The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-04-01

Secretary Of Stdte-WlLLIAM TREViTT.
Member BID Z. Works, w AYNE. .GRISWoLD.
Attorney General--GEoRGE w. McCOoK.
The first Legislature under the New
Constitution.
The Geuerul Assembly closed its
labors on the 14tt ult., after having
accomplished mass Of intellectual labor,
seldom Or never devolved upon any
similar body in the same space Of time.
There has beenn some serious errors
committed, bu, in the main the WORK,
great as i has been, is well dane.
| /. The necessities of Legislation under
,our new fundamental code embraced
almost a Reorganization OF The entire
governmental system, cefiaialy q modi
fcation oftte laws regulating die several
departments, and the men who would
lhave aimed TO do this in hot haste, .hough
ihey might have earned tho praise Of
demagogues; would also have deserved
1.-The censure Of the intelligent, the lhink
Ling, and the honest portion of society.
s The correction of the legal system, in
lis prPctice, and in its administration, has
been provided for by law; a probate
system Of Courts for counties has been
enacted; feeshsnd salaries o flhe officers
Of Courts, and Ok tho State ,hpve under
gone regulation; new code Of taxation
has been maiured;, general laws have
been re enacted and made applicable to
the new constitutional code, involving
the re-enac,ment Of half tie Statute
! book, the labor of past half century.
This, surely, has been no ordinary work
g. One maltet, that Of The Public Prini.
ling, which has brought upon The Legis
I1atdre much censure, and part Of il
| deservedly, is SO regulated BY the Con
stitu.ion that unsatisfactory results must
be produced, and the reasonable eetfort to
regulate this matter, under the Cons,i,u
ton, has been met by the press in such
a spirit, that al length, in part, the Legis
lature have lcgulaledoit somewhat un-
reasonably. 5 10 taaF aa' Z
The great mass OF enactments, how
ever, exhibit more care and attention
,t-- Rs hArai~r--- sr-~--i4 ~ ;bosn, beI
slowed upon general laws Byeour cur
rent legislatures; the errors in the enact.
menis made, so far as we have been
able TO Judge, tre not radical, they dc
no, extend generally to matter of prin
ciple, but 10 some incident of detail
overlooked in the elaboration of new
system, and will be found easy of cortec.
ton, while The great mass Of the thought
and labor involved will remain peIma'
nenily to the ben Eft of the State and it;
people. n5'4 .F'H'' ass'ia p. p
The Legislature was composed of an
ADLER body Of men than had for year:
been, selected as General Assembly
and the Democracy will have no reason
to regret the manner Of the discharge o
|
their duty, when Time has had the
opportunity 10 stamp upon il the true
character its sterling worth and useful,
ness deserves. Hiw
The legislation under the new Gonsii
tuition has not come ''.
Like the dropping othe gentle dews from Heaven
With gentle and refreshing nfuences
almost unseen and ,unfelt. 1t came
rather like the onward flood: II had
to come sweeping, changing, destroy
ing and reforming. We congratulate the
State tia, while this has been the case
an intelligent conservatism and an equal
y intelligent spirit Of reform and i'm
provemeni have been exhibited III the
general spirit and letter Of the laws
enacted. q I aa..
The Publication of the Laws
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