The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-03-01
Communicate.
tConsaPOniance u tho Ohio Uuiou.l
From COLUMBUS.
ColuAnus, Feb. is, 1854,

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The ADVERTISEMENTS surrounding both
branches. springing from a failure to sslec.
. U. s. Senator. whtn added to the intro a.
aud complex task Of meeting the finances
Of the State for the ensuing two years;
and al the same time, surrounding those
appropriations with sufficient restrictions
10 prevent fraud and misapproprialioH.
must necessarily prolong the session much
longer Than il il were 10 meet again next
winter. TO remedy this defect i.as is sup.
posed,) in The New Constitution. Mr..
JEwETr, Of Muskingum, offered OIL Tues.
day, a join, resolution, which proposes tic
appointment Of a select Committee col.
sisiing Of Ave members from the Senate,
and six from the House Of Representatives,
whose duty shall be, 10 receive all peii.
lions aud memorials in regard 10 certain
changes in the New Constitution. and re.
port BY bill or otherwise, so as to permit
the people to vote for or against such pro
posed change or changes.
One desirable change would be, 10 per.
mil The people TO elect a U. s. Senator in
the same manner Ina, other State officers
are elected. Such a change would prevent
all personal wraDgling and intrigue In refer.
ence 10 tina. matter. The people are un.
doubtedly qualified to make a good selec'
lion for that Office, as much 60, at least.
as they would be, To select a President or
Vice President and no good republican
could fer a mument entertain a doubt as to
Their capabilily on that subject. II the
people could vote in the prcsen, contest,
for Senator, i, would be easy to predict
who would be their choice.
Mr.. ANDERSON has introduced a long
bill for the organization Of the Milii4,
which has been read a second time. In
many Of its provisions il is deemed very
appropriate for The purpose for which ii is
intended. It will, however. undergo,
many changes ere it passes the Senate.
There is an inclination generally. when a
subject Of that kind is up for invesliga.
lion 10 treat it lightly, as il there was
no merit in j.. II is however, a SUI.
ject of considerable importance /; bu, ow
ing to the difficulty Of framing such a law
as will generally meet the appreciation Of
the public. all attempts heretofore made
have signaIly failed.
Mr.. McKEszIE's bill making appropri.
a'ions. in part for the year 1854, has pass
ed the House and has had lis second read
ing in the Senate and will probably pass
that body. The bill coniemplates such
appropriations as will be necessary for the
distribution Of public documents among
the several counties Of the Stale this sum.
,ner. This, thereio.e. will settle one vex
aiious branch Of legislation. There will
soon be measures introduced making the
balance Of the appropriations for the years
1854 and '55.
Mr.. FoLLETT has Introduced a joint res.
o%luIion, deprec ,iing any further agitation
OF The slavery question, and also regulates
The Nebraska bill introduced by Mr..
DouoLAs in Congress, which was laid upon
the table and ordered 10 be printed. This
resolution in effect, supercedes the one in.
lroduced by Mr.. UrsoN, a few days since.
1t adheres ~ the compromise Of 1880, and
the Baltimore Platform Of 1852, which
pledged the American Democracy 10 %
against the further agitation Of the slavery
question, aud 10 adopt that compromise as
4 finally. 1t would be difficult for me 10
determine what disposition will be made
Of this resolution. There are many good
iomocrNs here, who deprecaie the re-.
opening Of that most excltsble Of all ques
lions ; and who think the measure intro
daced by DOUGLAS 10 be unlimely and IN
fortunate. I"el believe. however, Iha, III,
people emigratius 10 those territories, az,
fully competent 10 settle that question OF
their admission into the UnIon &c States
The force Of emigration would be agains
the idea Of slavery. Hence. those ierrilorie,
with but few exceptions, would be file.
Thy a population opposed 10 the in,roduc
lion Of slavery.
The closing exercises Of Startling Medi
Gal College. took place in The Eecon,
Presbyierian Church Of this City. on Pri
day evening. The annual address wa
delivered in the presence Of . large Assem-
bly,, by DR.. I. J.. ALLEN, of Mansfield
Ohio. Ills subject was The - Philosoph,
! Of Medical Science" have heard man,
fine efforts from he Doctor; but | mus
confess that this address Ear exeelled ahy
thing that have previously heard iron
him. Ills aRnunciaIion was strong. full
and clear, his generalization mas,sdy. an
; sbonnding 10 aights Of bssniifal thought
D Afer TIE close of his address. diploma