Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-03-09
WARREN, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 9
Ohio Democratic Legislation.

CINcINNATI D~EMocRAcISED The latest
specimen Of tbe devotion of the Democra
ic majority in the Ohio Legislature 10 the
principle Ofsquatter Sovereignty, is seen
in the bill which was introduced in thai
body. by which the election Of police
officers would be taken from The citizens,
and the appointments. for five years,
given to Democratic partisans whose
terms of Office were just about to expire
and who were elected for Iotslly differ
sentdu:ics. The State journal says:
Democracy has lourished long on
little but the CHASTITY pretence of conf
-5dence in the people, and this move to rob
them Of The control Of their own domes
JIG institutions will unmask its native
.ugliness. SO that none will be sc obtuse
as not TO see IT.
Democracy adores the wisdom of the
people when they vote a democratic
ticker, but wants a higher poWer as soon
as they began to think for themselves"
A FueITTvE SLAVE Law FOR Ono
As a further specimen Of Democracy.
We Sa'S SODC VI AuO SCCttouS u a Oil III
.troduced in the Legislature. by Mr.
.Christy. of Butler County, a leading
Democrat in that section of the State,
and a shining light. 1t out Herods
Herod and puts the q. S. Fugitive slave
law quite in The shade. Comments are
unnecessary. the bill speakes for itself.
Here is a part Of it.
Section /. Be Il enacted By the General
Assembly OF The StCte of Ohio. That from
and after the first day OF June next. it
shall not be lawful for any ne. no or mu-
latto person TO come into, settle in, or
become an inhabilant of this state: pro
yided, however, that ne such person shall
be prohibited from travelling through this
state, or coming into it on temporary
business.
Sec. s. Any person or persons who
shall employ any negro or mulaIto that
may come into this state after said first
day of June. eighteen hundred and ffiy-
nine. OF shall encourage any negro or
mulatto 10 come into or remain In this
state, contrary TO the provisions Of this
act, shall, on conviction thereof before
any justice of the peace Of the proper
county. be fined il any sum. not less
than ten, nor more than one hundred
dollars.
Sec. 6. All contracts made with my
negro or mulatto, who shall come into
this state after the said first day of June.
and contrary to the provisions of this
act. shall be null and void.
Sec. z. All prosecutions under the
provisions of this act shall be brought
in the name of the county commission {
ers of the county in which such action {
accrued, before any justice OF the peace
of such county; but either party shall
have the right of appeal from the judg-
men, of such justice of the peace on the
Same terms and conditions as is provided
by law in other cases.
Sec. 8. 1t is hereby made the duty
of the county commissioners of the sew /
eral counties within this state, to prose i
cute all violations of The provisions Of 4
this act. coming 10 their knowledge. !,
And if such commissioner shall neglect U
or refuse 10 prosecute under the provis- Il
ions of this act. within three months from C
the time such commissioners shall have S
acquired a knowledge of such violation, r
such commissioner may be proceeded .
against as is provided for by law in other :
cases, for the misconduct in cfice OF Il
such commissioner.
Who would not like TO be a County
sCcmmissioneI? T
AEoETAoUs PuBLIcAIIoNs-Mr. Gil c
GOD, of Mahvning, has introduced a bill
in the House Of Representatives having n
for its object to ferret out the names Of :,
authors of anonymous articles. II pro
vides that editors may be brought before ;
a Justice of the Peace(affdavit of some =
person offended, being first made and =
the name of The author Of any article. j.,
published. be demanded. Ii he refuse !;
TO give The name, he is to be imprisoned :
in the County Jail until lie %relents. If r.
he gets tired of the Jail and concludes :,
TO own up, he can apply TO the sherilf, :.
give the name of the author, and be dis ..
charged. Then With a just estimate of
the shallow purses Of printers, ihe bill 9
provides that the party making the lfi u
davit. shall pay the costs. Th, Cleye- 4
land Leader says: "Let every printers :
devil as well as poor devil Of an editor do
honor to The very distinguished Demo :.
,crat of Mahoning. Let the toast be Oil
.son. lie is at once the boa constrictor
and benefsctor OF the black art. H ex- Ii
poses. purges. puriies-sSears. impris-
ons, feeds-all at the cost of the person .
making tie affdaYill
As an proper amendment TO be engraf
tedo this bill, We propose tha!iishall fur !,
Their provide. that lawyers who refuse to
Givulge the secrets of their Clients, when "
the opposing party demands, shall also =
be imprisoned in the County Jail until =
thsy own up; and the opposite Counsel :,
shall pay the costs. ~
adjournment Of Congress. at
We have seen as yet, but very meagre at
accounts of the doings of the last hours g.
OF the session. The Post Office Bill, Sc
appropria,ing SEQ, 0oo, 600 was defeated, th