Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-09-09

But "I0surgents against the organic
law Oi the government" And who are
insurgents? Men who voluntarily sur
render power placed 10 their hands and
retire peaceabjy 10 their homes, or those
who unlawlully assemble for The purpose
OF resisting The authority legally Entrusted
10 others? "Insumenis against the or
game Iaw,"mdeed! The "orgaHlc laws
Of Ohio is lis Constitution, and that Con.
stiiutioH does not, ! believe, de6ae that
man to be an insuygent, who voiuntari.
" sufrenders d trust conferred by Its
provisions.
The address Gays, "The bill 10 pro-
vide for The relief Of The suffering con-
tractors and IaboreIs on the public
Works, although ii bad passed one, and
reached its 81 reading 10 the other
branch, has failed"
Whatever may have been the intrinsic
merits Of this bill, it Is admitted by all
candid men Of both parties convefsant
with the facts, that It never would have
become a law, if The legislature had con-
timed 10 session until the first Monday
ia Dec. next. When first introduced in
the House II met with no favor from The
minority Of either party, providing as it
did for the issue Of ShiHplaster scrip by
The state in sums as low as $40; after
various rscommltmeDls and amendments
il at last assumed a shape authorizing the
sale of 500 900 Of State bonds at a rate
Of interest not exceeding 40 per cent.
In this shape il dragged along lor some
days, the Locos refusing 10 give il their
sanction. until it was discovered that 8
or 4 Of their number, residing in The N.
w quarter Of the state, and whose con
stituents we're more Immediately inter
ested in the passage of tho bill, could not
he brought 10 join the party in any
scheme for Dlstricting the slate, until
heir favOrite measures had passed the
the House, when the scruples Of the par
~ were at once overcome, and The bill
was passed.
1t was we'll understood, at the time of
lis passage by the House, that it would
not pass the s nate, aud many OF the
siguers 10 this address ueU kRoW this
fact; bat the prospect Of It's becoming .
law Was held oct TO secure 10 CO opera
ton Of the refractory members from the
Northwest, 10 their grand scheme for
Gerr, Wandering the state to favor pollt.
lcat asplrants
1t 10 tcue the great mass Of the wings
in The House opposed the passage Of the
bill; aiirdsing hat It would be IruIdess 10
procuring The desired relief; but that, 90
the contrary, lrs inevitable effect would
be greatly 10 depress the price, lf not To
prevent the sale OF stocks already author
Ised TO be Issued, and thus add 10 the EN-
baIrassments Of our situation.
This prediction is fully verified by
hy the f,Ct that so soOn as the ne VS.
reached New York ofthe probability of
this 10 per ce0t, loan being passed, Ohio
& per cent, stocks Tell from 3 TO 8 per
cent
Another bill, over The loss Of which the
loco members mourn IN such dolorous &C.
cents, as having been occasIcued by the
covert treason" OF the Wings, is 'the
bull to provt1e for the appraisemeGt Of
personal property sold on execution.
which had passed both houses, and only
awaited the signatures OF the speakers 10
become a law" The failure of this
bill would, | imagine, be the last reason
which any man of either party, living 10
this part of the state, would urge in con
demuation of the resigning wings. On
The contrary, II the lois of the bill was
truly attributable 10 their r%esigna-
ton, 1t would go Ear in The minds of ma.
ny oil our bIl'erPst opponents to justify
The measure. II ever any one law be
came more universally odious in Chic
than any other, it was The appraisal law
OF 1919. This law was the last link IN
the grand chain of bank reform measures
when have received the saHction of the
sGvabs Of The Loco Foco party, during
the last six years: this act alone was
wanting 10 give beauty and symmetry to
the system, The circulating medium
was abolished by the act OF last winter,
and 10 reconcile the people to their loss
lhey were in effect told by this bill that
they needn't pay there hard hearted
creditors unless they will take property at
Dwolblrds its appraisal (Which nine
times in ten would be more than ITS real)
value. Bot good or bad, polite or i'm
polite, Mr.. Hawkins, one Of the enroll
ling committee shows clearly in article
published IN this weeks Free Press, that
it was ready and waiting to receive the
speakers about tUenty four hours before
The dissolution Of The legislature, and that
lis loss WAS entirely owing to the neglI-
gence Of The Loco speakers, who were
only intent upon committing a gross and
viIIanons fraud upon the people by Ger