Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-05-30
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Bh0uIu nave ueteUneuS joV Ct"Sb f"sct'
ests snd exemptions. and for the Time
succeeded; the Ptobsts Court, which
moro ths a any, oiherS Ought 10 b. mbuid.
ed into tho Peopiey Cousi, wss again
and sgsin up To- shc'vefy last hcuvof tbe y
session sought to be mutt ilated snJ shofn
Of its proper Jurisdiction. The new'todc
Of Practice was attsek cd in its essential
and soaghst to be framed 80 that
its valuable improvements IN iGit lttict.
ly lapse back under h0stile decisions.
into thing Of mere technicolities, to.
thwan justice, anil give 10 wealth soc.
cess in all its contests. with moro honekt
indigencc. No vital chsngs productivity
the new Constitution was left una ssail.
ed. Ignorance and prejudice were per.
severingiy sppsaleL 10; and that boly
Of new men. nearly sil Of thom unfs.
miIiar with Legislation, finally with.
stood these assaults, n,l bafileJ the slOi.
Ill spirit OF reaction is no mean evidence
Of integrity ofpurpose. strong sense,and
capncity Tor correct public service. cif
The labors of,he present Legislature
could not be made on disinguishedaes
jects. Their task, unlike that Of D the
preceding General Assembly, was not
to construct new system, but to add
what corrections might really be neces.
sary to system already msrked OUT
to make apparently slight but important
amendments in tho existing laws, where
experience had shown what was alfcady
accomplished TO be defective. This task.
we think, will be found TO have been
reasonably we'll executed. 6ca n luI
The choice Of United States Ssnst.
or was unhappiIy for the quiet. necossa
ry to sound Legislation. prolonged ina
struggle Of unprecedented d,naIion,3 to
the hinderance Of the service Of thu
State in other equally importan, mat.
:ers. The history OF that struggle will,
for the credit Of many who participated
in it. be no further written than il alrca.
dy has been in the sphenersI prosluc.
lions Of the Press; for sssuretIy ii had
features which excused, il il did not jus.
tify, much Of the bitterness which has
followed its conclusion. = -
Parties suddenly acquiring almost un.
questionable power ale apt 10 find fac
tions seeking to reap the rewards and
WELD the power they never coull nave
created, and wanted the INTELLECT TO per.
pstuate, by wise and wholesome coun.
sells, and our four months session show.
ell that the Democratic party was in this
respect no exception. But factions fail.
cd oflhcir end-allnost equally ,culpa.
BILE as their whole efforts exhibited them
and though they may have crippled
somewhat too Iustv vigor, they have not
succeeded through all their efforts 10
Withdrawing from the Party Of Progress
deserved confidence and future success.
Much has beer done to correct the
lax finencial system which has hitherto
left the prudent management, Of the State
Finances to the questionable virtue II
the officers Of either party in every de.
paltment. The Public and Benevolent
Institutions. tho Sinking Fund, and the
Penitentiary, have found system OF
checks applied 10 their expenditure.
which hal not before been attempted.
The power over the Public Works 81 tho
Stats has been DIVIDED, and perhaps an
inconvenient stringency Of regulation
and check been applied to that depart.
menl OF public service.
The Treasury Department alone has
been left wi,bont adequate regulation,
more owing 10 the want oftime than Of
will, ana to the Inherent difficulty that
attends the regulation Of . department
handling millions OF money without
adding onerous and unnecessary bur.
dcns on the people of,hs State. While
doubling the proprie,y Of the adoption Of
4 Mr.. Atkinscn's system for this purpose.
without some modification, we must yet
say that his plan is the basis and large
essential clemens Of complete system
: which must vet be adopted BY the State,
! and ofwhich he will not be denied by
! consiLerate anI candid men, the credit
3 Of originating, ahl in a great degree per.
} fecting. 's'i =, 50
We have not room al this time 10
I comment on all the features Of 'Legisle.
, ton, though we must notice one great
: failure which the Party and the State
!. will yet have reason 10 regret. We mean
the designed neslectto give solidity. uni.
n formity and confidence to our system Of
, Taxation. The decision Of Supreme
J.. Court chosen by the Democracy Of ths
J, Stale, from the people equally with the
Legislature--designedsby the new Con.
/. sri,ulion, SO recently adopted, as the az
: bi,ers of CONSTITUTIONS Law--hss' been
Il misrcprcsented and belicd by q corrupt,
. ignors mt anil venal press, and by like
inauencessin the Legislature sirtusiiyl
set aside, by the votes Of men:who dar-
cd not have ,met,public .scoins for their
s mercenary motives. BY frankly bunveils
ing 4heit true objects and reasons ior acs
zion. The consequences will be onty
evil--fer the precedent is full Of dansars
The Independence Of the judiciary can.
. not hencefsrth be hoped for. Tho liz.
8 lgislature has without rcsson or argus
mont on the lhost r;ains, Prs,encestl.
pretenccs disgfscefnl 70 thosOi inspiring
to BIZ Slu,esnmn--iiscre.titaf just yc6f.
rect. an lcn,incntly (airin.efprerssioa n
the lansuage Of the CONSTITUTIONS spsl
s,ickled for the pieserration Of : syxsssi
s sifavorabIe toa bessarly policy Of over
a grown credits. But the wrong is dsDey
r and all we regret Is that our urisolnts.lI 20.