Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-04-22
A Winters Experience in LcEisIa-


What profit has resulted from our win
ter's work? Estimated as financial spec
ulation, our per diem falls far short of our
business losses. Our personal exchequer
has suffered depletion rather than augmen-
tation. Consequently, as mere matter Of
dollars and cents, we have received no pro-
fit, but the reverse. Is our experience
worth anything? We think tits. Had our
losses been twice as great, and had we ac-
oomplished nothing of benefit to our con-
situents, we should still consider our time
as proftably spent. While VIC detest and
abhor the practice of certain class who
make party politics trade, or who play
politics as they would game of cards, yet
our experience has taught us that legislation
is something which requires deep study and
practice. Experience is worth more than
great mental capacity. In other words, the
most eloquent, learned, and energetic men,
do not always make the best legislators
One man of moderate ability, and ordinary
attention to business, who has had expe-
rience, will accomplish more than dozen
such. and with apparent ease. But, even
supposing we should never have occasion to
serve again in the capacity Of legislator,
still what we have learned the past winter
cannot fail of profit to US individually, in
whatever business we may hereafter engage.
The habits OF close thought and attention
10 business requisite to faithful discharge
of our duties; the knowledge gained of men,
and of the various appliances brought to
bear upon certain measures from the lob
by,-these, and a thousand other things we
might name, are invaluable to young man
whose life is, has been, and probably will
continue to be an earnest struggle.
The published reports Of the doings Of
legislative assemblies are extremely meager.
Letters from the Capitol" arc little better.
There is connected with almost every law
of importance, an unwiaen history, which
is seldom brought to light. We may, from
time to time, lift the curtain, and reveal to
our readers some of this secret history. And
we may as well say it here and now, that
although we have very high regard for
the men and the party in the majority in
the Legislature, there were many things
done which we feel bound to condemn, and
many things left undone, which, in common
with large class of citizens, we desired
should be done.
THE COUNTY VETO BILL,
AS an Illustration OF what we have said, VIZ
purpose to give little Of the history of the
law which permits Washington and Athens
county to veto the Hooking Valley road. =
OF course we have not now time 10 give {
full expose Of the numerous frauds and vii
laines practiced by those who have con
trolled the @. q Marietta R. r. Co. Mucl
of this is already known to our readers, anC
more will appear in our columns during tht
present summer. We purpose now merel,
to mention few facts connected with tht
passage Of this infamous veto law.
One Saturday evening, near the close o
the session, we entered the cars 10 go tc
Cincinnati. Several Other members were il
the same car. Presently, Mr.. Noah L. VIII
son President Of the Marietta 4 Gin. r. R
Co. entered, and commenced talking very
earnestly to ono after another Of the mem
lberss having first crayed an introduction tt
seach lie seemed TO- take particular pains
we thought, to avoid speaking to the mem
bgr trgm EeiQs, Whenever we happeped