M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-01-29
loorrcsPsndenOo Of the Democrat
FROM COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. II, 1857.

MeSSTs. Edi0rs!-Again / "sel me down.
to endeaVor to cater TO the taste of the
enquirer for mus, who may have the good
judgment to select your excellent paper for
that purpose, but with fearful forebodlngs
of a failure, owing to a great scarcity of the
article in the market.
A quarrel occurred in the House, on Tues
day, the 18th inst, between Mr.. Slough, Of
Hamilton, and Mr., CRIwell, of AshtabuIa.
In a private conversation between these two
gentlemen, in their seats, concerning a res
olution Offered by Mr.. Slongh, directing the
Attorney General to report whether the
meinbers were entitled to per diem during
the recess Of the Legislature, or, If not,
whether they were entitled to mileage for
the adjourned session, Mr.. Caldwell used
some very insulting language to Mr.. Slough
who demonstrated against it, saying that he
couldn't stand it, Mr.. Caldwell then thrust
ing his face forward toward Mr. Slough, in
a very s%neering manner said-"How do you
propose to help yourselfI Whereupon
Mr.. Slough replied" That is the way I'll
help myself" accompanying his remark
with q blow, which, although it did not Sc
riously injure Mr.. c., had the effect to bring
his head sup standing" in a proper line
with his body. So quiet was the whole af-
fair that scarcely a half a dozen members
had their attention attracted until afterward
when Mr.. Caldwell made an explanation Of
the matter, The affair was referred to a
committe for investigation. Mr.. Slough, on
yesterday, a~pologized to the House, but dis
, claimed any intention of doing so to Mr..
} Caldwell. The affair created considerable
excitement, which, however, has now pref
ty much subsidized.
A resolution has passed both Houses to
, print four thousand extra copies of each Of
, the reports Of the Smelling Committees
By the way, these reports, it is said by
those who have had a glimpse at them, are
, the mos, reckless compilation of speciou;
falsehoods, dressed up and arruyed with an
especial view for use as electioneering cap
t itul. This model retrenchment Legislature.
> which could not print over fifteen hundred
I copies of the most important executive doc
uments which emanated from the democrat.
ic incumbents last year, although the same
contained many important facts and figures
in less than 100 pages, can now print u 900
volumes of electioneering material, each
volume containing some 800 pages, without
any qualms of conscience as to expense
Indeed they seem 10 have concluded, as O
member remarked in the House, the other
day, that they have taken the responsibility
to appoint these committees, and that they
might as we'll publish and send out broad
cast the result of their labors-meaning q,
thereby that they will be cursed by the peo-
pie for the expense incurred, if they do not
send the reports out, and that they might as
well run the risk by publishing a large
quantity of extra copies.
Quite an interesting debate sprung up in
the House, the other day, upon a motion
made by Mr.. Egley to reject Mr.. Monroe's
bill to strike the word white from the Con-
stitution, so as to permit negroes to vote -
Mr.. Monroe stated that upon the Western
Reserve he had been reproached during the
last campaign for not introducing the hill
last winter (; that the people there we're ex-
ceedingly anxious that such bill should pass
that SOM thirty or more Republican mem
bers of the House were very anxious that
such a bill should pass, and that many more
Of the Republican members had not made
up their minds how to vote upon it and desi.
red to heh discussion upon the subject
The motion to reject was sustained by the
Democratic members, upon the ground that
it was a political question upon which eve
ry member must or ought to know the feel
ing of his constituents, and upon which,
therefore, he was prepared to vote without
taking up the time of the House in discus
sion, which for the present could more pro-
pcrly be left to the stump The vote to re-
ject stood 30 ayes to 50 nuys-all the DEM
Gratis present voting aye, and all the Re.
publicanS but one voting nay. l am inclin-
ed 10 believe that there is a majority favor
able 10 the passage of the bill, but yet do
not believe the Republicans will have cour-
age to pass it, fearing the consequences to
their party in the coming campaign, when
their acts will come up in review before the
people.
The Republican State Central Committee
met here on the 18th inst. and held a eau
Gus conformity with the Republican members
Of the Legislature, and with their customa-
ry cowardice postponed the nomination of
their candidates for State officers until the
18th Of August next-six days later than
the time fixed for the Democratic Conven-
tion-thereby plainly exhibiting the fact
that they have no confidence that the prin-
ciples they advocate will maintain them in
power, but that they rely on temporary cir
cumstunces to maintain their accidental ma