The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-04-01

fortably, but to give to his home the external
appearance of it, as besides being sources of
comfort and health, trees and shrubbery, in |
the eyes of tasteful purchaser, give increas-
ed value to landed estate.
LIGHT WANTED AND DENIED.
The tax payers of the State will find that
the expenses of the last two sessions of the
Legislature have been far greater than those
of any previous ones. They have been under
the exclusive control of Locofocos in every
respect, and they cannot escape the response
bility of this vast increase. In the coming
campaign, this will be one among the many
items that will attract the attention of the
people. They will see in it a practical
illustration of what Ohio Locofocos mean
when they talk about retrenchment and re-
form. They will see that under color of
these professions and pretences, that party is
running the same race of extravaganza and
profigacy they have heretofore run, and il
we do not much mistake the signs of the
times, the people will soon administer to them
the same rebuke that was so effectually dealt
out to them few years since.
That this subject of legislative expenses
might be clearly set forth and understood by
the tax payers of the State, Mr.. MoNGAN,
the able Representative from Muskingum
county, short time before the Legislature
adjourned, offered for adoption the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, 1t has been charged by sundry
newspaper editors and others that the present
General Assembly has been one of un-
paraleled extravaganza, and
| WHEREAS, 1t is due to the character of the
members of this Legislature, as well as to the
tax payers of the State, that the public
should be informed as to the true amount of
their expenditures. Therefore,
Reeolued by the General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, That the Auditor of State be,
and lie is hereby, instructed and required,
within thirty days after the close of the pre-
sent session, to prepare and cause to be pub
lished, over his official signature, in the Ohio
Statesman, the Ohio State Journal, and the
Westbote newspapers, published in the city
Of Columbus, full and accurate statement of
the expenses Of the present General AS
sembly, both for the first and also for the ad-
journed or present session; which statement
shall specify particularly and separately the
amount paid for per diem and mileage of
the members, the amount paid for hire of
clerks, sergeants-at- arms, and their respective
assistants, messengers, and other officers, or
servants connected with the General Assem-
bly,, stating the name of each, and the a.
mount by him received, and for what service,
the amount paid for lights, fuel, stationery,
&C., each separately, also the amount paid
for printing done for the General Assembly,
which last statement shall show. separately,
the amount paid for printing done at the ad-
journed session of the present General As
sembly.
The House refused to entertain this subject,
and by party vote laid it on the table! They
are not willing to permit the facts to 60 to
the people. They dare not face the music.
But the facts will appear, notwithstanding
this attempt to keep the tax payers in ignor-
ance of the true state of affairs. %. s. Jour.
nal
The Dayton Empire congratulates brother
WRIGHT, of Perrysburgh, the State printer,
and the public generally, on the beautiful re-
suits of Locofoco legislation. as displayed in
the workings of the act for the publication
of the laws, After commenting on the price
&c, the Empire says.-O. s. Journal.
For ourselves, we hope brother Wright will
have q particularly good time in getting <astt
the laws, and wehgs".':s. :.s aaah. he wi But
the people of the State, for whose benefit the
laws arespublished, will have still better time
OF it, We think, if the estate printer" has
no bad luck, such as losing his copy and
proofs ON the route, breaking his press, get
ting short of hands, and the like, the public
may safely calculate on seeing the end of the
laws-the "code' of course ncluded-bv the
first of January, 1855.
CENTRAL ONO RAILRoAp.-Mr SULLIVAN.
President of this road, has written letter TO
GEO. >. Coz, Esq, particularly describing
It's geographical location, its cost, its adyan.
tages both for through and local business. g.
also for the coal trade-all of which are verv
iiattering to the future prospects of the road
The part now open from here to GAINESVILLE
is carrying daily about 10 tons of freight, g.
an average of 800 passengers.
This road promises not only to be one of
the greatest Importance to this city, but one
OF the best paying roads in the State.-O. s.
journal.
AN ASEcDorE OF PIERoE.-A correspond
ent OF the Tribune tells this story:
The strict constructionists and stifF.d. .bocL-
ed men of the dominant party are delighted
with the tenor of story concerning Pierce.
which has been whispered around in Demo.
cratic circles here for two days past 1t seems
that in the middle of last week, some arden,
friend OF the Pacific Railroad bill approached
Pierce to induce him to use his influence with
one or two Senators, whose positions were
doubtful in this connection, in favor of the
enactment of the BILL Of course. Pierce an
swered promptly and emphatcally, that he
had not been elected by The people to be Presi.
tent Of a Railroad, but Of the United States, and
therefore could do no such thing" His replv
cached the Senate chamber shortly afterward.
md it is supposed to have settled against the
I'LL all the doubtful Democrats. So il wen, 4,
o the tomb of the Capuets at once, and in
mysterious way, as il were. Until this
norceau OF court gossip "got OUT" all were G