Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-11-19
PROSPECTUS OF THE
Ohio Statesman.
SESSION PAPER FOR lS44-5

L
VHTE are again on the owe OF another General
w Assembly of thisState. Those on whom
the people have conferred their power for the
time being will soon meet in the Capital Of your
State. and enter up N their duties iOr good or
for evil. We shall not turn prcphet,and tell be-
forehand what they will do, unchecked as the
whiEs now are by their opposing party; but we
promise the people that Wa snail keep true
record Of thnr dOings; and we ask as matter
Of Justice 10 all parties concerned, that 4they
furnish themselves with the meens Of Information
go that they may neither judge hastily, nor act
from false impressions. We have become
great peJple, and five desire to carry out our
great destiny, we must look carefully into every
subject bearing upon pur rights, and effecting our
| interests as freemen.
we do not ntond to Judge the whis Lesis'a :
ture iuat elected be fore hand, nor as we have
said, rro hesy wha their acts may be; but II we
take the giyinEs out Of that party, or a portion
off (for we do not desire to hold all responsible
for what some say } the coming session of our
| General Assembly will be oIs of the crazie st,
widest nadsst and mos' Teckl esS Of any one
ever convened inOhio. They will lay the foun'
dalion of more party malignitY, more bitterness
Of feeling, and do more to uptun all stability in
the laws of the State and the action of the
State Government, than all the Legisl lures that
ever proceeded them. We are well awarS that
there are many in the whig ranks who protest
against the tshadowings fottR' Of tho more reck'
less and unprncipled Of their party but we have
not he least expectation that they can checl
or control them. Having littlo hope of retain
ing power any length of time, we suppose the
will sndeayor to make al! the use of it possibl
while it lasts. The democratic party having IL
control, no check, the wings Of course will pursu
whatever course they choose. Our labor
will be directed to making a tDithful nn'
not a partisan record Of what is done, ex
ceut so far as we may draw deductions and con
clusions from the facts themselves There ar
many questions that have long agitated tho pub
lie mind, that we should be glad to see' settler
and setted,too without partisan feelings, tina
they might remain out Of party conflicts, bu
such hope we have not-dare not have, from
what we 500 and hear.
Their banking projecls--their taxing project
their accumulationland concentration of capita
in the hands of mOnopolists of ali kinds-tho
unconstitutional attempts to change the Con
gtessiUnal districts, and perhaps the Legislative
hlso--their violation of contracts - their turnin
out OF political opponents and turning in of ia
vsrites, will be of sufficient impOr ance TO max
Session paper interesting to SverJ person
tho Sta o. To all, therefore we offer the Oh
STATESMAN, and ask il as favor that nur lrien
exert themselves in circulating among the
friends this Prospectus.
In addition to tho interest," that will be give
: our paper from tho proceedings of the Gencr
, Assembly OF Ohio, wo shall publish in one pap
=, lu Ing tho winter, and as early as can bo obtoir
cd, the official vote or President Of all the Stat
: in the Union. This being one SHEET, 1t W
] be an important reference.
We shall as usual also, give gernsralsun
. mary Of Congressional proceedings.
6rThe Daily and rr-Weekly State SIN
will be printed on double medium shetland Z
3 Sem. Weekly and Weekly on large dout
D imperial sheet.
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= bers and inform us Of the directions ofhis ?
.er. shall have ccpy sent him for his trouble.
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n NOT make use oft themselves, will please ha
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