The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-11-21
The Ohio legislature.

1fC ANhO N'N
profniaent a sionpapcretoswhich we al
luded tive weeks ago, as preparing the
people fordisappomtmnent in the reduction
Of theirtayes by the next Legislature, cyl
IDENTIFY misapprehends our remarks, We
presume the editor after dcnominating us
zone of the most gentIcmanly locofoco ed
TORS withwhom We exchange" considered
himself privilege ged to saya few hard things
as; a set off. For Instance intimating
that We did notread his article in a gen
siemanly mood;;'7 ipertertipg language to
suit lo'uar own sinister views calling us a
Iocofoco editor Sham Democracy &C.
No matter about this, however. We will
tryto1convince the Chronicle that if Ian
guagea was perverted, it was not US who
did it. y's s18t =
We are a little surprised that the
Chronicle shonld feel justified in stating
that we were .grumbling because the taxes
are nots yet reduced. second reading
would convince him that nothing equiya-
lent TO. that can be found in our or
ticleso Sf sss sgay4 50 80 a@a 81 u
The last Chronicle says:
gfHerefers to an article we published two
weeks since, in which we remarked
-@fhere arc few ways that the Legislature
which has just been elected cantesscn the OK
pensest of the State government othati it shall
become apparent Immediately" d
Now we do honestly think that if our
~cotemporary had read that sentence in a
gentlemanly mood, he could not have fail
ed TO obtain its true meaning
We have read the article in as gentle
manly, a. mood as we can command, and
have failed to obtain any other meaning
than that which we gave it. and unfortu-.
aately. the last Chronicle furnishes no adj
ditipnal light upon his meaning. II the
locofocf1 Eegislaturehas been 'villianously
e~xtfavagainlt, D why cannot the Fusion Leg
islatufe by being YER" economical reduce
the taxes materially the first year after its
sessioussl There is no reason, certainly.
Butethe Chronicle says that little can be
dene Immediately; then it follows either
that the locofocos were not "yillianously
e~xtrayaganta Or that the Fusionists will
potse u Very economical ssx nas !u5a
atTha editor certainly is not serious in
charging us with reviling the Constitution.
How our article could suggest such anidea
to him is o matter of surprise When the
Chronicle proposes that the Legislature
should be confined strictly to the coustiti-
tfodSr provision for the payment Of The
pub4e debt, it win not deny that it meant
to. LA rs faster than the constitution
compelled That the debt may he paid
faster is evident from the reading of the
Constitution. Art. S>sec. I says:
The faith; Of the State being pledged
for the payment of its public debt. in order
to provide therefor, there shall be created
sinking fund, which shall be sufficient
to pay the accruing interest on such debt
and, annually. to reduce the principa
thereof BY q sum not less than one hun.
dred thousand dollars, increased yearly
and each aud every year, by compromising
at the rate Of six, per cent per annum.
Not less than q certain amount? Is j
notclear that more may be raised? 3 Ant
with what fairncsscan we be charged witt
~"reyiling the Constitution" when we sa,,
that by reducing the state debt at thu
slewest possible rate we will have to pay
largcriamount of interest.
The Chronicle denies emphatically tina
it endorsed the raising Of tho per den
As the. Monroe Journal decided some tim
since.f that we did OF understand the mean
ing III endorse, we gave the language q
the Chronicle to prevent mistakes. II
thinks the people win not object to tn
presently e diienss but he does pot endors
it. AS this is a fayerite mode of expires
sing satisfaction with an act, we took
for granted that his hostility to it ha
ceased. II, however, hc'is not one of
"peoplen who willanot object to the pres
cntsperd diem We wilhgive him credit fo
hfs consistency. siSs haA 1a 2
The reply closes. with a little friendl
advice to, tarn our attention to the sui
ject of Kansas. We are much oblige
for the suggestion but as we half suspet
thesdvice is ot'nltogcther disinterested v
must. for the present, decline to act upo
it, No doubt it would be very gratifyin
toithe, Fusionists to have nothing sal
upon the subject o ftaxation since the ele'
ton is over, but we cannot resist the tenn
tationh to remind them Of their promise
however Notifying it may be to then