Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-01-22


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Senator elect. viiliake. hIs. seal. II NAV
sometimes occur ,Eas q Benasor ,i,us chosen,
N, LONG in.adyanee Of ,he commencement, Of
Hhia term. viii by no n means :, Teprcsen, ,he
sentiments or.t wilf az The beople. when
he actually enters upon The cpsilonrnnce oi
his oiiic4Hi dudSsia A Ai.s; Tstiod ssss
Those who are accustomed toi5okf 10 The
S.aie Government for tho tnaintenanee Of
State Riah,s and the ssculiiy sof peYsonal
r;oh,s. will find another reason los q prefer.
aSca nj snnusl 10 ibtsunial SESSIONS. in the
obvioI,s considsrntion that while lhe sessions
oi Oouaress are annual. and those or The
STATE I.soisls,urel are only biennial, The re.
oards of the paople will be- mora and moro
obso,bed bv ,he former. and less and less az
trnc,ed b, ,he la,,er, No. well Mishsr 10 ,he
permapsnce OF Americans insii,ulions vill
desire 20 aupmen, the tendency, already 100
appsisb,. toward. ,he absorption iof the States
inn centralized and coEsolidEted Federal
C3oveynment. ss1 t,t-S1'2ess
The prea.er expense OF annual sessions ig
some,imes urged as ar, argument In favor Of
lbiennial: and Sy6fy argument drawn from
the Important principle Of public ecohomy,
| il certainly entitled 10 respectful, considera-
lions. Bu, shink H. maybe we'll affirmed.
that. in this instance, ,he argumen, from,
economy is no, valid. Without taking into
the account iho cost 10 The Ssa,e Of the mis-.
chief arising from the delay Of needed leg.
Iislation, /. mus, be remembered ,hn. the nc.
cumiihton, through two years, Of business
demanding the attention OF the General As
sembly will l.require .prolrac,ed sessions (or
IFS due consideration. The lime needed Tor
Two annual sessions is not, necessarily great.
eli, than thai required for. one biennial ses-
sion, The argument from expense, iheres
fore, may be- readilY ohyia,ed bY proper
Limitation ofadufaioD. and tho question OF
preference may be reduced 10 q simple
choice, irrespective OF expenses between lin.
lied annual sessions, and unlimited biennial
with occasional extra sessions. Ny own
judgment Is SO thoroughly satisfied upon tho
whole matter, that cannno. hesitate TO rec.
ommend an amendment, oi the Constitution,
providing lor limited annual sessions.
Il Your frs. and mos. earnest attention, gen.
.!eman, will doubtless be directed TO the I'M.
poranr matters within the Immediate sphere
Of your legislative powsrs; but you cannot
forge. ,ha, you represent . sovereign STATE
of The American Union. third Of the thirty.
one, in wealth, and power, and population.
and second 10 mono in, patriotic devotion TO
!, the welfare Of the whole Country. The ap'
, poiotmen, OF Senator 10 represent The State
In one branch oil The American Congress
deyolyes upon YOU, and In making this ap-
poin,men, you win necessarily be required
10 consider The in,eresis Of Ohio as, IA msJl'
ber oil the Union. .a.a..l a,ssaaa III:
!, Foremost. among these interests is The
preservation Of .he Union itself. Esablish.
ed by the wisdom Of our Fa,hers, for the
sublimest and mobiles, ,poli.ical ends. Il de-
,cends 10 US as q sacred ,Yus,. Under ito
, be- nipn influence our. country has steadily
advanced from s.teneih 10 ,ostreng,h, and from
prea,ness.so grea,uess.g -exlonding her Dor.
|, ders, enIateing her resources. and augment.
, inn her power, un.irtis name Of American
citizen bas become nobler distinction than
was the name Of Roman citizen in the proud.
! "a, days of the miph.ies. sspublic Of sn,iqu.
] i,y.a Z To main.ain the integrity Of this Un.
in. 10 defend The Constitution which 10 iIs
, bond: and 10 guard aeains. all invasion from
d whatever quarter these American lns,i,u-
, tions which the Union and the Constitution
+ secure 70 us, have ever been, and ] Wus,
n will ever be acknowledged as sacred obliga.
> lions by the people OF Ohio. ~ h I'd
i Chefishing these sentiments and ever pre-.
: pared 10 give lull prvof Of unwavering idel.
0 iy 10 them, i, is NOT only our right but on.
!. duty 10 insist that tbe interests Of Ohio shall
4 be duly regarded in The administration Of
. the General Government Few States con-
, tribute so largely 10 the pa,ional revenue -
Z our own. The people Of Chic have paid V
) .he Federal Government, or TO -ils graR.eeS,
Tor the soil which they occupy and cuhiyase.
more than thirty millions Of dollars. 'Of the
. revenue derived from duties we, contribute
necessarily in proportion 10 our numbers.
D As the popdlalion Of our Sss,e Is abous one.
. tenth Of The entire population. of the Union,
We paw about one,ten.h psr oi mat revenue; !;
lis eplire amonnI lcr me las, year exceeoeo
sixty millions ol dollars, fIhe Prop0rnon
5 of Ohio exceeded, OF course, SIX mihionS'