Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-02-04
For the ChOnicle.l
Things and Doings at the Capital.

For the Chroniclel
Things and Doings at the Capital.
CoLUMBus, Gan, 3olb., 1857.
Assrs. Eidors Yesterday was the
great day Of this Session of the Legisla-
ture SO far. at least. Ii was noted for
the trial of John P. Slough. for his as
sault on Darius Caldwell. The case had
beer put off from time to tire to crafty
Mr.. S. and his friends, indeed it had been
put off so long that the people began to
think there was no back bone in the
law and order part of the House. Yes
terday as soon as the morning business
was though with, the resolutions &c were
taken from the table, and after n or
two Intellectual attempts on the pant of
the friends of Mr.. Slough, to delay pro-
ceedings, the matter was discussed, prin.
cipally, BY the friends of Mr.. S. At
about half past twelve O'Clock Mr.. Cory,
n Of the colleagues of Mr.. Slough,
from Cincinnati, arose and said he wished
to say something on the subject, but as
he had been quite sick for a long time.
(just having recovered from a severe al
tack of the smallpox he felt unable to
speak before dinner. The House then
took a recess. At the assembling again
10 the afternoon, the Hall was Gensely
crowded. galleries and all, and among
the crowd many ladies'.
1t he'd been whispered that Mr.. C.
would oppose Mr.. S. which proved true,
and a more whitening. ~scathing, sarcas
tic speech, seldom, if ever, was heard
in this region. He dwelt at some length
on the princiPle of the offence, and at
tributed FIVE hundred thousand of the
northern votes that were given to almost
an entire stranger Fremont, last fall. 10
the fact that the Democracy had san
toned and justified. the unwarrantable
attack of Brooks, on Sumner. He said
Mr.. S. had spent last summer in this city,
organizing defeat for the democracy
throughout the State. Che was Secretary
of the Central Committee And under
the lead of such men, the democratic
party in Ohio, that should al this day,
have a majority Of thirty thousand. was
fast marching to extinction.
Mr.. c. was particularly severe on
those of the Democracy who attempted
10 defend MI. S. so much SO. that quite
a number of them; deemed it necessary
to speak in their defence, and not
more than one, if any, had anything to
say in defence of Mr.. Slough after Mr..
.COrry's speech.
Among others who spoke against the
conduct of Mr.. S. was Mr.. Blakeslee, CT
Williams Co. He was particularly
severe on The transgressor. Indeed so
excited was Mr.. S. during Mr.. BIS. re-
marks. that he made an attempt to rush
upon him whilst speaking, but was ac-
tually held back. by a number of his
friends. Late in the afternoon the vote
was taken on expulsion, and carried, so
John p. Slough, was expelled from his
Office as a Representative.
The Temperance Bill was acted upon
in Committee of the whole a few days
since. when Mr.. Todd of Geauga Co.
made an able speech in lis favor. The
bill was then referred to judiciary com
mittee; what its fate will be, 1 am unable
to say, but fear there is not much to be
expected from this Legislature.
I find on our desks this morning, a
lengthy Bank bill, from Mr.. Brace. of
the Currency Committee of the Senate.
This bill, 1 believe, is similar 10 the one
introduced by the same gentleman list
winter, but not exactly the same.
The resolutions offered by o. P.
Brown of the senate, several days ago,
that the members of both branches of
the Legislature. give n days per dirm,
to the suffering poor of Cincinnati. which
was adopted in the House with a great
deal of unanimily.
Yours. T.