The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-02-25
An Orflcia1 Inveutlrnilonl

rlosity In its way. II is such mn investigation
as must satisfy any fool that complaiqt'abcut
official delinquency is the veriest nonsense in
the world. Mr., PIgh says the Legislature.
passed resolution for Investigation, but he
was never notified cfft-ihat no money was
proeided 20 deffay The erpenees Of ttecnqairy =
and tha. no power was given him TO iredy
and exdn4ne Witnesses, and he did just Moth
ing al all! Perhaps We may be mistaken.
he did get Gilson's assurance that the books
andpapers appeared oil right, and he (Mr
Gilson) presumed that all was right. Posi-.
bly, That was something. And now, VIC
hope, nobody will ever whisper that, Mr..
DAWSON has not done his duty III his Office,
for has not his conduct been ipvestiga
Yet, seriously, in this business, his character
has been trifed with. If innocent, Tile pre-
tence ofnyestigation Of is an insult. If guilty;
it isa farce, In any way, i is disgrac eful 10
the Legislature to have proceeded only far
enough in matter to show that they. die
nothing, without showing that there was
nothing to be done, Ii they designed any
ihiag more than a. change Of officers, they
should have made j. appear, ~ making the
enquiry rthsyreqpi,ed, o reality, AS tits, II
would have been infinitely better never
to have done anything about it. For all that
appears an honorable officer has been cause
lsssly subjected,to suspicion, and charged
with official smisconduct /, .mt rely toget rid, Of
him. Ilthls was so, it is no excuse tina. he
was Whig--for political difference does,not
enttle even hegislatureto asperse charac,
ter. 1.-The was not, how shall we character
ise this sort of "ofiicial accountability ~
Asauredly il is not the kind Mr.Jeaerson con.
tended for. aa7Q GoiAw .iE4s s 70 fu3
The whole course Of the Legislature in re-
gard to this Land Office business is an enig.
maitousgs Mr.. Gibson this wintef is broadly
charged with bad faith in the discharge OF
his duty intHe same office. A Legislative
Committee is appointedto to investigates and
they wahta prosecutor and evidence ready
10 theifHand, and because there Is not, they
adjourn, and no enquiry is had. What does
it mean? Are We 10 Understand that when
we, the people, pay these mon four dolara
day TO attend 10 the public business, that
private individuals at their own expense and
charges are to correc. public wrongs or they
are to go uncorrected? 1t certainly has this
aspect. II can have but one other, and that
is, tina, certain men in the Legislature knew
there was official delinquency and have de-
termihed to shield il. In either case, the
People cannot and ought not to be satisfied,
But the matter is of local concern, and
lfthe Legislature rofuso to seek remedy the
People are remediless, helpless, and may as
well be hopeless. Not SO greedy officials
They can take hope, They may go. on in
their way rejoicing Bank and monopoly
ridden Ohio could find but ono additional
evil, and mat was, impuaity for offcial de-
llnquencySand she has it. What matter new
constitutions and,nsw vol umes Of careful
ly worded laws if the canker OF fcorruption is
at the core, rottenness willsso on be manifest
everywhere. i,4 sg Eis ,Rsu0W ons @
( 1iWe are not unconscious that sthe great
body of our Democratic Legislators are not
responsible for lrls.bfTheys have s,riven in
the General Assembly, and are still striving,
with earnest force to give to Ohio such laws
as will adequately protect her people, and
maintain the purity o.iher government. Tins
cannot, however be the case withtall, or our
complaints would have no foundation, and it
is the duty of the several onstituen,ies
closelyto scrutinise the action,ioftheir Rep
ressit,tiv 8, and If they find them fditliless to
cast them ofTfrom theirfmuro confidence and
trust. pFN87 g"h ave's 7a' H'os' eSs H''o'
| Let us here say word for ourselves. We
do not undc rstand that oui obligations to
lDemocracy, demand Of US to cover up what
appears bad, or to apologize ior What IN mem
bers Of the party is contrary to It's primo ples.
We understand that we best serve the party,
when praiAe and censure are given with dis
elimination and truth. When the present
Legislature CiOSGu l,S HlSt 6cSsloiis VIC uulc
testimony to its large and useful labors and
otvilhstanding these blqts On its action
we hays no doubt that We sh all be able to
say to the people at the close Of the present,
that all vas been done for the GENERA AL good
that i, practical under, the circumstances,-
And This may be possibly satisfactory, though
some things, should BE omitted public utility
and Official morality. demanded, We hope 50.
sMAcKENzlE's MESSAGE. We have re-
ceived the three FIRST numbers Of this
journal, from Toronto, Canada, edited
and published by w. =. MAcKENziE, Esq.
Few editors possess equal Industry with
the editor of the Message; fcwer being
equal experience to their task; and we
arc indeed glad that NJ, great rnd ac,
knowledged abili'yaas an editor is, to be
brought into such active service in the
spread Of liberal and correct views cf
government IN tic Canadas. The price
nf tha ~, ror.y y,aY apnun ia 90 Wa will