The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-06-02
The Late LegisIative Section.

las been censured an praised, b. some
MIC were honest, aHd sSeal WHO were s.o.h-
sfNlse 4" Z s idle 10 say, that The course Of
aidsFsnl papers ia The state a.s 81 widely de-
IaF.sd irVm lhe harmony which usually char
~eterzes party press, because theie in an
equally .Fias difference OF opinion with ibs
Lsmocra1e parry. upun he Questions dis
Sussed. White tne great body Vi Demoerat.
is ediIeFs hsTs, osaolsss, approved, or dis
approved eeeeEse their reason an5 conscience
Hsfs satisfied or dissatisfied, may have
sG1Ta U every ons, practised 10 politics,
thaE Prss'asHtsat Questions, fstbe. lhsu ouin-
i9as u Stale poLcy, controlled .be!r sstiou.
Ne very much regret things hGe these
sl9n.a have come ~ pass An editor has
doubtless, ms right am his duty m regard 10
.gffs'asaslaI loTsfsrsssss; lie has The same
agnL " use LIS own columns 5or the purpose
.. contributing 70 the success Ui his lsvVritv
sandIdase, 80 any other indiYidGal of lie
Democratic party; bu; We subulit, that be
has 40 o1hSr or Eighsr right, unless he has
tne honesty to dlsSs0w Ter his psPer all pre-
selsions " be regarded as the organ oil she
patty, generally. Ii ne speaks ior this or
A.r -nsl candidate, be ought. in spirit and tose,
!. lot IN tor8a, 10 drop tAe editoral are; and
not 20 Use his editorial place and character.
~ as " produce an equality OF advantages
IL his oMa favor. AT ieast, he ough. 10. 10
get up opinions of this or that question, in
order " annoy or support any portion of tLe
party, favorable or untayora0Ie to his pay
.eniar preference for the presidency. Il he
hVes IN IL country not sharing his presideu-
81 he .t4a I,,t
siuuals, ami not more than they, the right
20 make individual exertions 10 change lhs
puDAc sentiment into that " aich he deems
I,sSter one. lie certainly has no right, speak-
my and acting eaNorlaiiy-as sn organ--lo
hlisrepresent, or tail to represen. the true
sentiment OF the particular community for
which his paperls published especially,
has he no right 70 put the representative
Hnd the represented at variance, by unfair,
preJudlced, orneglsents statements, designed
10 punish the Representative Tor n0l mlsrep-
lesentng the puuIIc opinion, in ard " tAe
presidency, or anything else.
We do not say these things unkindly; we
give them honest Inference, because We think
ruth and justice require Us 10 say So much
III defence OF a body, whose difficulties were
great enough, before they, who should have
been friends 10 the seryauts OF the people,
turned al their various batterie, against
them.
Take the tax-law for an Illustration OF
what hardships beset our members, in this,
the first session under the new Constitution.
The presidential fever made itself known
early, at the Convention. Members Of the
Legislat ire, of course, had their preferences,
anu made them known. More Mat one
press pdS aaS lost to tie demoeyattc 0,qjor6y
Deserted by friends, and bedeyled by foes,
we wonder now they produced SO good ii law
On this occasion, as on all others where great
questions were brought under discussion,
Wing cunning and Democratic discomfort
did their WORK OF pr6VerSon and annoyance
All Sorts of difficult and embarrassing
constituionally constructions were presented
the timid were frightened anQ the bold
were polhered. H. then, any fair mind can
deteco ohjetionai provisions III this law, tire
excuse is ready-aGd fairness viii allow time
tur such amendments as viii put iu,o furce
the true ideas OF Those who made the new
system Of taxation.
So with the printing questions--ao with a
dozen others We could name.
Ne are not disposed To do more than jus-
tice u lhs body--lt n4d It's tauIts---unu " e
shall not be ahaid to psint them out, but
We shall be spre that no influence such as
we have mentioned, come between Us and
the simple task Of discussing wha'syer lues-
tIon We may be disposed u cousidcg---C IL
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