The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-01-19
ONO LEoIsIAruRE.-NearIy three weeks

ONO LEoIsIATuRE.-Nearly three weeks
have passed BY since this august" body
assembled at the capital to dis cuss the AZ
fairs ofthe State. Among the business first
transacted after the Organization Of the SEN
ate,wus the appointment of a Special Com
mittes to investigate the charges of corrup.
ton preferred against C. B. Flood, the pres.
ent Clerk Of that branch Of the Legislature.
Notwithstanding this charge involves the
sum Of Sl,575;4l, which comes out Of the
pockets Of the taxpayers Of the state, who
are anxiously looking to the Senate for an
exposition Of this matter, there has been no
action, whatever, taken by the Committee
appointed to set this matter In its true light
before the public, What can the matter
bel Can 1t be possible tn al a BODY of men
In whose hands the people have entrusted
their highest and dearest interests wink at
this charge Of corruption which come be-
fore them endorsed BY the official record!-
islt their Intention to delay an investiga-
ton into the official conduct ofthe Clerk of
the Senate until the adjournment of the ses-
sion, and perhaps then shirk from the
task entirely, and thattoo TO give a political
trickster and ~favorite an opportunity to re-
tain a position his dishonesty has declared
him unworthy to hoIdl
Inasmueh as this sum of one thousand
five hundred and seventy-fve dollars and
forty-one cents comes out of the pockets of
the people,, we had hoped hat the present
Legislature of Ohio had enough respect for
their wishes to at least enter into an imme-
date investigation, and if they found Mr..
Flood guilty of taking more from the treas.
ury than he was entitled to, have the nerve
to expose bis corruption to the public gaze
and send him in disgrace from the Senate.
was atime in the history of our State
when the Legislature was composed of the
right kind of material-always active in
the discharge of their duty. There was a
when the General Assembly of our
State convened for the purpose of deliber-
ating on the best method to promote the
public good-ever watchful, ever vigilant.
But that time has long since passed by, and
politics and Offices have become commodi.
lies for Designing men to traffic and barter
in, and like every thing else ofthat nature,
the greatest rascal succeeds the best. AS
well might we expect to see a jury of thieves
and pirates convict a boon companion, as t
to see a body of designing politicians
the corruption Of one Of their w
1t ia an anomaly that happens only
in cases Of extreme necessity-when the
conviction of u brother is necessary TO
screen their own corruption. The whole
transaction of appointing a committee was
a tGrce-thc whole controlled by C. B. Flood
himself, and was never intended, in our
opinion, to carry out its boasted pretensions,
and unlessthe people stir up the committee
& throw the responsibility on the shoulders
Of those composing it, the whole affair will
pass off in smoke. So far as ascertaining
the truth of this charge is concerned, it
could be settled in fifteen minutes, and un.
less 1T is to give Flood an opportunity to
cover his retreat we can see no reasons WHY
his investigation has been delayed. tits
certainly a matter of considerable impor-
to the people. Why is it that the
does not report! Can any body
answers