The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-02-22
Our urCondition, &c.

Our Condition, &c.
We have repeatedly told our Legislators that
they would DIVE all our capital and very many
Of our mos. en,erprisng citizens from The State,
ii they persis ed in lheir pust policy"-lhnl
three fourihs OF our currency would be compoy-
ed of foreign and i-redeemable. and perhaps ir.
trash, from which no revenue. in
the way of taxes, could be derived. Our pre-.
dictions have been verified to the very letter
these evils are upon us-and yet the ''pollcy"
is persisted in. We speak advisedly when we
say, more than ten millions Of dollars have fefl |
Ohio within the past six months, aud that fcen-
~ millions more will doubtless follow within one
year! We have taken the trouble TO ascertain
the names of persons and the amounts they have
withdrawn from the State, and we are warran-
led in naming the ubove sums. We would
publish the list in full, but are advised that it
would probably result in great injury to The
tngitires. who are being nosed out, as We are
assured, for ibe purpose of imposing still fur
ther burdens by iaxa,ion-though the property
itself is beyond The limits Of the Stale! No
wel-informed person supposes such efforts would
be ultimately successful, but those who have
fled, or are tieeing as fast as they car, simply
desire 10 avoid all conflict with an Inscriptions
State-lhe executive officers Of which, instead
Of adn iui,tering kind and parental laws,ar pur-
suing The unfortunaes with positive, unrelen-
ling malgnityl
Ill, Of Ropt
stock, nor ever owed Bank. but we cannot
help feeling ard ultering cur sympathy for
class who are. as we think. cruelty oppressed
and persecuted, and who yet have left TO them,
thank God. the z'ripilege Of erpatriaitont
The prospect before the people Of Ohio is
gloomy enough. Democrats as well as Wings
ale leaving with shntever most lustful eyes and
rapacious hands have failed to discover and ap.
propria,e. Ours is the only State IN The Union
so far as we know in which direct warfare is wng-
ed upon cal al-where Envy enjoys anunrestra-
ined license to arorry honest Thrilt-and hence
from every quarter of our borders. we hear Of
the sundering Of ties, social and secular, Ct the
eave-takirg Of capital and enterprise, 10 more
favored States! This is sad picture, but the
repli is darker. more gloomy shll. Years
since, an ustute and experienced friend foretod
10 US these results. We could not believe him
then, nut lbe con, iclion is irresistible now
Our humble posiiijn secures immunity-but
we know not how long we shall be permitted 10
earl our bread by our calling. Hatred may
point her gaunt. buny finger al US, aid We too
may become victim. We entertain no fears
Of broken pledges or violated contacts on the
part Of the State-for we have no confidence IN
its faiih AS we told the Legislature OF '5l-2
we are prepared TO contract with The humblesI
ci'izan- because, should he ut'emIt 10 violate
his agreement we could enforce it-bul with
the State we would have nothing 10 do! It's
faith is mol yorth a groatt
But those who, like US, doubled then. mus,
by this time be cnnviuced that Thrift will. nj all
h yards, be driven hence-aDd we shall look for
the speedy removal of Whatever capital may
yet Iirger within our borders.
| Geplemen capitalists you are fulc crum upoh
which the lever OF Labor has been applied with
the astonishing results that row surround and
might bless US. You are't the spinal column
without which healthTul action cannot exist
| Hand in hand with sialwah Labor you have
converted this wilderness into garden, but our
ruiers have resolved TO dispense with aid
to drive you hence and try the experimeItol
walking withouf limbs ,Oorking 'oithoM hands!
They prefer prone to an srec, position, ply
>ieialy and morally-you tuve been aud are
being shorn of your locks, and the sentence o.
old has been repeated - The PhiHsfnes be upon
fheei We advise you 10 go. gentlemen, and
stand not upon the order OF your going! In
my neighboring State. no matter how un"i'e.
| " or wlckedIy governed, YOU will fnd that pro.
tection and security denied you in this.
P.S. Since The above was written we learn
that the Press in various paris OF the Slnle, and
particularly al Cincinnati, are giving vent t.
their groans, in most unmistnkub,e language.
and demand The iumediate reversal of the Sup
rene Court, or an amendment OF the Cons!iu-
lion The blow aimed n, the Banking iDsliiu-
lions of The Safe hns hit The people, and they
cry ou Justify. lf Banks Gun rot deduct thelr
debts. the people must be taxed in the same
way, according TO nn ''uniforn, rule" The
reins Of some Democrats, we notice. are beng
sorely tried.
These things must have an end Mu,tering
lhunders now reach our ear from nearly every
par, of the Stale, and the people themselves
demand that this ''pohcy" be arre.ted. II it
be not, those who SOW the wind must be pre-
pared 10 reap the whirlwind Resistance 10 law
would be deplored by this and future genera
tions, but lost rights may Sc, be regaied o, the
COS, Of blcod!