The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-04-28

for We understand he then lived in th'
valley Of the Muskingum. So grea
was the rejoicing over the passage 0
the bill, that the whig town Of Zanes
vile, by the Recommendation or tn,
whig town Council, was brilliantly il
Illuminated on the occasion.
Our objection to the bill was, that j
increased the State debt. while we die
not believe, and time has shown our o
pinien was correct, that it would yield
revenue sufficient to pay the interest
and that to make up the deficiency, the
people would have TO be saddIed with
additional taxation. They who voted
for the bill though, differently. This
single improvement, according TO the
table published by Mr.. Denison, and
prepared by the Board Of Public Works
added ONE MILLION, SIX HUN.
DRED AND TWENTY.SEvEN
THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED
AND EIGHTEEN DOLLARS to the
debt Of the State, and although as we
before said, in 1914. the last year j. was
managed by democratic Board of
Public Works, Il brought in nett rev.
snue Of $l3,2l3 or, yet every year il
has been Under The control Of the pres-
en-, whig Board, II has ruin the State
deeper in debt,-the last year lhs re-
ceipts for tolls, water, rents, Zines, &C.,
falling short Of the expenses $87,s2o 80.
Whslher this arises from gross careless.
ness, or from incompetency Of those in
charge Of the work, II bshoovss the
Board OF Public Works to explains
"HocKINa VALLEY CANALS"
The next internal improvement we
will notice, in answer to The question,
s'who created the bulk Of Ohio's debt~
is the law to provide for the construc-
ton OF the Hooking Valley Canal. The
bill, as originally introduced into the
House Of Representatives, was to in
corporate company to make tho i'm
and in that shape the bill
passed, but the vote thereon was re-
and tho bill was then re.
committed 10 Mr.. Calvary Morris, IA
sading whig, and who for his exertions
n behalf Of this same improvement,
vas afterwards rewarded with seat
n Congress,) who reported it back
With amendments making it a State
work. In this shape it passed The
louse of Representatives, on Saturday
he sth day of February. 1896, by a
ote of yeas As, nays IA. (see page 695,
f the Journul.) Among those promi.
en-, in its support, and who voted for
!, were Ec. Cor. MorroD, and the pres.
mt Governor, SEABuRr FoRp.
In the Senate, the test vote was on
rdering the bill to third reading
See page s6o,) and il was carried.
cas- %, nays II. or the 90 wings
tho voted on the passage of the bill in
10 House, EIGHTEEN VOTED FOR
r, AND BUT TWO AGAINST 1T
-of the fourteen wings in the Senate,
tho voted on the passage Of the bill.
,LEVEN VOTED FOR 1T, AND
UT THREE AGAINSTIT. Twelve
emocrats in the House and eight in
le Senate, voted against the bill. In
le latter list our name is included for
le same reason that ac.uated US in vo.
ng against the Muskingum impr ove-
enl. This work added near one mil.
On OF dollars to the Indebtedness Of
'e State. and for five years past, as
e learn Fl ON Mr.. Denison's table its
'ceipts have failed to keep the work
repair, and it is yearly adding to the
sbt Of The State.
"wALHoNDINa CANAL"
The next vote we will notice 10 tha,
n the bill to provide for the improve
ent OF the navigation of the Walhon-
ing and Mohican rivers. 1t passed
le House Of Representatives on the
of March. l846, by h vote Of yeas
2. nays ls, (see House Journal, pages
)l and 500, and it passed the Senate
n the l2lh OF the same month (see
ena,e Journal 957J by vote of yeas
8. nays l3. a
or the 81 votes cast by whig meln-
srs in the House II we're given for
10 bill, (among them was SEABuRr
oRD.) and but four against it. Or the 9
whig votes given in the Senate, 8
ere in favor and nine against the bill. 8
This improvement. according TO the
bls before US, added $607,36s 80 to
'e debt OF the State, and it has failed,
# the last five years, to pay expenses,
y the sum Of $6,225 SO. Q.a
We have already extended our re-
arks on this subject 10 far greater
myth than we intended, and hence 10
,mplete the list Of votes, on the other u
named, within the com. U