The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-02-26
! Columbus Correspondence,

,ie@a columbus correspondents.
soga y-seSl CoLUMBus, Feb. II, 1862.
Dear Spirit:--Fhe General Assembly
continues to drag her weary length aloi &,
and as yet has perfected but few bills.
The great mass of the members seem to
ihi K that each one must render himself
conspicuous byfproposing some .'ery i'm.
portaut amendment to- some Section Of
the "Code of Civil proceedings.
This morning House Bill lea was laid
on my. desk. aud of this one hundred and
two, majority of them $50 far as my
momory serves) are calculated either di.
rcctIy or indirec.Iy to effect the '"Civil
cedc." - 81 'dS hh1 80 s'.t. ss1s',' ~
asiN Now 7 would not be understood as be-
lieving that our "Civil Code'' is entirely
perfect, but it lily becomes novices to
hastily attempt to amend that. which wise
men have amatnrely considered Our
Code was prepared BY such men as the
Hon. Win. Kennon, Hon, Groesbeck and
Hon. Morton. ''-es
Whatever of imperfections experience
may have found in our "Code" prepared
by these profound lawyers are certainly
not $50 grievous to be bo,ne.' but that
the people viii endure them willingly,
until such time as the WISE men in the
profession who understand its workings
shall ask for revision of the "Code, I"
aud then let it be done by a commission
until such time let aoeices who have par.
ticular petty casss to meet 10 their pro
posed amendments, stand from under
Especially would 1 ask them to wait until
we have q few, more Fort "Donnelsoas"
and "Savaohahs," {ths news of the cap
ture of which has just reached u.s. and
oar old banner Ia once more securely
asiled at the mast head of our national
ship, AID thea We will attend to these
miIor mstters where John Doe 4 Rich.
ard Rpe,' are coptendipg fer damages
done to the hind leg of an antiquated
5iped Of the anserine species. .4o u
!, I am; not particularly in fault fading
mood to- day, but l must confess that |
am completely dissusted with the stupsn-
dons efurts made by some of our strong
ipipdsd ,sad sngaciou, members 10 save
the "dear, peop.e's money" As sam
pie some two days of both Houses was
in cutting down the salaries Of
erraud boys from TWO to. one and hal;
per day, the amount saved of the ''dear
people,. money" by this two days. legis,
latiop was. about $50 90. from which de-,
duct two; days legislation at 100. 81.
400, and you have . saving Of IN rteeu
hundred and ten dollars "oyer the left"
This is bu. one instance, it is true. but
then it is pretty fair sample OF. the sa-
geeity sand graspf ofeiutellect manifested
By many members Of the General ASSEM-
o.y. 5edt 20 sssigqga fen7ust.s1 sGf
! sRetrenchmeat being the order of the
day. they not having meutal caliber
snoagh. ito grasp subjects of magnitude,
must be busy in small things, the activity
Of their intellects being in direct ratio
with its diminutveness. just as the flea
can leap much farther ins proportion to
its physical Dimensions than the lion.
5iAgsin: Some two days were consumed
Ia passing resolutions "instructing our
Senator'S and recommending our members
Of Congress to votesin favor of making
ths5Tfeasury notes alegalfteuder." Some
twenty hours 4befored tho resolutions got
shrcugh the General Assembly of Ohio.
the bill had passedsin Congress and was
Lbe. law g The fact is. lit was pending in
me Senate before the resolutions were in
reduced here. For this piece of wise Cd
legislation, the tax Ride people of Ohio
bay fourteen hundred dollars. These are
IAN pies offs great deal Of the workd'ne'
10 far, by theIgeneral assembly and will
%. in all future meetings of this body
lutil the people choose their representa-.
ives saa on on account Of their ability aud
T7ortb, and not for partizsn services.
} We have many members of mind and
.biliiyi whos regret the course pursued By
hese 4 "penny wise and pound foolish"
ctrenchers as much as your correspondent,
mt The urouble ID there is not enough of
hem to control this un wise Legislation.
sut, hey, will ihtrodnes q regular sys-
enatised plan for the reductioa of our
axes (daring the timaowea have to pay
lire ct. taxes to the general governmen.)
rhichs will be ;eficlent, and it is. 10 be
% pedi that they these pseudo retreuchers
gill ahave capacity to comprehend it,.
The effort being made by the commit.
60 sahos have this matter uudsr consider
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