Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1854-04-06
Columbus. March q5. Igb3

SIRs: The great Anti-Nebraska Convention
came of on Wednesday for the season an IN
der the circumstances, it was grand affair
It's deliberations were calm. dignifed and un-
yielding. L. looked very much rs il the time
bad arrived, when the North would as one man
resist the further encroachments of Slavery, on
the rights of the free Stat s. Judge ]. R. Swan
presided. The resolutions You will have, and
il will perhaps be enough to say in its entire
doings the utmost harmony prevailed. The
demonstration was almost as deadly a stab, at
the administration as the recent election in New
Hampshire. The truth is now manifest, that
the administration is doomed, and for the sake
Of the cause of common Justice and humanity,
as we'll as for the dignity Of the free States,
may il be the last administration. called into
existence for the purpose of advancing the
cause OF that blot, on our national character;
human Slavery. rs .r
The cry of danger TO the Union has lost its
terror. The people Of the North feel as if the
Union would be quite as safe in the hands Of
Northern men as Southern and that we pos
sess the numerical Hower to compel them to
submit TO the laws aud that we will do it,
The legislature is getting along as usual,
nothing yet done, Of any general interest
An adjournment Is only problematical The
question has been frequently started but only
the wings and freesoilerS were favorable to it.
The Bill known as Eckley's retrenchment bill,
has been the card for two days 1t proposes
to reduce the per diem of members, clerks and
sergeant-a alarms, to three dollars per day, the
salaries Of all State and Judicial officers from
twenty five to fifty per cent. reduces the COM
| pensation Of clerks in the State departments,
the Penitentiary the Benevolent Institutions,
and on the Public Works, the collectors of tolls
clerks in the offices Of canal tolls, to five hund-
red dollars per year, and expenses to six.hun-
dred dollars and cuts off all Incidental expenses
1t was brought to a vote on yesterday, and lost
on mo tion TO engross, by vote of thirty
eight to thirty mine. Its actual saving to the
State would not be less than one hundred thou
sand dollars annually. The wings and free
soilers generally voted for the Bill.
There is considerable of excitement in the
city at this time growing out Of an unexpected
increase in the female department of the Peni-
tertiary, A convict from Hamilton county,
who had been over year in prison, gave birth
to a child a few days ago. The author of this
uOh OVSH ulSCOfGIeu rs ycb. n
committee TO investigate the matter " as order
ed by the House, and during their investigation
at the Prison, thev found black man shut up,
in one Of the cells. where he had been confined
for fifteen days, he had been whipped with a
cat three times; the lash of which was wrapped
with wire, he reported that he had receive d
ninety lashes, administered to him in doses Of
thirty at time, allowing three or four days OF
an interval. bis back was literary cut to pieces,
during thirteen days OF this time, he was com
PEELED to lay on the cold stone foor of the cell,
without beQ or even a shirt. and every wav of
light excluded d--denied anything to eat, but
| little bread and water
This punishment was inflicted, because he
was charged with having stolen money, which
he denied, and still denies No evidence what
ever has been adddced against him, only the
suspicion Of the inhuman wretch who inflicted
the punishment. A committee was ordered by
the House, with Col. Lester Taylor, of Geau.
ga, at their head, who are now engaged in the
Investigation. An assistant warden by the
name of Watson, is the man who was guilty Of
this inhumaR conduct but the warden and
some OF the directors was cognlsant Of it,
On. yesterday. the select committee Of thir
teen,reported back to .he House, the bill known
as Eckiey's temperance bill; it meets with gen.
eral favor, and will probably pass the House.
ANON,