Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-10-15

Nor SUCH UEFEScE---We sometimes attempt
to place ourselves in the si.salion Of those who
honestly support the party that has so long ruled
the State under the nisapplied name Of" Democ-
| racy, and imagine what would be our feelings in
view of the manner. and means taken by some of
its foremost champions to defend il. We protest
that all the powers Inauguration we possess new
er yet could elevate views of party devotion SO
high to enable US to conceive how any Que can
regard The " annexed" piece OF mingled hypocri-
cy and false .infrencc, with augh, else than the
most Ioashing disgust. Wecan only account for
it ohTihe ground of ignorance in the new editor Of
the Free Press, the paper from which we take il,
His ignorance, VIC mean, Of the circumstances of
The case and the train of Recollection, extremely
unfortunate for his party, 10 which it would give
rise. But here is the extract:
| On Friday Jan. %, Is4l, proposition was be.
fore the House Of Representatives reducing the
pay OF members of The legislature. BY reference
| TO the published proceedings, we find that Mr.
Bingham moved so TO amend the bill, as TO provide
that members ofthe Legislature should receive but
one dollar per day. How ,hink YOU reader the
editor OF the Advertiser and the federal Candidate
Tor Lieut.. Governor, who pirate SO long and loud
about reirenchment, voted on this proposiiion to
reduce their then wages TO seven dollars per week.
False 10 their pledges of reform, but truo 10 their
own interests, the pages of the Journal will show
that they both, Mr.. Lamb and Mr.. Harding voted
NO TO the propositions. and that it was ynted down.
On the same day. Mr.. Smith, fer The purpose OF
preventing long sessions, as well as to rednce the
pay ell members, introduced proposition to fix
the pay ofmembers al 800 per day for the first
~ days OF The session, doIIa: per day for the
second thirty days. and fifty cents per day for the
remainder OF the session. Again the names OF
Mr.. Lma6 and Mr.. Harding stand recorded in
the negatice against The proposed reduction
The truth IS thus: IN the session Of 1S4l the
wings had majority iu The Legislature though The
Democrats had powerful and active minority
Many useful reforms were effected, and others
attempted. which were lhwarted by the opposition
whose whole object was, TO prolong and frIlter a.
way the session as muuh as possible, that they
might at the next election poini 10 IS the evidence
OF the violation of why profession Upon the &C.
lion taken 10 reduce the pay of members, this spir
it was particularly manifested, because in mat
Ter concerning their own pockets the majority was
found less decided than n those measures, in which
members themselves were not personally interes-
ted. To defea; the bull and throw the odium of lis
loss on the Wings became the object of the o2po-
| siiion. For this purpose this amendment was
proposed. Mr. Lamb, as the published proceed
IDgs will show, supported reduction 10 two dol
lars, and five remember right TO one dollar and
fifty cents, as great reduction as we have ever
seen seriously named, or indeed named at all un.
less as in the present instance 10 Cast ridicue up
on the judcious efforts of other men. Mr.. Blng-
ham knew that his amendment could only consume
me, and retard defeat the original bill yet he
submitted it. and The quickest way 10 dispose of i
was TO vote II down. -..
By means of which this is fair specimen, the
I bill to reduce the pay of members was defeated
for That time; il should, be remembered. that 70,
years since these Immaculate democracy haze
held undisputed sray orer The State, Without once
renepmg this proposition. So much for their con
ssieney. The proposition of Me-. Smith properly
contemplated no reduction ut all |; since the Leg
:saiure need no, ordinarily Continue in session ove
lhinty days, and for this time he would have al.
lowed members three dollars per day. Mr.. l.
voted against this proposition as matter OF course
for he was engaged 10 supporting a reduction from
tuieC " t"o oohuiS Pc Noy' nv PC'P'O 'i'"
here see one of the many instances of deception
adopted by certain men--we will aot say Ger
tain party, for that might seem 10 include those
! whom we address-to retain poacer on account o
ITS profits.
: Some may ask why will Public Journal pro
Tossing to be respectable, give currency To such
misrepresentation. There are substantial reasons
There is the Post office printing To The amount o
tens if no, hundreds of dollars, the Tax-sales I,
The amount of hundreds, aud The public printing Il
the amount of thousands. Would 1t not be We
stranger thing. If it did not give currency to TIN
and many more There can be no reliance up
on hireliDg press-t will serve its masters at al
hazards.
JUICE FELCH's LETTER, or the Catecbiser
and the Cotechumen.
Young Democracy, Judge. ere you IN favo
Of curtailing the patronage of The executive. b,
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