Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-01-05
For the Empire

Mr.. EDITOR Having read the History
of the Legislative Folly of Ohio, as laid be-
fore your readers, under the caption Of
"The Governors Message" would ask the
privilege of some space in your columns to
ventilate the gas house, of an humble cons
stituent, after consuming the enormous
amount Of Bitumen, and other combusti
bles, contained in said heterogeneous mass
of classic lore In the first place, after fol-
lowing this great history, over two columns,
find that the entire taxable property in
Ohio, is probably 81 $50, 100000, probably.
And that the rate of taxation is not higher
on this small amount, (pr, dollar) than it
was two years ago, when tho aggregate list
was two thirds less And concludes, with
two columns more, by saying that the bigger
the pile the better, which proposition, the
historian elucidates as clear as mud. This
august Document, also shows plainly, that
its author did disburse 1888 dollars to-
wards repairs on Canals etc without proper
authority, says it is bad precedent--such
practices should not be tolerated; But
hopes the Legislature will pass his bill
which their predecessors refused, but hopes
they will not trust others, for fear the privie
lege might be abused. And finally he re,
commends the agricultural interests of Ohio
to the grateful considerations of his fellow
pilferers, and in the middle of the eighth
column, he pays his respects to his disfran-
chised brethren of African extract, vulgarly
called niggers. Thinks the act Of last le-
gislature, did wrong in allowing judges Of
elections, to reject the votes of his "yaller'
friends, thinks the Courts ought to decide,
from the fact that the judges of elections
may know the genealogy of the yaller and
Black republicans, his chances would be
safer in courts, where they are not 30 well
known, ,--he wants that act repealed But
admits that none but white male citizens
can vote legally by the constitutions Still
he is for repeaL-That Is, he is in favor Of
allowing the yaller citizens to vote, espe-
cially if they vote the republican tic ket-
He also says HE, and the people of Ohio
will suffer no invasion Of their territory -
HE, is in favor of Union.--HE will not dis.
avow just admiration of noble qualities,
(even in traitOrs.) But He, will condemn
servile insurreotion, ,--as well as servile war
HE is however in favor of disunion, Gndi
vidually) but the people, HE thinks are fol
ITnion and eoueord -HE clainna M axannn,
tion from blame, but thinks the free Statel
ought not to be censured.-HE hates kid.
nappers and loves collored folks generally
HE thinks his 0berlin friends, never did
any thing wrong-the U. States marshalt
were kidnappers and asks a resnactment o.
the notification act repealed by the last To-
| gislature,-And finally winds up his history
! By several tables, ia which ho tries to show
that The disbursements Of public funds was
less 10 the last three years, than in formel
corresponding period. -Thus--The average
\ yearly Disbursements from 1859 to 1855, he
saysnre 81 OPS, ,s24,95. and from 1856 I,
1859 he says the yearly disbursements wer'
only $685., 5,5sS, 50--This he shows by adding
S62S, ,TSS,I IS 70 the amount Of disbursement
Of the FIRST period, and dsdnssing the sam'
amount from the less period ,--and omittinl
one year from 1855 to 1886, 40 "a &c
Nov Mr. Editor. win give ny opinion Q
this great state paper, and beIaf only on
) Of the igno rant masses, you lef read