The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-01-19
Correspondence of the Pioneer.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 9TH, 1854.

COLUMBUS, y au 6Gu, 1907.
Friend Giles-On last Monday, being
the day fixed by law for the Legislature
to meet. DR.. Trevitt, the Secretary O
State, took the chair and called the House
|of Representatives to order, and also ap
pointed Mr. Smith of Stark, as Clerk, prt
tenn, who then called the members to the
Speakers stand, in alphabetical order
who presented their certificates of cleo
ton as members, and took the oath of Of
fee; after which the House. proceeded
to elect its officers, to wit Francis G. Le
Blond of Mercer, Speaker; and the names
Of those persons last mentioned in my
letter to you. After recess, in the after.
noon the Governors message was receiy'
ed and read at the clerks desk, and it is
one of the most able documents ever pre-,
sented to the people of Ohio. 1t is wor.
thy of the man, and talked of by all as
being noble, democratic and republican in
all its features. We think, too, that we
were lucky in the selection of our officers,
for we think that they are as good set OF
fellows as ever graced the halls of legis-
latlon, as officers.
On Tuesday there was but little done,
as it was the day the speaker arranged
/ the various committees. On Tuesday
evening the celebrated Horace Mann de-
livered one of his meritorious lectures in
NeiPs new,hall. His subject was woman.
TWAS witty, spicy and very interesting.
On Wednesday morning the Speaker
of the House of Representatives an
nounced the various. committees. The
mems-s from Wyandot county had the
honor of being made chairman on the
committee on Claims, considered one of
the most responsible committees of the
House. He is, also, on the committee to
examine the Penitentiary, at 8 o'clock,
P. NJ. ......s
The Senate came into the Halls of the
House when and where the votes for Gov
ernor and State officers were counted.
On the evening Of the 10th Games off
the great Inaugural Ball, in honor Of
Gov. Medill and Lieutenant Governor
Myers. at the Neil House. just wish
you could have been here on that occa-
sion, and enjoyed the privilege of tripping
the light fantastic toe over the hall, after
the sweet sounds of the violin with some
of the ladies of Columbus and other cit
les of Ohio, composing the best band of
the State. A Ticket costs FIVE dollars
On Friday the House adjourned over
until Monday in consequence of Saturday
being the day of the State Convention.
On Saturday at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, the
delegates to said convention met at the
City Hall, and organized by calling
Judge Burchard to the chair, Judge Nor
ris of Clermont was nominated for Su-
preme Judge; after some FIVE ballottings,
and Col. Miller was again re-nominated
as member of the Board of Public
works. All passed off very fine. But
Saturday evening at the meeting of the
Jackson supper was the place to cheer up
mans soul. An an early hour in the
evening the brass band of this city COM
menced in front of the American Hotel,
and played some of their best and most
patriotic terms, around which gathered
hundreds of men, who remained there for
some half hour listening to the enchant-
ing music, which at times was enough to
make ones shoul leap with patriotic emo
tions; after which the band and some 800
of the best talent of the State, in connec-
ton with a host of good reliable demo-
Gratis repaired to the dining room of the
American, and then and there were seated
and invited to partake of one of Kelsey's
best suppers, land you know they are hard
to beat, and there we had jolly time,
| assure you. There were also some
fifty ladies present with which to season
the occasion, which made it more interes-
ting There were the l3 regular toasts
read. AT the response of each toast the
band gave US tune. Geo. E. Pugh and
VIM. Allen responded to a call, at the
reading Of two of the regular toasts, and
l must say, they took the rag off the bush.
Then the rest done very well indeed. But
surely VIM. Allen is great man, and I
think, an incorruptible Statesmen. In
short it was one of the most grand and
patriotic occasions I ever before witness
ed.
We sat at the table milling and listen
ing to toasts and speeches from to 12
o'clock, and then adjourned, all going
away with their bosoms OVERLOOKING with
patriotic glory, sanguine of using the
present political factions next fall as Gen
eral Jackson did the enemy at the battle
of New Orleans, in 1914.
Gov. Medill, Myers, Medary, Martin,
Morgon, Switzer, McCook and others re-
sponded to the regular toasts in very
happy and interesting manner. T.
M. MI.