The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-04-04

subject to the action Of the State Legislatures ir
disrlcting their States upon the apportiOnment by
Congress every tenth year, while not otherwise
regulated by law of the U. States. But the
power to alter such npportionment exists not in
the Legislatures of the States, their functions once
exercised their control ccases-tho power to alter
is ceded. Nevertheless the whig majority have
anew dstricted the State, though it is step never
b efore taken, and though in l842 they fled from
their duty because as they contended ten years
of injustice would otherwise have been done
them. Two years and these rebuked revoutionsts
infringe the Constitutions to secure party ascend
oncy. Is this calculated to molfy the violence
and rancor OF party, or was it upon this issue the
People entrusted them with power.
A law amending the act in relation to quo war
ranto passed this winter, provides, believe, for
still turtherimpunity for corporations. Where will
this end? What state of things will it establish!
large proportion oftho people of Williams and
Henry counties demonstrated against the imposi-
ton OF increased taxes that II. c. Phillips and a
few other overgrown spectators might add to
their bloatcd wealth by the erection of Defiance
into county site. An immense majority re-
monstrated, yet the Wing Legislature passed the
obnoxious act almost by party votc-every De-
mocrOt and only two Wings voting against the
new county project. But what were the peoples
remonstrnnccs to this whig majority! A single
capitalists wish proved of moro value at Columbus
than the romonstrances OF thousands Of honest
farmers, Let this fact be remembered by the in
dependent voters of the two mutilated counties.
Perhaps the rage for party judges, prominent
this winter had its influence.
As party the Wings have ever repudiatcd the
doctrine construction, pledges, and even dccla-
rutons for the public eye" Yet while abhorring
every measure that tends to increased responsible
lity, on the questions of the Annexation of Texas,
the Naturalization of Foreigness, &c, they did
not hesitate to pass resolutions to effect and change
the votes of Allen and Tuppan our Senators in
Congress; ready and eager to violate any and
every principle if by any means Wing ascendancy
could be consummated.
Registry Law passed both Houses for the
Registration of voters by Township Assessors.
For all practical purposes other than Narrowing
suffrage our present Laws are sufficiently stringent.
But too many plain honest poor men vote now to
suit the arstocratc genius of whiggery. The
adopted citizen, too, must still further be mark ed
and separated from the native voter; the former
comes from land where tory registration laws
are well understood and their jects appreciated,
and his votes tell his experience. And conse-
quently, every means to make his rights of adoption
nullity are taken, by those who are ever harping
upon the obligation of contracts, where stock
jobber or broker runs some risk of refunding his
too often il-gotten gains. But the BILL after al
most becoming law, failed by the House refu-
sing to agree to some amendments of the Senate,
and these men we trust will not be allowed to
msreplescnt the intelligence and honesty of the
State again. So it is but glimpse of what
Whggery des gns, if allowed to mature its objects,
one of the measures only heard of after Elcc-
ton.
The acts which have been passed in relation to
the State Printer publication of claws, &c., have
consummated the villainy of the malevoent men
who have been sent to Columbus TO manifest that
party and not the State; passion and not reason
the guiding rules with whig Legislators. These
laws SAVIOR of manlincss, but have been preceded
by series of petty annoyances which no body Of
high minded mon could ever have thought of stoop-
ing to- Surely the paltry saving which has been the
pretencc for mutlating and curtaing reports,
suppressing documents, and passing bills without
printing and before every member could examine
them was not the motive. 1t was that to print
them would possibly have allowed some remunera-
ton to the State Printer! Mcdury has proved an
able critic on their little nepand dishonesty, and
they are just narrow-mnded enough to punish as
far as they can a man whose only crime is capa-
city and independence.
In giving these opinions of mine, presume /
state nothing but what has occurred to yourself
and to many of your subscribers and to thousands of
both parties in the State, and will not enumcrate
any further. But among the Laws, both general
and special, passed during this session, in vain
look for one which will cause this session to be
remembered for its breadth of design or enighten-
ment. None such were passed. Nothing to add
to the dignity, prosperity or improvement OF Ohio
in any particular but much to crush its people
and elevate over them as low and vile an aristo
cracy as ever cursed mankind-hat of fraudulent
ly obtained wealth. Under the guidance of a
rcmorseless, selfish and calculating leader Alfred
Kelley, great and leading principles for the protec-
ton of the people have been assaulted if not des-
troyed, constitutional barriers have been broken
down. and with unity seldom, ,equalled, federalism
has srven to wrest power from the people to fasten
it upon the few and the undeserving. Our De-
mocratic Representatives have toiled to avert the
mutilation of the Constitution, to preserve the in
volatility of contracts and to shield the people
from serfdom to the money power, but have been
alike impotent. The triumphant whig majority,
bent upon public plunder, proved impassivc to
reason. Justice and eloquence Their schemes