Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-05-07
o., TUESDAY MAY I, 1874.

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u mlued by the Developments Of time -
d But by what is already seen to be the e
5 iects OF this moral power Of Ohio, W
) may form some Lnticipations what wi
, follow.
} Since Ohio assumed determinately he
J position, her principles have been recog
nIzed as correct in every section Of tn
Union. Democratic presses, Governor
OF States, public meetings, Legislature
and State Conventions have acknOwledg
ed, endorsed and urged, the correctness
and Practicability Of the doctrines anC
principles forced by Ohio Legislation
Adhere firmly TO our position, aud ere
long we will see State after State fol.
lowing our lead, initiating our example
and enforcing our principles. Turn back
now, TO recede from our position, to a.
bandon our cherished prin ciples, would
indeed be to undo what we have done,
to throw away all that we have gained, to
disappOin! ithe lovers Of Justice and
equality everywhere, to roll back the tide
OF democratic progress, and renderOhio,
instead OF the leader and pioneer in the
cause Ofreform, the example TO other
States, and pride of the Union, as she now
s-the weak deserter Of her principles,
lhe reCreant 10 her plighted faith, the
shame The ridicule, and the warning of
her neighbors. But the principle will
not be abandoned. Nothing that has
been gained in the struggle Of principle
and reform, will be yielded or surrender
ed. All will be Adhered to and main
iained-and by this stern adherence, we
will deserve and receive the confidence
of the peOpie, will diSsppoint our enc.
mics, and fulfil the just expectation of the
friends of democratic principles every.
where.
DISSOLUTION OF THE LEGISLA-
TURE IN lS42.
There is one circumstance in the re-
cent legislative history of The State 10
which we cannot justly withhold pass
ing reference, characteristic as it is of
the true spirit and genius of federalism,
and illustrative Of its utter IeCklessness
of law, constitution and consequences.
We refer TO the conduct of the wings,
in dissolving the Legislature of the State
in the GUNNER of ls42, by the resignation
of their membership or sufficient NUN.
Der of them, 10 deprive the Legislature of
a constitutional quorum for the transac-
liOn Of business.
By This Unprecedented proceeding, and
the consequent dissolution of the law.
imakng department of government, sew
raj important acts then demanded by 1he
people we're defeated, and prevented
from being perfected into laws. Among
these was an act for dividing the State
into Congressional districts, in order to
the holding Of the elections for members
of the 2Sth Congress. By the defeat of
this measure, the election was prevented
from taking place for the space of year
after, 50 that if any emergency had aris>
en- in that time, in the affairs of the ma.
lion, demanding the consideration and
action Of Congress, and the President in
the exercise of his constitutional power
and duty, had convened that body in ex>
ira sessions the groat State Of Ohio, with
all its interests would necessarily have
been without any representation in the
popular branch Of that body.
Another act Of a far different kind
from the last, was likewise defeated by
the same means, an act providing for the
payment OF certain lrbOrers on the State
works. The wages of these laborers had
been fairly and fully earRed-they were
Justly Que by the State. These claims
Of the industrious poor constituted
debt, than which one more sacred and in>
cumbent upon the State to pay hoQest-
ly and promptly, cannot easily be con-
ceived.
This proceeding on the part of the
wings is alone a sufficient refutsti on Of
their oft repeated assertions, that they
are the only conservatOrs of the govern
ment, the constitution and the laws, the
opponents Of violence, faction, nulli6ca.
lion, revolution, and every departure
from strict constitutional forms-and that
the democracy are agtarians, factiOnists,
destructIOnists and barn burners. In this
case they developed their own true char
acter and their utter disregard Of forms
laws and constitutions, when they stand
10 the way of their own political schemes
and policy. What is nullifcations The
annulment Of laws and refusal to comply
with their requisitions. These wings not
only snnulled Legislative snac tmsnts, and
refused 10 comply with their requsitions,
or suffer them to be imposed, but they
destroyed the law making power. What
is factionf A combination of minor.
lty to thwart and defeat the will Of the
majority. These wings not only com.
bnsd to thWart the will of the majority,
but they deprived the majority of the
peoples representatives, OF the power of
acting at all, by destroying the legIsla-
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