Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-05-13
STATE TICKET.
Letter.

/ had hoped that my letter of last
week would have terminated the Co.
lumbus correspondence of the CHRoNI-
Gle, but the unfathomable machins-
tons of the insatiate Democracy who
rule the State Legislature decree other
wise. Here we are, in the middle Of
May. with the sun approximating
summer heat, and this body, which has
been strongly importuned to go home,
continues to freeze to its nice little per
diem and to hang like a leech at the
public treasury, in order to elect some
aspiring demagogue to the office OF u.
5. Senator, in a certain contingency
Thus it is that tens of thousands of
dollars are being wasted to promote
the ends of leaders of the Democratic
party. Every day spent here costs
from 81, 900 to $4,000, taken from the
peoples pockets, cutting down the
earnings of the farmer, the merchant
and the mechanic, and heaping addi-
tional burdens upon every taxpayer.
Last Thursday the Democrats agreed
in caucus to adjourn at IL, NJ, on
Monday of this week, but when the
news of that resolve reached certain
.expectants in other parts of the State,
kilograms were sent here urging the
Democrats to change their determina-
ton, and remain until the impesch-
nent trial should terminate. This
counsel was needed, the caucus re-
assembling the same evening, rescind-
ing their adjournment resolution, and
setting us afoat sgsin on a shoreless
sea, and, il may be, doomed 10 drift
about for months yst, unless the people
shall protest in tones so loud that the
treasury leeches shall stink off in terror
of q storm of popular indignation. 1t
is, however, stated by some Democrats,
hoped By all the Republicans, and ex-
pected by some Of both parties, that
the noel will close out this week or
next.
There are a great many ~absentees,
about one-ffth. of the members, on the
average, being absent.
The legislation is now mostly of a
petty character. The Democrats have
about gotten through all their strictly
partizan laws. It'll reported, however,
that they are connecting some amend
ments to their miserable" admixture
bill, for the purpose of preventing the
Supreme Court rendering g decision,
on 8 contested case, adverse to the
constitutionality of the law.
The law DISTINGUISHING students mas
aroused much indignation among the
young men attending colleges, acade-
mics, &C., and it is properly denounced
unjust, and a especially designed to
exclude from the polls a class of citi-
zens who almost universally vote the
Republican ticket. The Democratic
leaders well know that their party is
mainly recruited from the ranks Of
ignorance, while Republican principles
are approved by an enlightened public
conscience. Therefore their hostility
TO churches, ministers, colleges, chris
tain associations, and progressive doc
trines generally.
In reply to a number of inquiries as
to whether the law restraining cattle
from running at large has been repeal
ed or changed, 1 would state that it
remains ss L vas last year, and is not
likely to be changed this session.
Attempts have been made TO change it
so as to allow mich COWS to run at
large, but have thus far failed.
The bill to authorize the election of
an additional m pleas judge in
the second subdivision of the 9th Dis
trict, composed of Trumbull, Portage
and Mahoning, has become a law, and
another Judge will be chosen in
October.
In addition to the legislature being
quartered here, the city papers report
the smallpox as prevailing, and the
city full of sneak thieves and burglars.
These several lux1ries conspire to
make the place lively,-which don't
happen every day.
The prospect for good crops of cher
ries, plums, apples and peaches about
here is first rate. Owing to the wet
weather but little corn has been yet
planted on the Sciota bottoms. The
city markets are well supplied with
early vegetables, such KS lettuce, rad
ishes. asparagus, greens, &c. Every
thing looks lovely in the natural
world, and if this legislature would
"psck up and dust" we would be in
favor of Governor Hayes appointing q
day of thanksgiving. r.
The TmDeacum enI Trial