Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-09-22
New York Legislature and Silas Wright.

y Inc joint committee of the Legislature,
to whom was referred the message of the
Governor communicating the intelligence
OF the death of Silas Wright, submitted the
following report:
"Ihat they have had under consideration
the subject referred to them, and respect
fully recommend for.the adoption of the
Legislature the following resolutions:
Resolued, Thatin the death of our fellow
citizen, SILAS WRIGHT, a great man
hnsfallen in the midst of his years, On able
statesman is lost to our State and to the
country, worthy citizen, a sincere friend
has been suddenly taken from US:
That the Legislature and the people of
this State sincerely mourn this melancholy
visitation OF mysterious but wise and Just
Providence, and deeply sympathise with the
widow, kindred, and friends in this bereave-
ment:
That the officers and members ofthe two
Houses wear the usual badge of mourning
for thirty days:
That these resolutionsbe entered on the
Journals ofthe two Houses, and the Govern
or be requested to transmit copy thereof
to the family of the deceased, and
That the two Houses do now adjourn"
The Journal blows loud blast upon his
federal trumpet, and congratulates the wings
Of Ohio upon the fact that the Auditor of
State is enabled to pay off nearly a 1OO,-
900 dollars of the State debt. With the
greatest selfcomplaicency imaginable, he
claims this as the result Of whig measures.
But we challenge Mr.. Thrall to particular.
ize what whig measure has produced this
overflow of the Treasury!
Was it the tax law? Oh no. Accor-
ding to whig authority, that law will moi
increase the amount of taxes. And more
over it has never yet been put in full oPe
ration; the taxes have not yet been collect
ed according to its provisions. Was it the
bank-law, with the enormous sum Of $35,
900 year taxes upon the millions ofb bank
capital in the State? No. 1t has beer
proved to demonstration, that property il
Ohio pays more taxes in any other form
than that of bank stock. And even itwer'
more, this tax is devoted to the school fund
This law cannot be the one that has fllet
the State Treasury. Then what law has
done it?
By nm official statement of the Auditor
published some weeks since, it appears tina
the Treasury has been filled by the largely
increased amount received for tolls on thu
canals during the present year. That il
where the money came from Then wha
has caused this great increase of commerce
in our State? Was it whig legislation
The tax-law? or the protective tariff? w
do not claim that it was owing to any o
the changeful legislation of the day. 81
great an effect cannot be ascribed to s
small cause. But it was produced by
combination of circumstances, an enormou
crop in the country, a deficiency in Europe
the repeal ofthose laws which taxed tn
transportation of food from this country
and the reduction of duties upon European
products that they might the more freely
be brought here to exchange for our corn
All these did their share to enliven com
nerce and fill our Treasury. The opera
tions of nature had produced an unusual ant
great inequality in the crops Of the two
continents. Free trade opened the way tt
restore the equilibrium.
It is then, to the democratic policy, te
the advocacy of freedom in all things, tha
we owe this great prosperity. And yet tht
advocates Of q restricted commerce, the ad
mirers of q contracted home market, have
the impudence to claim the credit. it.-Press