The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-04-22

Seibnry Ford and bis Votes Against
Taxing the Banks as other Peo-
pie are Taxed. \
We promised in our prospectus for the
Campaign Statesman to give extracts
from the document-facts from the rec
ord, which cannot be disputed, in rela-
ton TO the course Of the federal party
and their candidates. This we com.
menced in The first number of our "Cam.
paigner," that we might have time to
wade through all the documents, with
out firing the patience ofthe reader, be-.
fore he is called upon 10 cast his vote.
In the present article, as well as in
the one in the last Campaign Statesman
dedicated to Mr.. Ford, we confine our
selves 10 his acts while member Of the
lower branch Of :he Ohio Legislature Of
i840-'4l, Of which body he was Speak
or.
As politician, Mr.. Ford possesses
the merit Of consistency, a rare merit,
truly, with his party; but then il is a
consistency OF which men who 90 for
the doctrine Of equal rights and equal
privileges will not approve. His votes
on all questions, where the rights and
interests Of the Banks we're arrayed a.
gainst that of the people, show him the
friend and advocate ofthe favored Bank.
er instead o. the private citizen--watch.
ing with jealous care over the interest
Of the favored few, while he opposed
the interests of toiiing millions.
Opening the Journals OF the House Of
Representatives, Of the session we have
named, our eye lighted upon the follow
ing proceedings, had on the mammoth
State Bank Bill, then before the Legis-
lature. The proceedings will be found
on page 3s4, Of the proceedings of that
budy on Thursday, Feb. II, ls4l:
"Mr. BARLEY moved to amend The
[Bank] bill by inserting the following as
the 8Sth section:
"SEc. 80. The General Assembly
may, at any time hereafter, whenever
II shall deem the same expedent, impose
such tax upon the capital stock OF
the State Bank of Ohio as shall be C..
quail in amount to The TAG imposed by
law upon msney loaned at interest By
private ,ndiriduaIs; or a tax upon the
capital stock in such other amount as
may be deemed JUS! and equitable.
'On this question, Mr.. Barley de.
manded the yeas and nays,which were
taken, and resulted as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative,
werc
"Messrs. Aten, Baldridge, Barley,
Bell, Brough, Burns, Clarke, Dunn,
Harlan, Jenkins, Johnston Of Monroe,
King, Lawrence, Morris, McGugin,
Probasco, Raffensperger, Reynolds,
Shreve, Spindler, Warren, Wilson and
Wood-23.
"Those who voted in the negative,
we're
/" Messrs. Allen, Brown, Carothers,
Carpenter, Cochran, Cook, Durham,
Florence, Griswold, Hamilton, Hawk
ins, Hinkle, Israel, Johnson of Cuyaho.
20, Kaler, Koontz, Lalnme, Marsh, ,Nye,
Perkins, Pollock, Reece, Re bbins, Scott
OF Crawford, Scott Of Green, Scott OF
Harrison, Shober, Smith Of Adams,
Streater, Stinson, Toand, Vincent, Van
Vorhes, Way, Weaver, Welch, Wheel
er, Worihington, Young and (FORD)
Speaker-4O."
Every yea was a democrat, except
Messrs. Bell, Clark, Harlan, Lawrence,
Probasco and Reynolds, while every
man who voted with Speaker Ford a.
gainst the proposition, was whig.
Again, on Monday, February Is, fsee
page 4l4] the bank bill being again un.
der consideration,t the following proceed.
ings were had:
"Mr. Morris [dem.] moved further to
amend the [bank bill by adding the fol-
lowing at the end OF the S7th section.
t"But tax shall, at any time, be lev.
led upon the circulation Of the bank by
the legislature
"And on this question he demanded
the yeas and nays, which were taken,
and resulted as follows:
"Those who voted in the affirmative,
were
"Messrs. Aten, Baldridge, Brough,
Burns, Jenkins, Johnson Of Monroe,
Morris, McAneIly, ,Probasco, ,Raffensper
ger, Riblet. Shreve, Spindler, Warren,
Wilson and Wood-16. @ss4a