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Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Gazette.
NEIL House, COLUMBUS. Nov. l3, l84l

NEIL House., COLUMBUS, Nov. l3, l94l
Mr. Eduor:-It seems 10 be settled
here, as far as any thing can be, in the
minds Of the Iocofocos, that Mr.. Shan
non is 10 be nominated at the 9TH oI
January Convention, for recollection tc
the Gubernatoral chair or course
however, nothing can be foreoId with
certainty in such matter. | give you
the talk
81 Gamma say how the truth may be,
tell the tale as twas told to me-"
1t seems to me Mr.. Hamer is strong.
er man; perhaps he would not accept a
nomination for that office. Mr.. Bryan
is sometimes mentioned: his chances,
think, are few indeed. Mr.. Auditor
Brough ought TO be mentioned in the
category.
There is at this time quite an on.
sIanght beng made upon the Fund Com
mIssioners, for the loans they took of
the Chilicothe and Franklin Backs
An ingenious writer proves that they
give 28A per cent, interest for the mo-
cey. The wsy he does it is a pretty
good specimen of IocoIoco arithmetic.
lie takes it for granted, in the first
place, that when The laws were made,
every thing was as it now is. He takes
1t for granted the money borrowed was
worth 80 cents on the dollar only--a
loss OF 10 per cent: that the loan must
be paid east, and that exchange will be
l0i per cent: then six per cent interest,
makes, when added to these sums, 268
per cent. How he makes out the other
2 per cent, | have forgotten. lie has,
of course, no idea that when the loans
were effected, there was quite differ
ent state OF afrairs!! He intimates also
that the Commissioners should have is
sued scrip!
The Journal Of this morning statos
that, "it is said" Judge Reed Of Cncin-
natl, will be elected to the place now
occupied by Judge Hitchcock. think
the Journal is mistaken. No such thing
is said among tho Iocofocos, so far as
know, Mr.. Burchard of TrombuI
county, who recently held nm office in
the United States Treasury Department,
is more confidently spoken Of than any
other, as tho probable successor Of Judge
Hitchcock.
With due reverence for Judge Reed,
there are several men whose qualica-
tions seem 10 render them more promi-
nent lhnn he is, for that station. Judge
Joseph Swan Of this Circuit must 5e able
to command much more ready conf
donce among the people. | do not hear
much said OF him as a candidate. He
is too modest TO push his claims, aud |
doubt whether he would set much value
upon the office. unless it were given him
without his seeking it. A man of more
sterling modesty and worth is no where
10 be found; and il elected his quaIifca
tions and personal character are such as
would give him an elevated rank com.
pared with past or present Judges Of
Ohio. II would be impossible for any
man more completely TO command the
confidence Of the Bar and the people of
his circuit than he does 10 politics, he
has generally voted with tho party now
in power in this State, but is not par.
tsan.
Can you people Of the Queen City,
show how Judge Reed has made himself
iIustrious, TO be entitled to
n seat on tho Bench Of the Supreme
Cour9 He is probably man of laor,s
and responsibility; but could not as much
be said of fifty others9 | have seen an
oralion delivered by him on the 7lh
April last, OF the Buckeye celebration in
your city. There is very little Of the
Marshall or the Mansfield about it. 1t
is spoken Of BY his friends as character
istic: il so, the State will hardly suffer
by delaying his election TO the Supreme
Judgeship for few years, 1t shows
more Mysteries than Judgment, and is
by no means a Jewel in, point Of Iilora-
ture. Indeed, think there arc many
men Of less pretcnsons. who would not
suffer such a production TO find its way
to the public, over their namos, Conf.
denco in self, being pNrt Of his theory,
is doubtless iaudable within proper lin
its bat Judging from his oration, it has
led him intoa notable contempt Of high
examples, both in thought and style. |
should hardly expect one with such a
Iudlcrous jumble Of maxim and hypor-
boe IN his IDEAS, or taste so little cul-
tiyaled as to prefer such aground and
lofty tumbling" in point of style, could
bo yet reOdy 10 add any thing valuable
to the gladstone IightO Of jarispru-
deuce"
| find my strictures have run into
greater length and scveGity than de-
signcd 1t is perhaps owing to the feel
ing, that Ohio never can attain respcc
lab'O standing for literature, while such
productions as John Reeds Grafton, are