Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-29

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|ng iln 70 be conservatives; but not holding the \
Rosuon OF the extreme anti slavery wing OF the
hepu9hcan party lie spoke OF the constitu-
uonAi question OF Tue power oil the Legislature
70 appoint the commission, ana held such ap'
pointing 10 be perfectly. proper and consistent
Win tno consultation. ne opposed the -appoiat-
mens ~ py tue Sovernor. because ~ would In MS
nalus take q poiucel oias, wnicn ne ueWeca'el,
no.ung lnas an parties ougn. 70 ps M reprssen.ea
sno Iie yaoseu sno
yos.s. ~ X, e,aa in support OF ms pos,'un
una snSha sas psop'e synpa.niSSsu WIN u's p1s
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p,a r'pNo'aseu 'ne,r so''ou .ne o}nssquo".oo .s
assS gas.s ~ ~ h, apoh 'lem nc saiu ne wus suu
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nossd tbi. conc;i;a.os,, a,,.,a d;5Ia"a IA apa
com fortto d;srn;nrSs,s ~ ,.as ~ as,;onjar
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In snsws, 70 NJ 'tIiiIs 10 h..LL.ia
,o ha a d;snn,oois. /. aaiJ % W "ha' in - neu
nossd tn ALI comnromissa s,'s '''"N ""' '''' w
p'fr Ta M, Vor,s. Mr. Mich snsve,od ,,.. ho
s,ood nnon The Renpblicsn nIa troruo iy h",d,nu
4, ~ ~ II eorservativa and nrnn;d;o,, a,S.
tbs oons,;,,,ion md ali the Laws po, a"n.,n
Az froit;ve aIsva law - ps''e
s1s NJ hi, nWNE' nf Miami. maid bs. sbaald'
Smibe thia anbeot as a citlzen. and ,osas
baytv man .|,' Hs was known to be m favor NJ
anS6snting this Commission. and that bv tba
| i ,eriAlatnre He knew at the saIne time that
many nembers of this House aupposed the
pronoaitjon of Virginia to be a trick or tran.
and were onnosed In anv annointment ~
\ Commissioners Ee could not so regard a
| He had confidence Ia that glorious Old SEte.
and ID was not right to act In this way togarda
her till there was positive leyidencs of euoh
trick. He was 10 favor of Appointing the CON-
\
/ thing else Virginia proposed He did not un,
derstand the prouosed basis as any thing more
than proposition withour any idea of an ulti.
matum. He spoke of the question whether The
Legislature had the power under the eous.;tu-
tiof to appoint the Commission. and said he
preferred that method to appointment by the
Governor ,becauae he waa opposed- tn onc-m,n
power thus exercised, but a careful inyestiga :
tion of this subject, had satisfied him that The
Legislature had not the power to make the an.
pointment, which position he supported With
authorities and precedent, bearing upon the
subjects, showing that the appointment of such
a commission Is entirely out of the power Of
the General Assembly. He had been in favor
of the appointment by the Assembly, but with
the plain provisions Of the constitution staring
| him in the face, he would no, think of jt.
Mr.. C0LLINGS thought the question Of
| slavery was not pertinent TO this suuiect. He
4 did not think the Union wna IN be saved nv
snread-eaole sneeohes. Rnt the onos,ion wss
| ePSS" oe6io ,SPSSo,sp' Dus. wy ques.iVn was
snail we accede TO the proposition OF virginia,
ana TINS 10 the whole question lie had not
| mucn iaitn IN any Oh the Union saving moyt-
ments. But ne was In favor OF this commission
as means tnst might lead to some settlement
OF etsung dimcaities' lie was Tor the appoint
ment oy the Legislature as more directly rep
resenung the people, and expressing their wish
es. lie thought LOO, that the commission .Huld
represent the Two great parties Of the State
ne 'hougnt the term once could not apply to
these commissioners, within the meaning OF the
4 Const,tutirn' ind therefore that it was proper
tnat they snouid De appointed by the Assembly.
lie was 10 iavor OF the appointment, and in IA.
yer @ OIL this appointment TO etpd on the 4th OF
1 FEBRUARY. t.55 p,l.
MT: SUIT, OF warren, asked Mr. Gil, in
the adjustment contemplated, the Commission
ers OF tue south should insist that protective
sarih snouiu 20 Pron,pi'ea hereafter wouiu ne
oe Wiling 70 trust Mr. Groesoeck upon the
commission 70 represent MIN on this question
Me. y. said ne old not expect.tnat question to
come up; put ne would De willing to trust him
Mr.. MUssEN then moved that the resolution
ana penGlng amendment De iaid on the table,
on Tmcn tne yeas ana nays were demanded,
4 "mcn resui'ed-yeas 49' nays ol, as follows
Those who voted In the Affirmative, were Messrs.
ma Dslawin blskesee srow9e oi Miami, Brna Burr
HerrcS, MIls HcScock Howell JonsS ef ssnsr.
Kennedy, Kerr, Krum, Mcolung McOune, McGayron,
MePhsIson Monahan, Musson, Plants, Rees Of Morrow
Wsp,sn ssOu 81 sso q
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