The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-04-06
Partisan Mal,gnity.

Partisan Malignity.
In utter disregard of honor, decency and
self respect. 10 say nothing of proper respect
for others. the Democratic majority in the
present Ohio Legislature. gives itself up TO the
most meanly malignant partisan work with
ont scruple ard without hesitation.
The majority membere have songht to over
ride the Constitutional prerogafives of the
Executive to do which they Lave wholly disre
garded and set at nought the organic law of
the State. In this anarchical. .disorganizng work
they. arrested by TIE Judicia.y. whose conser
vative, saving u flnence was rever more con-
spicuous than on that occasion. The reader
will well recollect the attempt ofthe Democrat
ic majority of the present Legislature at their
first session, to usurp the appointing power
which the Constitution clearly confers upon
the Executive. and he will recollect, too. the
fearless integrity and Romar-Hke frmness with
which the Supreme Coart interposed its just
decision 10 save the Constitution from infac
tion, and preserve If from the vaDdal touch
of raracious partisan Democrats.
Prominent in the history of this partisan,
Democratic Legislature majority ,s the manner
in which Committee was instituted for in
vestigaiing the Treasury declaration. This
partisan majority. not only created the Com
mission. (which it is readily conceived it was
competent for them to de) but they also ap
pointed the Comnissioners.fhe appointment of
whom is clear and nDdehiable Constitutional
prerogative Of the Governor bni the Consti
tuiion which these men had solemnly sworn
10 support. afforded no barrier to the accom-
plishment of partisan purposes. hence in
this particular, in violation of their oaths, the
Constitution was stricken down and trampled
npon In the exercise of their usurped power,
this partisan majority appointed men upon that
Commission. more worthy to take the position
of culprits among the plunderers Of the Treas
ury than that of investigators into the robbery.
Their guilty knowledge and concealment of
Breslins defalcation, mark them as unworthy
sibility. Yet, when these, creatures of the
partisan majority had obsequiously and dirti
ly done their partisan work and sent in their
Report to the Governor, the same malignant
majority, essayed TO heap indgnity upon the
Chief Magistrate. by refusing to print, his dig
ni6ed. courteous perfectly respectful, but
unanswerahle accompanying message.
- Our columns to day record another instance
of partisan meanness of this malignant msjor
| ity We refer to the brief message of Gov
CHASE in another column. which unfold.
the whole transaction. Was ever partisan
foolishness, not TO say insanity more sconspic
uous than in this case The dignifed Sena
tors call upon the Governor for information
and impute to him criminality, or derelictior
,cas communicated to them a gear ago anc
is printed IN their Journal Of proceedings
| When this stunning and overwhelming mess
/ age of the Governor was presented, an effor
ljority to reject it and refuse to receive it-bu
some of the majority vacillated and the mess
age was received and ordered to be printed.
The message is Spartan like in its brevty
| iu its tone of conscious, integrity and manly
4 self respect, and eminently becomes the Chic
Magistrate of great and enlightened Com
monwealth, and utterly overwheims, in confus
} ion and disgrace the partisan majority, who's
malice on this occasion turned out to be a
| impotent as it was venomous. In their blind
headong and stupid rage to do something ter
3 rible against the Executive, and the Republ
cans generally. there is danger that they wi
destroy themselves by their own introverte
i. venoms that they viii s..
!, " With an insects frenzy, bite and de!"
The utterly demoralized state of tie preser
. pro slavery Democratic party, isnot only strit
iDgly ilust a,ed BY its acts in Ohio. bnt by il
acts in other States, bv its conduct Natio1a
n ". and syarywhere. The pungent Washing
!. ton correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquil
!. er justly remarks:
II .Out of this allegiance to party paramount
:. to love Of country or regard ior the publ
welfare arises the monstrons result, now s
It apparent in this country. that, in order to kee
:. the party together and in effective conditio
:, every man belonging to it, and especially ev
. ry one who expects to be allowed his turn
. partakihg of public plumber, thinks it his dut
g to stand bv. advocate, sustain, and defend
,e even against admitted corruptions, prove
N thefts, and undeniable denominations 'Whe
:, for the sake of party union, all shield eac
" even in the commission of public crime VIII
re else does party become but. criminal co
It spiracy 2 The people should remember th
to every great empire has hitherto fallen
>, Internal corruption; not one euer get got da,
!; aged by too much honesty az
rs, Collision of ,ths Steamboats, Gibson and Holm
-, on the Ohio River.