The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-09
Columbus Correspondence to the Pioneer
Coz I1MRI1s Feb 4th 1854

Columbus Correspondence to the Pioneer
COLUMBUS, Feb. 4th, 1854.
FRIEND Things in this City are
moving along about as usual. During the
past week we have had two State Conven-
tions. one State Temperance Convention.
The object of which was, to take into con-
sideration the propriety of Memorializing
the Legislature, and presenting to them a
proh'bitary Temperance Bill for their adop-
ton, but do not think such Bill can
pass either branch ofthc present legisla-
ture. Although the members as gener-
al thing speak in favor of enacting good,
reliable, wholesome and stringent temper
ance law such one as the people will re-
spect and carry out, and it is of but little
use to talk Of anything else on thatsubject.
The other Convention was military
one. The object of which was, as / un-
derstood, to procure the enactment of a
law which would encourage the organiza-
ton Of hdependant military companies, and
recommending fund to be set apart for
procuring music, &c, and also to exempt
the members of said military companies
from working the Highway. There has
been a good share of business done in the
House of Representatives during the past
week. Mr.. Eckley gave notice that he
should present, Bill to sell the national
road to the counties, through which the
road passes.
There appears to be a disposition to dis
pose ofthe Public Works as far as practi-
cable.
There is Bill now before the Senate
prohibiting hereafter the circulation of all
foreign Bankbills of less denomination
than Ten dollars, and I presume it will
pass.
In the House Mr.. Tyler presented Bill
repeating section $40 of the Code; and
hereafter try and permit parties to suits
from Testifying and swearing in their own
case, unless they are called upon by the
opposite party Voluntary pressing is get
ting to popular among some who litigate;
hence the necessity ofrepealing said sec.
ton of the Code. Mr.. O'Neal is about to
present Bill to prevent stay of execution
on all Judgments rendered for work and
labor which I think will pass. We had
some very good speeches made on Friday
on Mr. Cochran's Erie resolutions.
The Preamble and resolutions were
voted down as they should have been, al
though the resolution itself contained the
democratic doctrine, but the preamble was
Objectionable as it imputed to Pennsyl-
vania want of good faith towards the
citizens Of Ohio and the great West gen
orally, and the whole was got up with an
effort to put them through with feelings
of revenge towards Pa, which a ma
jority of the members did not feel dis
posed to tolerate. The resolve part, re-
quested our representatives in Congress,
to effect repeal of the law requiring any
duty whatever on iron. This, most of
the members thought to be direct stab at
Pa, in consequence of the Erie difficult
ties.
think the time of holding court in
your county, is the first Monday in April:
The court is to set in Wood, Seneca and
Hancock, before it sets in your county
1t may not pass in that shape, but I now
think it will.
We have not tried to nominate United
States Senator; since last wrote you, but
I think both Houses will go into caucas
again before long. Some members talk of
getting up some new man, others object
going out of the ring, but nominate some
of the FIVE candidates, before ballotted
for, to wit: Messrs. Allen, Pugh, Menny-
penny, Corwin and Medary, and I will
predict that some one of those men will
receive the nomination, but which one l
dare not say. But as soon as the nomi-
nation is made l will write you.
On Thursday the House elected Chas.
D. Taggart, as assistant clerk, and Har-
yey Furguson, as assistant Sergeant-at-
Aims, who took the oath of Office and en-
tered upon their duties. The House now
has four Sergeant-at-Arms, four Clerks,
and four messenger boys, the former get
four dollars each pr day and the latter one
dollar.
The weather here is very pleasant and
some like the spring Of the year.
We have almost every thing going on
here to tickle the fancy Of man, to wit:
Theatres, Lectures of different kinds;-
yes, and the Spiritual Rappings" are
here too, exhibited by Judge Edmonds of
New York, whois a full believer in the
faith that he can and does hold sweet COM
munion with Invisible and departed spir
its, and he is now here trying to convince
others of the fact by lectures and ex-
amples. L.
Our Envoy i'm China.