Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-02-03
Correspondence of the Delaware Gazette.
- COLUMBUS. O. Feb. l.1s6o.s
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FRIEND THOMSON: 8
Thinking that an occasion
al " charcoal sketch - of some of the Legisla-
tors or other digpitaries now assembled here,
or 9. few e dottings by the way " now and
then with regard to the progress of business,
may not be entirely devoid of interest to your
readers, | have concluded to send you, a few
scribblfngs, and unless you come to the. CON
clusion that you can find sufficient matter of
more interest, to ELL your columns, I may con-
tinue them occasionally hereafter. s,.a
/ suppose from the general expressions
which | have heard here, as well as from what
personal observation | have had an opportuni-
ty of making, that the present Legislature
will compare rather favorably with those which
have preceded it, for several bienuial periods.
The House is composed of one hundred and
four members, three less, than the LAST and
although there is perhaps none among them
who can be denominated men of very great,
overshadewing talent, there. are Cd the other
hand, very few who are not men of, at least
fair ability. They are men of good sense, who
think for themselves, and are capable. of form
ing an intelligent opinion upon any subject
which will come before them in the discharge
of their duties. They are generally remarked
as being a rather intelligent body Of men in
appearance. .-57zt 'I.1'f''7a
The Speaker of the House, Hon. R. g. Par
sons, of Cuyahoga, has some superior qualif-
cations for a presiding officer, and aside from
an air of vanity bordering a little upon fop-
pishness, is a very clever fellow, and rather
calculated to be popular. He Is prompt, quick,
always ready, transacts business rapidly, and
SO generally satisfactory has been his decisions
that during the business Of the thirty days
which the House has been in session, | believe
no appeal has been taken in any case. AS a
presiding officer he does not suffer particularly
in comparison with the Speaker Of the last
House, Hon. w. B. Woods, of Licking, which
by the by is eo~mplimenting him somewhat
highly, for Woods is really one Of the best pre-
siding officers 1 ever saw in a chair. 'f,a 'ifaa
The rag of the House is Z. a. Plants, of
Meigs, whose sharp wit, backed by his active
intellect, and sonnd good sense, renders him
by no means a desirable man to run against. :
Peter Hitchcock, of Geauga, y. nj. Vincent,
Of Lorain, S.. e. Brown of Miami, Aaron
Hearlan of Greene, j. II. Ceilings of Scioto,
A. G. Voris of Summit, jesse Baldwin of Ma
honing, and E. A. PARROT of Montgomery.
are among the most active and influential mem
bers on the Republican side of the House.
The Senate being the upper house and of
more choice selection is Of course expected to
contain more profound ability, and brilliant
talent. One of the most active and useful
members of that body, is the Senator from
your county, Hon. r.. C. Jones. '.i-
Hon. Jas. Monroe of Lorain, is a1So one OF
the most efficient and influential members up
on that floor. 4A
The Chief Clerk of the Senate is your fel-
low t%ownsnan, ID. w. Rhodes, Esq, and those
of your readers who arc acquainted with him
need not be tod that he makes a most excel
lent clerk, and that the duties of the Office are
discharged in a manner creditable to himself,
and to the entire satisfaction of the Senate.
In morals, I suppose the present Legislature
compares qnite favorably with those at least
which have Immediately preceded it. I heard
atshort time since, an EXPRESSION of opinion Oh
the part of the keeper of one Of the principal
Saloons in the City, with regard to the patron
age bestowed upon those in his particular line
of business. He said it was the medneH legis-
latdre that ever assembled in Columbus, and
he would give more for one Democratic Con-
r%ention, than for any number of sach.
l won't say anything POW about the " big
drunk given by way of entertainment to the
members of the Legislatures of Kentucky and
Tennessee, as my time is short and 1 have
probably inflicted as mdeh upon you as you
will wish to stand at once. Sell will leave
that subject till another time, except simply
to add that the most of those who aceompa-
MED them to Cincinnati have returned and will
soon be athletic be in their seats again and re
new b~usidess, and I believe the general opin-
among them is, that Nick. Lcaguorth's Vine
Cellar is one of the fnstaut. onS of the coun-
try. i - Yours, b..