The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-01-23

rights, ~i.l GGd rno,hsr reason for pref .
tIeIce Oi ANNUAL 10 bisunisl sessions. IN ,he .
obvious cons .deraiioE ll,a, while the sessions
OF Congress are annual. and those Of the
State legislature are only biennial. the re-
CARDS oI the people will be more and more
absorbed by The former, and. less aud less
attractive 20 the latter. No well WisheI 10
the pemanence OF American Institutions,
Will desire 10 augment the tendency. alrea-
dy too apparent towards the ABSORPTION oi
the States in q centralized aud consUlila-
ted Federal Govern1rent.
The greater expense OF annual sessions is
sometimes urged as al argument in favor
OF biennial; ind every argument drawn
from The important plinciple OF public econ
omy is certainly entitled TO respectful con-
Sideratioa. But think it may well be af
'fraed. that, in this instance, the argument
from economy is not valid. Without ta-
king into tho account the cost to the State
Of the mischief arising from the delay ol
needed legislation, it must be remembered
! that the accumulation, through two years
of business demauding the attention OF the
| Geperal Assembly viii require prolracted
sessions for It's due consideration. The
| time needed for two anr uar sessions is not,
necessarily, greater than that required for
one biennial session. The argument from
expense, therefore, may be readily obviated
by proper limitation Of duration, and the
question Of preference may be reduced to
simple cEoiTe, irres ec,iye Of expense, be.
tween limited annual, and unlimited bicn
nial with occasional extra sessions. My
own judgment is so thoroughly satisfied up
on the whole matter that | cannot hesitate
! to recommend an amendment OF the Con-
sliution, providing for limited annual ses.
s!Uns.
! Your FIRST and most earnest attention.,
gentlemen. will douptless be directed 10 the
important matters within the immediate
sphere OF your legislative pow ero; but you
cannot forget that y)u represent sover-
egn State of the American Union, tn ri OF
the ihirty one, in wealth, and power, and
5 population, and second to ronc in patriotic
devotion To the welfare of the whole Coun
Try. The appointment OF Senator TO rep
resent the State in one branch of the Amer
lean Congress devolves upon YOU, and in
e making this appointment YOU wilt recessa'
Z lilly be required to consider he interests o
OHIO as member OF the Union.
Foremost among these interests is the
preservation Of the Union itself. Estab-
i iishcd by The wisdom Of our FatheIs for the
t subimest and noblcst political ends, it des
q cends to us as a sacred trust. Under it,
benign Influence our country has steadily
= advanced from strength 10 strength, IN,
i from greatness to greatness, extending he
+. borders, enlaI ging her resources, and aug
= menting her power, until tbs name OF A
. lnercan citizen has bcc1me a nobIer dis
> tlncticn than was the rame OF Roman cit
, zen in the proudest days Of the miA h les
: republic Of antiqusy. 10 uAnjan the in
: trgrly Of thus Union; 10 defend the Con
srtuion which is It's bond; and to guar
= against all Invasion from whatever quarte
+ those American Institutions whlch the Tn
E ion and the Constitution secure to us, hay
ever been, and | trust viii ever be, nc
+ knowlcdgcd as sacred Obligations by til
: people ol OHIO
d Chcrishng these sentiments and ever pre-
5, pared to give full proof OF unwaverips rde
r lily TO th,m it Is not only cur right but ou
duty to insist that the interests o Ohio 81 II
Il be duly regarded in the administration c
th9 General Government. Few States cor
% tribule so largely to the national revenue
r, as our own. The people OF Ohio have pal
r to thr Federal Government or TO It's grar
d tees, for the soil which they occupy and Gu
l' tivate, more than thirty millions Of dollar
n Of the revenue derived ircm dute
p we contribute necessarily in proportion
our numbers. AS the population of OF
v State is about one tenth Of that revenue
I'd lis eni re amount for the last year excret
Ii ed sixty millions Of dollars. The propol
Gs ticn oil OHIO was Of course, six mil
J. Ions.
r, While we have thus paid for The very ST
M we live on, an amonnt which nc other pee
IN PIE has ever paid under like circumstanc,
r. or under any circumstances, and while v
It still Contribute thus amply and ireet 10 Il
annual revenue, IT is not an agreeable IT
ly ft c,ion that. Of all the States in ~hich II
lie Gtneral Government has asserted Il pIopt
IS, riory right to the soil, Ohio has receive
lt the least in grants Of land fuI education
improvement, md other like purposes, an
is that while millions are exp nded for II
So protection and benefit of Commerce on II
II Ocean Coast OF the pub ic, the profe
ck and lives four own people are exposed
h con,ioual prIi and enormous loss ulon OF
ny Rivers and our Lakes for the want Of con
II, parativ,ly insigr iiicant appropriations Il
ol the improvene ent of their GEanne's and ha
Ia boIs The injustice of unequal giants
1T, lands is psrhaps beyond remedy; but it W
las be cur cwn fault il our Rivers and Habo
IN coutinue to be neglected.
10. While in these and many other importa
ct details of administrator The interests of o.
own State are deeply affected by the acti,
a OF the National Government, we are eve
ast more vitaly concerned in the great prime
I'M PIE by which that action and the piogre
rs, slve developrment OF our country are reg
ely lated and c, ntroIlrd
al AS man is IN re than his circumstal
ch ces as freedom is better than veal
ant rs rights are more important than instit
IN tions, it becomes US 10 look well 10 the fu
re, damenlaI ideas which determine the chara
nd ter Of Government and the course of
practical operation.
Is, The basis of American Institutions is L
aid democratic principle of eluality anoI
men. They rest upon the solid foundati,
a. of popular consent. The primary objec
Ich of their establishment are The defence al
The protection Of personal rights. If .hey Fl
ity 10 secure these ends it is the duty Of Il
On people who established to amend or chan
oil them. To organize and administer go
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