Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-01-18
Columbus Correspondence.
COLUMBUS Jan. l4th, 1850.

Dear Chronicle The bill to protect
Virginia from Ohio, after a warm debate in
the Senate, was postponed until the first
Monday of February. Tie able minority
report Of Senator Monroe, Of Lorain, ex-
presses the views OF those opposed to the
bill, and should be carefully considered by
the people of the State. The times call
for no gratuitous trucking, and l shall be
disappointed if the authors of that bill and
its supporters DO not discover that they
have mistaken the temper of the people Of
Ohio.
The adjourned caucus Of the Republican
members, TO consider the Senatorial ques-
ton. was held on Monday evening. The gen
tlemen who had absented themselves at the
former meeting were present. and urged in
person their reason for delay. They explicit
IL declared that they were convinced 4 large
majority ofthe party demanded the election
of Mr.. Chase, and that they had no hope
or expectation that any efforts of theirs
would change the result or influence the
vote of a single member; but they averred
that the position Of some Of the districts in
which a large American cement still
existed, was such that the appearance Of a
hasty election of a man to whom that por-
ton of the party was opposed, would ex-
asperate them, and tend to a permanent
loss of their support. All they wanted
was such delay as would enable them TO
come down with some degree Of graceful
ness.
The Reserve members on the other hand,
declared that there were other voters whose
wishes should be consulted. beside the in
considerable number which had been re-
ferred to; that the minority in a party ought
to be willing to yield whenever they found
themselves a:rayed against a de:i!d ma
iority upon a more choice of candidatcs-
The. voters of the Reserve. they said, had
mln;fessel this spirit in stIt, conven-
tons and elections, and had a right to ex-
pect the samefrom other parts of the State;
the interests of the party throughout the
Union depended upon prompt AMI vigor-
Gus action. such as should indicate vitality
and vigor in the Republican party Of Ohio.
and a course of trimming and yacillation
would be injurious.
The only proposition the disoontents
made, was that q committee should be ap-
pointed to call future caucuses. with the pro-
viso that none should be called fer the nom
nation of Senator be fore the expiratinn Of
four weeks. A compromise proposition
that the caucus shall meet on Monday eve /
ming. Feb. LIST, and nominate a Senator, was
finally made and carried. The election
will therefore take place, without doubt, on
the Cd or Sd of next month, and there is a
universal admission that the thing is pcac-
tically decided in favor of Chase. No fac
tious opposition could now be made by the
few d~iscontents without violating their dis
tinct and emphatic pledge given in the
caucus.
The interest question has been again
upon the carpet. a bill having been intro
duced into the Senate to revive thc ten
per cent. law. An amendment giving per-
mission to the lender to exact any rate he
could obtain was offered. and a lively de-
bate cnsued in committee of the whole.
The bill with its amendments was destroy
ed in Committee by striking out all after
the e%nacting clause, and upon its return to
the Senate in regular session Was ''indef-
nitely postponed. 10y a very decided vote.
In the House the Democrats have done
their little best to keep up the 'irrepressi-
bic conflict by introducing measures to
forbid the settlement of free colorel per-
sons in this State. The bill for that pur-
pose was killed by ridiculous amendments
in Committee Of the whole, and will not be
found troublesome again.
The Retrcnchment Committees in both
Houses are busy at work d%evising ways
and means Of reducing taxation, and it is
hoped that the work of this session in
this respect will be such as to merit the
appreciation Of the people. G.