The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-01-16
The Governors Message.

care and labor, and gives full and elabo-
rate statement of the condition OF Ohio.-I
As general thing we are pleased with it.
Coming as it does from an extreme pollti-
clan, it is as free from party bias as could
be expected Laying aside Gov. Meditrs
undue anxiety to laud the New Constltu-
ton, and his glaring unfairness in treating
upon that feature of the Constitution out OF
which grew that unjust statute, tamlliarIy
known as the "crow-bar law we see but
little to criticisms whole, there is much
more 10 admire than TO condemn.
So far as the Governors laudation OF the
New Constitution is concerned, it should
be borue in mind that Mr.. Medill was the
President of the Convention which framed
it, AMI therefore it is pardonable in hlm--it
ia auybody-to hold up its good points, and
keep out Of view its bad ones.
The matter of the clause in the New Con-
stitution which says all property employ.
ed in banking shall always bear burden OF
taxation equal to that imposed on the pro-
perty of Individuals" is argued like
shrewd, cunning lawyer, but,-we are sorry
to sav-aso like a dishonest lawyer, tor
Mr.. Medill knows that this clause IN the
Constitution is grossly violated by the
crow bar law, and that under that law,
Banks are taxed double and treble what they
honestly should be- But let that pass.
The feature Of this message which should
be examined and studied, is its tables OF
State expendilures. The locoiocos will not
thank the Governor for those figures, for {
ever train was laid to blow party sky
high, it is done in this Message. These
tables are proud vindication of the honesty.
of whig rule, and coming as they do from
violent political opponent, should forever
shut the mouths of Ohio locofocos about
whig extravaganza, end whig rascality.-
Most emphatically can Ohio wings say to
Ohio locofocos, "Out of thine own mouth
do we condemn you :" and most assuredly
should the people Of the State dismiss them
from Office, bidding them go and sin no
more" Ponder these things, reader, and re-
collect, it is the testimony of friend of the
guilty party.
Look at the tabular statement of the State
expenses for ten years past, and compare the
expenses Of whig rule with locofoco rule
Bear in mind the year lS434 was locofoco
year; lSi5, '46, and al whig years l84S
iocofoco and freesoil mired l849 80, 81,
'52. So locofoco years. Take few of the
items in the table first, Judiciary OF
course this necessarily could vary but little,
and we only wish the taxpayer TO note, that
under the New Constitution, our Judiciary
in the year 1853. over the year of the old
Constitution in 1851, increased S23,454 co.
Again, take State officers. In the locofoco
year of 1914, these officials cost us ss6, ,7S2.-
90, but the next year, l945, being whig, they
cost us $5S47 in lS47, wing year, they
cost us SSl7, $4,000. and in lS45, locofoco
and freesoil year, they cost us $lS.076O0,
and in 1850, an unadulterated Ioroioco year,
they ran up The bill TO 800 ,46600.
Take the item of printing and see how
locofocoism GOES in for type settlers. In the
whig wear of 1917, printing amounted to
.Ssll 964 90, but in the loco freesoil yea' of
l848, it amounted to $l3,547 and in loco
foco l849 to the immense sum Of Sl8, ,646.-
90, but i'm locofOco 80. it touched the mon
strous sum of S438, $4,000,
Take the highest year Of whig rule in as,
'16 and AZ, ami the Legislature cost us $27,-
$500. being less by over $l0,O0000 than
the same bills in locoloco lS4l, and less by
over 100000 than in loco freesoil'48; and
in 1919, when locofocos had it all their own
way, their bills. for the same services REM
tered bv wings in 1917, exceeded whig bills
more than $64, 100000,
Stationery ,inwhig '46 cost the tax-pay-
ers Ss4.ta 100 lin locofoco 40 $l0. 0.240 90, a
difference of over $5,700.00 in the article
of naner WATERS mills Sc in favor of