Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-03-19
WHOLE NUMBER, 1915

pade such elanOr 'tss one cas hardly sleep
1 night, and for The sake Of peace | hare con.
snted that these contractors shall have ths
igbt to sue The state. conceded to them spe.
ial favor, while to The poor wretch who is not
.be to subsidizs public senti meat. no such IA.
,or is accorded
Bat. sir, this "a the limit 10 which win 20.
Here take my stand and nm not TO be NOV.
"a from it. take my stand in opposition to
the exercise Of irresponsible power and TO po.
H,icsl corruption. The people demand it. their
interests require Il. and justice Sll sanction
IT, am not to be moved from my position.
no matter how bitter the opposition may ar.
ray agsinst me. Something u that opposition
have seen already. No. to speak merely Of
personal matters. I may remark that one Of
your "model papers" that "reaeet public sen.
iimeat" reminds Us Of our violated oaths, and
inform, Us that though We may assume to pass
upon the questions involved in these resolu-
ions. We have not sufieient capacity, iBtslli.
eence or integrity TO Phss upon The same qpes-
lions 10 a jury box where they sre properly
trvable. This last assertion may bs true
sill we are here, clothed with authority. and
being here, must dispose Of these questions.
\ Is not strange. wonderfully strange, that
We should be the objects OF viluperation and
5 abuse for the course we propose to pursue?--
Just look at il! In the discharge of our duties
as representaliJe es of tie people anI the guar.
iians Of their interests, We learn Ihata set Of
cormorants have fastened upon the public trea.
su.y, and BY means Of fraud. in some instan.
Ices, and in violation Of law, are fatlening up.
Q on The hard earnings Of our over taxed con.
. s,ituents, The amount thus abstrsctsd from
+. The treasury is S64 s9l each year. making in 5
i. wears 1891. .9o5. We seek to stop this drain
!. upon the resources of the people, and at once
= The food gates are opened upon US, and We
y, are assailed with violence and eontumely &c
" hough We we're the guilty ones, rObbiDg the
ID treasury,
a Fxcuse me II manifest undue warmth in
ng This connection. know the totes ofmy voice
,s, crate harshly on the ears OF some Senator'S
ch esuecially when the vehicle Of unWelcome
IT. rru,hs--lhey have told me so on several coca'
Iy sirns. But while dwelling upon this theme,
nd visa csutd make them reach the ears Of eV'
ed s,v voter IN the State OF Ohio. Ii could /
aid would roll back upon their heads tide Of i1'
RS. donation, which would make our assailaat'
Inv ashamed Of the part they are acting. or have
I'D. ui,conceived the force OF ruth and argument
he and The sense Of right and justice embosOmed
the lin the hearts Of the people OF tie State Q
Ohio,
oof honestly fear we are occupying untena6h
ay- c,rourd in this matter would observe this. tha
sverv man in the legislature, and out of it, ad
u. rits that something must be done. Publ
.eptiment comes laundering upon our ears g
tere ordlv that twill be heard. and must be heet
! OF A The evidences If fraud cluster aroun
pose these actions so lhickly that il Were po
ava ;cal suieide for any man To attempt TO sustH
, tbem. Hence those who object most strong
"e" "a our p,an are compelled to propose anoth'
'ai oI Several have heen proposed. do not pr
the nose to consider them. | simply say that
acter orv ore nroposes to interfere with these CT
& 40 tracts. and TO some extent, TO violate, or
usa their favorite phrase, re udlate' them.
e. 10 Tbav all partake of the same principle and pl
equal fess 20 aim at the same object. The argumt
pro. IN favor of our course is that it is simp
N or tborouqh. radical, and relieves the State,
o,ce from all connection wi.h those Who.
;, beliese have practiced fraud upon her. HeT
ueh'' we believe ours is the better way. We
De in not en- ir l. without preeedn in this mat er
-mipg New York has passed through similar seen
b,t ;f IN 1851. the Legislature of that State pas
law for the enlargement of her canals,
SpO"u authorized the Canal Board TO let them out
award sections. upon contracts, and not lmi
about hem 70 The lowest bidder. Charges of fr
vera made against the commissioners, beea
Of their action in awarding the contracts
e told LEGISLATURE. in 1859, investigated the char
are as. declared them TO be unfoanded, affirmed
/. are contra cts. and made additional provisions
making payments upon them. But the
offrsud stil hung around them. and the
g are nle continued TO claMOr, I'LL by the legsla
'urtl- in 1853 the affrmatory act was repealed.
powers bv Il a; of 1854 the original act authorizing
red to making of the contracts, BY these repea
-, acts of the legislature, contracts smounIin
O"' more than 10000 we're blolted OHt OF
is,enee.
appro. MANY Of these contracts contained fottC
, claims and though there are lawyers in New 10
valid. some legal knowledge, of whom The contra
rom the c9u'u ,"He "us' NJ ~. IA mn bv an iD;ap,
avoid 1t calamity which some fear may betal OIL
nails. if We pass these resolutions NO
us ev. there was excitement the9S, d ne.e.
impOr. newspapers speeu,n'e erva,;s,a wss sbocLe,
,pose to rrumbled. still the sun conlinu
ne poor rise and set as usual New York prespere
OF his honor Of the State was sindiea'sd'
half, pre-. 1856 1t gave glorious 'u"lo''1 iva
examine fremon'; ,-,o.. Ia ;neen,,~es Ia
founded =, 7 cansot imagine cass in whi
doors of oaislature could be mere loudly called