Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-12-29
Columbus Correspondence.
COLUMBUS, Dec. 90. l843.
Dear Sir:

COLUMBUS, Dec. %, 843.
Dear Sir:
The present week opens with
great deal more than the usual inter.
est. The devoted pertisans o locoIoco
ism manifested show Of their lnten'
tions 10 adhere 10 the doctrines contain.
ed ia their acts of the last two years,
and also 10 spend the time Of the Legls-
lalurs at the tune OF more Than four
hundred dollars per day, doing nothing
Of aay importance 10 the people of Ohio,
as to any thing that they have power to
effect.
On Monday, the LOkie0 introduced in.
10 the House a string Of resolutions,
drawn up with care, closely connecting
the fine Of General Jackson, imposed BY
Judge Hall, and The petition Of the heirs
Of the traitor HULL praying 10 be in
Identified, &c. These we're conuScted
for the purpose Of making political ca
ptsl for tho next campaign. II the
Wings voted Tor the resolutions. i,
would be yielding the ground hereto
fore occupied by them, viz; that they
have only power 10 legisIaIe upon mat
ters that pertain TO the State of Ohio,
and that they cannot, in their legislative
capacity, spend the peoples money 10
talking about matters and things that
they have no more power to carry into
effect than they have to repeal the
Union between Great Britain and Ire.
land. III they voted against the resoIu'
tions, then they would charge that they
favored the claims Of the heirs OF Hull.
Tho Wings, however, determined moi
TO trlAe with the time Of the people al
So per day, and neglect the important
matters for which they we're elected
The resolutions were therefore indefi-
nitely postponed During the progress
Of this debate, Mr.. Hawkins, from Pre-
Bile, having the Aoor, sent to the chair
paper which he said he offered as an
amendment, The Speaker read it and
1t proved 70 be the bill introduced, The
present session Of Congress, into the
House Of Representatives, by Mr. 10
gersoIl from Pa, refunding General
JaCkson's fine, &c. Mr.. Hawkins paus-
cd amidst the roar Of laughter, q when
it had subsided so that no could be
heard, he said he moved that the House
resolve itself into a committee Of the
whole on the bill now under considsra
ron, and that we now pass it., lie said
Congress had tried to steal a march on
us out here, but he hoped that tho de.
bate would stop short, and we might
perhaps cheat that old tory Of an In
gersoI out Of the glory Of doing honor
10 the par morn hero The objoct of
the loCos was TOO easily detected. After
the indefinite poSlponement Of the reso
luions, the House took a recess. When
the Senate convened in the afternoon,
Mr., Disney offered The same resolutions,
This seemed 10 take the Wbigs all by
surprise, They, however, concluded TO
lei the matter pass without debate, but
the Locos determined 10 debate il, and
the debate was OF such character, that
it was impossible for them to avoid par
ticipation Thereupon a warm aud an
imated debate sprung up, which lasted
until 8 or 8 o'clock al night. 1t was
evident that the Wings had the better Of
the fight. They out managed the Lo.
cos in the discussion, durIng Q which sev
eral amendments were proposed and
voted down. The Wings being careful
TO call the ayes and noes on every i'm
porlani vote. Among The proposed
amendments was one TO instruct our
Senators and request our Represents
lives 10 vote against the annexation Of
Texas TO the United States; every Wing
voting for, and every Loco against the
amendment. Another amendment was
TO reques, our Representatives 10 re
scind the 2lst rule Of the House of Re
presentalives Of the United SlO,es-up
on this amendment every Wing voted
Tor, and every Loco ageinst. This is
The rule you know, that prohibits abo:
lillon petitions, &c. In this discussion
not one word was said against General
Jackson, the Wings taking the ground
that 1.-THE fine was wrongIully imposed
II ought 10 be refunded, but that the
Ohio Legislature was not the tribunal
10 leA that matter That they had no
juri'dctiOn Of the cass--that the power
claimed BY tho other side, 10 instruct