Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-29
How the Adjourned Session was
RrOugIat Ahat,t

After the House of Representatives had
so signally defeated the resolution for ar
adjourned session, the people were taken
by surprise when it passed the next week
by large majority. The means by
which this change was made are brourh,
to light by a letter from DR.. FELLOWS. 8
member from Coshocton, to the Coshoo
ton Dcmocrat. The process is so YER,
much like what we have repeatedly seer
attempted, often successfully, in legisla
ton, that we do not hesitate to believe il
implicitly.
The adjourned session, it appears, wa.
not voted because appropriations could
not be made so long in advance, nor be.
cause of anything else which might bene.
tit the people; but purely for political
purposes-ifChase should be elected Pres.
ident { that the Republicans should not
run the risk of another Legislature elect.
ing his successor in the U. S. Senate.
One great reason for an adjourned ses.
sion is that the odious laws that Obcrlir
expects from this Legislature might be
passed over and laid aside until after the
PRESIDENTIAL election, so that the party
may he relieved from their weight in the
contest. But let DR.. FELLOWS tell hi,
own story:
49,, f on may ask how was all this brought about
u tell you. 1t is n we'll known fact that SALINE,
4 Ohase is the embodiment, soul and pizzard ol
he kcpuOIican party in Ohio lie conceived il
Drought u forth, blew wind into it, gave it a name
adopted it, and became its god father. Wbenev
er 1t ceases to do his bidding, or to serve his am
blhons ends he will suspend its being, and tur
over Its ieless carcass to the olactory inspection
OF ben wade, who will pronuncc.it dead and tina
it sunkeh" Now, sir, nearly everv ono of ,'
kepubhcan members of this Legislature wer
nominated and elected in accordance with the die
tation OF Chase, for the purpose of electng hin
Uhlted states Senator; this would be s:eppin
stone To the nomination for the Presidency: thi
would leave the Senatorshp vacant again: tn
next Legislature might be Democratic; therefor
1t was necessary to call an extra session mex
winter to elect another United States Senator il
the place of Mr. Chase. There was one great bar
rier IN the way; two to one, in the House, wer
opposed to this extra session. There were centred
the hopes eff two and a halfmillons of people, VIII,
we're groaning under the burdens of taxation. |
these hopes failed, all was lost, and confidence o
man, IN his fellow man betrayed 1t was neces
sary to overcome this opposition to an extra ses
sion and who should be more competent to per
torn this hercnlean task than Mr. Chase? Am
he set about it in good earnest. He came into tn
hall two or three afternoons in succession, an
called around him his truant children and snubbe
thclrears, to get their courage, and then blesse
them, and told them to 20 for extra session, an
they went, for it; but some of them ansyere
aye" very feebly; others absented themseve,
and some wanted to change their votes, claimin
that they had voted under mistake; but it WI
no 60 am sorry that some Democrats vote
WITH the Republicans for an adjourned session, b,
they claim it was in accordance with the instru
tions of their constituents"