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Columbus Correspondence.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 10, 1874.


Deqr Sir; =, ,n
ent polit cal parties are over; but in
some Of these assembages Of wisdom,
harmony did not prevail. The 40 called
democratic convention was organized in
the usual manner. The managers o.
the party were there with their arrange
ments fully perfected for carrying their
measures. Mr.. Thurman, nephew OF
Senator Allen, moved resolution, that
each district select delegate 10 the
Baltimore Convention. which delegates
were to be subject to the instructions OF
the convention. This gave the conven
tion the power TO cast the vote Of the
State entire for Mr. Van Buren AT
this resolution, the Cass men became
alarmed, and earnestly and vehemenly
opposed its adoption. Governor Shan.
non, Col Sawyer and General Lahm
without reserve, denounced it as an anti
democratic measure, and urged the so
lection of delegates by districts, with in
strucions TO vote for The choice Of the
district This reasonable and righteous
request was, however, voted down by
the old hunke1S, and the Cass men made
to swallow the dose, A great deHI OF
confusion and dissatisfaction prevailed,
but it was all swallowed up during the
night in the fumes Of the wine, when
\ all dscords were forgotten and the III
grained particles made 10 adhere in per
feet harmony. The nomination Of Tod
was almost unanimous, bot one dissent
ing vote. The delegates from your
district meekly cast their voIes fer that
infdel Lawyer Certainly you will hear
DO more now, from those plnks of con
sisrency about morality, and the neces
sily of supporting moral and religious
men,!
The Whig Convention was rather a
splendid affair. All past off in The Ut
most harmony and good feeling. But
one spirit seemed 10 prevail, and that
was 10 carry the Stale for Clay, by an
overwhelming majority. But their
choice for Governor has Tor the present
disappointed their hopes. Owing TO his
priVate affairs, he has been compelled 10
decline The nomination, though unasked
for, conferred upon him. This he did
with much reluctance, because he was
confident that il he ever had any aspi
ra,ops 10 be Governor. this was the
time, and from nslderalions he owed
himself and his family, he could not
well do otherwise. Such being his sit
nation, it was certainly wise 10 decline
al an early day. The Wings have now
time to make another selection, and the
State Central Committee have already
made the Recommendation Of conven
ton on the 22d, of February. No diff
Guilty can occur in the nomination. To
use The language Of Mr., Spanger in his
letter, "the Wings have an army of
good men," and can easily make seec.
ton from amongst them, One thing is
very certain, that any good man the
Wings may nominate, will be elected.
Both branches Of the Legislature. are
principally engaged in matters OF 10
cal nature. A bill to divorce Maria Nc
Elwain from her husband, has caused
a good deal Of feeling here. Both the
petitioner and her husband reside in the
CITY Of New York. She came here about
the commencement Of the present sos.
sion; having previous y applied to the
LEGISLATURE Of Michigan for divorce,
and was defeated. She then came 10
Ohio, doubtless, from the course pursued
by McNully and others, last session, she
Ielt confident Of easy success Her
husband knew nothing Oft he application,
and all the testimony was of an eEparte
character, and 10 fact charged hlm with
nothing a, all. Sill, the Senate enter
tanned the BILL and passed it. Upon The
first vote it was tie. no one was vii
hnO 10 change his vote, but Mr. Frank
lin absented himself, and The bilE was
carried through by one vote. This case
has cos, the S o,e OF Ohio near one thou
sand dollars. Qaere, does tho Conslilu
uon grant tho power 10 dissolve con-
tracts Of that kind? "All legislative
mower herein granted is vested, &c"
Now is ,hs legislative acl3 or is it not
clearly ipdlcial9 Is it not contest be-
tween the parties for their righls2-
Which no other tribunal is SO we'll adap
tad 10 settle asa Court; and that is
where it ought 10 be settled. Bot our
Legislature, in taking cognlzance oil this
kind of business, must inevitably expect
10 spend much time, al great expense
10 the people, without doing single
thing for their advantage
The bill authorizing The apPralsemenl
If the canal lands was defeated in the
Senate to day. These lands were val
ned ii 1887. al an average price OF one
dollar and thirty cents per acre Since