Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-05-21
A Reir0snect.

h(e," and il cannot be considered out Of place
10 lake a calm and dspassionaIe survey Of the
lrgislahvescape presented BY the action Of that
body.
his a mere repetition Of public opinion, us
expressed through the entire whg press and a
considerable portion Of the loco5oco publications
Of 0ho. 10 say that weaker, and more corrupt
General Assembly never assembled in the
State Of Ohio. Il even fhds very few apolOgisIs
among ils political friends. All classes, and
parties think such legislation as We are afflicted
wiIb, is both dsgrOceful and dishonorabe.
How did il happen that such a state OF things
was brought about Who are responsible for
the conduct Of this puerile legislalurel The
locoIocos or the members themselves! Let US
inquire.
Every body, last fall, supposed that The new
constitution would be entrusted "in the hands
Of It's fricnds"-no intelligent whg had the
most remote hope that We would have a MAJOR.
Ivy composing Of the members Of that body,
aud il would have been hard job 10 convince
locofcco ,ha, they would bo in a minority
Such being The fact what should have been
donei The answer is u simple one. The ve
~ best men Oft The party should have been eloc.
ted. The whole code Of laws must be remod-
dled-lhe jurisdiction and duties Of courts Of
Justice must be defined and prescibed-lux
Jaws framed matured and passed salaries ad.
jus,ed, the "fnOliIy" Of The temperance ques.
lion to seIle-lhe school law 10 "fx up"--and
host Of general laws TO be enacted, aud nun.
berless details in every department 10 inquire
into, provide for, and SETTLE Yet in full view
VI oil these circumstances, with the most Sub.
born facts staring them full in the face, tho 10.
cofoco parry elected as their representatives..
and as guardians Of The interests Of the great
state OF whose progress, and prosperity, and
growing greatness, and fame we are wont to
boast, the most imbecie, demugogueing, and
corrupt set Of political gamblers, inlrguers and
Tckslers that ever disgraced legislative halls.
Instead Of men Of private worth and public in.
huence, company Of kuOves or tools are re.
turned, and the new constitution, that glorious
cmanaIon Of latter day lecoIoco sninIs, is en-.
trusted 10 their keeping. As clay in The hands
Of Ihe pouer, they were fashioned by their
master, Medury, and compelled, in the very
teeth Of 'hc plain provision of their darling pet,
10 comply with Tho requirements Of This mos.
Iyrannicul political oyerseer on the great dem.
OcTatc plantation.
Instead OF the Legitimate business of the leg.
islalure their energies were directed to two or
three personal and political objects. Their first
was TO provide for themselves, ani in pursu.
nnce o! this idea raised their own wages thirty.
three per cent. The next step was to provide
for their partisan brethren. A host Of locofo.
ros through the state had "cOs their influence"
/ / favor Of The successful candidates for polni.
cal honors, and were hanging 10 their skirts for
The promised reward. Wherever a clerk, or
u messenger boy, or assistant sergcaniat.nrms,
could be crowded in, he was installed, until an
army of official eeches were sucking the life.
blood from the public roasusy. But after they
had crowded every gateway with sergeOEts.aI.
arms, and fixed q cloIk ut every desk, there
were others who held on TO their coat tails with
a death grip, crying give, give; refusing to be
eom(oned unI they were provided for. To
nuke room for these, at one blow they cut off
The head Of many n poor, innocent Notary
Public; aud further 10 provide for their own
household, q change was made in land Office
laws which made new appointments necessary,
and so on round, until every locofoco who was
an huugred. or a thirst, or naked, or sick, was
fed, clothed and mnslered unto.
A favoriic scheme of "young America" 10
Ohio. is TO destroy her monetary interests, and
they have succeeded in giving her such blow
ia his behalf, as shall prove mortal in many
instances, and cripple Others so as to make
them useless, We will reap the benefit of their
labors in this labor Of love, in the future.
Look lor moment at table oI contents Of
the statute book and journals, as they came
from the hands Of this august body.
They put thousands in The pocket Of pOr,i
san PRIMER, their musler, at the expense Of their
OaIhS and the people.
They played the demagoguo mos. supreme.
ly on lhe hungarian question, and most ina
nousIy attempted to dsarm The State,
Weeks aud mSa,hs we're wasted 10 making
Iorg.winded, chivaLous speeches about extra.
neoas matters, InsILad Of GutLdirg 10 lhtr
lePaimaie bus mess.
They raised their own salaries 81 per day,
and largely increased The pay Of their brethren
in 81 departments.
pos.JOscaIIy and unequal lax aW is among
ahsiE -sascImeass, 10 provide the wheSeWiIh to
pay hosl Of fereedy hangers.on, and provide