Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-12-18
COrrespOndenDe.


MEssRs. EDIroRs The time TO which the
Legislature at its last session adjourned to a
gain resume It's business anc la6ors and to fin
ish that portion of business partly completed
viz Of rstrencbmsnt and reform, is now close
at hand-and the better to enable our repre-.
Ssntahves to legislate upon such subjects as the
people may deem of importance, and to bring
direct. as much as possible, before the people
and the legislature also, ouch subjects and
measures as would seem tosredound to the in
.terests of the State, and 70 promote the harmo-
nv, pMce and general welfare of all 1t would
seem to me that our yeryi efficient mode Of
bringing all those subjects and measures Of in
ierest before the people and Legislature too +;
would be that Of pettioning the Legislature on
all subjects upon which there seems to be any
necessity for legislating. l believe in the
right of petition. and believe that tho people
ought to petition, that they should exercise
that right more fully than they do-thouSll
some say that the people have chosen their rep.
resentatives for the purpose of maturing and a.
doping such measures as would promote the
greatest general good, and reflect honor upon
and do credit to our State But would have
il understood that whilst Rm free to admit
that the present Legislature is composed OF good
honest, and intelligent men. Yet claim that
there is an abundance Of wisdom and inelli-
penco outside Of that which may be found in
the legislature and therefore claim that for
the people to petition numerouslJ, and TO be
specific in their plans a pretty plain and distinct
outline of the principles and features Of a sub.
ject upon which the may desire legislative &C
ton and by SO doing, (peti'ons coming from
various portions of the State,) the Legislature
will feel more safe, and secure in that which
they may do, believing that it has done Iha
which the people desired to be done and no
only so but they derive much aid in drafting
bills, from petitions where they have been got
ten up with care, and in which tho petitioner
have been specific and plain in setting forll
fully soue Of the leading principles that shoul(
be Incorporated into bill, it would ] belev,
hasten business, legislation would progress NOR,
lrSpidly than it does and in the proper channe
too, is my honest opinion--and having just pas
sad through one fthe longest. and most excl
ling Presidential compaigns. that our peepl
perhaps evor witnessed, the whole Of the pee
pies minds with all their energies have been d
rected in and to tho affairs of our Nations
Government aud that Of the territories, (thoug
soma say lhuL The territories OF the Unite
States belongs to the few people who inhsf
them, and not the general government and
consequence OF SO exciting and so long cam
paign as we have just passed through. | thin
that it would be we'll done for the people all Q
yer the State to meat together and talk ovt
thinSs in general that pertains 10 the interest q
our State, and come to conclusions as to Wha
measures would be useful 10 the country Jus
and equal in their operation and then go t
work and get out petitions and have all th
people Of their respective neighborhoo0s t
sign them that favor the measures : There wa
was bill pending before the legislature at tn
time of its adjournment for the collection of tn
taxes one half in the fall, at which time we no,
pay all our taxes, and the other half some 81
months thereafter, this bill did not pass, nc
was there any vote taken on il, in the lowe
6 House as understood. it will no doubt com
up this session and be acted upon. let US thin
of this measure end OF its operation will "
endorse it or not if we think it would be a us,
i ful measure let us petition for its adoption if "
5 think Otherwise tus demonstrate. What d
, , we think, { mean the people, Of changing ii
: Consultation SO that the legislature shall me
II annually and remain in session limited tin
it say sixty, seventy or eighty days, instead