The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-02-16

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liiioDssan hpporiidnment was also made lor
Representatives. and that the inhabitsntsI
Of . acertaln territory called Morgan coun.
ty became cniiiled To Representative, but
if the act creating Noble county IS valid,
that certain OF these inhabitanis have BE-
come disfranchised. because .Senaloss
and Representatives shall be elected bi.
ennially. BY the electors in The respecfiss.
counties or districts. on the end Tuesday
oi October. "'"and Senators and Repre-.
sentatives shall haze resided in their 70.
speciivs counties or districts, one year
next preceding their election, unless they
shall have been absent on the public bus.
mess of,he United States or ofihis State"
Il is arguedfrom,his tha, ci,izehs Of No.
BILE county could moi vote for Represen.
taiive residing in Morgan county, nor could
4 lhey vote for one residing in Noble; that
the act is unconstitutional IN This. that il 10
contrary TO The manifest meaning Of the
constitution that no portion Of The people
OF this State should rsmain unrepresented.
Blu, my limits forbid a further notice Of
this argument. learn that an opinion has
been expressed by Ewing, Hunter and
Kennon. as well as Judge Hanna, that the
act is unconstitutional Judge Brchard
has also been employed for Noble county.
| The case no doubt will be elabofaiely ar.
gled. When a decision shall be made
will try to lei y"u know upon what grounds
The case may be disposed o. '"' 7iR
The Trustees for the location and erec.
ton OF two additional Lunatic Asylums
have reported. as you are aware. The
Northern Asylum, wllichis Il, be construct.
ell Of stone. has been located in NewburRh
township. -Cuyahoga county, three miles
from Cleveland; aud the Southern Asylum,
to be constructed Of brick. has been locat.
ed in Van Bnren iownship.i Montgomery
county. one mile from, the city of Dayton.
The land selected as sites. (filiy acres in
each tract. have been donated 10 the State,
aud deeds executed accordingly. sese
The size Of each building is to be $50
feet front, the centre portion 10 feet wide
by l22 feet deep. four stories high. The
wings on each side Of the buildings are to
be three stories high. to be divided into
two lengths Of wards 40 feet wide, with 70.
turned ends between each OF the wards 10
be "a by "a feet. and The extended ends
| 72 by "a feet. the wards measuring re.
speclively l05 and 81 feet on each side Of
the centre buildings. The cellars are ex.s
cavaied the entire extent Of the buildings,
and the roofs are 10 he Of slate. Twenty.
four thousand dollars have been drawn
from the Treasury. and about eleven thou.
sand dollars OF this sum have been expen.
ded on the bindings. 2'rrd gse,
The Pittsburgh papers are loudly pro.
testing against the making Of the Hemps.
field road. But by the report Of Edward
Miller, Esq, Chief Engineer upon, w esiern
connexions and extensions, | see that gen.
tleman strongly recommends that the road
be made, aud that Philadelphia grant half
million Of dollars to the Hemp6eld road,
aud three quarters OF million, 10 the Ma.
rietia road to extend il from Marietta TO
| Wheeling. Mr.. NJ. thinks this the best If
not ,he only road by which PhiladeIphia
can reach the trade and business of South.
ern Ohio and Northern Kentucky. The
amounts will doubtless he supplied with.
out difficulty, and much more as il becomes
necessary. ', >hu f "a es
The work of Legislation still progress
rapidly. though there has moi been great
many bills passed during the past week.
On Tuesday bill passed the House reg
ulating the printing Of the laws in news.e
papers. The shape il, whichit will pass
| The Senate is uncertain. II provides that
there shall be lei out 10 the lowest bidder,
by the Secretary of State. contract fora
printing in,wo papers IN Columbus, one
IfnglisI, and the other German. a sufficient
number oi ihe laws, as passed, so that .
copy may be sent to each county; and
tho Probate Judge, Prosecuting Attorneys
and Auditor are 10 select suchlaws ashley
may think proper. TO be published in the
county papers at costnot exceeding fifty
cents per thousand ems. na'iIs f'sa
The bill Tor the reorganization Of tho
State Treasury passed the Senate on the
same day. but the vote was reconsidereds
on tho next day. As Il will. of course, be
changed from its present form before IL
becomes law. il is useless to give Tho
provisions Of The bill " ~ ssa-
The School Bin has been under consid.-
Grafton IN the House to-day. but there was
no final action taken. The question Of
adjournment was also up but not sesied..
| Tie temperance bill was defeated in tho
House yesterday. The vote was 45 yeas.
81 nays--less Than constitutional mas
joriiy.1e ii4IstH 'sgil las' 5.,
THERE'S quite q controversy ~ going
on between the Ohio Statesman and Gin
cipdaii Enquirer. Il 10 = shame and :
disgracs thai these qnarrels cannot Be ssi.
tied IN sons other way. The editors of
those journals are able men, in every way
competent 70 DO the greatest service 10 To
party; but they are destroying their use.
iilness III y violent quarrel. and onA, too.
which il in no way profitable 10 ths Demo.
cratic party. What il your opinion. MI