Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-04-19
Correspondence of the Portage Sentinel.
Of the Legislature
Public Arms to KOSSuth, &c.


Public Arms to KOssuth, sc.
COLUMBUS, April Is, 1852.
The action for the past week 10 which
the most importance will, undoubtedly, be
attached is the declared dissemination Of |
the General Assembly TO hold an adjourn. !
ed session The dlssen,ient votes in the
House numbered twenty-five, those in the
Senate six. In whatever light this DETER
mination may al FIRST be regarded, am
fully pursuaded that long period will no,
elapse before its wisdom will be acknowl-
edged. The adjournment will in no wise |
augment the expense Of Legislation, because
the General Assembly only postpones till
fall doing what will require just as much,
if not more time to do in the warm weaih.
er. The members can draw no mileage
in consequence of their attendance upon
the adjourned session, and at the time OF
adjournment the business that has no, been
finished up will be left in exactly the same
| situation as though the adjournment had
taken place but for one day. Now, nm
extra session would be the reverse in lis
operation. Members would be entitled 10
receive mileage for their attendance on
+! the extra session. Business would have to
take the same course as though session
had not recently preceded it. So il is PAL
pabIy evident that there would be a vast
difference between The two in expense
We have arrived at that season of the
| year when pleasant weather 10 about TO
l,ok in upon Us, and il is but the result Of
reason 10 conclude that members who are
oil accustomed 10 more active life than the
one which ccops them up in the legislative
halls, after having been cooped therein for
three months, will occasionally take I'D
vantage of such day to take little rec
reation; and hence it is that calls Of either
branch are now often made, although there
is usually larger number in attendance
when such calls,ar made than customarily
were in attendance on the sittings Of the
Legislature under the old constitution.
Then bills could be passed with one or
two votes; now II requires majority oil a II
the members elected; then il frequently
happened that hundreds Of bills were pass.
ed by The mere reading oil their litles--now
each bill has 10 be read entire on three
different days. Then the legislation was
chiefly local-now it is of general ma
ture, and il is Of the utmost importance that
it should be well malured, so that its ope.
ration will conduce to the welfare Of the
State. There is moro credit due this Gen.
eral Assembly for diligence and delermi>
nation to do right than appears to be ac>s
corded to il BY many persons. u is an
easy matter to condemn without cause,
and it is The determined intention Of the
whig party TO belil,le it as much as possible,
in order that they may succeed 10 power.
/ On Saturday afternoon resolution
passed the Senate loaning to, Kossulh the
small arms Of the State. Yesterday, alter
having been discussed since Monday eve.
ming, the House indefinitely postponed il
by very large majority. The friends Of
the resolution claimed that these arms are
in very bad condition unfit for use, and
wished 10 loan them 10 kossutb, requiring
him to return them in good order. lf the
| arms are unfit for use, surely it would be.an
indignly 10 loan them 10 Kossuth, for il is
known that he stands in need Of all the
funds he can raise TO bring about the con.
summation of his glorious design. II the
people Of this Slate wish TO furnish him
arms. in heavens name let them bs arms
tha. can be used to some purpose on the
field Of conflict between tyranny and libsr
ty. To such proposition l hould give a
warm approval.
! Tuesday evening, a very large audience
| greeted tbs Irish Swan-Kate Hayes-at
Neil's New Hall. She is rather pretty and
sings enehanliogly, and The auditory attest
ed its appreciation in the warrnest applause
For more than week fine and bad
weather have been playing at hide and go.
seek. This morning, however. is clear
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