Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-09-11
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Tvs TINES AND MR CHAss-The Cir
cnnail Times Is now busy in abusing m
Chase. Il denouhces him as an Abolition
isi. dsunionisl and altogether an unfit per
son for the Office oI. Governor. This q'aIn
Times. under the management Of the sam
editor, alinle over "a year ago, spoke MA
terms OF he highest commendaiion OF ~
Chase and his, services in The Senate. VT
subjoln an exlYsct published intlie LINES
shortly AFTER she election Of Pug r az 2 is sue
cesssor in the Senale! and which mas Deer
lately republished in The cinclnna,i Gaze.lr' ;
Read and see what Pap Taylor said o.
Mr.. Chase when he had no selfish partisan
purposes 10 subserye.
Mr.. Chase, notwithstanding his connec
,ion with parry which would be supposed
10 dewac. from his personal influence. has
perfoymed the duties we have indie a,ed with
such diligence, consummaie tat'i, flnd arthe
same lime with such winning courtesy. that
we cannol poiEi 10 a predecessor Of his who
has done 50 much for the domestic good Of
Ohio during single term Of service anti that
hisfi rel one. He first Introduced successful
motion for appropriations Tor cus.om-houses,
including apartments for pos..office., and
courts, for Cincinnati and 81. Louis.
establishing precedent which hns been
followed ii other points. The West.
under ns influence begins ia these respects
20 recover some share Of the public eApen-
dilures lasished on lhe A.lan,ic se,.board.----.
To him we are indebted for the passage
thrcogh the Senate of the bill urged by him
.or hires consecutive sessions, csding oil the
public lands in Ohio 70 tho Suites tract
comprising $4,000 acres, besides also 3d..
900 or; go 600 acfes included in The Virginia
Military District
In the session Of 1872, he introduced
II and pressed j. al many points Of the ses.
sion. IN April 1859, as personal favor, he
obiained an early consideration Of il. and
made convincing speech in iis favor, in
which he collected the statistics pertaining
to the question. He proved that the people
of Ohio had paid the general government,
ahirty milIioEs Of dollars for their lands
thar she was the only land State. ex.
cepi Tennessee, which had received no aid
from The general government in the con.
'struclion Of her public buildings; and thar
she had beenl less favored in grants Of land
Than lndiann, Illinois, Missouri and Iowa,
or any Of the land sln.esl except Alabama,
The llpasssed the Senate, but was laid on
the liable In the House:
During the session Mr.. Chase procured
the insertion Of an amendmen, in Mr.. Hun
'er's bill for issuing Scrip 10 Virginia sold
iers, by which Virginia was required TO re.
linquish an her lands in the Virginia Mill
Iary disuicI of this Stale. which lands on
account of the irus, in favor of Virginia,
were not included in The first bill The last
session Of Congress he introduced The bill
again, which now included The land III the
Virginia Military District, bu, the committee
being reluctant, il was not reported ill 100
late 10 be acted on in The Senate. Early 10
the present session, he for third lime in.
,roduced sthe bill. and obtained from the
committee favorable report. and state.
ment from the General Land Office. show.
ing the present condition Of lands in Ohio.
ltwasiakeH up, Of course, and passed.
TheyalueIof lands thus added is not less
than $500 900, and The Federal ownership
isnow terminated in This Site. They may
'besold, and they will then be no longer ex-
emptedfrom taxation.
.A.,he las. session he offered an amend
men, 10 the army appropriation BILL ul,et.
ward Incorporated into il, which initiated
The Pacific RailrpaG. providing for the ap
preparation OF $150. 900 for The Topographic
cal engineers, in connection with engineers
employediby private individuals and compa'
mes, 70 ascertain, by explorations and sur
Ysys, the most economical and practicable
route for such railroad from The Mssissip
pi to The Pacific. His perseverance, and sue
cess in this measure induced the cilizen'
ofSt. Louis. notwithstanding his parry re
lalions, TO invite him 10 address them on
that question during his visi. 10 that city
las, summer. The present session he in
roduced and secured the passage through
the Senate OF a bill dividing Ohio into .wc
Judicial disiricis,so ,ha. the people residen
on the River and Lakes may avail them
selves Of admiralty Jurisdiction, wi,hou. I
journey 10 the GENRE par. Of the State. HI
has moved ana pressed appropriations no
yet successful for improving The harbors o
Sandusky and other cities Of Ohio, and 60
the purchase Of Powers Statue Of America
as an ornament 10 our NatonuI Capitol
Whenever practical questions, as those 70
free homeSleads, telegraphs, and the regula
iion Of sIeamboa, navigation, have arisen, h
has always had practical suggestions u
make, indicating practical wisdom and at
ieniion TO the business Of the Senale.
Such are some Of the services Of Senate
Chase 10 Ohio and to The West. They ar
monument which his constituents ma
gratefully contemplate, and 10 which h
himself may proudly point, as well worth,
20 guide the Senatorial chair Of his brillian
successor.
RRRRLLIoN IN KANSAS -Squaner sove,
eignly is really becoming a grea, institution
The Presiden. has removed one Of Ike Jud
ges OF Kansas. and the mob, calling ilse
n 4. IL