own tyranuicll impulses, aud deter
: mnaton to deprive tbs Am 'rcan people of
i that which has II yer bArn sought to b, takey
away from any por.ion OF them, from Iha revo.
I lutonav period to ths present. 1t is The FIRST
II attempt, AMI, Mr. President, say it must 10
l. tra h,s
+ Mr. pugh--lt is only necessary for me to say.
II that shall not dean the S,nule at this time,
: with the special order before il, to make anv
Il observations on these resolutions. My purpose
G Is when thl LacomptDn Constitution shall b,
J presented, to express my vi.ws ii length. ]
;, shall then say what hav. to say on the subject
i tier ut these resolutions,.a and shall probably
o ind il ny duty to correct my colleagt in Que
e or two litlle matters OF fact connected with
v their passage.
The resolutions were ordered tn lie on the IA.
bic and be p:ined.
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