The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-12-03
An Ezetiicnt Article rom sieda-
ry's Crfsfa

should not Be Il all sprprised 70 so. - h.n
The nswspapers 10 the sIogsi 6tsssss sg.n...
dsd rom tas yafious eAssss operating spop
them.
Some bs.anss they cS1not make .be,h
ends meet" and Others because they cannot
obtain paper 10 print on, even II t6ey have
money to pay for it. We presume, howsvsr,
that the press may baye power and influence
enough On ne meeting 81 Congress 10 eosul
pei that saplent body to release them from
portion Of The difficnlties hey now hbor 10.
der. III they have not jaauence enoueh 10
accomplish this much. they ought to sufisS
somes 1lhey tthepresz3 ara great poiisiciAns,
and u they have nok anflnenes enough sto
make politicians heed them,the world should
Know it. OF course we do not exDect the
Democratic pfoss 10 jnfiuencs Rsoablican
members, mnch, less enlighten them. butws
expect the Repdblicsn press to make the AZ
tempt sGs.lH eDisEfaas44 s3s .parfEs r.
The great difficulty with the paper makers
is to get material TO manu- 'acture into paper.
Our sapient Cohgress, For some cause orly
known to themselves, levied a: duty onsim.
ported rags! This duty, with. the difference
to'exchahge. owing 10 our Deprecated greer
backs, ",or illegal tender, have unitedlSe se.
ted as prohibition against the rag imperts.
tion, and our people being reduced to consid.
cradle straits ior clothing, wear their rags
instead OF selling them. In addition to this.
the conirac ors Tor army clothing work up
vast amounto cotton rags, iormerly used for
making paper in what is called sshoddy.n
and palm 1t upon tlis Government ss the
genuine wooden cloth.a5ibsT sGs af 5sgggd
All these things operating together, and,
suddenly, have not only run rags up to an
enormous price, but compelled many of the
paper mills 70 stop, orto run on very short,
time. The exhausted material is one OF tha&
troubles which it is hard 10 overcome. and
Congress should At once, on iis meeting nextl
\ week, repeal the tariff on importei rays, for
in rags the whole country viii be very soon.
the way things are going ionaoi4HTQsssg csc
j To the difficulties in obtaining rags to con.
vert into'paper, at any price, is added tbs
burdensiof the direct. taxes on paper, on
printing and OF. advertising. TO tlds cJinss,
the advance in printers wages.
Paper MAKERS oftcohrse for tho time be-.
ing, and in the midst Of the panic, take ad,
4 vantage OF their customers, and put on tbs
prices as high up sinlthe pictures as their
conscience will admitso OF tbs upce rtai q future
? may suggest 70 their imaginations.
j Ws are told that some oiths Daily p,pers1
are reduced 70 an allowance W ieh merely b
secures their editions from day 10 day, not
Il Knowing but on each to morrow they may
come to a stand still Bd4 yfsaigrqr al eidg
l Conventions OF publishers are being held b
4 East ard West. and advancing their sub.
scrlption and advertising prlccs-4-so are
reducing the SIZE o. theirpapefs 10 very small
dimensions, as well as adopting q much in.
ferior snd cheaper qualityso sseSs 500
Il While this tax law was before Congress-, ,
4 we called the attention OF editors and pub
fishers to}ils peculiar fea ures affecting them,
but there was very little sn0tics9 taken Of it
SO 'ar as we observed Probably il would
not have been noticed las Congressman seem
ed bent on destroying the country and them,
selves too. They have succeeded in bo.h
A remarkably weilg@A Esa& sia5 ,as1os HAd
The constructions put upon the Tax Law, d
and Inc mode o. administering it, are so
4 utterly heathenish, that few could have bc>
lieyed such law poss sble. q We are ga i.fied
had the. Crisis or any other paprr, told ishs
4 people that the law would bear the construc-
tion given it, and that it would he SO adj
i minlslered, some papers would, have do
nounced us as very great liars, and 10 sympa>.
