M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08
From Columbus.
COLUMBUS, March /, 1861

The Legislature has now been in
session precisely two months, and
what it has accomplished for the re-
Lief OF an oVer.taxed people, or for the
general welfare ofthe State, lam Who'll
ly at a loss to determine. The Legis-
hture of 1867 was a paragon ofim-
tecilty. Its like had never been known
in this State before, but the present
cne beats that all hollow for its lazi.
less and tomfoolery. Sill the major,
ity are talking about another session
Iext winterl Only think of it! an
pthsr session of such Legislature -
The inhiction would be un6earSble--
beyond human endurance-and the
people would be justifable in march,
ing up to the Capitol, catching and
ducking in the cold waters ofthe Scio-
to every mothers son who would even
cote for an adjourned session. 1t is
understood that the Finance Commit
tee OF the Senate have decided tha
they aCiH not bring in appropriation
bills covering the expenses ofthe State
for two sesrs; that they will report
bills for one year aud thus force an
other session neyt winter. So,
if the Legislature should adjourn
SINE die, as it ought, Gov. Dennison
will be compelled to call it together
again, or permit the wheels of govern
ment to stop for want Of funds. Thus,
In any event, the people will have to
pay for another session Of this Repub.
lican Legislature. The promised re.
lief to the taxpayers has not been Civ
en-, nor will it be. The repeal Of the
School Library tax, to be sure, takes
one'tenth Of one mill off the grand
levy but this Black Republican ad-
ministration has been using, in viola.
tion of law, the money belonging to
the Sinking Fund of the State, and
that must be made whole again by the
addition to the grand levy of one or
two -tcnths of q mill, and perhaps
more.
Again, the last Legislature did
something towards perfecting an inde-
pendent treasury system, whereby the
peoples money might be more secure.
Instead of making such amendments
to the present laws as would make
them more perfect, l hear only
of propositions from the Republican
side to destroy the present and return
to the old system, by which the money
was loaned and deposited, and under
which the State lost about one million
of dollars
doubt, however, whether any Sc.
rious blow will ever be given to the
independent treasury laws. A presi-
dental campaign is near at hand, and
as thousands Of voters now acting with
the Republican party are in favor Of
the main features of those laws, if not
their details, their repeal might have
a damaging effect upon the Republi-
can forces. Even the niger and null
lltication bills are in danger of defeat
from this deserving policy of the
Republicans.
Chase is great "institution." He
is peculiar" institution. Without
him, where would be the Republican
party Of Ohio9 BE is the "embodi-
ment" ofthe honors and Offices as well
as the party. He no sooner got out
OF the Senate than he was up for Gov
ernor. No chance for another offi,e
appearing at the end Of his term as
Governor, he was reelected. The end
OF his second term found the Legisla-
ture ready TO elect him to the Senate
again. He is now U. S. Senator elect
and if after the nomination for Presi-
dent with sharp stick. If he gets
the nomination and is defeated for
President, lie can still hold to the
Senatorship and six thousand year;
if elected, the triumph Of "phreedom''
will be so much the more glorious
with twenty five thousand year.
The Republican Convention which
met here today, recommended the
''peculiar institution" aforesaid as a
proper person to receive the nomina
ton at Chicago, only about one-fourth