The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-12-09
TERMS on ApyERTIsING
JOB PRINTING


works upon fair terms. They were al
ways a mere shan. The cunning men
who had the management of our com
mercia undertakings. such as canal Dig
ging, and the like, always knew how 10
use the public blddings as mask TO
cover up their nefarions designs. This
wicked device is part and parcel Of the
machinery Of fraud by which The pe0-
pie have been deceived and deluded,
and led to suppose thai the COVE rnment
really and elfectualls enjoyed the ben. +
efts OF competition in its commercial
speciIations. Could the committee sup.
pose that the people. or any considera-
Bile portion Of the people, still entertain
that opinion. after our lessons Of cxpe.
rience, he would address them in Scrip
ture language, and say: SO ye simple
ones. how long will ye love simplicity.
and fools hate knowledge?n But adj
vancing light has rendered such an ad.
dress perfectly unnecessary. go ,gasls
+ This subject is sometimes supposed
to have political and partizan bearings.
That grea, and generous party which
is represented by the minority on this
floor has been uHlortunate,, and guilt
may always be charged upon misfor.
tune. 1t will not BE expected that a
Committeeman Of the Senates eshould de-
scend from his position TO do the work 7
of a partizan. Bu, il is difFicultto sep-B
arate man from his affections and his
sympathles. sg 1888 ag;aasf NJ n
And this committees desiTous fob. !.
tanning allies wherever allies are TO be
found. He therefore deems il due 10
the occasion to say that the "system"
never was supported by rartizan, but
by local votes. Not only is this the
fact. but it is perfectly notorious TO ev.
cry man at all acquainted with the sub.
ject. 1t is even Believed that the then
minority oted for such bills in greater
proportionate numbers than the then
majority. Then why should any man
undertake to make political capital out
of our past errors and calamilies? AS to
those detected delinquents who have de.
frauded the state, is it not well known
that such men will assume any partizan !
appellation which will, for the time be-
ing, best subserve their base and selfish
purposes? They were not true demo-. q
Gratis, because they were not good and
honest men. If this committee feels
more burning indignatinn against any 4
one class of these men than against the
remainder, it is against those who have
abused the time-honored name Of Dem.
ocrat. ,...5. eaEa
After as careful and as mature a cofi.
sderation of the subject as circumstan.
ces would permit, the committee is full.
Y convinced that government is an
agency created by society for the pres.
ervaton of the pence and the mainte. n
nance OF social order, and is rightfullya
entitled to levy taxes enough for its 4
own economical administration: that it :
is essentially incapable Of right con-
duct of commercial affairs, and ought
not, in prudence, to employ the taxing
power for such purposes: that such an .
application of the taxing power is alien
to the design of the social compact, and
is wrong and iuexpedient. '.Ass
The committee therefore recon-.
mends to the Senate the adoption Of ,he ,
accompanying resolutions. .ltl-aa
Z EDWARD ARCHBOLD.a T
COLUMBUS, February 9, l84S. o. ssog
Resolued, That men enter into soci.s
ETY. and create governments as agenss
cies for the preservation OF the peace,
and the maintenance of social order.a
That the express object and design Of
tbe social compact is to clote individn-
al right with the aggregate of social
strength.
Resolred, That government may
rightiully collect taxes sufficient for its
own legitimate, decent and economical
administration, end TO defend society
from intestine commotion or foreign ag-
gression.s sr,ao EI- $500 ...'.l, ...s..,, i.
Resolped, That the absolute security.
of individual property, until lorfeitedby,
crime, is one of the great elements,of
national wealth. And that infractions
Of the right of individual property for
mere commercial, speculative or poliii-
cal purposes, are unwise, and inexpedi-
ent, and repugnant to the genius Of re-
publican institutions, and 10 thot of our
government as at present organized. 4,
ResolUed, That a state governmentis
an unfortunate and inconvenient agen-
cy for the right conduci Of commercial
affairs. And that such affairs are most
successfully conducted by individual
sagacity, industry and skill. 49,. 81 ~
lbaLsmartine says be received 200. 900
francs for the History df the Girondists.