The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-04-29
THE JOURNAL.
The DEMOCRATIC ABsQUATU-
LATION,

0--HAO~aAAAC AbSA OAEDs
LATION.
The most unWarrantable and dis
graceful proceeding in the Ohio Leg
islature for years, was the attempt
Of the Democratic members of the
Senate, on the night of the 18th
April, to defeat action on Execu
tive nominations by sudden with
drawal in a body, whereby the re
quisite quorum was broken up
The act was the more aggravated
from the fact that the Republican;
had a clear majority in that body
and the ability of the apsquatula
tors thus to Interrupt business was
accidental, being caused by the alb
sence Of one Republican member
Not to appear too severe in ouI
structures, we here give Demo
cratic report of the affair After de
failing the defeat, by tie vote, OF
the Governors nominations for man
ayers Of Soldiers Orphans Homes
and the arrival about 3 A. N. Of Sen
ator CATCH, whereby the Republi-
cans secured a majority Of one, the
Statesman says:
At 1920 A. NJ. on Sunday, they
1.-THE Democratic members all made
a rush for the front door, and all
got out but the Senators from Ham
ilton and Butler That retreat be
ing cut of, the two slid out by the
room formerly used by the Chief
Clerk of the Senate, expecting to get
ont in that way, but they found that
door locked, and escape was hope
less. In their despair they fastened
themselves in the room by locking
She door at which they entered, and
they felt safe. The RAIDS were now
in a fix without a quorum, and all
they could do was to despatch the
Sergeant-at-Arms for absentees, In
ten minutes thereafter q we'll known
Senator was seen to cautiously ap-
proach the rotunda and take obser-
vations. The watchful Sergeant-at-
Arms discovered him and started
for him. The Senator took to his
heels and dashed wildly out and
down the front stairway OF the west
terrace, closely followed by the brave
sergeant, who captured his man and
conducted him triumphantly to the
Senate Chamber. This recreant
Senator completed the quorum, and
business was again ready to move.
At this time the locKed-up Senators
"a the Chief Clerks room saw
through the windows what was go
ing on in the Senate Chamber, and
determined to go over and join with
the rest Other Senators also, hear
ing of the turn affairs had taken
went in and took their seats. One
Senator wanted to he appointed a
committee of one to "chOp the head
Off the Senator who ventured back
to the rotunda and was captured,
but he could not get a second to his
and we were consequently
deprived of the pleasure Of chronic
ling a sensation of first class blood
and thunder character.
This is digraceful enough; but
from hther sources gather addition
all facts and incidents which the
Statesman could hardlp be expected
10 furnish. The Senators from
Hamilton and Butler" (HUNT and
CAMPBELL, sought security in a
water-eloset! The digniied Senator
whose curisity drew him back into
the rotundo and led to his arrest,
was HUBBELL of Delaware. His as
sociates rebuked him for his weak
ness; saying .'if he hadn't been
drunk, he wouldn't have returned"
To this, he replied. IF you hadn't
been drunk, you wouldn't have run
away Precious specimens of
dignity these, are they
not? How proud shoul be THEREON
stituents of them?
And all this public shame and
scandal, In order that the orphans
of deceased Ohio soldiers might be
robbed Of the care which the plain
est obligation demanded and which
the law of the state provided. 1t
had not even the poor pretence of a
purpose to prevent the enactmen of
s1 obnoxious law; but was aimed
solely 20 strick down a law already
-eEulary enacted. 1t was the work
If the same spirit of contempt for
aw which has often distinguished |
he same party when law ran coun-
er to its purposes-the most not
Ible instance being the infamous
md unprovoked rebellion, which /
,ost so many lives and so much
money, and which was conceiaed, |
Irought forth and carried on by the
cry men that for years had dicated
he policy of the Democratic party.
Throughout the rebellion, the
saders and press Of the Democratic
arty clomored for the "constitu-
ion and LAVISH All they asked,
1as, that nobody would do anything
,utside authority Of ''tbe law"
they wanted the rebellion put down
of course-but it must be done
constitutionally;;' and for four long
ears thay were in agony over an
unconstitutional defense Of the
atio2's life against a Democratic
ebelliou. But no constitution can
tand in the wRy Of the Democratic
saders, when they have a partizan
biect to accomplish, lift be nothing
lore than cheating orphans out Of
heir lawful rights. The constitu
ion is a good thing to interpose for
he defense of treason, bnt Of no ac-
count as a guaranty of individual
'ghts.--TOledo Commercial
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