The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-02-01
Republican VS.. Republican.

| The Columbus Gazette is the especial or
gan of Gov. Chase. In the issue ofthat pa
per of the goth inst, its editor, Mr.. Greiner,
comes down on its Republican brethren OF
the Legislature in this wise
THE LEGIsLArURE.-Did we not know the
majority OF the Legislature to be Republicans
we would swear they were Democrats. 1t is
q we'll known fact, that wherever terrific
~ could be found without a.school house,
Democracy was ever sure to claim it's strong
hold. This Republican Legislature it ap-
pears, is determined to steal this thunder
from their opponents. We find it attacking
our school system, and endeavoring to de-
stroy the school libraries, thereby depriving
thousands of our humble fellow.citizens Of
the happy privilege of residing useful and in.
structiVe books that they are too poor to buy.
Not content with this, but by indirect, un.
demanded methods, we find them insidiously
attacking their own School Commissioner,
and without even a shadow of justice, talk
ing glbly Of abolishing his office, without
even giving him chance to speak for him.
self, or waiting for the publication of bis re.
port.
The press, also, appears to have become
odious to these fledgling statute makers, and
they appear to think their mission is to in.
jure it as much as possible in pecuniary
point of view. One "little mountain" of
fellow invites its attacks upon him, wishing,
as we suppose, to become notorious and we
trust he will be accommodated before his
term expires. The publishing Of their pro-
ceedings every day appears to be lion in
the path, and in perfect phrenzy of econo.
my they refuse to pay the pitiful compensa-
ton of 81 column to the two party papers,
or to their own organ, even, but must cut
down the price to So so column of solid
BREWER type. We would see them in Hall
fax first before we would print their proceed
ings for any such sum. Not content with
this bid for buncombe, they must also take
from the local press the publishing OF such
laws as they may see proper to enact, aud
we suppose they will as usual provide that
laws shall take effect from and after their
passage, end the people, as usual, will not
see them for nearly year afterwards. And
all this is done on the ground of economy
to save the peoples money In this furry
for economy, suppose they look at home for
a moment. Instead of hurling their shafts
to the injury of the cause of education and
the local press, suppose they attend little
more strictly to their own sworn legislative
duties.
Suppose, instead of running away from
the State House on Friday, dead heading it
over the railroads home, and remaining there
until the next Tuesday, and drawing thei
four dollars per day, without an equivalent,
they do up the work they were sent to do,
adjourn, and thereby save the State s. 900
week ? Many OF our Senators and Rep.
resentatives spend three. fourlhs of the year
in trying to get here and no sooner do they
get here than they spend the other fourth in
trying to get home again.
1t this Republican Legislature wishes
"muSs with the local press" and from their
proceedings thus far, we are inclined to be.
lieve it does, we say ego in lemons" and
We'll see who comes out squeezed the driest
in the end.