Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-02-14
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She Ohio Senate, probably no reader Of the
LEADER is aware but from a series Of
gAeTeasss and resolutions which he, Mr..
MaHett" offered on Thursday last, we
Judge he halls from some country as black
in Democratic theory and practice as Mon
roe. His resolutions would be funny if
they we're anything beyond mean thrust
ct the Administration and the present
Congress. Mr.. MafFett has evidently been
stranger to school houses, and a bitter
foe Of Lindlay Murray. His grammar is
after the style Of A. Ward, while his rea-
soning is past finding out, His first l0hers-
as reads IS follows: ----
HWHEREAs, Large sums Of the peoples
money have been and still are proposed to
be expended BY the Washington Govern
ment, in the purchase Of clothing, sub
sistence and deportation Of the 'eolored
population. "
We we're not aware that the Washing
ton Government don't MafFett acknOwl-
edreit as an Ohio Government as well, or
has be already seeded? 2 has expended or
propOsstO eXpend sums of money in the
purchase of clothing, 60, "cf the cOlOred
population" or that they wOuldihave any
to sell, if it had. Win MafFett point out
the bill containing this appropriation
The second is as follows:
aWHEREAs, President Lincoln has re-
peatedly urged upon Congress the pro
priety and necessity Of providing for the
purchase, at Government expense, Of the
slaves Of loyal masters, and for freeing all
the slaves Of disloyal masters, willing or
unwilling, and 10 purchase territory in
come 'congenial cline to which all thus
freed are proposed to be transmigrated ct
tie expense Of the national treasury, in
thsevent Of their being willing to go. All
Of which viii involve the expenditure Of
fabulous sums Of money.
The grammar and punetustion Of this
are SO appalling, that we pass to the third:
HWHEKEAs, There is national debt at
present hanging over the people by thou
sands Of millions-terri6le in magnitude
and must necessarily be rapidly aug
mented, in the prosecution Of this unholy
war"
Here Mr.. .Mafeitdeliberately fslsiies fact
a. well as grammar The public debt is
nor thousands Of millions cat present"
nor will it be this year. Up to the 1st Of
July next, it is estimated at eleven hun
dred millions-an immense sum, but not
athousands Of millions" There is a
national debt and must be rapidly
augmented, =" is an elegance Ofspeech which
could only proceed from a Democratic mar
tyr 10 free speech.
he continues:
~WHEREAs, It is exceeding improper,
and extremely impolitic and unjust, to
force any debt upon the country other than
what may be absolutely necessary for the
legitimate purpose Of carrying on the Gov
ernment and for the suppression Of the
rebellion therefore,
ResoIpsd 5v the General Assembly Of the
STATE Of Ohio, That we do hereby most
earnestly and solemnly protest against
every attempt Of the General Government
70 interfere with the slavery question,
directly or indirectly, to either purchase,
eloshe, subsist, purchase territory for their
deportation, or assist fugitive slaves, or do
anything contemplating OF requiring the e.
PendituTs Of public funds
We might pass by the distinguished
authors objection to slavery legislation,
but what, in the name Of contractors and
soldiers, does he mean by proposing that
the Legislature protest against doing
anything contemplating or requiring the
expenditure of public funds" Whist are
pcblie funds for, if not to be expended 7
Or, wouldn't he have any public funds 2
Or, Eouldn't he have any Government at
ali to require funds? Probably the latter,
hut we suggest that If there are any funds
left over from the amount appropriated to
sid Missouri in emaneipating her slaves,
sufieisnt portion be expended in the pur-
chase Of books with which to emancipate
Mr. Mafett from his present rhetorical be-
WildsrDent