The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-02-16


Y NIucl, material 1aie shape ofbills, fo
! local legislation, has maiked the tent
: week Of tlle session. Tie House meel
early and ad)ourns late, and II working
hard makes guod legislation. that body !
entitled 10 credit. Ba, the members for
: get that as ttue an axiom as ever quoted
governed too much and the multitude o
enactments which cumber the volume o
local laws and the statutes, shows that
shat part of the world, embraced within
the boundary Of Ohio, firms no exception
TO the general rule.
Tke new Constitution when we get
one, should provide against this evil. J.
corporations are necessary, few, well
de fined general laws for acts ofincorpor
atIon--the rights Of the people vel! Sc
cured, wiil abate the nuisance, and other
/ general laws for other purposes can easi.
ty be enacted by which four Gfhs OF the
local legislation, winch is now deemed
|
pelse saved.
Tie 50 called black laws repealed aud
are now taken cot Of the political Geld
| Whlggery for many years has rode into
power on this hobby, and sorrow fu
| light was il to many Of the demagognes
of that party to be forced to vote at least
| for their repeal, when the chances were
that their vote would aid in carry ing tie
measure. Some shnlkeJ and Others took
the dose with wry faces, bnt 50 slrongl,
were they pledged, that they dare not re-
fuse an Affirmative vote.
The House Of presentaivos passed,
by a large majoriIy, the bill forthe repeal
Of the Registry law, which, at the time
Of its enactment into law, was c"nsid
cred one of the great principles Of the
whg party. day [5aturda,l the bill
came up in the Senate, on its passage
not a word was heard to save The bantline
from its fste, and but three nays Messrs
Hendricks, Final, aud Speaker] wore
recorded against blntiing the thing from
the statute book. During its ifeti ime il
was used TO cover frauds on the elective
tirg; and hen this could MT be done, Of |
When waiggery would lose more votes un-
der lis provisions, whig officers refused to
carry the law into execution. So udlous
had il becume, that lh e whig leaders dare
MT defend H. and it has passed, will, oth-
er Whig principles, to that bourne, where
dishonesty in politics, sooner or later.
inds disIonored grave Sic transit
sioria' coonery.
Tie bill to give the people the right
'oiiGg yea or nay on calling q convent 90
o remodel the constitution still sleeps Oh
he table Of the Senate. The bill will
e qiire two-thirds of tho VIII ole Senate
o pass it, and tho absence Of Senators
onhned TO their rooms by indisposition !
makes the friends of the maasure afraid :
{ Senators present We trust action c
Ill soon be had, and that the measure SO
'ndly demanded by the wants aad wishes
I the people, and by the interest of the
ate, will pass into law, and that the "
alntary amendcnts, which dear bone 1T y
Experience bath shown to he so neces
,ry, will be engrafred upon the state
its provision will be
early defined, so that he who ruas ina, '
cad, and the wayfaring man, though :"
,ol. may understand.
The subject Of printing has occupied 3
is usual space in the Senate, and Mr. =
oadaFd his usual time in debating it,
lat subject invariably brings that Sen
or to his eet, and like the opening of 7
aste gate of a mil dam, he pours his
d e Of muddy elcqency, upon the editor "
this paper. The time of the Senate IS
ns occn pied by the Mushingum Senator '
ould more than pay for the printing OF It
e session - Statesman. I"