The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-02-10
Columbus Correspondence.
Co,ruprs Fob. I. 1860.

morning, introduced into tho Senate the
memorial of Alauson PeDfold, of Cleveland,
concerning the operation Of tho Fugitive
Slave Law in the States composed OF the
Territory organized under tho Ordinance oil
1887. II breaches the somewhat novel idea
that this law docs apply to that Territory
That body also, in Committee OF the Who'e,
agreed to strike out all after the onactlng
clause of Schlech's bill to lot by contract
"the maintenance and repairs Of our Public
Works" The disposition OF the canals nnd
other public works OF the State. will, as they
have done, while remaining in the hands OF
the State, occupy much of the attention Of
tho General Assembly. They are an ex-
pense to the State, 10 the matter of keeping
thum in repair, in the time an expense in.
Cured in legislating in regard to them, and
a source of corruption in tho elections oi
tho State.
In the House, tho Judiciary Committee
reported against tho passage of bill intro
duced by Rukenbrod, of Columbiuna Coun'
! tv, prohibiting courts from sentencing per-
sons under fourteen years of age. convicted
of crime, to the PenireDtiary, and requiring
them to be sent to Houses of Refuge or
the Reform Farm. After somo discussion
between tho author of tho bill and tho
Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. it
was referred to tho Committee of tho
Whole. The law now leaves it discretionary
with the courts.
| A message was received from the Gov
ornor, enclosing resolutions of the General
| Assembly of tho State of New York inviting
the legislatures of Ohio, Kentucky and
| Tennessee, with tho Executive officers OF
thoir respective States, to visit that State in
a body. Tho message and accompanying
resolutions were laid on tho table.
think Legislative visiting is done with
for the present. 1t remains to be socn
whether a systom of things has boen inau.
gurated. moro honored in the breach than
in tho observance. By tho way, as l notice
this matter has been canvassod somewhat in
the various papers, perhaps few words in
regard to tho late visit of our noighbors,
may not be am;ss. The Legislatures of two
sister States met within the borders of one
of those States, to celebrate the completion
of u line of railway connecting those States,
and thus furnishing connecting link in an
unbroken chain of railroad, commencing at
u Southern seaport and. after describing an
arc through number OF Southern States,
terminating upon tho Great Lakes in tho
North. Knowing this, tho captain OF one of
those floating palaces plving upon our
! u
upon his boat to Cinccnati. Tho au,bori-
tics of that city rendered them its hospital.
ities. Learning these facts. Gov. Dennison
communicated them to tho Legislature, sug.
costing tho propriety of extending an inv.
tation to those BODIES to visit the Capital
With the invitation to visit the duty to en-
tertain while hero, was involved On one
side, it was urged that, while sending an in
vitaton to tho Legislatures of States in their
own Capitals, might be improper, 50 long as
those, bodies were within our own State,
upon our own soil, it would not only show o
: want of courtesy. but also decided dspo
sition to DO unfricndly. not to invite thcm.
On the other side, il was contended that
there was no obligation on our part to do
this, aud especially that tho Legislature had
no right to appropriate money from tho
Treasury TO pay expenses.
Tho Invitation was given and accepted -
They ctme. or the demonstrations upon
their way hero, and on their return to Gin.
(; cinuaH, tho Excitement attending IL. the
crowds assembled at the railway stations.
tho cheers with which tho approaching and
departing trains woro hailed, the assembling
of military and firing of cannon, tho recep-
ton hcre, tho illumination and fireworks,
tho speeches and entertainment, tho general
.
a sary fer mo 10 speak. With ali these you
have been mado acquainted through tho
public papers. Ofonly results and probable
rosuits would | say anything However
much |, or any other one, may havo been
opposed to this, in tho first instance, IL is
to be hoped that the results may be good
How Ii was frequently remarked that il
would organize tho Unitoh States House OF
Representatives. That il had any effect of
, this kind, is not for mo to say-only that
tho organization was reached very soon after
2 this. Our Southern brethren arc suspicious
? of us, very jealous. There is much heart
burning and bitterness of feeling towards us;
without cause We say, and believe it, They
in Legislative bodies, como within our
State; our Legislature is ia eossion, hut de-
ciinos inviting them to visit it at tho Capt.
tai, turns tho cold shoulder upon them, and
says, in substance, We do not wish to see
: and will have nothing to do with you. Are
not thoir suspicious and juaousics in
= creased? ? The other course is pursued. In
u friendly, brotherly spirit, thoy are invited
q como aud 500 us and our institutions
miDglo with and become acquainted with
US. Those bodies are made up of men So.
lected from all the cOuntiUs and districts of
s their respective StatGs-town and country,
! mountains in East Tennessee, rs nearly out
e of the world as any other place, at all
= events within tho Older portions of tho
country. Among thom when ut homo, tho
:, daily and weekly emanatons of the press do
, not circulate as freely as among u.s. Es-
! pccially is this so, as far as any honest cx.
e preston of Northern sentiment is con-
e ccrned. Nothing but what is extracted and
distracted by those who .nre interested in
# keeping them in ignorance for purpose
r They have been here, mingled with us and
become acquainted have seen our institu-
:, tions, our advancement, our enterprise, and
! our wealth; are able, from personal knowl.
" edge to contrast our State with all its i'm
e provemoEts, the resnlt of free labor with
! theirs, and thus arc compelled, to somo ex.
!. iont, to compare free with sidUe labor. Thon,
h again, as to tho knowledge gained by them
o of tho feeling of our people, that while VIC
are absolutely opposed to Slavery. and de-
:ermined in every available manner to re-
sist its extension and perpotuation, VIC car
J. meet thcm, differing from US in frendl,
= manner, aud that We are for the Union, will
10 tho Constitution. as understood by its fOun
- ders, and tho carly oIpOundors of that in
b. strument.
i Bearing in m ind the meaning Of tho torn
n, "AbOlitionisL" as uDderstoOd by them nj