M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-01-24
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of business demanding the attention Of
the General Assembly, will require pro.
trscted sessions for its due considera-
ton The time needed for two anual
sessions iS not necessarily. grrsisr than
that required fof ore biennial session.
The argument from expense, therefore.
mas he readily Obviated by proper
Limitation Of duration. aud the question
OF pselesnce. msy he reduced to q sim.
pie choice. irrespective Of expense. BE-.
tween limited 0nurl sessions aad un.
limited bisnial with orraional extra
tsessioDs. nv gwIiudgsmeUi IL 20 .hof-
nughly satisfied uPou he Whole matter
lhstl csunol hesitate 20 gecomtnl an
amendment uf the Cons,,u;ion, pfovid.
ing for limited snual session
Your FIRST aud most earnest attention
gentlemen. will doubtless Re directed
10 the important matter within thelim-
media tessqh're Of your lrgislstive pow
ers; but you cannot forget that vOp rep.
resent a sovereign State Of the Ameican
Union, third Of the thirty-nue, in wealth
aud power. population ani seconh to
none ia patriotic devptoh to the val
fare Of the whole Cnuntry. The appoint.
lnent OF Senator TO represent the state
in brsrch Of the Amerscu Congfess de-
wolves upOu you, aud in making this
I appointment you will necessarily De re-
quired to consider ths inteTesas Of Ohio
dsa member Of the Uniona .ESfT
Foremost among these interests 10
the preservation Of The Unlon itself Es
Ia abIrhed oy wisdom ot our Fathen f1s
tie subIimest and noblest political ends
II descends tn US as sacred trust. Un.
der is benign influence our country
has steadily udNCEced in strength,
and from greatness to great ness, eGten.
ding her borders, enl4rsiug her resour-
ces, dnd ougmentiug her power, until
the name OF Ameticn citizens has be.
come nObler distraction thad was the
name OF Roman cItizcnsin.thsip PRO ud.
est days Of the mighiiest fepublieof su-
tipuity. To maiglain ihe7In.sgfity Of
this Union; 10 delsnd ths Constitution
which is its bond; aGd to guard seains,
all invasion from whatever quarter those
Amerlan Institutions which the Uuion
nd the C1nstitutiOn secure 10 us, have
ever been, and trust wiIk ever be, &C.
hnowledgedas sacred obligations By the
peOIe Of Ohio
| Cherishlng these sentiments anIsver
prepared TO give full proc! Of unwsve4.
lng hdelitv ~ them il is not only our
right but our doty 10 insist that the
INTEREST," OF Ohio shall be duly teesrdrd
/ IN The admins tIstl2p OF the General
GoveInmanI. Few Stairs conttibnie %
largely 10 the national revenues az our
own, The people of Ohio have paid 10
The Federal GuveInmen. or to It's Rarn.
tees, Tor the soil they occupy and eul,.
E'Ytts. more lhan thirty millions. or tho
feyeGue irf!yeJ iiom dntles We coutrib.
ute necSsdrily IN proportion 10 our mum.
bers. As the population Of Our Stale 10
about one tenth Ut the entire popula.
ion ol The Union, We pay about QUE
tenth Of that revenue. lisen,ire amount
tor the last year exceeded sixty millions
OF dolldfS. The proportion oi Quo was
Vt course six mIliiUnS.
While we have tnus paid for the verv
SOIL we live On. an amount which no
other people has ever paid under like
circumstances or under auy crcun,st.n.
CeS, aud while we still contribute thus
AMPLY und freely 10 the snua revenue,
IL Is not All agreeable reflection that,
OF all lhe States in which The General
government has asserted proprletury
Irghttu The soll, Ono has rereised the
10 giants OF iaHds lnI rducsluu i,n-
prouemen'' aud "thrf IKE pupu,ea; sud
lhat While mil 'Iuns are ex pended Tor tho
protection and bereilt OF Comme zee ON
The Ocean Coasts VI at The R,pDs,ic. .hs
property ana lives ut "ur own peopIe
ore exposed to continual peril aul cnor.
nous loss upon our Rl,erS,a uaE bases
'oE 'he "ahl ni romrdritlvely lusIginif.
i,dnt appropriations Tor The improt,.
menl ui theIl channels AMI h,rh,,,
lhe Injustice OF uuequ,, grats OF lands
Is perhaps beyond remed,; bat it will
be our Own iaulI II uuI Rivers and Har.
oors ronl!nue TO be thus neglected
NMsr IN lheseond many other inpor.
tan! detoiIs Vt COMMUNICATION The, in.
'eiests oi our own State are deeuIr af..
: ected by the action Of the National Goy.
eThment, We are eyeu mure yilaIy RON.
trIned IN he great principle by. which
mat acton ana The progressive, dereL
opmen' OF our county uie resuls,edsnd
controlled.
As man is mots than his circums;sn.
ces, al freedom is hst,er thsu w.sj,h.
as rights are more important stllaalip.
stilulions, il becomes us to /. ok vpU tn
The fundamental ideas whirh determine
the character OF Gov9rnmem and s,bs
course of its practical operation.
lhe basis vi Americas institutions is
'he de NotFstic principle Of eqna liiy
mong men. They rest upon the .cld
founGe ton cfrcfulsr consent. The pn.
mary objects OF Leirfstutlishment ere
the d eirnee aud gpieclion OF ,rerkone,
rights. they isilIp secure these end,
"a be duty oi the PEOPLE whc ts,.b.
iIsGed to emend CT change aau o. To or.
s4nlz5 and administer co,eri merit dpou
these principles is the lrse work ufs "a
publican people. i
/" hiie the democratic ikea constitutes
me bass OF American InS;iiuriebs. rsri.
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