Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-03-31

Ilmo will show.
You are now lef, almost entirely des
tilu'e Of currency. When the old
Banks were permitted 10 expire, it was
well known 10 every intelligent man in
The State, that the only means in our
reach were rejected whereby such
currency could be obtained. The State
deeply involved in debt. To save it
from the infamy Of rupudialion, the
taxes Tor years 10 come must be largely
increased Over S200O.00O must be
collected from people who have cur
rency not exceeding one half OF that
amount How this is to be accomplish.
ed is more than we can devise. We do
hope The State will be able 10 prese rye
her lair name untarnished We know
that you will leave no exeriion untried
TO INSET the calls made upon your abli.
~ 10 pay. We know you will make ev,
cry sasrifice which a high minded and
honest people can make 10 preserve their
pIlghled faith. But we dare scarcely
look into the future; we will hope while
hope can be INDUCED But unless a
change Of policy shall be introduced by
a change Of men, through the ballot box
al the next election, we tremble for the
consequences, Without currency, and
tho credit system, our taxes cannot be
paid, The remedy for all these evils
is with you. You have only TO will it,
and prosperity will again smile upon
you, when the ruins OF The last six
years shall have been repaired by
wholesome legislation.
While the currency has been destroy.
Cd large amounts due 10 contractors have
had TO be provided for 10 the Locofo-
CO Address of last August, il was prom
ised that these men should be paid in
gold and silver. Has it been done? 1t
could have been done if specie paying
banks had been recharlered; but having
refused to do this, the Legislature was
compelled to pay them by an issue oil
Stale bonds, bearing an interest OF sew
en- per cent, and which as Ohio bonds
are now selling, would be at a discount
OF twenty per cent Nor is this all. 1t
was necessary to pledge the, surplus rev
enue TO redeem these bonds and direct it
10 bo collected in within the next seven
years; when this is done our noble com
mon school fund will be annihllated, and
the means Of education taken away from
The rising generation. However justice
10 The contractors might have demanded
this sacrifice, the party who created the
necessity for it, are entitled 10 no favor
al your hands.
The next ubiecl to which we would
invite your attention is that OF The law
dis,ricling The Slate for the election Of
members Of Congress 1t will bo with
in the recollection Of all, that at the ex
ira session in July, this majority endea.
vored TO perPetrate a gross fraud upon
the rights Of the people By tho passage
OF an iniquilous bill to secure mere par
ty ends. To prevent the consummation
Of this wrong, TO protect the ballot box
from violation, the Wing members re-
signed, and srraigned the conduct OF the
majority at The bar of public opinion
When so arranged, did they attempt
10 justify the morality OF their deedi =
Did they even attempt to demonstrate
the business and fairness Of the billi No
They refused to discuss their bill; wei
knowing that it was indelensible. Tht
cry Of treason was raised, as the burgIa
raises the cry Of fire to conceal their owr
iniquty. Nor was this ell. The lead
e.s, admitting the enormilies Of that bill
asserted that it could not have passed lb,
Senate, without having been amender
in such way as 10 have removed al
our objections. We knew at the tint
that this assertion was untrue: we knew
the Tin pan had decreed it's passagr, AM
wo to The poor loCorocO whose conscience
should shrink back from consummaln,
this deed Of darkness. Butiflhere couI
have been any doubt upon this point be
fore, the conduct Of the same men at lb
present session has settled it,
This was matter which demande
the earliest attention Of The Legislature
and yet, 1t was kept back until the las
week Of the session, before it was 6nally
acted upon. Early 10 the session Il join
committee was appointed, me jorlly O
which reported a bill IN the Senate
which, after weeks OF delay was vote,
through the Senate by the aid Of WIFI
votes Many Of US we're willing to &C
cept any bill which would claim any pre-
tence TO fairness. This bill, which ha
been called Lahm's bill, was in The Hous
recommIled 10 a select committee oil lei
where 1t was permitted to sleep unit
last Thursday. Meantime a Senate bill
10 incorporate the town Of Providenc
was amended on its final passage in tn
House by inserting bill 10 district tn
State, and was passed through wilhou
having been printed, under lhe despol
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