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

places the heartbroken widow and helpless hapless
orphans of dead soldiers in vicarious relation to
their countr Is defenders OF the war time and craft
ily and stealthy pours out upon them the pent up
vials of the wrath of thatgone by period 1t brings
oST Upon 5he Ga ea 5ae e @ f5
person OF the father.
It is drawn with the ingenuity of the devil. The
sorrowing mother of two or more children, the one
of whom she has struggled along and maintained
untilit is twelve years old. not have the benefit
institution and starves herself and remaining little
ones. Oh. God the details sicken me- This in
that this Home is a poorhouse-that, it is a.
sort of infrmary and charity hospital; place
charity That was not the idea of its founders.
The idea they had that our loyal people In 1851
forth and battle with S the enemies Of his county
his children should in case of his death or dlsao
ty, become the wards OF the nation; they snoula pc
come the heirs of the state. They should have
claims, aye, demands upon the State, that they
should never go to pauPer home. The cnlidren % OF
kind of patriotic aristocracy that should Tor all
time lift them above the ordeal of the poorhouse
against the fierce attacks and resistance of the Demo-
Gratis They tried to defeat its erection as state
sfitutons They more than sought to defeat u
broken up but for the famous Cardiff Giant speech
IN ths Senate Gag agaPHs %e Tbat Which for
SO many years they have failed to DO by orave open
attack. they have now done by eowardly, sneakIng
Gen Durbin Ward, himself brave soldier of the
war, and an honest though misguided citizen in
ble,' but hopes it was passed by 'inadvertence" !"
Among his other good and generous qualities my
ing at the indescribable enormites of this law he
not possibility that any set OF men, slowly
deliberately and malciously passed Il He has not not
Democratic party to do wrong.
This bill was introduced of the innate malice and
purpose of the Democratic members OF the House
1t was designed shaped, fashioned, m0lded, ana
amended deliberately. and with study and premedis
authors It took great study and careful shaping
work out the object in view 1t was not the work OF
til May Is to mold fashion, and pass the infamous
| measure. Invent along slowly at every stage In
In ane AoIse Jsn X y it, passgu .nas
full discussion on the floor on the 2lst OF Marcn,
| two whole months after its introduction It went
to the Senate ably discussed and bitterly de-
nounced by the Republicans and all its enormities
pointed out. 1t was amended in the Senate on the
Sth of May, and passed by the vote of every Demo
cratic Senator present but one and it is pleasant to
state that at stage of the bill in either house did
| with the Senate amendments and was again care
fully examined, discussed and denounced and after
of May the House eoncurred in the Senate amend
ments, and the infamy was consummated. ON the
vote 70 concur after al this discussion; n not 1os -
/ may"
This is the record, and ask my Democratic breth
The Bashi Bazouk stays his murderous hand al
sight of the yellow flag of the hospital The Cossacs
his thirst for blood and vengeance in the presence o.
helpless women and children. The red hand OF the
Commune of Paris. which had destroyed the Louvre
cred itself with the blood Of the sanity Archbishor
of Paris. stayed its wild career and was awed into
Think YOU if the trained and bronzed hordes Of the
| rebel army of Northern Virginia under Lee ano
Washington that the hands of its brave woult
have been laid in vandalisne destructlon upon tne
/ fha Southern ehiyalrv
| blinded and defled as she was by the fierce hate
and heartburnings of that time, would have stoot
sacred sacred @ SPOT and and with her flaming swort
| have driven back even the stragglers, who, per
| chance, shrinking from sight, might have beeE
| tempted to desecrate flower or blade OF gras
| found within its sacred precincts.
veDee Hg WTeated M n9erie Vengeance upon the hom
| and shelter of the humble and helpless children
tits. nv fellow citizens, but an evidence of the
deep seated purpose of the Democratic leaders to OBJ
literate the distinctions that have been made be be
men who supported Vallandigham, and denounced
the war and discouraged enlistments.
| 1t was never contemplated that the General As
sembly should redistrct the State for Congressona
purposes oftener than once in every ten years Thi
the
gu6lcans have never made such a ehangs In ~
feat by the people taught lesson that has not beer
forgotten. The Republicans apportioned the Stat
first election under it the Democrats elected Bel
fT Of State hsz fse e
hcans carried the State, and elected twelv
members Of Congress. By the present law it is pro
posed that the Republicans shall have six, and tn
Democrats fourteen. We shall see how this schem
'pans OUT If It does, then 317,S56 Republican
who voted for Hayes VIII elect SIX, while 81 II
Democrats who voted for Tilden will elect fourteen
That is every 52.976 Republicans will elect Con
the same. The present bill is unjust but there
some consolation in knowing that Of the members 9
teen, who sought nomination for Congress hav
been beaten; not one nominated. and several bac
counties to hear from. Thus the party itself hs
already expressed its disapproval of the scheme. Tn
Ides of October will shed flood of light upon th
/ value to the Democrats of this measure.
} By local enactment this General Assembly II
creased the local taxation and indebtedness of tn
State over 1856 600. This, at time when eeonom
is demanded, and when Local ta1asion Is 50 oppre
Democrats. But look at this record of county Den
+ ocratic defalcation:
DEMOCRATIC DEFALcATIoNs IN OHIO.
II Democratic speakers and Democratic newspape
! have much to say concerning the dishonesty of
publican officials. brief comparison OF oftie
onehalf OF the Democratic counties there have bee
defalcations ranging from S4 90 up TO Sl42 900.
give the following list of counties in which these
: falcations have occurred:
Democratic Amour
Majority. Stolen
Allen. ................................ 1037 $3.50
? Ashland. o54 :.
AuglalZe-.. Zu5S ozu
lUU 1zV
Z6IS lZl4
4 Clermont 4oi sou
, Crawford. 2Oo3 lUU
PsfaRsa:..:..........:il,ss Psl'iee isS9 l,ss9 14aS Is
Hancock. 4UO S0O
Henry........-...... So0 ~
Licking .... 1000 Records burne
/, II LO
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