thy wish5JeR DAVIS. Hundreds o. intense
abol!tionisis would have volunteered to give
their oaths that, such papers should be sup
pressed, and the Editors sent to the bastiis
as ndisloyaP'te the n1groaa9& IA GQisiRHo'
i twill be great stroke for the Rcpublcan
eausch II they Can destroy all the Democratic
papers throughihis tariff and tax msehineFv.
while government patronage .wili keep such
4 Of their own alive as they may care about
preserving. II this is tLeis purpose, we think
they haye hit upon most happy cembi nation,
iof folly and rascalty to accomplish such IN
. end, provided they have not mistaken tho
willard preservance OF, those they have got
4 to deal with.
4 But these things cannot last always. Let
our editorial brethren bear up against thesos
misfortuDes. Rags will be plentier and
cheaper before honest Abraham gets through
his four years Rags will be dog plenty, if
not dirt cheap. Rags will be .tke ,cuat of
arms OF the whole Abraham family. Rag.
will be the evidence Of onestiiudus,ry. Roas
will be in the majority. Rags will lriumph.
Rags will govern, and the people will cry,
"Bully for Rags.n 69$2R % ha1slis@'eo ~
! The opinion given by Judge Swavne, at
4 Cleveland, in regard to the issue OF shinplas.
ters BY corporations had reference only 10
the act Of Congress. which, undertook 10.
prohibit State corporations from entering
{ into competition with Secretary Chase -
This act, Of Congress 7J udge .Swayhe pro- 8,
nounced unconstitutional. The, principal
4 importance Involved in this option given
~ his instructions to the grand Jury, islthis:
, 1t IS one step forward in checking the, as
sumpions rie in Washington, and in Con.
}, gress, that the Genersi g Government hs. The
, same upl'm4'ed power, e, legislats isr ..Aai
I states. that Ate Government has for the
4 cnunties!9f This Is The aostrine OF aA0lnohll
ism, and was aynwea by Lincoln at Indians
apohs, on his way 10 Washington, in 1851
$ sJudge Swayhs. .sthersfore, in This opinion.
s he's kpoeksd saGh si.IS, for it j. beneath l1s
dignity 0tpsipessxe.' Gas that State holds
G he lsane trsia,ises positioa 10 The TGentrsi
Q GioYsfnqne at Az q county 10 a State govern.
s msnt clear oSt o Ohio. We verify helisve
4 that one hall the acts Of tie last Cong, ess.
! ioachAlhg the lights OF thee ciiizenl and aof
Q properly are not only unconstitutional bat
d wi'ibs so pronounced rs soon AZ our courts
1 are fetiessa lsom hs pfessnrs of 4 hAstile4--s
proxtsssSi thsy venture to run, counter, To- the
2 taisaAss ~ Washington busily ioIging chaina
7 oT the peeplss' neckgi 6ofts5HsaS5qST In
Oir Judges and lawyers have been greatly
: scaReds pot the hasd handed and stout -heart-
7 cd people have iOossasd The tongues of thons
SANDS by Their votes at the Fseentl electionssl
aDd We now expect to see frightened reason
and 'ifn'd tore In thealegal profession resums
X ing thslrs empire. .snd ths gtmnishssi erinins
carefully .s, s,,sIng the grease spos" q cor.
IEdWe hayssan Ohio law which ix eonstitas
tionai, imposing severe penal los upon cospo.
I ra'ions and individuals for aebasing tho
, Sprseiops' metals'a by JcireIaeisg sshiH pias.
! ters Let that Law be carried into Effect
Tot the General Gosefnment have q clear
feldand Il viii rnn iss sracs the more Ter.
sa'nnly. aDd rsa p the undivided reward which
? Is sure to follow. #Yg 'S3
. " Mr. Wa,af ~. rs,s "a f.,aI.