Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-01-24
COLUMBUS CORRESPONDENCE
Columbus, Ohio, Jan, II, 1856.

Messrs. EDIToRs:
Trip d Mccoy: Having concluded tC
stop few days at the Capital OF your State
happening there about the convSning Of your
Legislature and the assembling of the PeaIce
Democracy for the purpose of taken preparato-
ry steps for the recognizing Of the diIapidated
distracted, and confused pro Slavery faction, (it
is so reduced in numbers as we'll as in credit,
that ii is only proper to speak Of it now as a
faction.) | concluded therefore, that a line
from me would at least give you TO know where
was, in the lines that Iwrite, little what
transpired since my stopping in the city, |
ventured to give, and If there is anything in it,
in which you think your readers would take
any interest in reading, you are at liberty to
publish it,
Witnessed the enthusiastic meeting of the
Republican Legislature Of your State which was
done on the part of the members with the
right kind of aspirit prevailing amongst them
both branches organized on the first day of
the session. The House elected for Speaker,
Nelson II. Van Worries of Athens Co. Both
branches proceeded 20 business as became the
Representatives OF an intelligent people, who
are competent to Judge and determine as the
the doings Of their Legislature, The legislature
Of your State will this winter, think, propose
some amendments to your State constitution,
which amendments will be submitted to the
people for adoption or rejection at their next
annual or general election. One Of the amend.
ments that will likely be propose d, will be to
so amend il as TO admit the passage Of a
law allowing persons the right to deduct from
the whole amount of their valuation, the amt
of their Indebtedness and thereby, in the as.
sessment and payment of taxes, pay only on
what they may actually be worth. This would
orly seem to be just and right
The Democratic State Convention that cam @
OF on tho 9Th inst, was rich scene indeed.
They held it in a Theatre, and heard persons
saying in speaking of being at both the The
atre and the convention, that there was much
more good sense aud intelligence manifested at
the Theatre than were at the convention.
They cursed and swore, quarreled and fought.
A Judge Film, from Hamilton Co., struck
member Of the convention whilst in one of
their spasms. There were two sets Of deles
gates from Hamilton Co., which gave rise to
the magnificent fight which they had-one set
Of delegates were commanded by Wash. Nc
Claim Of Cincinnati, the other by Dr. Fries.
formerly Of Hanover. Coumbiana Co., now of
Cincinnati. II is thought here in (Columbus)
that the fight will have serious effect upon
the Democracy in that (Ilamlton) county atI
the next Election.
The election of United States Senator ;s
now ellcitng the attention Of the people about
The city. particularly the members of the Lee.
islature, and the aspirants TO that Office. The
names Of Griswold, Of Cleveland, B, F Wade
the present incumbent. L. D. Campbell and
Tom. Corwin are spoken Of in connection with
that Office, all of whom are excellent mem
1t would be well for Freedom in The United
State, II we had twenty such men as the above
names in the Senate in the place of Cass
Douglass and such men, who seem to care bnt
little for the interests Of the free people Of
the North, but who on the other hand appear to
have sold themselves, body and brooches, to
the SHAREHOLDERS Of the South:
ff A SPECTATOR.