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COLUMBUS, Feb. 10, lS44,
Dear Sir:

COLUMBUS, Feb. 10, lS44,
Dear Sir:
The past week is rich with le-
eislative incident. Both Houses have
been nduslriousIy engaged 10 complet'
| ing the great measures OF the session.
The Bill districting the Stale, is now in
the House, and will be amended so as
10 strip it Of its iniquirous character
The whole bill will have 10 be stricken
off and new one inserted; for the rea
son that the whole bill is one combna
lion Of fraud and inlquity. III is forlu-
nate for The State Of Ohio that the
Wings have majority in the House;
il they had not, large majority ol the
people Of The State, would by The 'ini
quity,of the bill, passed by the Senate,
be disfranchised. But The finger oil
Providence 's|seen 10 all The affairs Of
men, In the days Of the Revolution,
when wihou men, arms, or money, by
the aid Of a'Srperhumda power, we con
Qupred the prou6rstnation Of The earth;
and again, in lS40 when q tyranncal
party had so arrangedthe affairs OF the
nation "a to place the entire revenue Of
the country ~ The hands and under line
control OF the President. and was about
10 perfect a plan, through the aid Of a
Iaw 'organizng the militia by which
the entire political power Of the country
was TO be at the disposa'o( the Execu-
tive, an UNSEEN HAND directed The ensr'
gies and wisdom Of the people; and the
result was, an entire overthrow Of that
party who dared thus 10 lrHe with
Heavens choicest gik. So WHEN an at
tempt was 10 be made SOTO district the
State as TO place the mo ojOTSty under the
control Of the minority, the same IN
seen power directed the PeGlica charac
ter of the Legislature, so as 10 check
and stop the preparation OF all oHttages
Of the klnd--such as our commonwta tn
has for the last few years SO inexcusa
bIy suffered.
The bill TO repeal the Sd and 4lh Sec
tions Of the amsndalory &C Of the San
dy and Beaver Canal Company, was on
motion Of MIR. EckIey. taken up, and i0
definitely postponed by svo'e Of 1870
Is. Another bill is yet pending 10 the
Senate, TO authorize the company 10 in
stiIule suit against the State TO ascer
tain the liability Of the State 10 the com
pany. This bill is too ridiculous 10 meel
with serious consideration from any
body; and will, when reported back by
lhe committee who now has il in charge
meet the late Of its predecessor All
legislation with regard TO this company
is the result OF malicious disposition,
on the part Of some members, who are
hostile 10 the improvement.
The bill to release the Bank OF WOos
Ter from the las OF last wintcr, has been
the subject Of discussion for the last
Two days. 1t is a fight among'' the
LocOs altogether; no Wing taking any
part in the discussion. On yesterday,
The yeas and nays were called over
thirty times on the various amend
mens offered by the 'kdrdS' The bill
as it came from the House, con aimed
the individual liability and peni'enIiary
clauses; and all other securities contain
ed in the humbag of last winter, reless'
ing ii only from The impracticabili'les
Of that Infamous act. 10 every vote
the Wings presented an unbroken front,
which, together with Messrs Arm
strong, Johnston OF Coshocton, Lahm
and Miller, Democrats numbered nine
teen in favor Of the bill-(ons Wing be.
ing absen,l and against il 6fteen, Thus
tho vote stood in more than thirty IN
stances, without one single deviation.
When the 'hards' found they could not
brepk down the bill by amendments,
nor vote it down by numbers, at abou,
half past eisht o'clock P NJ. The bill was
engrossed for it's third reading 10 day
The passage of this bill breaks the tram
bands OF Locorocoism, and glves 10 the
people the hope at least, thai something
may yet be done for the currency. ln
tho various votes upon this Dill, en-
ioyed the malicious qualification Of hear
ing the Speaker announce yeas Is,
nays 10, the question is lOst;" aNd see.
ing him look upon his lavo rite banlling
sacrificed upon tho altar Of our common
country; and, os friend al my elbow
suggests, its execution was upon the
same day with that Of Clark and the
colored woman Thus il was sacrificed,
So may it remain!
Yours, Nc.