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CarroIl,on, March %, 1874.
Columbus Correspondence.


COLUMBUS, March l6, 1874.
Dear Sir:
The Legislature has adjourned
and the members have all left for their
homes. After a pro,racted session Of
one hundred Days, in which all the i'm
portaoI measures, necessary to make
cur State prosperous, have been passed
upon, end the result is now before the
people. That hard money faction, that
Two years ego, was regarded as mere
handful, ia considerable Of party. No
man who is honest, will now pretend
that tho Van Buren, party jsnot in favor
Of all exclusive metallic currency, Bot
| desire not to make charges againstany
party, but that By their fruits moy zoe
kao,O tkem," and "6y their acts let them be
juagedn
10 my last informed you Of tho pas
sage OF the Bank bills through the
House. 1t vas not expected that all
those bills would be passed by the Sen.
ate, nor indeed, was it necessary, but
such fsir promises had always been
made before elections that Tho Iocolooo
party, were in favor of we'll regulated
banks, that the Wings determined to
tesl that matter, by sending them bill
Of every plan OF banking now in the
United States. The safety fund system
and the New York free banking law,
and in short, every pan that could be
devised, that would be safe TO tho bill
holder, were presented and rejected by
the lOco(ocos. among other bills that
were presented by the Wings, and de-
lea,ed by the Lokes, ives the bill TO in
corporate the Farmers and Traders
Bank Of SIeubenviIIe, which was peii
toned for by Messrs, MeaDs, Mckinney
antnlhcrs, OF what are called the Back
democrats. The provisions Of the bill
were that tho stockholders should be
Individually liable for the debts and is
sues Of !he Bank, and that they were
never to have 10 circulation more thar
twice tho amount Of thsir capital stoct
actually paid in, and they ct any TINT
refused 10 redeem their notes in specie
it operated as a forfeiture Of their char
ter Every restriction was throw
around it, that could have any effect il
making the bill holder secure. But be
cause it was left practicable, it must sui
for defeat, and when the committee il
the Senate (who had kept the bill q lont
time J reported it back, it was indefinite
| Iy postponed, by 6 strict party vote.
The ection Of the Locos on all ques
tions Of the currency suStains tho opln
ion expressed 10 you some time snc'
that the leaders of the party now puN
licIv ovowed the doctrine Of Tappar
McNully, end others, that all banks or
Unconstitutional If thare ever was
time in Ohio that called Tor somsth'n
r to help the people TO a currency, 1t
now. We are not only taxed 10 dool
at home, hut we are paying 10 otbf
States about five hundred thousand do
Isrs, by way Of interest, annually, iC
!, tho use Of their paper Iha! circulate
= among our people
ri The Whigs having but one branch
tho Legislature had not the power to
much; but still they have effected
great deal for the Taxpayers Of II
Sta,e. The RslreDchment Bill wi
l. save to the State one hundred lhousar
II dollars which is a considerable PorIir
of tho tax now collected, &c.
), The business Of the last week Of ii
session was principally of a local CHI
racter, consequently not interesting
IS your readers | have labored, durn
. The last winter, to chronicle tho fac
e for your readers ss they occurred beI
a The Legislature has now adjourned al
every member has left, and our city
J. again as quiet and calm as a rural CO
% tape. cannot have much more ne'
s here now than you have at Csrrol'o
and will therefore lake my final lea
of your readers, Conscious Of havl
honsstly discharged my duty as &C
respondent, and wrote nothing that
facts did not warrant, | now close
IN the season by wishing your Tead'
o. better times, better rulers, and q bs'