The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-02-05
FIRE ar THE CAPITOL.

We learn verbally from Columbus that
the Old State House was consumed on
yesterday, Sunday morning. The hre
was discovered al 3 O'Clock in the Sen
rte Chamber. having fallen through from
he -four above. We have not heard !
now the fire probably originated. ~The
House with all its cunteuts was consumed. |
We believe no public documents of any
Importance were kept in the State House
and of course nothing of this kind thatis
valuable was destroyed. the fire being
confined to that building.
Among the lost property is undoubted
ly the unfinished business" of the pres
ent Legislature, which is not nuch, be
ing principally the pfinted bills, &c. We
shall probably have further news before
we go 'o press. 1t is fortunate for the
State the fire did not extend TO the public
buildings.
We suppose the Legislature will be
able to find rooms in the city in which To
conduct lhi ir proceedings, and with
proper appropriations upon their part.
the New State House can be finished in
time for their next session. which will
not take place until the first Monday Of
January, 1854,
Unless we are mistaken as to the con.
tents of the State House, the loss is not a
very heavy one. beyond the inconven.
ience which will attend the sitting of the
Legislature aud the cost of room Ient for
the present session. We suppose there
will be no difficulty in obtaining suitable
accommodations for the two Houses.
FATHER MATHEW IN IRELAND -Fa
lher Mathew, on his return to Ireland
from the United States, was received by
his countrymeu with every demonstra
tion of regard aud esteem. The Com
mon Council Of Cork presented him will
an address Of cungralulaliou; To whicl
he responded in speech Of much feel
ing aud eIoquence. in the course If whicl
he thus referred to the people Of the u
nted States, aud the manner in which b,
was received by them:
"No language, gentlemen, which yol
could frame, can sufficiently express III,
measure of our common obligations l,
the noble.hearted aad generous citizen
Of America. Hear. hear. You hav
had ocular demonstration Of their boun
tiiUl sympathy. when. in the day of trib
nlaIion. you witnessed in your magnifi
cent ha'bor the star spangled banne
proudly floating over the fiigate James
town. the distribution of whose preciuu
freight IA great nations spontaneous of
iering on the altar of humanity save,
innumeIable lives within the precincl'
of our fsmine stricken county. have
travelled thousands of miles in the grea
Western Republic. and never have ex
perlenced, not only in the capital. bu
through the wide extent Of America .augh
hut respect aud kindness from its high
minded citizens. Hear hear My transat
lanllc tour is fraught with thousand fon,
"Reminiscences. never To be forgotten
hear, hear; and fervently hope that tn
strong feeling "fsympa;hy and friendshi
u which now exists between the people 6
n Ireland aud America may continue a
4 permanent aud durable as the many vii
tues they possess in common, Lou
and l"ng'conlinued applause Your al
I lusi"n I" my dear expniriated country
e men whom had the happiness To NEE
: in the great Republic, aud the create
!, happiness Of enrolling among my disci
piles, has touched a chord which vibra,e
through my whole frame. Though pain
fully struck with tho contrast which ou
r dearly beloved country presents in man
particulars with tho favored land whic
have recently left, ye, zee no reasn
, for apathy or despair. lrelaud-lhis
not the point To investigate tho cause =
is now passing through severe transitor
= ordeal, from which. trust she will er
4 long brightly emerge, aud enter on tha
II glorious career of natiOnaI prosperity I
'. which her ample resources, now in prog
y ress Of devel"pemtnl. most naturally en-
y title her Hear, hear feel deligh
in already recognising marked indica
, riouS Of u spirit Of industrial activity an
: enterprise, which. combined with sell
reliance aud perseverance, cannot fail I
|! effect for her that social regeneralio
which ii has already accomplished for q
many nations in tho history of mankind.
v Renewed applause,
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