The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-02-03
ASHLAND ASHLAND COUNTY. OHIO, WEDNESDAY MO
MORE HIGH-HANDED CONDUCT
IN THE OHIO LEGISLATURE

MORE HIGH-HANDED CONDUCT
IN THE OHIO LEGISLATURES
We gave statement last week of the expul-
sion of Senator Kenny from his seat in tha. de-
lectable body, but the House has gone beyond
the Senate in acts of tyranny.
Mr.. Darcy, Abolition, contested the seat of
Mr.. Larwell Democrat, in the House. Mr..
Larwell, had the certificate Of election and was
the sitting member, and from the decision
made by the Senate Committee in excluding
votes of soldiers taken in hospitals without any
of the forms required by the law, and in every
sense Illegal, Mr.. Larwell had the right to his
seat, counting all other votes as legal. To
oust Mr.. Larwell, therefore, i. was necessary
to overrule the decision of the Republican
committee of the Senate, Ly the Republican
committee of the House. Thus showing that
principle, honesty, or fairness have nothing
to do with their actions. Knowing well that
they obtained power by fraud, they feel that
they must maintain it in the same way by its
frequent exercise, and thus keep their hands
in.
After the report of the Committee on priv
ileges and elections, which report like that of
the Senate consisted merely ofa resolution of
expulsion, Mr.. Larwen knowing his rights,
asked to be heard by counsel and proposed
fixing the day from that time s(this day,
Wednesday, to give his counsel time to inves-
tigate the case. This vas refused. He then
asked to shorten the time to Tuesday. This
was refused. He then asked for Friday, only
two days from the day of the report of the
Committee-this was also refused, as the
members wanted to adjourn on Friday NOR
ming, and go home until the next Tuesday.
MIR. Beers, Democrat, then moved that the
Committee report the poll books for members
to examine-this was refused, and they pro-.
ceeded to oust Mr. Larwell, going in blind,
well knowing that they were committing an
outrage, of which the facts, if exposed, would
convict them.
No result being reached on Wednesday, as
Dclano, Odlin, &C., desired to ventiate mess
of the most absurd humbug, and palm it off
on the country as argument "touching the
case" the Democratic m embers in the evening
after adjournment, asked to see the poll books,
when the answer was, they 'fwere locked up
and could not be had--the Sergeant having
the key ard was absent ! %
On Tuesday alter the Republicans had ex-
hausted themselves talking to scare the ST.
prenae Court into a decision favor of. the
soldiers Uoting lap, they called the previous
question and turned out the honest nan the
people of Ashlapd elected and put in thLir
own of doubtful character.
We learn that two Republicans of the Sen
ate Committee had told Mr.. Larwel that if
he could get day fixed, they would appear
In the House as his counsel, and show that
the votes that the House eonnted were Illegal,
and thus meet the House Committee on their
own floor But this was refused, and the
mere physical power of the House brought in
to requisiton to expel g member against every
rule of justice and right, always conceded in
every deliberative body in the world before
this. Are the constituents of these men as
AZ
them in such conduct If so, republican
governments are pretty we'll run Gown.
But this was not otenough-these men had
still aEotheract to perform, more outrageous
than the first, So soon as they had got
through with Mr.. Larwell, they reported a
to expel Mr.. Maffit, of Wyandot.-
A resolution merely-no report-no facts-no
exhibit. The Democrats notified the Repub- ]
licans that Mr.. MaffIt was at his room, con-
fined to his bed, and cut of common decency
they should postpone the matter until he could
be present but not so. They called the pre-
vious question-refused all debate, and put
in his Abolition opponent, all at the same
breath They were anxious to adjourn and
go home for several days, and draw t1eir pay
while absent, and what did they care for right,
justice, their oaths, CT the Constitution They
must not be interfered with, and they had
constituents who had to be taxed and swim
died, and they were the very men to do it!
Here, too, was case contradicting ITSELF
In the case of Mr.. Larwell there were more
poll ,pooks returned to the County Clerk than
tosthe Secretary of State, and they counted
those returned to the Olerk-if not, Mr. Lar
well had a majority, counting all the illegal
votes for his opponents. In The case of Mr..
Maffit, there were more poll-books returned
to the Secretary of State than to the County
Clerk, so they relied on the returns to the
of State, as those to the County
Clerk, from whom he received his certificate,
would retain him in his seat The Importance
of refusing al alldiscussions to hide these facts
was evidently imperative, and they hid them.
And there is sort of apparent understan-
ding among the papers of this city to hide all
these transactions, we have given them more
fully than we otherwise should, so that the
people may know them and take their time to
reflect on them: We have done our duty
viii the people do theirs
IF the people assist and encourage their
in playing the rascal, they
need not complain at anything they may do,
for they are sure to do it if they feel that i'm
punity is offered them by those who sent them
here. They need not be astonished at finding
thieves in high places, when it becomes pop
liar to steal-they need net grunt at high |
axes when to squander the public treasure
secures the puolic apPause-tney heeu not
complain when their rights encroached |
lpon if the Tyrant who does it is echoed as
he Prince of Patriots.- Crisss.
BosToN INSTITUTIONS The Hub of the
Universe needs Dickens to describe the wor-
Kings of institutions. Dothcboys Hall is out
lone in its reformatory discipline, and Bum
lie the Beadle reappears in undiminisheI glo=
y at the head of its charities. The orphans
SIX, like Oliver, for more and are counted re-
Factory Vaorant nrnstitntes and Girls CON |