The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-09
Columbus Correspondence.

amount OF business III ono lOfm OF 0notnoT {
Ono thing of more general interest than
/ perhaps almost any other, is the bill passed
by the House this morning, repeating the
School Library tax. In this tho Senate has
this afternoon concurred. Thus this, SO
long bono of contention between the
friends and enemies of our Common
School system, is removed. Whether this
| feature of the School Law should DO retained
in operation, or not, of course is a subject
for consideration. and that, If the question
before the Legislators had been either re-
pea, or the collection and expenditure of the
tax, there might vol bo differences of opin
ion but. 80 long rs tho clearly expressed
sentimept of n majority of those now rep
resenting the people at the Capitol was in
favor of either suspending for two years or
repeating this tax. it does seem to mo that
tho only sensible course is to repeal. That
il should be. or Is important to the cduGa-
tOnal inteTes of tho State, and the welfare
os the rising generation, that u law for leYy
inga tax for School Library purposes, should
remain upon the Statute book, and yet its
operation prevented by suspension from
year to year. is iuexplicabIo. True it may
be, and is argued, that tho burden of tax
alton bears heavily upon tho people Of tho
Stoto. and that. as n matter Of present econ
envy and rctrenchment it should be sus-
pended, and yet remain a law TO be revived
aud enforced when this burden shall be
' Incasurably removed. Hero lies tho diff
Guilty, in this so long as tho State is so
much indebted, as such burdens weigh down
counties, cities aud villages, ard as the poo
7 plo having the power, year after year. vote
upon themselves taxes for local purposes, as
well as that they arc constantly asking and
obtaining from tho Legislature additional
: power to run into debt, can it be hoped
that tho amount to be paid for taxes will
be materially decreased ? Favorable sOa.
y sons, good crops and general firaEciul and
commercial prosperity may render us bot
ter able to pay, but will not roduce the
, amount.
Ono reason argod for this repeal has
some force Tho school law, being one in
which all or nearly all have a direct inter
: est, as a matter of course, attracts q large
degree of attention. During the sessions
of tho last General Assembly, probably five
10 one more propositions were introduced
Cor changes in this law. than upon any other
subject. Thus far this session. very few
such have been introduced, showing an
!, = increased confidence in and popularity of
the law. While this is so, tho Library fea
. . turc of that law has been more violently
. opposed than ever before, which would
a seem to Indicate that tho people did not
generally approve it. Referring alone to
the constant asking by counties, cities and
villages to be permitted to create additional
. debts for any and every purpose, am
= happy to say that this Legislature, with all
u the sins both of omission and commission
u for which it may DO called upon to answer.
. has determined to grant no application for
= power to create debts by borrowing money,
. allowing them only to do this, in renewal
OF debts by bonds when tho payment at once
y would distress tho people by the amount to
y be raised. A general act for the accom-.
plshment of this purpose has just passed
both bodies itather think if there DO moth
ing worse than this to account for, there
will be no great harm dOne.
The House to day. passed S. B. S5. pro-
vidiug for tho collection of costs in Minor
Criminal Offences. This bill provides that
no costs shall 30 paid out of tho county
, treasury in any case, except the prosecu-
i, tiun uu commenced by information in the
, Court of Common Pleas, or an indictment
DO found
During tho day and this evening, as each
. train arrives, tho number of delegates in
V attendance upon tho State Convention to
be holden tomorrow, has been and is con-
stantiv increasing. The hotels are now
quito full. and by evening will be crowded.
The spacious office of the "Ncil" Republi.
e can head quarters is II complete jam, and
v tho confusion of voices and mingling o!
tongues, reminds one of n miniature Babel
In this crowd notice B. Il. Abel, Esq
J. ond B. n. Shaw, the only delegates arrived
e from your County. The general feeling
!, seems to be good. and tho expression uni
formly is not with reference to men partic
q uarIy. but only that tho delegates should
10 good. .ruo men, disposed to nominate al
. Chicago Il mao who is q representative mar
II of tho party. At tho Same time large
!; majority undoubtedly look upon Chase as
II that man. But moro of this after tho sitting
n of tho Convention to morrow.
>. 1t should have been noticed above. that
n in consideration of the fact that very many
h of tho members Of tho Gonoral Assembly
!, arc delegates in this Convention, boti
Honscs adjourned over until Friday.
V THURSDAY EVENING, March ].
J Tho Convention met in tho Odoon ,hi
morning, at eleven O'clock. and organznt
le temporarily by tho appointment of j. T
W Worthingtnn. of Ross Co, Chairman pr
le tenn. After tho appointment of tho necessa
,e ry Committees on Credentials. on Orraui
=. zaton, on Rules and on Resolutions, tn
: Convention adjourned until two o'clock p
NJ. At two O'Clock tho Convention re
'e assembled, and was permanently organized
ID by the election of Con, Worthington. n
b, President ono Vce President from oaci
Congressional district aud c. w. Noble, o
el Cuyahoga County Clerk. with B. +. Cowen
ms of Belmont. H. G. Armstrong. of Hamilton
pc II. S. Mckee, of Seneca, and others, As
ssant Clerks. After argreoing to the ru!e
sepOrted by the committee appointed upol
, that subject, tho Convention proceeded I,
fu voto "pipH Voce," by counties, for delegate
he to tho Chicago Convention, tho result o
er which was the election of ID. X. Cartier, O
he Cleveland, Thomas Spooner of Hamilton
IS, V. B Horton, of Megs, and DR. Brodbeck
Ia of Montgomery, such delegates; and Jaco
Mueller, of Cleveland, S. NJ. Smith, of Frank
,r lin, Abner Kellogg, of Ash;abula, and L.
o Taylor, ns aIternates. Tho committee OF
o' Resolutions reported tho following platform
o. "Resoired. That tho Republicans o
er. Ohio, whilo they will give their united AM
it, earnest support to tho nominee of the Chi
cago Convention, indicate as their frs
choice, and recommend to tho said Conyon
70 ton the name of Salmon p. Chase, of Ohio
co Tho reading of this resolution was rC
coived by loud shouts and doaiening cheer
for Chase. A vote by counties was calle
of for, in tho passage of the resolution; lare