Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-04-15
Columbus CORRESPONDENCE.
CoLUMBUs. April I'M, 1857.


COLUMBUS, April l1th, 1857.
Dear Chronicle A scene has trans
pired in the Senate SO full of personal
and political interest that l deem it my
duty to mention it, though conscious Of
the inability of any pen. however skill
fully welded, to do justice to the subject.
The bill prescribing the manner oil
submitting the amendments to the con
stitution. TO the people. being under con
~sideration, Messrs Phelps of Auglsise,
Lawrence os Monroe and Mathews OF
Hamilton, all democratic Senators, had in
turn addressed the Senate and had taken
occasion TO deal harshly and somewhat
personally with the Senator from our
district, Mr. Taylor of Mahoning. In
deed it was apparent that the trio of To-
cofoco's had banded together for the pur.
pose of entirely demolishing u Sena-
tor and each in turn sat down quite sat
isfed with the part he had played in the
operation, but no sooner had the last one
taken his seat than Mr.. Taylor, who had
sat ell unrufi ID and unmoved during the
whole procedure, arose and commenced,
as one present describes it, with a heavy
knife as it were, two edged and Keen at
that, and commenced a reply which for
pewer, completeness, and bitter inveciion
has had nc equal 10 the Ohio Senate for
years. Complete stiffness reigned
throughout the Senate Chamber, and
nothing interrupted the sharp. biting and
terrible sentences as they fell from the
lips of the apparently calm. yet deeply
excited Senator from Mahoning, as he
proceeded TO pay his respects 10 each Of
his c~ombatants in their order, serving
them personally, socially and politically.
Mr.. Phelps who is a Locofoco Methodist
Minister. came first and as his profession
as a christian rainister, and his practice
as a politician, was compared by Mr., Tay-
lor, the suscipicon was thoroughly arous
ed in the minds Of not only the three
honorables, who had thus pounced upon
one, a small man in stature at that, but
of all spectators of the scene, that they
had attempted too much, and the sus-
picion ripened into such a certainty when
he came TO Mr.. Lawrence, who is the
democratic Congressman elect, that Mr..
Mathews left his seat and fled behind the
back of Mr.. Taylor, as if 10 escape the
awful faying that he fel. was in store for
him-and thus had well nigh escaped,
as Mr.. Taylor's sense of propriety would
allow him TO even reply 10 an abscon
ded foe, but when he was informed of
the presence Of Mr.. Mathews in the Sen
a'e Chamber. he proceeded to the finish
ing strokes of his work Of determination
upon this last best subject of them all.
Mr.. NJ, as your readers well know. was
once associated with Gov. Chase and DR..
Bailey of the National Era, and with
his young and powerful intellect. and
warm hear, sympathised and labored for
The cause Of freedom, but the allurements
Of Off re, and the influence of certain
social habits. it is thought have proved
an over-match for Stanley Mathews. and
isSimply a democratic Senator.
These facts in his history were dwell.
upon with appropriate reflections. under
the SeLalor from Hamilton Joined
.essrs. Phelps and Lawrence in the az
ony Of a deserved c~astigation, the men
Dry whereof will haunt them TO the end
Of lie. Verify the taunt of locoiocoism
hat there is ''no talent in this Legisla-
needs confirmation.
Yours, P.