The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-12-14
ColuMBus, Dee. 6. iS4

ColuMBus, Dec. g. is47.
The House mol this morning and the me"-
bsrs we're duly qualified by Judge Avery Of
the Supreme Court. After which Joseph
Hawkins, (whig9 of Prsble, was elected
Speaker Of the House by MINORITY Of 3
ever John 8. Cock, dem Of Stark. Hen
IVA. swift was elected Clerk Matthias
Martin ressivsd the Democratic vote tor
,b., Office. C. .tb. Goddard, (.hie,) was
elected Speaker, and Alber, Galloway, do.
~ss elec,rd Clerk. Downing, Scrgeant-a'l
a,ms. Tie Democrs,sI voted for the old
.aic.rs. bu, Of course ina minority. Ihave
no, ,et been in the Senate, Tut understand
tina, the Democrats, If in a minority have
the overweight in ,alcn, and Legislative eA-
o.rience. y hope il will he well used. y
the probable character of the apPort'onment
moi much has ye, bsen said, but it is gene
rally understood that the Shief will 90 Tor
single Districts, and will cut and carve the
S,a,e 80 as 10 secure 10 ,hemsclvesa ProSa
bls s,isr,y, and IL US a still harder s.rug-
sls for the victory to which our principles
are es,i:.ed. The whigs will have one dit
6col,y, aud that will. be ITO district 'he
s,s,e as to satisfy the host Of aspiran'' who
vill desire districts formed SO as best to Sc
cure the objects Of their ambition. aI
You will see by the Mexican news that
"Ampudia, /" tina, prince Of Mexican COW,
ard. i. reported killed. How he 'ca'uTcd
~. assr actual coAAic, as to meet with death
i. problem, The general Mexican news
IN d.,.il have no, had time 10 examine,
You will perceive that there has been a
spence meeting" held lately in Cincinnati
Of which Elwood Fisher and Wm. NJ, Cory
were svners tn the call, in company with a
pu,nL.r Of prominen, wings. Cory reported
tho resolutions, and adsfsssed The the meet
ins in strong denuncia,ion Of the war and
i,s cons. qaences. HIS brilliant fancy was
p,.werfully exer,.d in drawing gloomy pic
,ut, Of the consequences Of war; and his
Spurss we're highly imaginative. lis state.
Hsn,s are SO much exaggerated that do MOI
believe 4 InaH Of ordinary capacity and sober
jddgemsn, could 90 far have travelled beyond
.niprsrio,y. lamsutPrsed at all 'h''' ane
,speciaIly tia. Cory who for. year or two
,.s. has has passed for = radical democrat adds
10 the resolutions as,ropg protest in favor
ofthe ceA tension of slavery in the, event OF
The requirement ofsteri.ory from Mexico
The fas. is, brillianee Of talents does not al
ways SECURE consistency Of action, and Cor
ryhas followed shesfallacies ofCalhoun I'LL
hs has los. sigh, of Democratic principles
lbslieve our Democrats generally in the
Legislature arc more radical body Of men
than has been Tor yeaasSin the LegIslo'ure.-
This l am glad Of, asst is ony through such
principles We can ever vim success. -
aArSAn exchange paper Teutarks that Ori
coon Civ contains 10000 inhabitants. 10
this the S,Leuis Republicans replies:
whole ofOrkgoa does not contain this mum
bstsof white population, and-s vast proper
ton of3thsss who arc thefs, and have any,
,hiaQ atstake, would quit the ceunsryrh II
they could get away.n These Ell Doradoes
Of the West, oregennnd California, IS appear
halter from / distance than near by Men
who swell of this side dof the Rocky
Mountains had better remain in preference
to going tho. other side, o6themo Many
yesfs mus. elspse bafors ethes country there
willbeQsi,het pleasant or safe. 4 81
The 'aboss which we extract ffomlthe 20
leds 4lado "lrrike. us rather for'iably'"sa' T.
ws ohappen 70 enowf fsomsihipg aboai those
"EI Dosadoes Of the Wsss''' ourselves
We have noticed for some time the para
graph i, reisfsnc. !. - population Of Or
eaea City, which is an error, going the rounds
ofthe papers; the actual number being, in
M.J ls47 sbsut 500, and since the arrival