Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-22
lEnlsLAruRE -OR OHIO.

LEGisLATURE OF ONO.
Ecirie, from letter 10 the Editor. dated
COLuMBUs, JAN. ), 1920.
Mr.. Cole introduced Il resolution to ex-
anime the books OF the Auditor, TO find whe-
iisr the chartered Banks had complied with
the acquisitions Of the law chartering them,
by making report TO the Auditor, and as
signing 10 the state the BoaaS, 80 called, sc.
Ne. ihis Is deemed the most ethcicnt Bica-
sure yet taken. IL those Banks have not
complied, their charter il forfeited. aud con-
sequently will have no legal existence can
nor sue or collect any OF their debts, aud must
aI!.-Qaere. VIA not the private property
OF stockholders be liable If the bank was uB-
authorised.
bill has been reported to the House Of
Representatives by MIR. Kelly. 10 abolish i'm
prisonmeut tor debt-its fate Is doubtful.
MIR. Zoos introduced IA hill into the SEN
ate, providing for the appraisement of per-
SoBel property taken in eNecuiion-nO sale 10
take place unless for Iwo thirds vi its apprais-
tA NaiUr
. resolution this day passed the Senate
ihS!rUctiRg our senators, and requesting our re-
preseni"tiveS IN Congress TO oppose the admis-
SION IN. the Unio of ANY new State, tie en-
SITUATION Of which tolerateS slavery.
Appropriateness OF The representation of
this state is about to he made, making so Sem
ators and to Representatives, which will BIZ
about IA The proportion OF one representative
10 e"ery fifteen hundred voters.
Gii has been reported toihe house res
pectiag canal from The Ohio to Lake Erie
the principles OF which contemplate the State
To appoint commissioners locate ito COM
nence al some point on The Sandusky Bay Of
ITS Havigable waters, TO pass TIN ougi the lands
lately purchased from tie Indians"
iljiSbor0.gh Gazette,
Extract of letter from younr gentleman
attached to the mississippi edition, to
friend in Mount Holly, IN J dated
Head Quarters, 81. Peters Below st An
toony dls. Oct. II, 1919.
We have at length arrived AT Head Quar-
'ers, a'er be,ng ON march more than
months Oar Detachment started. from that
dreddtW hote Fort NIiiii:n for pittsburg in the
HhoHth OF February last we had IA very severe
march OF it, Indeed, it being cold weather
very net aud muddy. We arrived at Pitts
bnrg ia about Ia daNs, whore another detach-
ment joined as from which place we pro-
ceeded TO Wheeling, in = long keel boais.-
at wheeling we remained about 8 days vail
ing Tor Large new Steam Boat called the
Thomas JetfersOn-on board OF which we em-
parked aud proceeded down ne Ohio 10 Shin
pi"gSport, where we joined the Hain EGpedi.
tton, consisting of two Steam B0aIs.
we encanped on small Island (Sandy
Island opposite HAT place for about , weeks
%hen we embark I'd and proceeded down the
beautiful Ohio, al the rate OF 50 or 90 mile, "A
day, until we arrived at the Mississippi; AS
cended that riververy slowly, (againsi a strong
curreut,) 10 the Missouri wkIch we assembled
as Tar as Belle Foutain where Tie expedi-
ton made halt, aud we encamped about
weeks.
Here was formed two expeditions. one
for the Missouri, The other for the Mississin-
pa myself beius attached To the latter In
consisted OF two large Keel boats, with J2
oars on side, rnder the command of captaiu
toster;-we went on tolerabiy we'll until we
came TO the Rapids where We labored very
hard about 10 days To proceed Q miles which
was the length OF the Rapids We had TO be
IN The water almost constantly pushing the
boats over the roc&S-aud suffered very much
from fatigue and sleeping in cnr wet clothes.
until we reached Prairie La Chene where
we rested several days. There are a great
many Indians about that placc--as also a
n. dsop e fort and settlement of Writes we
traded pork aud -four with them, for corn.
BEANS sluashes aud potatoes, which were a
great nOur, hnent 10 us. From Prairie Ia
Cheine we reached this place (St. Pe,ers)i
10 days-a distance 300 miles.
I'VE are all hard IA; work now in building
block houses.for winter quarIers-we caa yet
nothing good TO eat there being no white set
tiement near us. Oar whole regiment does moi
at present consist of more than 300 men 1
think If the ludians should Happen 10 get
mad, aud raise against us, they would sweep
us OH the land"