The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-01-18


Arriving. the Speaker will take his seat
on the platform at the left of the retiring
Governor.
Inaugural Oath.
House return to Chamber.
Joint Committee will escort the GOV.
to Governors room.
G. " HOLMES Hohnns, Senate commi.te.
F. B. PARISH,
A. G. VoRIs,
j. W. ROBINSON,
w. B. WOODS, House Committee.
E. A. PARROT,
J. M. STOUT.
Our Republican friends are strong on
.ret.enchment before the election, but
think nothing of spending two thousand
dollars to make a kingly display in Inau-
gurating q Governor. Two splendid
Inauguration balls will come off on Mon
day evening, at one of which the Gov
ernor elect and the retiring Governor will
be received with military honors.
A great many bills have been, and are
about being introduced for the amend
ment of our school law, and there appears
to be a spirit manifested to cripple the
operations of the law, and I predict that
the real object is to cut eff one limb after
another until there shall be but q naked
trunk, and thereby bring about by stealth,
the greatly desired object of the favored
counties, to compel each county to sup
port her own schools These. proposi-
tions come, principally from Hamilton,
Clermont, Butler and other public works
counties. The first thing is to repeal the
school library clause; if the work of de-
struction would there cease, l should have
no objection.
Mr.. Hutcheson, to-day, gave notice of
the introduction of FIVE bills amen5atory
(destruetive) of the school law, as fol-
lows:
1. To confer power on the county
commissioners of each county to levy all
taxes for s hool purposes, except the local
school district tax
2. To repeal the school library tax.
g.. To abolish the Office of state com
mis- iorer Of common schools.
4. To abolish the township board Of
education. "a
s. To abolish the board of county
school examiners, and substitute that Of
the directors of the school districts.
The first bill named is intended to com.
pei each county to support its W schools
without just saying it in SO many words.
Some men are disposed to play sharp
and catch our men mapping and sugar
the bated proposition over with a propo'
sition to confer power on the county
commissioners of each county to levy ALI
taxes for school purposes
On yesterday, l gave notice of my in
tention to introduce q bill to prevent
white persons from intermarrying with
black or mulatto persons. AmalgSma'
ton has ran to a high point in our below
ed State, and it seems to me that the at
tention of the General Assembly of Ohio
should be called, at once, to that debas
ing practice.
The Democratic State Convention or
Thursday last, was the largest and mos
enthusiastic Convention that has come of
in Columbus for many years. The pro
ceedings were conducted with spirit ano
zeal, and the entire multitude seemed tt
have but one desire, to wit: with the nom
Ilnee of the Charleston convention, tt
carry the electoral vote of Ohio and save
our country from the disruption and ruiz
that must inevitablyfollow the election o
a Republican President in 1860. The
delegates elected to represent this State
in Che Charleston, Convention are too wei
known to the citizens of Monroe to neeG
q word from ME in commentator of them
-Four better men than George e. Pugh
A. W. Rhodes, George w. McCook and
H. j. Jewett, cannot be found in Ohio
or elsewhere. The Convention broke uI
about ten o'clock P. NJ, in the very best
of feeling, fully determined 20 march for
ward in the defence of our country against
the encroachments of the Black Repub'
lican di~sunionists.
OH Weuutsuay iast cohu L. OPiiSSs
Esq, and Joseph w. Richardson, Esq.
of Monroe county. were licenced by thu
Supreme Court of Ohio as Attorneys anG
lCounsellers at Law. The Committed
appointed by the Court to examine thu
candidates. consisted o. Speaker Parsons
Elk Speaker Woods, Hon. G. W. An
drews, of Auglaize, Hon. H. Thompson
of Shelby, Hon. James r.. Morris, o
Monroe, and Hon. George T. Convers
of Franklin. The candidates both sus
tanned themselves well in a critical exam
~iuation, and done honor to themselves ant
reflected credit upon their preceptors.
Very Respectfully, yours, &C.,
JAMES M. STOUT.