The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-03-19
sION OF THE LEGIsLATURE RE-
= SOLVED UPONI

FUSION KEFOn m--.AN EXTRA sEs-
SION OF THE LEGIsLATURE RE-
F. SOLVED UPON
We hope those Democrats of easy vir-
tue, whose credulity led them to vote
with the Black Republicans last fall. by
giving full credit to the promises of re-
form made by the leaders of that party,
have not yet forgotten those promises.
We hope they have recalled them again
and again to mind during the past win
ter, when sitting by their peaceful fire.
Subscribed them as sweet morsels un-
der their tongues, and have looked for
ward With joyful anticipations to the time
when, under fusion rule, all taxes would
be abolished and government carry on
itself! We hope those promises are as
fixed in their memories as though traced
with a pen of fire, for not one of them
ever has or aciN be fulfHedI
A reform in our system of taxation
was promised. Fulfilled by the enact
meIt Of one of the most unjust aud un-
equal tax laws, that has ever disgraced
the statute books of the State. A re-
duction of the salaries of State officers
of the par diem of members of the
Legislature-and the adjustment of the
Office of State Commissioner of Common
Schools and the School Library tax,
were also promised. Fulfilled by the
report of the Committee on Retrench-
ment, in which the Committee declared
that the salaries of the State officers
were low ~enough-that members of the
Legislature couldn't live on less than
four dollars a day, and as to abolishing
the Office of School Commissioner and
the School Library tax, they didn't feel
called upon to aett
But as if the wilful violation of every
promise they had made to the people
las if thus boldly refusing to carry out
the very reforms they were pledged to
effect, was not sufficiently insulting to
a betrayed constituency, they have re-
solved upon another measure equally as
much in violation ofthcir solemn pledges,
and as disgraceful tc their honor as men.
The Senate, on the 18th inst, passed
the following joint resolution, by a vote
of yeas % to nays 9; and the House
~concurred in tho action Of tho Senate
on the same day, by a vote Of 81 yeas
to 42 nays.
"Rcsolrca, By the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, that the General
Assembly will adjourn on the 9th day Of
April, 1856, to the first Monday in jan
uary, 1857
So au extra session is resolved upon.
If the members of the Legislature had
confined their attention to the business
they were sent to Columbus to perform,
instead of attending public festivals in
neighboriug cities-debating the propri-
ETY. of paying for the publication of their
proceediRgs-looking after the affairs of
Kausas-biowing up the Pope and lam
pooning tho sou.h-thcre would have
been no necessity TOT an extra srsssUn.
As it is, the people will have to bear an
extra expense of not less than $1,000 900,
put upon them by the very men who
talked loudly in favor of " retrenchmcnt
and reform ~
Experience is u dear school, but the
lessons therein learned are salutary and
lasting. The truth of the declaration of
EHoly Writ" when the wicked rule the
people mourn will be fully demon
strated in Chic during the next two
years. The faithlessncss Of this Legis-
%lature, will be a warning to Democrats
who are too much inclined to "wander
after strange gods They will no lon-
ger trust the professions of men who have
grown gray in Whiggery, when talking
about retrenchment and reform. They
will return to their fret love, like the
swallow to its native caves. They will
hold fast to their political integrity in
the future, and go nc moro astray.
DR.. CowAN and Mr.. MUsenAvE both
voted against the resolution. Their con-
s%tituents will universally approve o ftheir
course. "GiYe the Devil his due is
q saying worthy of all acccptatiop. We
therefore hail Mr.. MUscRAvE's vote on
this resolution as a cheering sign-as an
evidence that he is sick of sin, and con-
templates returning once moro to the
paths of honesty and rectitudo.
MULTIPLICATION IN OHIO.