Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-29
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who are 70 come after you. Bur so far there
appears 10 be an apathy on the subject,
which is very unfavorable 10 that free dis
cussion demanded by the occasion. The
New Gonsiulion, formed BY the late conven.
lion, is now before the People for their ra,i.
ficalon or rejection, and lis provisions ought
10 be seriously and lmpartially examined by
every individual voter beloreeasiing his bal
ol on the 17lh of june. Such examination
should be made as far as possible without
any party bias, which, however II may gov
ern Interference 10 the passing interests oflhe
present ought never 10 be allowed by any
GOOD citizen, 10 sacrifice TO itself the rights
Of others and oi posteri,y.
None will deny that, in some respects, the
new constitution possesses advantages over
The old. II the convention. had con,ented
itself with carrying oul those measures Of
wholesome reform demanded by the masses,
such as stripping the Legislature of that
power OF patronage which they have SO Of
len abused. and placing the election of all
officers in the hands Of the people, without
attempting TO feuer The rights of posleri'y
10 egslaie for themselves, there could have
been no complaint. Ii is Gained that The
power Of taxing equally all property, OK
prcssly declared in The New Constitution,
conlers grea. benefit on the State, 10 which
the replyis; That power existed as fully
under the Old Constitution as Il can under
the new; for the clause yesiiDg oil legisla-
Live power ia the Legislature confers ALL
IPowER on this subject as completely as can
be done by any subsequent. language; for The
established rule in conslruing State Consti.
luions is, that oil power is vested In the
Legislature that is not expressly denied by
The constitution itself, or the fundamental lew
OF the Union--a rule Of construction reverse
to that applied in conslruing the Constitution
Of the United States.
! The great objections 10 the New Consli,u
ZION which should be canvassed by every vo
Ter in he Stale are It's provisions in relation
10 INTERNAL IMARovEMRNTs, the State cred
it, antlthe equal Apportionment Of rePr'
senia,ion--a vital principle that lies al th'
foundation of every Republican Government
and if he is satisfied tha. the provisions 0
the instrument in these respects are demand
ed for the future welfare Of the State--lha
{ they me,e ou, equal justice to all, or tho
. however obnoxious they may be in them
selves, there are other considerations over
rulirg these objections, as well as the add
.ional one Of the greatly increased RxPENs
Of the new government, then he ough, Il
9 vote for ils ratification.
Y First, then, the provisions in reference u
Internal Improvements are such tha. ever.
practical man will admit, that in future, ev
: crylhing of this kind will be completed
o stopped. To talk Of hereafter constructing
o railroad, plank road, turnpike, or b,idge
d by private association, il the New Cons.lu
y ,icn be adopted, will be as grea. folly Q
: the humbug preached some years ago, III,
IL banks would be established under Barley
e famous law. To expect our farmers an
= oil era 10 take stock TO build road Which il
= nine cases OH, Of ten can yield no prof
q but is constructed merely 10 improve III
country, and thus make ,hemselvs liable
" twice the amoant Of It's stock for It's debt
J. and be sdtjee, at the same time 10 have a
'e their rights swept away by an arbitrary LIE;
islAltr> -.ts.-~iI siTv ir1ignru Or uUsurdllJ
|, is hard 10 divine the reasons which 60,
erned the convention in resisting improve
ID meets Of this kind, which have done s
n much heretofore 10 build up the prosperil
A, af the State.
:, If this individual liability and subjec,o
to Legislative repeal had been extended
i banking corporations or to those corporation
only which pay dividends, there might !
Y, some apparent excuse, especially as this il
,r dvidual liability chiefly benefits the capita
= list, creditors Of companies, and not the Il
. boiers, who must look 10 their individual ba
J. gains with the contractors. But as the ma
10 Ter stands, it looks as If there had been
is deliberate conspiracy amongst members rel
N resenling the Hamilton County interest ar
:. : those sections Of the State whose Intern
. improvements are complete, 10 deprive tho
is parts not YET improved Of the advaniag
j. they themselves enjoy. Creating thus
scrI of moncply in the railroad compani
!. now in existence by destroying all chanc
Of competition through means ofriyal rout
u and by the same system Of monopoly dra,
Ing all The wealth Of the State 10 HamiIiC
K, County by compelling the people 10 use II
N channels Of communication now open, al
! denying the righ. TO open others. What W
- The East, the Wheat region, constituting 4
le backbone Of the Stale, and the unimprov,
in North West, think Of sach selfish sys,e
u, Of monoply and injustice d VA.
h Second. The attack on the credit Of ii
! State is still more ipsidious, because arcor
'e plished slyly, so as TO conceal il, II possibl
from lhe voters Of Ohio, who loaihe ever
re thing in the shape Of repudiaiion. A cove
\. a.Iempt is 10 be made 70 tax State and Ur
" led States bonds, under The seciion in r
gard 10 stocks, as was doubtless intended
. the latter in direct violation of the Constt
IS ton of the United Staies--The former
e breach Of the Slate faith, pledged 10 lhehc
!. ders al the time tie bonds were sold, al
wi,hou, which they would have sold nj a
amount much less, as the sum advanced %
!. Them in consequence Of this induceme
held out at The time of sale more than full
% equals all the tax the State could have reu
;. lied on bonds Of this kind, had no such col
% sideralon been held out. Besides hayiT
% The effect Of driving Slale stocks into foreiG
" nands instead Of allowing them 10 renal
a, in the hands ofour own citizens. Il involv
- the great Stale Of Ohio in The meanness
shaving its own paper, alier borrowing II
. money 10 build those public works whiC
70 have contributed so much TO the prosper
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