Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-03-28
The Case Of Mr.. otto Dresel.

!! does not appear to strike those gentlemen
OF mo ONO Legislature who are seeking TO ex-
pei, or otherwise discipline, Mr.. Otto Dreeel, d
member OF the House from Franklin county.
that mr, Diesel may, perhaps, be better rep
reeensative than they are of the opinions Of his
own constituente. The offense Of Mr. Dresel
consists In the fact that he offered in HE place,
for adoption, certain resolutions upon the state
OF the country. These resolutions are identical
With those passed by late State Democratic
Convention In. Cophecticut, and afirm'the doc
trine Of State Rights under the Constitution, as
opposed to certain legislative and executive
plans OF enoroachment. n
The constitution OF oil legislative bodies, go
long % any freedom 10 permitted, would seem
to require that, until the contrary is distinctly
shown, every member be presumed to be faith
ful representative OF the willof those by whom
he was elected, II he is this, and ia guilty Of
no Offensive misconduct, there 10 no power on
earth by which he can be legitimately consure ed
or displaced. The Constitution of the State.
under whose provisions he holds his seat pre-
scribes no form of opinion, establishes no stand.
ard OF State loyalty. lt would be better, per.
haps, II members of local Legislatures would
conhne their labors strictly to the affairs of the
State and the furtherance Of its particular in
terests; but this no one pretendst TO do, and the
precedent OF an assumption OF national discre-
tion and. statesmanship has been too long and
too firmly established topermit il at this day
TO be called in question, or to expose any one
to censure on account of fresh example,
The original res0lutl0ns against Mr.. Dresel
propose his expulsion; but as It is evident that
these cannot DO carried: |. because he has COM
mitted no offense, such as tho Constitution con.
templates, % cause for that penalty; and Q. for
thewant of the two-third majority required to
unseat him; the programme has been changed,
and the punishment now proposed Ia that OF 90
cal accommodation, "We will "-say the
s0lutions--"hereAfter withhold from Mr.. Otto
Dresel oil Fellowship, and trent him as an enemy
to the Union, to the Constitution, and laws Of
his country, and an unfit associate for loyal
men" t.. .tala
This 10 after the manner of the school boy,
who told another, "Ii | CAN'T whip you, I'll
make mouths at your sister" The Republican
majority resolve that they will cut Mr.. Dresel'a
cquNntance, put him under an intsEdict, turn
up their noses at him, bite their thumbs when
he passes. They won't ask him to drink, won't
drink with him when he invites them, won't boW
to his wife or his mother when they meet hel
on the public promenade-in short they propose
to enact vulgaIty, dnd, in their own persons
to carry il into execution They will, OF course
treat in tho came way those who vote, against
the resolution; and the general practice OF max
ing mOuths, biting thumbs and farming up o.
noses will be inaugurated by legislative author
ity at the Capital OF Ohio, greatly to the ueputt
OF the State, the dispatch OF business, the dig
nifty of members. and the harmony OF the Leg
islsture.-Cn. Eng. Of Friday.