True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-04-30
The Last Legislature.

Last fall, pending the election contest,
the American Union, and such like Dem
ccratic, q journals, acting in the inter-
ests Of the pro slavery. foreign, romlsh
party, endeavored TO frighten the people
Of Ohio, with their prophesying and as
severations of the terrible things which
would be done il the American Republic
can party should triumph in that contest.
The people, knowing that love of Office
only prompted such predictions, would
not be deceived BY the false prophets
Accordingly, the affeirs Of the Stale, and
generally Of the counties, were placed in
the hands Of American Republicans
For once, in a long series of years, we
had Legislature worthy of the State
generally honest, working men, who
were determined, as far as they were
able, 10 relieve our State Of the political
corruptio Is which has been gathering and
fostering, under democratic . rule. The
legislature met, and after laborious ses-
sion Of over three months, has adjourn
ed. The members worked hard and
faithfully; and besides number Of ex-
eellent laws adopted, have sci committees
to work, TO open up the frauds upon the
treasury, and other rascalitie' of the late
administration. Besides this, the fees OF
county officers have been SO regulated
that while they furnish reasonable sala'
~, they will cease to be sinecures, to add
10 over taxation. Another object Of the
legislation of the last session, was TO OBJ
tain needed statistical information, and to
take the initiative in further reforms and
Legislation which will reduce our taxes,
: and remedy abuses which have been
growing upon us.
q. In all that has been done at the recent
session Of our Legislature, not even the
sastute editor Of the Union can find the
fulfl!ment of his predictions of the awful
things which he said would be done by
the American Republicans. To cover
over bis false prophesying and lying &C.
,cusa,ions of last fall, the "Union" now
has the aiIronlery to publish whining
article, because The American Republican
legislature would not do the terrible
things the ONIONS pro-savery, foreign
Romish party said would be, and wanted
done-,hings, which American Republl'
cans never intended b do.
The lyings of the old bunker party
and the actions of the new organization
will only more clearly demonstrate to the
people, the complete demagogueism o
the now falsely called democratic party
and of the honest determination of th'
American Republican party, TO labor sole
" for the good and trne interests of ou
country. While, therefore, pro-slavery
hunkerism will continue TO scken TN
people, and drive them from the corrup
old party, the true American prin
ciple,. lin its most enlarged slgnifca
,ion,) will, like good leaven, continue II
inspire the people With love of country
and determination to labor for our coun
try's good. The rOttenness and abomi
nations of pro.slavery, foreign. Roman
ism OF the old bunker national admins
TRITON party, will continue to sink
deeper and deeper in contempt; Will
the nobleness, freedom. liberali,y, an
sound conservatism of the American Re
publican party, viii continue to grow i
popular favor, establishing sound er
Of the patriotic devotion of l776, aroun
whose spangled and striped banner wi
gather the masses Of all true American
both native and foreign born, to bait
: pallisntly, and triumphantly. for AmeriC
and Liberty