The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-01-14
.otion, to the sheriff Of the p-Oper county

election, TO the sheriff of the p-oPer county"
&c.
The sheriff is to deliver the poll-book, so
received b. him, or cause the same TO be de-
liveTed TO the Secretary Of State, dc.
The difficulty that may arise under this
section, is the loss or destruction Of the poll
book, so to be forwarded to the Secretary of
State. Should such casualty happen, there
appears to be no remedy prescribed. The
law makes no provision what shall be done
with the other pol hook. 1t seems TO me
that such further Legislation is necessary, as
to require it to be deposited with the county
clerk, and to authorize certified copies TO be
used as evidence, in casethe one transmitted
bv the sheriff shall be either lost or DESTROY
ed; perhaps sene other remedy, more APP
propriate, may be devised.
Ii will also devolve on this General As
sembly to district the State for the election
of Representatives to the Congress of the
United States, under the late Apportionment.
This duty should be performed, as l have no
doubt 1t will be, not with a view to political
majorities, but to compact and convenient
territory. The people should know their
representatives well, and they their c%onstitu-
ents.
Another subject of universal interest to
the American people, is the arrival of the
Hungarian Patriot IN our shores. 1t has
created an excitement in the bosoms of free
men, only equalled by the landing of our
own Lafayette, after an absence of forty years,
to revisit a nation, whose freedom and indie
%pendence his services had contributed so es-
Sentially to establish.
The President has deemed the arrival of
the great Magyar of sufficient importance to
ask of Congress directions for his reception
in the Capitol of the United States. Cover
nors have invited him to become the guest of
States and inmate of Executive mansions.
The Empire City turned out n masse to do
honor to the man, not for himself, but the
noble principles he cherishes, and every
where avows, for the freedom and happiness
of his race, and to hail his deliverance from
Russian and Austrian oppression and injus-
tice.
Ohio should not be behind other sections
of the Union in extending to Louis Kossuth
her welcome and her hospitality. Let those
who flee from the political storms and con-
~vulsions of the Old World, whether to seek
quiet and repose in ours, or to ask our aid
in establishing the unquestionable rights Of
man, find us a great, magnanimous and gen
erous people, worthy of the institutions we
enjoy, and ready to send our influence where
ever it may tend to elevate the masses, and
weaken the power that does not respect their
rights.
The propriety Of providing by resolution
for extending IN invitation to this most dis
tinguished Son of Freedom, to visit our Cap
itol, at an early period during your session,
is respectfully recommended and, if he
cannot receive the hospitality of the Execu-
tive mansion of the third State in the Con-
federacy, let him be honored with what will
be infinitely more acceptable, a voluntary
and enthusiastic greeting from the citizens
of Ohio, who cherish his virtues, respact his
talents and patriotism, and enjoy the like
free institutions, he has in vain sought to
establish in his father-land.
Many, very many, subjects of legislation
are entirely omitted on this occasion. They
are, however, such as will not escape our at
t]ention, and will doubtless receive due con-
sideration and regard.
! In setting the new Government in motion,
it will be vastly better to begin Alright, to do
but little, and perform it well, than to do
much, without proper care and mature de-
Liberation.
10 you look to supply any omissions and
defects of my own, in this communication,
and cannot but express the hope, that the
same Almighty power, who has conferred
such multitudes of blessings on our State and
Nation, will inspire this General Assembly
with wisdom. i'll the discharge of its various
and important trusts, that its action may tend
to the permanent happiness and welfare OF
the people Of Ohio. REUBEN WOOD.