The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-02-17

Letters from the Editor.

--D T'l
Today, was one Dy your representative ron 2io
citizens Of Centre and Wayne townships, Mon
roe Gounty, Against me efecuoh al me pfoPosea
new county o. Nopie' Ahef .ne morning ous''
ness was passed. me attention OIL me House was
called TO q question o. privilege py the MEMBER
from Monroe, VINO - ferSrral IN the statesman
as follows; 1
Mr. motifs rose 70 . qnssuon Of Priviisge,
which ne said, did not concern nimsef personally
put winch ne thougn'' involved the digpity o me
House ne sa'd y was wen Known thar on
the oth uisimo' . resolution was adopted Imam
imously, gaming upon ins Auditor 81 otaIe
LOT ceTta'o in'ofmauon re'a.vs 70 me 'nree PCT
cent 'und' A'ser .ne 'aP'e OF 'mo "eeAs' anu
me resoiuuon remaining unansweIeo' announcer res
oluuon was Adopted gaining upon 'he Auu'tor ior
= statement .he causes y ~ us'ay !" unsn
'ng Tue n'orma'ion desFea. A"isreso'uuoh couiu
nave Deeh ans"eredin ten m'nutes' ana u tnere is
proper or necessary cause ir delay, ne (Mr. M
"ou'u y . P'eaSeu 70 Ano~ ~ y ufu mo- VI"
TO urge thIs matter WIN indecent haste. but the
second resolution was treated as the nrst-ho re-
Ply mas been forthcoming, atnough some TWO
weeks more nave elapsed since us passage NOW,
under this STATE OF iacts' Mr. M. said' u seemed
to MIN, that 10 maintain the dignity OF TINS oody'
some proceedings were necessary to De had' lie
would have called the attention Of Inc house 10
thls matter some Ten Gays s'hce' out ABOUT tha'
time the AUDITOR called upon MIN ana stated mat
ne could NOT report before Inc middie OF the ioi-
lowing week. as ne must be necessarily absent
from 'ne cry ioraie" Gays OH account OF SICK
ness IN ms family. II Is now some hve or SIX DAYS
since the Auditor $ returh' ana sui a reply mas not
been mad to either OF the resolutions. MI. M
salu ne "ou'd NOT charge 'hat 'nere was any Hauu
Ia relation to THIS 'hree per cent. 'und TRANSACTION;
but he supposed every member OF this House de-
sired to know everything connected WIN U. no
hoped there was nothing III the matter 'hat requif'
ed hisiong de'ay III cover uP'or 'ha' y was NC
cessafy 10 put u OH uhu' 'ne o''se VI 'ne e'''o
so that no action cou'o ne taken ny 'he ies's'a'u.
resolution:
Hesof0ea, hatthe Auo''or o : o'a'e y NV III
IS hereoy required 70 rePo''t "' ii''s'' :"
w'lh' the m'or"a"ch uesreu W " !"
omu'''mo' 'e''use 10 Inc '"'ee per ,'""' :
ceVed oy tne treasurer o' '"'' o'a'e "o" '"'
treasurer Oh '"e o"''eu SUITS
mr.. o'ds saia 'ha' ne "a' "ea'a MI. "o''' Say
last h'ghl' eha' ne "ou'o "e eo"peheu : 'ea'e '"
city to-day.
MI omith oil Mao''o"' "o'eu "'Ae u .'
worn ''IOTIuWltu All lUsSIt tHiS WCChs uC NC
heved thls mateef hAa oeeh investigated las
session.
Mr.. Sm'th oil brown' hao oeeh mere last winter
ana da not remember mat
/ Inc amendment was 'o''' a'' u '''o'u''o
then adopted.
Inc order OF tne oay-"n'ch was asreea"
A'ter Inc auopuoh Oh 'he 'o'eso'ps Ieso'u'on
me HOUSE Pro'ee'eu ~ VI "e o'S
which was 'he 'epea' VI 80 "'e u '"e ppo''o
men. Dill OF 'a'' "'n'er - ''''oes ,aN,'o' county
Mr. rugh occupied 'he remainder OF 'he Jay I"
'he discussion Of 'ne c'"s''u'oha,''y o' l"'' cues
uoh' IN MS cohc'"a'"e le"''AS ne 'poNe u
attacks mat nao oeeh "aue "P'" MS p'''a'e '"''
ac'er-ahd OF the ma''ghi'y o. ."e parry press Il
pno'sh'ng 10 'he "or'a MS y'"'"'u'
ne sald 'na' he''ner 'he Feelings D a" 'seu '"''e
ana a iona "o'ne'' nor lne hopeS .. a" o"y AM
ae''ca'e S'''e'' were sune'en' "'e ~" '''
the shal.s OF party ina'''e' a. 'hS 'me - e'"o
IONS OF MI r"s" oeea'"e > "'en'e 'a WV
unaoie 20 P'o'eea' iea,' 'ou"a lne" way uo"'
'"e eneeA' o. many 80
| ~, ,his IN 90 rathar n N rnpsuat r. irr 1metanca in fin
pee' '.s wa a."e ~ =
nans OF .es's,''ua' : "op' you "" % ao.' :.
Puo''" us" op'e'"'
ca'oh 0 = i've 'o'e ~ '""'e Wv ~" ~
mr. re''ee '''''' "'' "'
conS''uAs w
go $500
ts