The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-01-18
POLITICS IN OHIO-THE LEGILATURE
ATTACKS upon CORWIN-LOCO-
FOCO TROUBLES.
Correspondence of The Tribune.

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COLUMBUS, JAN 5, ls4S.
The Western world, Western life, and Western
legislation furnish many subjects for amusement
and for reflection. About week or ten days ago
an infamous and detcstable petition was received
and referred TO the Standing Committee on tie
Judiciary, in the Senate of our Legislature, pray
ing the Legislature TO ask Hon. Thomas Corwin
TO resign his seat in the Senate of the United
States, and to confine him in the Pcnitentary u-
til tho close of the present War. The majority of
the Committee having said petition in charge,
made report yesterday accompanied with set
of resolutions affirming the true Wing doctrine in
regard to the war, and expressing undated conf
dcrce in the integrity, patriotism and loyalty of
Senator Coryin. The report andresolutions were
laid on the table to be printed, and in due time will
be called up, discussed, and passed. The veno-
nous miscreants who signed and forwarded that
petition, have been seconded by two others, one
from Fairfield County praying for the same, only
that Mr.. Corwin should be placed in the Lunatic
Asylum instead of the Penitentiary;
The GLORIOUS sth," is near at hand, and the
unterrifed" are in terrible stew" Weller is til
be nominated for Governor but that is not the
great trouble. The rank and file of the "Democ-
racy" say 'Stand by the FilInOt Proriso"-The
leaders here and at Washington say IF you adopt
the Proviso YOU destroy the nationality of our
party" Looking back upon the rapid decline Of
! their party in Maine and New-Hampshire, and
their complete overthrow in New-Yoik, they are
afraid TO vote it down and dare not adopt it. Such
is the dilemma in which they arc placed. In
Hamilton County the delegation arc 'Proviso''
men-so they arc in Jefferson and Richand, the
'Berks" of Ohio The delegation in Riohland is
headed by Mr.. Brinkcrhoff, who, You know claims
to be the author ofthe "Proviso )" and in Jeffer-
son by Hon. b. Tappan. 1t is understood that
Messis. Tappan, Brinkerhof Spalding, Stanton,
J &c. are for the Proviso' while Messrs Medarv,
Barley, Cory, Olds &c are against it. They
will have beautiful fight and the anti-Proviso
men will succeed oil the GLORIOUS Stln 10 be all
beaten on the second Tuesday of October next
| Yesterday Mr.. Smith of Hamilton who aspires
to the leadership Of his party in the House, intro
duced string of Resolutions clarifying the war,
and among them were the following:
The WEig army ofthis State meet in Mass Con-
vcntion on the 18th inst. 10 nominate a candidate
for Governor. &c. Our candidate will either be
Columbus Delano late Member OF Congress from
Knox County and one of the Immortal fourteen -
or Gen. Seahury Ford of Geauga Either will
present the war question 'fairly without shame.
and full without compromise" and do, honor to
the Wings and TO the State. For President our
first choice is "Tom Corwin the Wagon boy. y
and our second is Henry Clay. Under the ban
ner of one of these we shall insist on marching to
battle and TO victory. Respectfully yours. R. T.