The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-09-15
Address
Of THE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL
COMMITTEE
or TusoARAWAs cGuNT9.


have chafaclerized no presious c6nlest. Hlth-
erto the enemies of our form 6f Government
in this country, have seemingly been content
TO veil their schemes before the people, and
hldetheir political 'dsformity uader some SEM
blGnce Of virtae. True, at times, when goad-
Cd 10 despair by successive deieal, they have
cried out "Perish credit" "Pensh Com
meTce!" yetii has been reserved for The Fed
eral portion Of the Ohio Legislature, not only
to utter the assassin cry Of "PeTish govern
meut, law and ordeI!" but to the discredt Of
our whole stale which has heretofore stood the
fairesi in the immortal constellation Of free
dom, verily 10 put in practice ihis most foul
end Infamous doctrine, and 10 attempt openly
and Papably TO destroy the Stste Government,
and leave our citizens without protection.
They have done sol
On the 18th day Of July last our Legislature
met in extra session for the purpose Of divd-
ing the State into Congr ressOOal distrists, &C.
cording 10 the census Of 1910; and a law of
Congress. subsequently passed, BY which Ohio
became entitled to twenty one Representa-
tives IN Congress instead Of nineteen as be-
fore. While thus engaged divers other meas
ufes Of vital importance to the people Of this
state came before that body for consideration.
Bile distnctiug the State were introduced by
bOthspstiies and were maturely considered by
the legislature. At length on The ll,h day
of August, Forty one Wing members, by and
in pursuance to conspiracy and combination
prompted and ordered by the demsgoguical
leaders Ofthe Federal Wing party in the State
with the most reasonable and COW ardly in
,enilon and purpose Of defeating the action of
the majority Of the legislature, abandon their
seats as members Of that body, and left both
branches Of The Legislature without quorum
10 do any business whatever, Thereby para
Lying and destroying for the time being, the
the whole law making power Of The State, and
leaving II Withoai the means or power of ac-
iion, however great the emergency, even
sheuld it be that Of national war, a condition
IN which no State or territory Of the United
States wac ever before placed.
II tho tsrpiude Of the actor that stgmati.
nee the act, and the intention Of The criminal
that stamps the Transaction with the name OF
crime. 80 may an act harmless in itself be-
come the cbiefest Of crimes when performed
with a criminal motive. !, was the avowed
object Of the Wing members Of the LegisIa-
ture to defeat the action Of the majority on
all the subjects under discussion in that body
"a conspiracy and combination 10 stop the
wheels Of Government What word ihen 10 tho
scope Of our language will 90 we'll designates
the act AZ TREAsoNi The actore--,hey have
branded themselves as TRAITORS.
Yet the conquences and effects ofthis hcG-
son when considered will give il still black
Or dye. Various propositions for the benefit
OF the Sta'e and the relief Of The people were
before thsLegislature, had been duly cousid.
'ered and would soon have ripeued into laws
bur for ths ireason which was intended To- &
did prevent them. Among these measures we
'wIll only name three, On our limits will emily
permit Os 10 speak briefly Of these, They
were !. The division Of The States into dis.
ificls for the election Of twenty one members
of Congress. 2. The relief The labourers on
Ft6U public works OF the State. 3. A Bill bro.
'viding for The appraisemenl Of personal pros
perry before sale on execution All Of these
objects and many more have been defeated by
tho treason Of the Whig membere Of the Lee
gfeiatre. Our great aud growing state, the
ifst agricultural State in the Union, nay in
the world, is'doumed 10 be unrepresented in
the national councils. Measures Of the most
vital importance may be sgitated and enacted
10 Congress. and Ohio, with an agricultural
interest equal TO one sixth Of the whole
Unon has no voice. Appropriaiion,b,lls are
pa.sed, distributing money for forti6eaiions,
and improvements in lakes and rivers, and
Ohio. with two thousand miles Of lake and ri-
yer navigation has no part or lot 10 the matteh
The laborcr ou the public works is sufFsrinR
-his fsmily hunger al home. He has
worked fcr the great 6late Of Ohir,
but the gree, State does not pay him.
Along the lines Of The State improve.
men,s. which generally follow The wind,
ings Of The marsh, and al this season OF the
year are infested with pestiieniial miasma,
mHyoe found The pubic laborefs, out Of en-
ploy and not uufequently upon sick beds.
The Democracy of the Legislature would
have provided means TO have paid off at least
what 10 yet due :bem; buthe0sOn knows nei>
lher Law, nor contracts. nor even Chainy. The
laboreriS no longer worthy or bis hirel From,
The disastrous consequences Of an abhorent
system Of banking under which our people
have Rroaned for years. our farmers and mes
chanics have contracted deblo which ghevi-
ously PteSs them down. Some are in tho grasp
oi Dankers themselves; over another class the
money shaver holds his wand, and ShyIock
claims be pound Of human flesh; over third
s1d more numerous ciass hang ihe little exe>
cdtions IN favor Of the dry goods merchant.
whose slszy and pro6tless wares lhey IN an