Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-04-11
LegislatiOn--Taxes

| Under the above head, the american Gil.
izen, Ia paper recently Started in Ilillsbor
ough, independe polilics,) pounces down
upon the "New Consitu,ionin The hands Of
its friends" and ,he Legislation under ii, in
very severe terms. or the Convention il
saws: -' Fe-t hel 'ftAra srpfi
"A Convention was called, not by the
people but by the legislature, TO amend the
Old Constitution. lInssembled al the Capi.
ial in. 1850, and after a session Of a few
mouths adjourned TO Cincinnati, where was
spen. the whole Of the ensuing winter, and
after session Of nearly eight months. at
cost Of hall a million Of the people s money,
All entirely new Constitution vas presented
An amendment 10 The old one would have
cost comparatively nothing; but the lime
honored INSTRUMENT, under which Ohio had
grown from handful OF Pioneers in wild
erness TO q rich. powerful, and poputous
Slate, wa" boled out of existence, and
complex and unintellgible thing substituted,
which the people were urged 10 vote for. by
large majority Of the delegates who com.
posed thai memorable Convention. (ncnrly
| all Of whom were candidates for Office under
Il the first election aAer its adoplion) and
The people were told that government, could
be administered under i. az much less cost
than under the old one. llswas adopted ard
The majority seemed TO feel that new era
had indeed duwned-ihat the golden age so
I long dreamed OIL had al last como, " hen
euch Sovereign could sit benealh his own
vine and fig tree, with no "tax man" 10 mo-
lest or make him afraid. The New Con.
siitudon provided-for biennial sessions Of The
II Legislature, which was a much admired
Iealure in The organic law. All admitted
that. excessive Legislation was running the
country, and that the former protracled ses-
sions OF the Legislature were q crying IN.
iquily. ,Atdhe October election Of 1851, all
The officers created by the New Constitution
were filed with us friends. II WINS argued
by cfce-sesking patriots, that ii would be
.ouirageous for any man to hold Office under
it that was opposed 10 oit-rlhe p9ople must
j place il in The hands Of its lr:ends.'e Well
lo.iIs friends j. was conGded, and they pro-
ceeded 10 nurse il iIio active and vigorous
operation."a. gHsuetsisu3 l.s .hs bael.r..
The wrieralhen goes or 10 speak Of The
Two long sessions OF tne Legislatures, nine
:, months, during which The old laws were re.
pealed and new ones enacted 10 suit the
Constitution, ands afier remarking that those
sessions were expensive 10 thepeople beyond
Ealt precedentinany Slhie inIhe Union. unC
their senacimenls. more Justly ihes subject o
complunlb lhan those OF any nreyious AS
semblyin,the Stale, proceeds, lbus:I sass
,bioaAs things now sland.i atler the, increased
! expenditure oI near million Of ihe peoples
I money ,the, Sinlules of theiSagei ioFelunwield
! lys obscure and scomradiclory, leaving th'
: avenues 10 justice, fart more difficult OF &C
y cess than r,rwhleIhelexpense ofadmD
: istering the laws gand carrying on aihe,go
Eepnm eht is, almost double owhs, itlormerl,
was, and instead ofy,he pinch being over
q those who know besIe balieyeitis not yet o
? pits worsl.and The publiclexpenses joslead Q
Q diminishing wiIlHnecessarye increases. 70
= hthere is sp end less amoupi ofegislalng, an
y revision ye, Unnecessarily before the new, ma
chinerywill work well, ,ifiteyeri does. The
n abe new code will.all have 10 be qdjudcaie
+, by The Supreme Cour, Of great expense, !, an
Y. much of ilhayed,l be reversed, or repeple
Y Ibyqihe Legislature, al This, code is aaDolhe
\ great deception played off on The peope,
WINS said .haiHi.was dasignedae be .soger
!. .lsimpIe ihassheahatrunnelh nigh, read, an
O ihnlrahoawayiaring man thopgh a :ppl,, nee
y n0rerrhherein, and dyeLsp strangely con
a Eplex md obscure is ittbat ibe higbesl iconr
i In the S,aieand The tnqsbprqlopndl jurists q
i En0itpreiendspS yesio comprehend IL, ~
q Faearlyallq agree hba. ills AoiimproysImsel
es lnras simplicity oEjutility ris conDeernes ernes
u overd,he old system. o*,ss, ta!ag 5aI"
'oI Indeed there IS scarcely "a page Of q
. fcode (Which ,cpsT more than fifteen ihouSan
pf pfIdOllurs, and which, Of last, islbul q seryil
r, copy Of lhepNew. York Code I, made 10 n
.. eternal disgrace iof the Commissioners