The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-12-23
The Ohio Legislature.

The Ohio Legislature.
The following letter from our Columbus cores.
pendent contains what may he considered a severe
attack on Hon DowTy UTTER, but the vote which
has called forth the animndyersions Of our cor
respondent is one which occasions US boh regret
and establishment. II we have been mistaken in
Mr. Utter, and instead Of being firm, consistent,
unwavering opponent Of Banks, he proves to be
their creaturc--et him henceforth rank with the
Lnhms and Lakes, men ready to sell principle
and party--never hesituting for any thing bu,
. higher bid. 1t may be that this unfortunate
vote was one Of those mistakes which well mean
ng men sometimes commit. Neverthe less,it must
deservedly shake the confidence Of all sound Dem-
ocrats in his attachment to principle; any other
Judgment must be at the expcnce of his UNDER
standing.
,3j-0 o2 CoLuMDus, December II, l845.
FRIEND MACKENZIE,
To day have been exhibited the first signs of
iife discoverable in either branch since my arrival
have almost concluded that the good old times
when minori:ies stood up munfully in the midst
Of opposition to battle for what they honestly con-
.eeved to be right, had passed away, and that the
democratic voice was stilled, for the present
winter in the Ohiolegislature. To day, however,
Mr.. Ewing, from Hamilton, and our own member,
lMr. Edgerton) have sent few discharges into
the piratical craft, under the command Of Master
Kelley, with marked effect, and which made her
crazy old hull tremble like man with the ague.
The debate was, of course, on the currency
question, and federal member had the efrontery
20 enquire in a grave manner whether Edgerton
was hard money man! Mr. Z. replied ''most
certainly" and then there was general grin in
=. chuckery," intended as triumphant one, but
which il was easily seen, with the more knowing
Of them, was forced and not spontaneous. The
truth is the far seeing eye of Alfred Kelley dis
covers in this issue when it is once fully, and
fairly made, the prostraton of whig misrule in
Ohio And he cannot but see that it is hereafter
10 be the issue on which we will fight and conquer.
Mr.. Eckley told of one Democrat who was can.
didate for seat in the Legislature, that declared
he would suffer the amputation of his arm
rather than vote for the repeal Of the Bank law of
last winter" Mr.. Edgerton from his seat enquIred
whether he was not defeated. Mr.. Eckley replied
expense of the" cork legs" and coons, and proved
that the time had past when the name of demo-
erst could shield the corrupt defenders of corrupt
system of swindling from the condemnation of an
iateliigent people.
But the richest scene of all was this afternoon
when that dotard, Dowty Utter, joined the fedora
lists in passing bill comforting the powers now
;.aJk kx tha
boardof control; and thus doubling the already
svershadowing powers Of tha, dangerous olgarchy
How this imbeeile could ever have acquired
sufficient notoriety, to be spoken of as the cand-
date Of our party for Governor passes my compre-
hension. He is not only destitute of the demo-
cratic feeling, but to the knowledge Of the very
rudiments Of our party creed he is utter stranger
improuing the present banking system, and dis
pensing with it about the same time that Charles
Fox proposed TO pay his debts, at the day Of
judgment" Poor weak ignoramus. He acquir-
ed tAe inglorious celebrity Of being the only
member calling himself democrat, so lost TO all
respect for the trust reposed in him to join the
fsderalists in building up and Strengthening their
iutqutous by1tciu u SIuFcTy anu pluuuCI' riom
this tims forth let him be marked. If he is the
dupe Of the money power, he is TOO old to learn
new tricks. If he is the bought slave he is too
deeply stepped in corruption to be washed clean.
In any case he is altogether past redemption. 1t
10 to the young, the energetic, the enthusiastic,
who have imbibsd the spirit Of the present day,
shat the democratic party must look for the spirits
,ho ;t ,f ~.
temporary advantages gaired at the last two elec-
tions Such man is not Dowty Utter. He is
years behind the age. It is fortunate thing
that he has been made TO shsw his hand before the
9Th Of January Convention.
The House have done nothing since my arrival
here worthy ofobservation.
sraa fta3 His Yours very truly.
SOS o"- 'eN@ PUTNAM.
CoNoREss w. Davis. of Indiana