Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-24
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENT CE.
CoLUMBus, March 13, 1857.

To-day the discussion of the Constitu-
tional amendment commenced. The first
proposition, which opened the ball, was in
favor of annual sessions of the Legislature.
Mr.. Andrews, the new member from Au-
glaize, (who is apparently desperately anx-
ious to distinguish himself) was the first
to break ground in opposition. He read a
lengthy argumentin favor of .bienniel ses--
sions; but owing to his bad reading and the
confusion in the Hall, we did not hear
much of it, His principal arguments we
believe, were, that there has always been
too much legislation, and that the people
do not ask change. Mr.. Bunker replied
to these arguments by stating that there
never had been too much good, wholesome,
well ll-digested legislation, and that the sur
plus of imperfect laws was owing to want
of time to perfect the various measures
which accumulated more rapidly than they
could be disposed of. Mr.. Parsons fol-
lowed, adverting to the enormous expend-
itures of the State, and the miserable con-
dition of every branch of the public SER
= vice, when the present Legislature met,
$ and attributed many Of these evils to the
J fact that there was no Legislature to watch
and exercise restraining Influences over tllt
/ other departments. His speech was al
= excellent one, and was listened to witt
= marked attention. But the speech of th'
. occasion was made by Mr.. Cory, the elo
= quent but eccentric member from Hamil
|. ton. He occupied the balance of the af
= ternoon, and has not yet concluded. H
: favors a'radical change in our present form
!. of government. He wishes to dispens
F. altogether with the offices of Governor an
Lieut.. Governor, considering these officer
: of no practical utility, and of positive evi
Next, he would have the Senate and Hous
N of Representatives merged into one body
' The Auditor, Treasurer, and Secretary {
r State, and Attorney General should be eleC
I ted by the Legislature from its own men
: bers, and should continue as members I
the Legislature, and should continue {
:. ; members of the Legislature, and be subje'
''t, to the control of that body. The membc
: of the Legislature should be elected fl
sr: two years-one half holding over. The
mt, should be no limit to their sessions, but
= permitted to sit on their own adjournment
We Finally, any county or district should
,pt allowed to choose any individual in the Sta
- as Ler representative, whether that indivi
roy ual resided in the county or elsewhere
Ito This we believe is fair synopsis of /
= proposed changes. His speech was I
.et, able, bold, novel and interesting one; b
,th of little practical benefit. So much
: Legislation. ...~l atpt nuIf
uTt We noticed in our readings to-day,
- fact of which feware probably aware, tc W
an that the preliminary carriage road acre
" the Isthmus of Tehuantepec is complete
hop Two carriages passed over the road on
4th of January, and returned next day
Zoe nos' being the first. 1t will not, however,
to open to the public before the lst Of Jul
BY the late foreign news we see thai
,,y; ,,;c terrifc explosion took place at the Lar
hill eolliery near Bamsley, England.
pa, a, The ooal.pit is $50 yards deep. and
lee. number OF miners at work at the time v
. lag. An explosion took place near
Gst law. entrance, which set fire to the pit,
niI all flames reaching twenty yards above
nort top. II was feared that none Of those