The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-08-18
DIR. Edwards.


The nomination of our present faithful
representative for reelection has Civ
en- satisfaction not only at homo but
abroad. His Congressional career has
won for him golden opinions and his un-
firing attention to business and especially
to the interests of his own district have
deservsdly gained for him the applause
Of all. A gentleman who has passed
most Of his time, in Washington, since
the commencement of tho session Just
closed, tells us that no district has more
faithful Representative upon the floor Of
Congress than ours.
The National lnteHigencer, the good
opinion Of whose editor is the highest
compliment, congratulates the citizens Of
this district upon the nomination oflher
present able and efficientIteptesentatve.
The Washington Correspondent oftbe
New York Tribune says:
DR. EDwARp's Parliamentary career
has justified departure from the prac.
lice, some what too common in our coun.
try. of sending lawyers-mere county.
court lawyers--to Congress. To be in
the line of safe precedep,s, many men OF
more ambition than talent, and of more
impudence than either, assume the legal
livery, hang ont a shingle in some from
tier town, and, by mere force ofassurance
and ouifacing of modest merit, creep
tkeir way into Congress. Hence, our
two Houses become mere halls ofdccama
tion. wranging and excessive talking
and the sole way Of arriving at legisla.
ton is by con6ning the rnniing tongues
ofmembers in some kind of siraight-wais-
coat, like the one-hour or FIVE minutes
rule.
1t is not so in the English Parliament
The legal profession is not the highway
TO its halls.-There are few praclicins
lawyers members. The House of Com
mons, particularly, is true representa-
ton ofall classes in The kingdom: of tn,
landed, manufacturing, mercantile, me
chanic interests, no less than of what i,
called ";he learned professions" II
should be so with ours. II will be, when
tho people learn to appreciate properly
those who labor for them and those who
talk to them.
A very important measure was perfec'
ted and passed in the present Congress
through tho wise and untiring exertion,
Of DR.. Edwards. | alludo to the bill
passed to prevent the gross and extensive
frauds that have heretofore been practiced
with impuniiy upon tho whole country
"impored and adulterated drugs aud
medicines" This is measure in which
every citizen Of tho country, of every
class and color or age, IS deeply interes'
ted. Thousands may he saved from un,
timely aud unnecessary death by the sue
cess ofDr Edwards philanthropic exer
lions. In the better days of the Roman
Republic, n civic wreath was bestowed
upon the man who had saved the life of 9
citizen in battle. What reward wout
he equal Ia his merits who has saved b,
his preventive measures the lives ofthou
sands in battle more deudly than any o
Rome, in battle against the most peslife
rous enemies of tho human race, the ven
ders oi fatal drugsl enemies who com,
to us in the shape Of friends, and in pos
sessing our confidence. rob US -four lives
The Medical Association Of this Dis
trict, penetrated with deep sense ofth,
Indebtedness the Profession aud the coun
try are under To the successful exertion
ot DR., Edwards, passed few days sine,
this unanimous Resolution.
ResolUed, That the thanks ofthe Medi
cal Association of the District of Colum
bia be, and hereby are rendered to Hon
Thos. 0. Edwards of Ohio, Chairman a
the Select Committee appointed by III
House of Representatives to examine tn
subject Of "imported aud adulterate
drugs. medicines" &c. for his unlirin
and unsuccessful efforts in originating an
eileciing the passage of a bill, by whic
the gross and extensive frauds that ha,
hitherto been pracliced on tho who
, country, in the importation Of spuriol
aud worthless medicines, will in futuI
be prevented.
All Medical Associations, and all ass,
Citations will adopt or entertain lik
seniiment--for DR.. Edwards labors,
: their successful issue, affect favorably q
i mankind.
;. The District which he represents
Congress gave q majority against NJ
'f Clay in ~ Of some 500 votes; il olects
Q him by upwards Of 800. Such chanI
! ofopinion is rare--and more rare ct
!. the merit to produce il.
? DR.. Edwards has been faithfnl in h
conduct az a Representatives to tho ssn