The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-02-04


follies! These Institutions should be LIBERAL
'lIly supported, and am we'll convinced the
peopIe, when kept advised of the good re.
sulting from such course, will most cheer.
fully support all necessary expenses.
|, would most earnestly ask members Of this
House to consider this mutter, and be just TO
themselves and the people oi Ohio. II we
refuse to print extrn copies OF these reporis'
il nlay be said that we do 80 because the
IStatesmai, or Journal Office has not the con.
trect for the public printing. NJ such MR.
row tracted policy governs us Il mag be
said, too, that we re fuse TO order this print-
ing, because we fear the payment OF the post
Iace on the transmissson OF the reports to
our constituents; yot we have voted ourselves
four dollars per day, and that vote waslustl-
fled ty the declaration throughout the State,
that members were compelled to pay their
own postage, which amounted for tac hve
preceding years to nearly one dollar per day
for each member. Let furure Legislatures
Iadopt such course as may, in their wisdom,
, seem best; but true and sound policy re-
auires the present one to order this printing.
Justice to ourselves demand it. ''.''''
But, Mr.. Speaker, before close my
remarks, desire 10 say few words on
the subject of printing generally. Moth
ing that has been or may be said on this
subject, will ever induce me u say one
word in this Hall,in my own defencr;
but, sir, what may say,l believe 10 be
due from me to this honorable body and
due to lie people of Ohio. j wish TO
call the attention Of the membets Of this
House, 10 an hrlicle copied into the
columns Of the Ohio Statesman, from the
Cmclevlle Wa,chnan. | have noticed
some, other articles Of the same slander-
ous character; bat this one is sufficient
for my purpose. threads as follows:
"OH1o STArEsM some unac-
couniable legerdemain, hocus pocus,
every particle Of the public printing has
been swep, iiom the hands Of Col. Media"
ry, and given to others. What TO US
seems most unaccouniable, is, that il has
been said, and very frequently too, that
"new CONSTITUTION is in the hands OF lis
friends" Admit this to be true, and
how could such aresultbe brought about
wilhou, some design in the operation?
TO whom are the people Of Ohio more
indebted thar 10 any other man for our
present Constitution We say, aud we
say the truth, that the labors Of Col.
s. Medafy did more to bring about the
adoption Of the new Constitution, than
those or any Other fifty men in the State.
Yea, more, 10 The labors from ithe same
source, are the Democracy Of Ohio more
indebted for the p'oud position they oc-
cupy in the great National Democratic
party, than TO any other source. with
these admitted facts staring us in the
face, we say tha, il is uuaccounlabla to
us, that Col. Medary should he stripped
Of every particle ofihe public printing.
Under these circumstances, wha. is the
duty Of the Democracy Of Ohiof The
Ohio Statesman has its subscription list
and ha, alone to sustain itself. It's ex-
penses are enormous; and il it does sus-
tain itself, we believe it is the only one
,ha ever has on subscription lisi dlone,
at the Capitol Of Ohio! Democrats OF
Pickawsy, will you not aid i'll sustaining
thus indefaligalle, this able exp,nudsr OF
Democratic principles? WI! you not
subscribe and lay for the Statesman?.-
We are aware that there are g"odly
number already sent into old Pickaway,
but not as m1ny as should bo BY bud
dreds. Lat there be cab started in
every school district in the county, and
let there be long list with the pay scot
mp at rnce. Duty demands it," . @'f.
Now, sir, the writer n that article ]
pronounce ehher fool, or an arrant
knave, II the former, | ply him, if the
hitter, leave him in the hands ofan en-
lightened people, and the metcy Of an all .
wise God, WHO viii Judge righteous
Judgment. In reply, however, allow me
the privilege Of calling the attention OF
this editor, and of others, (if any,) who
may entertain The same opinion, IN the
second section of the fifteenth ATT icfe of
the Constitution Of this State, which is in
language following: .'s
"The printing Of the laws, journals,
bills legislative documents and papers
for each branch OF the General Assembly,
with the printing required for the Execu-
tive and other departments Of the State,
shall be let, on contract, 70 the lowest
responsible 5idder, by such Executive
officers, and in such manner, as shall be
prescribed by law"
Certainly, cir, i. would be by some
"unaccountable legerdema'n, hoc's po-
cus,' for members Of this Legislature,
acting under the solemni'y and responsi ;
biities of an oath to support the Const'-
tuition of the State, to give the pubic
printing to Col. Medary, unless he should
be the s'lowesi responsible bidder" and |
cannot, for one moment, believe, that he
would acceptlhe work. other than under
the provisions of that sacred instrument.
AT the lalt session, the printing wa1
lgiven to Col. Msdary, because there was
no law by which this work could be let to
The lowest bidder, and wo were CON-
PEELED to order il done TO- enable us to
discharge our duties. But it is said, and
4 with truth, that "lhe new Constitution i,
in the hands Of its friends" and | say
a