New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-23
Ohio-The New Constitution.

The Wing State Central Committee have
issued an Address to the People inviting their sten
ton to certain Objectionable features Of the Constl-
tuition which is to be ratified or rejected by their
votes on the 18th Of June next. Admitting that in
some respects the new Constitution possesses adj
eyer t.. l9s Old lAeY ,Ist concl9sysLy snow
upOn the rights Of citizens and the best interests OF
the state The provisions referred to are those re-
latng 70 Internal improvements, Taxation and
RopreSCnSatlve Appoulonment. The clauses IN
reference 10 Internal Improvements lhey allege' are
such that every practical man VIII ADMIT ulat IN
future everything OF this KIND VIII be completely
stopped
TO talk Of hereafter constructing railroad, plank
road turnpike or bridge, by private associations, II
the new Constitution be adopted, VIII be rs great
folly as the huabuC preached some years ago, thai
Banks would bee established under Bdrtleys famous
law To expect farmers and others 10 take STOCK 10
build road winch Ia nine cases ont OF ten can yled
no profit. but Is constructed merely 10 improve the
country and thus make themselves liable to twice the
amount of it's stock for ls debts, and De subject al
the same time 10 have all their rights swept away AZ
any moment by an arbitrary Legislative TeY.W Is inc
hight of dbSuTdlty II lOOks say the tOmnllee IS III
there had been a deliberate conspiracy among mem
bers representing the Hamilton County interest and
those sections Of the State whose internal improve
ments are complete to deprive those parts not yet -
proved of the adv mtageS they themselves ENJOY
Creating thus sort OF MONOPOLY IN the railroad com
panies ln existence by destroying all chances OF
competitor through means OF riva routes ahd by the
the State 10 Hamilton County by compelling the peO-
pe TO use the channels Of communica ton now open
and DENYING the right to open others.
The credit OF the State Is nSldlOuSly attacked by
an attempt to tax State and United States bonds I'M
der the sanction regard TO sOck-the latter IN di-
rect violation o. the constitution OF the UNITED STATES
the former IN breach Of the State faith, pledged TO
the holders ~ the time the bonds were sold, and
without which they would have sold ~ Al amount
much less, as the sum advanced on them m conse-
Quence OF TIN. Involvement held out ~ the time OF
oil a1r - al
have realized on bonds OF this kind had no such
sideratiOn been held out. Beside having the effect
OF driving state stocks INTO foreign hands instead OF
allowing them 10 remain IN the hands OF her own cit
liens II involves the great state of ONO IN the
ress OF shaving ~. own paper after borrowing the
money 70 build those public works which have CON
tnbuted SO much to itS prosperity.
The appOrtlOnment, too appears 20 be arranged for
tie cypress purpose of perpcratras these wrongs By
prereiliing all future AMENDMENTS and consolidating
all power IN the hands of the MOnOpOStS OF HaInll-
ton County To enable that part of the state to r1S
the rest The Senate has been liked forever 50 as 10
place the majority IN the hands of minority OF elec-
tors. by Skillful arrangement OF counties. party
leOOo m minority u gwen clear majority IN that
body 10th n, other parties IN the state and TINS
Is Effected by assigning to a smaller population more
Senators than 10 4 larger The average OF twenty
Districts electng Senators OF party tlder the
ratio, and that OF the fifteen gwen 70 the other
two parties 0rer-sO that one party vii have the
control of the Senate over both Of the other
two combined whose JOINT vote has al all tunes
constituted majority OF the electors OF the State
II Is shown by tabular comparison, that IL requires
under their oQuai apporlonment 2O44 greater popu-
latlon 20 elect Senators III certain Districts than
does seven IN others.
II the universal voice Of the State In favor OF
single Districts had been regarded, tins UNEQUAL APP
poruonment might have been renedled hut the
design seems 70 have been 10 fix II lnaI,erablv bv
perpetuating the power OF 0ps party ia the senate
20 prev eut any ar-sreenf b. three-6fth> vote
The Committee ask their feuoW-cit,zers ~ weigh
these OBJECTIONS. and vote according 4, their best
Judgment, and a. they expect 10 answer 70 God snd
their county