American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-03-25
An Extra Session. .


An Extra Session.
We notice that our mise Legislature have
already devoted time enough to the discus
sion ola proposition for an adjourned ses-
sion Of their honorable body, to have passed
all the laws necessary for the good govern
ment Of the State Of Ohio for twenty years
70 come; but in place Of doing up their
business like honest men. the Senate on
Saturday last passed resolution to have
AN adjourned session, in which to sport
with the interests Of the people OF Ohio
and have = long and strong tug at the
public Ieat. Why this wilful, and wreck
less violation Of the letter and spirit Of the
Constitution? Has not the Governor am
pie power to convene the Legislature in
the event Of any necessity for intermediate
lsgiGlationi
True. ray these SoIomons. "Bat--but
IL would not do for one man to take the
responsibility of imposing SO great bur-
then upon the dear people, and then the
Governor is too timid and discreet man
to take such step without some real ne
csssity. We can easily make our constit
uents believe (scattered as we are, all over
the State) that it is absolutely necessai
for US to be at Col umbxs every winter to
watch those treasury rascals, or they will
steal all the peoples moneyl!"
We are decidedly in favor of annual ses-
sions. but while We have Constitution
limiting US to biennial sessions. let us
scrupulously adhere to. and honestly obey
the organic act. the fundamental law OF
ths land. and by SO doing demonstrate to
the people, the necessity Of change
Such is the advice Of the father of Amori-
can Independence in his farewell address
10 the American people.
Pluribustah. or Young America seems
determined, under the coguomen Of prog.
TSss, to ride down all the maxims OF the
cages of the Revolution, and inaugurate the
will of doubtful majorites (regardess o
prece dents and Constitutions as the law
Of the land. This policy is catering to the
appetite Of demagogues. and laying the
foundation Of theory. ultimately TO un-
dermine all the established rules of our
Republican form of government.
The Constitution of the United Slate,
; gives ample power TO the general govern.
ment 'to provide for the common defenct
and general welfars of the phole people,
limiting the powers of Congress only by
declaring that they should not do certain
things; forsseeing, as tie patriotic framer.
Of the Constitu ion rnquestionably did, thai
party feeling and sectional interests, nigh
lead to the adoption of those measures
! which could, in no event, tend to the com
mon good Of the whole country. And the
constitution Of tho State Of Ohio, (altho
Objectionable in some Of it's features mske'
ample provision for "the protection o; life
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
Why then this fillibustering? Why thi
disposition TO travel outside of the record
Why not wait for the people to chang,
their, constitution and provide for our fur
!shsr necessities when they shall have dis
covered them?
~" We recognize "the right ofthe majority
oftbe citizens Of the United States (whel
fairly expressed) TO rule-the absolute
power Of Congress over all the Terri,orie
,--and the Constitution, and the laws mud
in pursuance thereof, as the supreme Law
Of the land"-this is our platform. Fur
ther this deponent saith not.