The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-09-23
WHAT HAVE THEY DONEi

their ps, and il they have not fulfilled them who is 10
bamei They had their President aud large majority
in each houseso let up the measures of The
session, and how much "reef we have or will get
Loan Bill to borrow $4,000, 900
Revenue or Tax Bill, 1000 900
Appropriation Bills, to distribute 4,637,767
Land Bill, to distribute $500 900
Bankrupt Law, releasing debts to
the amount Of 500, 900 900
And two bank bills VetosJ. These are the results of
the extraordinary session, called expressly to reeve
the distressing wants the people. Will contracting
National debt orl2 10000 be any relief Will the
Tariff of 900 900 whch must come out of the pockets
ofhe producing clAsses be any relief viii the Dsir-
button bill relieve any body but the Statssi Will the
Bankrupt Law, which will at most cast off the debts Of
300,0 900 out of n 900 600 people, be any relief to
the great mass will bs the greatest good to the great
est numbel These are questions which every reAso-
ting answer. Then where are the shelter
tines you were to have by Harrson's eection1 Echo
answers Where1
Instead of an economical Administration, which they
said should not cost thirteen millions, we find
loan of twelve millions tariff oCseven millions and
sixteen millions more be raised as quick as Congress
meets ESQ says Henry Clay making thiry-fve millions
Of dollars, 10 carry the Government wear. Are
the people going to stand such work. lie! them answer
on tho 9th Of October.
AREvlEW OF THE HARD CIDER CAMPAIGN
The following excellent article is from the NJ Y, Pos',
'Iti now just year since the country was in the
midst of one the most exciting political contests that it
ever behed. The party, which had long acted in op.
position to the democracy rendered desperate by three
successive failures. had resolved, by any an1 every
MEANS to ous those who quietly in the enjoyment
ofpower 1t became necessary that they should adopt
some ground ofassaut They had before attempted TO
rally, under variety Of names and in the support of
variety of measures but without success and as last
effort the only policy left 10 them TO combine all
the elements of opposition in one farce determined on
set In this view they concluded to proclaim no prn-
eplsS ortheir own, TO put forth measures, 10 make
m appeal on no common point, but to mbue their
friends with the hope that they were willing to do eve>
ry thing and unite all their energies against the existing
administration.
Their main points ofattack we're these: That the dem
ocras in the possession of power, hsd run into
extravaganza and debt. End. That they had ampered
with the currency and derarged the bus ess ofthe na-
ton; and 3rd. That the executive power assuming the
control ofhe purse and sword had grown into des-
poism.
They began the contest by selecting men as candi.
dates, whose very insgnlfcance rendered them nvu-
nerable. No efforts spared 10 the people.
There was an appeal for every passon and soduc.
ten for every temperament The good were invited bv
professions of superior morality the bad by shows and
unketings the rich, by hopes of speculaton the poor
by promises of employment and the dsafacled by the
prospect of change. Meetings, conventions, parades,
ll.a all IL
Digni6eC statesmen assumed the functions of perpaet.
c lecturers: business was arrested that merchants
might become eectoneerers and the press conver
ted into machine for distributing the accusations and
and lies that had been coined in the prolific brain of Mr.
Oge.
They succeeded. Delirious with success, raging
like blood hounds for their prey they eager to un
dertake the administration at once. An extra session
ofCongress called that no time should be lost by
| delay No was it assembled than their great
fileleader came forward with his manifesto of what
was TO be done. He proclaimed that there must he a
national bank that the public land proceeds should be
distributed that ahuge debt to be contracted and
that protective tariff should remain the policy of the
| nation.
Nearly four months have been expended in legiSa.
| on. Under the influence Of gag-laws, almost without
debate, in the possession OF tremendous majority &
and the entire means ofgovernment at their disposal
they have conducted their proceedings 10 an end. II
is good time to inquire what has been done.
First, Have they corrected what they alleged IN be
the errors Of their predecessors Why, they complain
ed extravaganza but they have reduced the expsn
ditures ofthe government in any of its depart.
menls single cent. On the contrary, they have de.
manded and granted additional appropriations. They
said the currency was dsordered and they have left It
precisely in the condition in whichit was before they
came into office; They were loud in their denuncia-
lions ofan executive which should have charge of the
public money, and yet they have repealed the very law
designed to give the treasury independent existence
and have placed the public purse almost with out regu,
latOn responsibility, in the hands of the President
Second, Have they carried out their own pansl
Not one ofthem in the form they intended. The pro-
ject of national bank-their main project the keystone
ftheir whole scheme Of pocyhas been killed. never
to be revived. Therevenus bill is not satisfactory TO
the manufacturers the Sub treasury has been repealed
but they unable TO agree upon substitute; end the
distribution bill has been carried, ,cumbered with mita-
tons and conduons that have almost rendered it nu-
gaory. As party, the wings cannot point TO single
measure that the whole party may regard q triumph
What one ofs factions hrs gained another has lost II
is elated it is only the expense or the disappon-
ted of another. The party is broken up-ls filled with
bitter and malignant spirit, and can never unite until
| the end ofime.
This, them is the end ofhs terrible ado which year
since agated the nation through its whole extent The
convocaionst the parndes, the songs and the shouts
have ended in thisa Congress that hls done little or
nothing, and President whom tho wings themselves
denounce us silly and treacherous man.
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