The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-01-08

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motion from DR.. Bennett 10 amendi
false grammar, by striking out "are
and inserting lisp or vice versa, 4th
Doctor being a second edition Of Kirl
ham, bound in - whatever the real
q er pleases. When the body are rea
y through,or the grave members are tire
" Of %bothering their chum, the commitle
" rises and the Chairman reports bac
$ sundry bllls--some with amendment
and some without amendments-nn
the bills, after the amendments are con
9 sidered, are referred to ~appropriat
committees. 5o7olagab 81 a0is alli' bio
\. At a proper. hour the members TAX,
: q recess and return 10 their labors will
Z renew wed zeaL But little more is don,
than we have shown, and the particu
lars Of one day will answer, as almanac
makers say,with but ~'IitlIe variation
for each day of the session. '.1asai aa' +
At eight o'clock in the evening, OF
about that time, a light can be seen in
the 4th story Of the building known as
the Buckeye Block, and there, il ad.
mittance could be gained. would be
found grave Senators and Representa-.
tives engaged in grave discussion about
the best, man TO elect Associate Judge
in some democratic county-or in de-
bate fast and furious between the rival
claims ofex.Senalor Erkley and p M.
| ~ NsL 1911 .sH... -. a. . 100 L -
Keith TO the Major Generalship Of the
9th Division Ohio Militia. When tired
Of this, the concIave take from the ia.
Bile the subject Of districling the State,
and if words, full Of wrath and fury
were heard about the Major General,
they are doubly loud and angry now.
Each particular wing member wishes
a particular district carved out in which
he can succeed to Senatorial or Repre-.
sentative honors; but all cannot be &C.
cmmoda,ed. The first object is, as
avowcd by the Clinton republican, $50
to district the State, as to, IN ANY
CONTINGENCY, KEEP IT our
OF THE HANDS OF THE LOCO.
FOCOS. especially mhen the State is 10
be RE.DISTRlCTED." This. it has
bee found, cannot be done, if even Que
hall OF the members have n district to
suit themselves, and hence it is that the
'oh1g TN pan moves SO slow in the way
OF dlstriciing the State, and in the 9th.
err matters OF Importance to the people.
To the different committees of each
belong the duty of preparing
business. Both the Senate and the
are wing, and the wings have a
majority Of members on the important |
The democrats are thus :
'owerless, and must wait the move .
of the whig tin pam before they
AN act. 1t is because this irrespon-
ible body, from which democratic
oembers are excluded, has undertaken
DO all The important legislation, that
moves so slow. If a demo- =
rat introduces an important bill, it is
to a standing committee, and /.
he tin pan must decide upon it, and ri
'elgh well its supposed political bear in
lg, whether It has any or not, before he =,
can be acted upon. TO the %consli. m!
tents OF wing members, then. we say, re
ntil your Senator'S, and Representa-. 81 W
yes work in daylight more, caucus m
SIS at night, you can never have the tie
done up well, nor will you ev. 81
have a short session. Four weeks M:
We already expired--the first, month ve'
the session is past, and not a single, co
l,7of general interest, that we now in
collect, has become a law. The re- sto
rts Of the State officers were only aoa
lnted and laid on the. tables of mem era
a few days since, while, under so
mocratic rule, that Of the Auditor of tsrs
lte, the heaviest document Of the per
lole, was printed and the usual mum. the
OF copies delivered the first week s se,y
the session. ssal ~ ilia laif .Ig thes
That there has been much local legis. pile
on, it would be folly to deny, but ne.
ether it amounts to any thing, when pills
J passed, is a different question. '.s sfieI
"a. W. $3.50. '"Ha" "Fnff %sfsaHF q TNfsE The
When we commenced, it was with bart
intention Of giving our readers a saur
opsls of what has been done. In e Co
ting over. we cannot find thing w.,
,eneral interest. True. the who heal
orlty in the House, passed a batch u wl.;
resolutions. bolstering up the bad siren
iito Of the Ohie banks, butso ashamed w
e wing Senator'S of the movement, r rsIa'
Mr.. Beaver, in the Senate, moved Gun,
~ them on the table, until the 10th rema
anuary. Between the short space ti%.
me occupied in their transmission ID Fl,
j one BODY TO the other. The uIotes, body
ak," by the .lightning line" inform ness essa !,
s. of the failure of the Delaware effect
ge Company, the notes Of which whicl
brought into this State and circu- po,hi'
by one Of the Ohio banks, and of Br