The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-02-06
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Thursday Morning, Feb. 9, 1854

Thursday Morning, Feb, 9, 1881
WAsrE or TIMg.--In our opinion
the members of the Ohio Senate were
not elected 10 devote several daysto The
discussion Of the slavery question. 1t is
one Of those questions which naturally
excite the public mind, and the citizens
of Ohio who have any desire 10 be bored
with repetition Of its discussi6n can be
accommodated by calling at the bar.room
of any tavern where politicians Of any
excitable nature are in the habit Of as
sembling They eau thushave their de-
sire gratiied without paying thirty SIX
men three dollars per day each Tor s'''l"s
In the Senate Chamber, while one OF thell'
number is laboringiu vain to say some
thing that has not been said before
Oflate years ii has become quite fash.
iouabIe in our Legislatures to Introduce
topics ofa National character for the pur'
pose of making speeches. when home
matters do not afford sufficient themes
for declamatious. If the expense ofthe
State attending and growing oft OF these
discussions which have resulted in no
good whatever, was footed up aud laid
before the people, they would easily be
persuaded to Instruct their immediate
representatives mol 10 trouble themselves
about matters over which they have nc
more control than any other like number
of voters Of Ohio, and if they will dis
cuss these questions, letthem do Il al
their own expense, not while they are "a
the receipt ofthree dollars per day. Az
near as we can come at it, there have al
ready been wasted in the discussion o
the slavery resolutions some ten enlirt
days of the present session at cost L
the people Of at least twelve hnndre'
dollars. We think this is far more thar
all the speeches from all sources arr
worth. ..... .-.s
The gentlemen who are discussing thu
particular topic and some others whlcI
have been introduced at the present ses
sion. may have very exalted opinion
their abilities aud may teel able to con
vince the members Of the National Leg
islature and inddce them t. learn wisdor
from The Capitol Of Ohio; yet we are
the opinioa that they are mistaken in,he
ssntieipatiJnS and that they will hnd {
much difficulty in preparing members.
Congress in all cases to act Jud'clous
and wisely as the people OF Ohio hay
Ia teaching their Legislatures and Co
stitutional Conventions to consult brew
and confne themselves 10 the periorr
ance of their appropriate duties
Should these slavery resolutions pa
the Senate and then be acted uponby Il
House, it is fair to presume That the
are many members Of that body who a
ofthe opinion that there brethren OF I
Senate do not know how 10 handle Z
subject properly aud will consequent
feel it to be their duty to shed some
ditional light upon the subject III
will proye an additional cost 10 the pc
pls of the State of at least twice t
oiiginal amount, and after the whole m
ter is disposed Of we think that even
this age of book making it woald b'
difficult matter for the most expert age!
TO realize the one,fuurth of four th'
sand dollars from the sale of the spec
es Of members. collated aud elegan
bound in calf; and we venture the op
ION that as few number of our citiz'
would read the work as will peruse
debates of the Constitutional Conv
tion.
Gentlemen, finish the work that
Eud before youf for the benefit OF the P
pie of the State and then adjourn. 4
voterS of Ohio win readily excuse
from these extra labors aud look to Y
members of Congress to labor tor IN
III this behalf.
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,CIRcUMsTANTIAL EylDENcE.- Ihe
lowing statement is an actual occurre'
(says the New York American) tran
= ted for that paper from the Dul'
Schnellpost. we'll exempifes how uni
ly combinations Of circumstances
sometimes ACCUSE mans.
AT table dhotel at Ludwigsburg,
oftbe company was showins a very.
gold coin, which was passed round
table ON plate, d.gaYe rise to n
suppositions as 10 its age, country, va