The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-05-09


visions Of the fourth section Of the first aril-
Gle Of the Constitution. "The time, place
and manner of holding elections for repre-
senlatiyes, shall be prescribed in each State
by the Legislature thereof.n This shall be
done after the enumeration is taken, ana
Congress has apportioned the representation
TO each State, and when the Legislature per-
forms its duty she has no right to change OF
alter il, her power then ceases, "but the
Congress may at any time by law, make or
alter such regulations" The State can iix
the time, place and manner OF electlng
members of Congress, and when she haSl
done that her power ceases-passed lroV
her, and cannot be resumed until after tn
next apportionment-butC Congress may "ai
teri her regulations. You now propose
do what is alone entrusted TO the hands d
Congress by the Constitution. Never bs
fore has such thing been attempted. Thu
census was taken in 1910; Congress appor
toned the representation among the severa
States, and in conformity with long estab
lshed custom, the Legislature of Ohio wa
convened in extraordinary session for ihi
purpose of districting the State, and wa
proceeding to accomplish it, when you, thu
present majority, then the minority-youl
who talk about good faith and a regard fol
the people-who ever have professions q
honesty on your lips, but deception an
fraud in your hearts-you then prated abou
the inffaction of the rights of the people
and regardless of your duty, of the obligf
ton your oath of Office put you under t
t,o,tr G<,1 fbe,r< I'M
government of your State, and dissolved -
law making power by the overt act oftreason
and moral perjury. You then claimed that
your party was the majority of the people,
and that you had right to district the State
but the people rebuked your arrogance, and
returned majority of democrats TO perform
the work you had ingloriously deserted
That legislature at the session of 1929
complied with the acquisitions of the const-
tuition and divided the State into Congress
ional districts, which it is out of your power
with all your recklessness and puny malice
to change. Disguise this question as you
will, none are SO blind as not TO see you are
governed by the basest of political views
Pursue this course, and our civil and happy
form of government must end in corruption,
anarchy and confusion. If the districts are
TO be changed, not as provided for by the
constitution, but at each revolution of the
political wheel-if officers elected for a
term of years by one party are only to hold
their places until the other party obtains the
ascendancy in the Legislature, then none but
the debased and utterly corrupt will take of
fee at your hands; fidelity, honor, and nteg-
rity, will be supplanted by corruption, bribc-
ry and fraud. Let these evils, any or all of
diem come-let them fall like mildew and
blasting upon our people and our State
but let also the wiihering execrations Of an
outraged people fall upon the wilful authors
of their misfortunes. Think not to screen
yourselves from the deserved infamy that
does, and will attach 10 this act, by saying
that the democrats had majority when the
State was districted, and gave themselves an
advantage in the bill, for this measure is
but one of series Of denominations you have
presented for our action. If the democrats
had an advantage in the formation of Con-
gressional districts, they had no such advan-
tage in districting the State for members of
the Legislature; and yet upon the heels of
this follows bill to change the legislative
Observation-Disclosures formed when you had
majorAy in the House of Representatives,
and we the Senate-the result of the labors
of committee of conference.-the result of
compromise between the parties--a COM
promise under which you carried both branch
es--a compromise by which both parties
pledged their honor 10 abide. (God forgive
me for intimating that this majority are pos
sessed Of such thing as political honor.)
By your propositions you take from the
democratic party two members of the house
given TO them by the compromise bill, and
secure them TO the whig party-members
given us by your own argument, by your own
offer in committee. vas member of that
committee, and know you dare not contra
dict what | say. Why thus sacrifice the
last spark OF honor you possess as politicians
or as party9 The people will in thunder
tone ask you why?
1t were vain to press arguments upon men
who could 60 as far as you have gone. You
may consumate the deed, but will not be
party TO the record. You may thus show
the malignity Of your intentions, but there
is another resort-high gh-minded and honora-
bic men will yet sit in Judgment upon the
legality Of your act, If the people assert
their rights, they will disregard your law and
let Congress settle the question, and have
no doubt they will look upon your law with
the same contempt that high-minded men
now look upon its authors.
ScoTcH SYSTEM OF BANK1Ne.-Th South
Western Railroad Bank at Charleston has
determined to attempt the establishment of
that portion of the Scotch system of Bank
ing, which consists in advances of such
sums not less than $1,000, and for such Pc