Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-04-18
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WAYNE GRIswoLD. Chairman.
circlsviIle. April is. 1862. y IS
The Congregational nApPortionmentl
fiB1 niu.h
TIE House Of Representatives. yesterday
after Erulraeisd struggle, passed the noSsviI'
laiuous scheme 70 gerrymander the State that
wes ever introduced In . Legislative body. II
will be found in our summary Of the proceed
ines, and shall receive at our handS hereafter
the attention Il merits The Democratic Of
course all voted asains. It. II elected spir
ited apd exciting dIscuaslOn, during which come
Of The radicals had the unblushing efffontsry t'
ayow their determination to legislate every
Democrat out Of congriss, that could bere0ohed'
They declared that the Democrstic party was
entitled to 10 esnald dsrahon BY the present Gen
srAl Assembly. =
Judge KEYsEa, "UniOn' Democrat from
Noble county, could NO. stand this kind oi
talk. fIe reminded his Fusion brethren, that
they came into power BY protesting they had
laid party aside, and we're only for tho country
He held 4 to bs the duty Of the majority to
Iosislate without reference to party. II was
unfair 10 ignore aud disfranchise the immense
Democratic vote Of Ohio, BY passing this ini-
quIsOus AppOttlonment bill. He thought the
dominant party could never Withstand the
odlum Of such legislation, but would be wiped
out at the next election, If It shall be persisted
ia. He Was for the platform upon which they
were electsd Ignore party, support The COn'tt'
tuition, and restore the Union.
We believe this was the frst speech that Judge
KEYsER has made during the session. and u
wAs one very credisable 70 him. ltwas incisive
and pertinent, and bis Fusion brethren WINGED
under his efEectivebloWs. uat ,ai5I "a
Messrs UHL and COsvERsr demonstrated the
unfairness and inequality of this scheme TO ger
tymander the State, in able and Well-timed
speeches, reminding the majority that the
day of political Judgment was drawing nigh,
and that the Democratic party might be expect
ed to s,raugle the monster BY repeating 1t, II
they persisted in enacting 60 great an iniquitJ--
having precedent for such action In Wing leg
islation. 1sff TI1
Mr.. FLAeo spoke against the Dill Oh account
Of It's znfairness, and objected to legislating
Cox out of Congress. He insisted that the
country could not spare him from its councils
at this junciure of our affairs, regarding him as
an able and useful Congressman who was DO
Ing much good in the public service Mr. f.
warned the majority, that II they dld no' cover
cex With more than fitssn hundred majority,
be would dig out. ..a..a .,J Is 10y
President LincOln,s ApprevaI OF ths
District OF CoinmbAa A Apolloh hhH:i
.s.t. uslA. T,a' ~ I,a,Y IL, 81 Ex ~.
ans ssateineuS " spseiat te'ss.ap. ,-@' -44'
Rseaident LINCOLN bad signed the bill ZOE Toe
Abolition Of Slavery IN the Diatrict Of Colunbia'
immediately On its passage through the House,
was made only little 900 soon. u. ne he sent .
message 70 Congress, on the l6ih insto snnounc-
ing that he had approved and signed the bill.
He saya he never doubted the constitutional
authority Of Congress to pass such an act, and
that il there he matters about this act, which
might have taken the course or shape more
satisfactory to his Judgment, he does not attempt
to specify them. sa4'g ,ss q a1.ai' .
President LINCOLN hasa We expected, yield,
ed to the Abolition pressure upon him and
si0ned the bin h ouposition to bis settled con,
-. 20 -, 80, s,sna,,g Tn tho mn.
Vleuous " y mAly Jeass 800 4p. = .-S --'
nois Legislature IN 1851, certain fesoiuuons re-
Iating to slavery we're passed almost unanimous
". DANIEL, sroNE and ABRAHAn LINooLs, mem.
~ Ia 81 L7 a,.a.,,;.. TLg.
VefS HUN SANseAAvN So-Ay ,~,s's.' - - ~
tEo members signed Q protess, WHICH was en-
tered on the minutes. In that protest the fol-
l...;..,. !. ,ho,.s.l .isei ff oily 1e t'
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The Ooogresa o. tne united otates nas tne
power, unoer tns vonss,s1AVI' " apon.n STAY
cry In the DisIrlcs OF Coiumois; ous Inet tne
power ought nos 20 pc e.ete,sea s , an'ess az me
request q lepsCp's q so'0 D'sI'1es; aiqs sad
In accordance with this sentiment Expressed
twelve years before, ABRAHAM LIncoLn, then q |
member of Congress from Illinois, on the 18th |
Of December, ls4s, introduced into the House
Of Representatives bill for the abolition Of
slavery In the District, in which the right of the
inhabitants to vote upon the question was dis
GInetly asserted, and the taking effect of the
cot made to depend upon majority vote in sts
favor. as win be seen BY the folloBinE section |
Of Mr. LtNcoLH's bill: M &c "a lsi b
ssCriON 6. That the elective oficera, within
saia Dlslfics o. CoipmDis; "a are emPOye5eo sno
SsIas e,s.siaas = % N he rs. Mondsv of Anil
nsxt. and receive the vote Of every free white
,nale eitIzen above the age of tHentv.one years.