The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-02-18
The Republican Legislature as
seen through other than Demo-
crnlic SnecincleS.

Correspondence Of tho Cincinnati Times
: SENATE CHAMBER. Jan.a2i,. 1857.
While the Democracy are chuckling with untis-
guised qualification over the decaying fortunes
of their political enemies, the Republican party,
and the people at large, are becoming thorough
ly disgusted with the multiplied evidences Of
the weakness and incapacity of their reprcsen
tatyes in the General Assembly, the real inter-
ests Of the public are not only unwittingly man
aged but the majority seem to be doing their
utmost to insure the destruction of the party
which elevated them to power. In fact noPo-
litical party was ever more ruthlessly butcfered
than that which, only last year, Carried the
State of Ohio by such sweeping maiorities. Its
representatives seem to have organized them
selves intoa general disorga for
the purpose Of degrading it into that nothing
ness to which under the obtaining condition Of
things, it inevitably tends. They could not
have more securely effected the end that is
! threatened had they met here purposely to
achieve the decentralization Of the party, and
every successive step that is taken seems but to
precipitate upon them the fate for which they
seem consciously destined. They seem, indeed,
| to be vexcd with some uncomfortable in6tua-
ton, and are incompetent to resist the fate that
threatens to ingulf them in common ruin Sc
palpable is this fact that the dccadence Of the
party is theme Of general conversation, and is
admitted by general concurrence. Members
themselves do not hesitate to express . conYic
ton of defeat next fall. But hoping and St
Cling, like Millions poor devil, in Paradise Lost
they yet exclaim: aa. ,,
miserable me, which way shall / hyl ,..
Which way fly
. Is infinite wrath, and infinite despair
! hc,Representatives in the Legislature,' lill
the party,,is made UP Of incongruous, incompat
iblc, and pregmatic elements. 1t Is without
leading talents, possessing nota member OF po
litical tact experience, and disere ton. ;Wfa
is worse, they most deplorably lack back lone
Their notions of economy too, Ike their poll
tics, being too giggUdly to. create favorable sen
tmsnts. Their ieverish efforts also, to max
the nlg53r qteSVl0n sort OF Frocfussean psi
upon which to measure all questions of Stat
policy involved them in absurdities and incon
sistencies which thay are as unable to explain
as the public fad it impossible to understand o
excuse. AS their Efforts to torture the SLAYER
question into an application Of questions Of {
nance and general administration, have ,beel
frequently illustrated, it is unnecessary to DIVE
upon the topic. Their last difficulties and whicI
will be lasting ones-.are those iavolyed in til
Public Works contract and the Slough assault
The former will master them. Ths latter a
fair already BADLY bunglod, will bury them deeE
ly under a load of public contempt. 1t is pit
=. to see SO great party SO misorAbly destroyed
When defeat comes however, it will put til
r murderers so deep uuler the sod that no futnr
: political resurrection will reach them. p