The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-04-22

The late Gov. Broten and Cor Morrov-Stdte
Legislature and its doings-FlOod Of the
Ohio TiUer.
CINCINNATI, april Is, 1852
To the Editor Of the National Era:
Two of the most distinguished men in the
history of our State have lately deceased, and
had you space, a column instead of these few
lines might we'll be occupied in speaking of the
moral worth and public services of each.
refer to the late Governors Brown and Morrow.
Gov Brown died suddenly, while attending, in
last month, the Democratic State Convention of
Indiana. of which he was one OF the Vice Pres
idents. He removed to that State few years
since but was for many years citizen OF Ohio,
in which he held several important trusts. He
was Governor of the State for two terms, and
represented the State at different times in the
Senate and Lower House of Congress and was
universally respected by men OF all parties
wherever known.
Governor Morrow was no common man. He
was one of the pioneers in the Northwest Ter
ritory. and n prominent member of the Con-
vention which framed our first Constitution
On the organization of the State Government,
he was chosen a member of Congress- and for
ten years represented the State alone in the
Lower House In 1913 he was elected to the
United States Senate, in which he served until
1919, being continued for sixteen years in sue
cession in our national councils After few
years retirement, he was called by the people
in 1922, to preside over them as Governor of
the State. and was reelected in 1924 After
his retirement from this office. he was chosen
to the State Senate from the county of Warren,
in lS27-'2S; and at the urgent call of his
friends was candidate for seat in the Lower
House for the session of 1885, to which he
was elected, and, though advanced in life
faithfully fulfilled its duties
In 1910, on the resignation of Thos. Corwin,
who was chosen Governor, Gov Morrow was
elected to fill the vacancy thus occasioned in
the Twenty-sixth Congress, and at the same
time was chosen to serve the whole of the
Twenty-seyenth Congress. He was an early
and consistent friend of the internal improve
ment policy of the State, and of all its great
interests, and, in company with De Witt Gin
ton assisted in breaking ground on the Ohio
Canal-the precursor of our State improve
ments, now so rapidly multiplying 1t is sell
dom that any one has enjoyed for so long
time the confidence of the people of State
and received so many marks Of their esteem
The State has lost one of its greatest and best
men, n long tried and never-failing friend. He
had witnessed the progress of his State from
vast wilderness to become the garden spot of
the Mississippi Valley, and from being inhab-
tied by savages and a handful as it were of
white men, to stand the third State in the Con-
federacy, with upwards of two millions of souls
within its borders, and all the free institutions
and refnements of the oldest communities and
full of years and honors descended to the tomb
with the blessings of all resting upon his men,
Dry, and the everlasting rewards of the JUST
MAN before his eye. He was Christian, OF
the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Our General Assembly is making slow pro-
gress with the public business. A large num-
Der OF new enactments are made necessary by
the adoption of the new Constitution the
Legislature meets but once in two years. and a
large portion of the members are new men,
little acquainted with the details of business
An adjourned session. to meet next winter, has
been proposed by committees in both Houses,
but seems to meet with little favor from the
press of the State, especially the Democratic
The prospect of an extra session is of course
grateful to the printers and citizens of Column
bus generally, who for the money expended
there during its session, would no doubt be
glad to see the General Assembly there the
whole year through. The Columbus press,
therefore, of both parties, go for the extra ses-
sion and are ready with urgent reasons for il
as plenty as blackberries
A bin is now before that body for dividing
the first Congressional district Hamilton coun.
ty) into two. This ought to have been done
before, and the bill should by all means be
passed. We have more than population enough
for two members, by some SO, OOO and in few
years will have enough for three. Mr. Disney
our present member, can boast the most nu.
merous constituency represented in the Lower
House of Congress.
Since my last, we have had heavy rains, and
the Ohio river has been ut an unusually high
stage-high enough to permit the largest boats
to pass over the falls. At this place last week,
it rose to within between ten and eleven feet
of the great floods of 1892 and ls47. Fears
were entertained Of another flood similar to
those but they were dissipated in day or two
by the Geographic reports from points above
Some damage was done by carrying off lumber
and other goods, owing to the very rapid rise
of the water, but no extensive injury has been
done. The weather this week is wet and the
river still high, and a general rain from here
to Pittsburgh for day or two might bring
another food like those ever-memorable ones
so well remembered here Yours, p.