M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-01-12
From Columbus.
COLUMBUS, Jan. Z, 1860

Since my last nothing of great i'm.
portance has trauspired in the Legis-
lature. Our political opponents have
not indicated the policy which they
intend to carry out, save what we may
learn from the character of some Of
the bills introduced. the first bill
(Bill No. y in the House, is to repeal
the law prohibiting negroes from vot-
ing, by Mr.. Stedman. Whether or
not it will pass remains to be seen,
but it is very likely to be opposed by
several ofthe opposition members from
Southern Ohio.
Senator Harrison created quite
stir in the Republican camp, few
days since. by introducing a gill to
prevent the setting on foot of militia
ry expeditions in Ohio against the
Territory or people Of any ofthe Uni
ted States" and which proposes to
punish persons offending by iniprison-
IN ent for term of not less than one
nor more than ten years. Mr.. Harri.
son is one ofthe ablest members Of the
Senate, and will, no doubt, make q
vigorous effort to have his bill passed.
What force he will be able to draw
from the Republican ranks is not, as
yet, fully known. Prot. Mourse, of
Oberiin, got the bill referred to q se-
lect Committe Of three, thinking the
President would appoint u majority
who were opposed to it, but the Pres.
idcnt chose TO adhere TO the rules and
appoint a majority who were in favor
of the bill.
Mr., Hutcheson, (Dpm. } OF Madison,
has introduced Il series Of joint resolu-
tions in the uonsc relative to the Har-
per's Ferry raid, which is character
lied as q crime against Virgi MIA and
the government ofthe U. S. The pco.
pie Of Virginia are congratulated up
on the prompt suppression OF the at
tempted Instruction, and the resolu-
tions deprecato any open or secret in
stigation, inhammatOry appeals or in
cendiary matter having Il tendency to
lead TO such outrages or producea SER
vile outbreak, &c, &c. Their fate is
uncertain. .| .NE.|'t
The Democratic Convention which
met here on the 9th, was very fully
attended. The Douglas feeling, OF
course, was intense, ard u resolution
instructing the delegates from Ohio to
vote for the Little Giant" at the
Charleston Convention, was passed by
a large majority. The delegates from
Vinton did not vote for this resolution
regarding it as an attempt to control
the several district delegates. The
Convention which appointed them wac
the only body authorized to instruct
them, in our opinion, and the only
body whose behests they are bound to
obey. The Convention was called to
appoint four delegates for the State at
large, and these it had a right to in
struct. These delegates are, G. W.
McCook, Geo. E. Pugh, D. 2. Rhodes
and j. Ii. Jewett. They are all good
and safe men, as, in fact, were all the
candidates-some ten or twelve-who
aspired to the honor of representing
the one hundred and seventy thousand
sturdy democrats Of Ohio. The reso.
luton in reference to the President
which was finally passed, altho' vel
enough in its proper place, was, under
the Gil cumstances, a very left.handed
compliment to the Administration, ,anJ
by the nltra Douglas men was reeeiv.
ed with shouts Of laughter. | have
taken part iii a number of Conven.
tions and have observed that general
ly there is disposition to pass toe
many resolutions, and the late Con
vention here was a specimen in point
When the Committee on Resolutions
meet, they all 60 to work, it would
seem, to see who can offer the great
: est number upon the greatest variety
OF subjects, and having but a shorr
time to perform the daty assigned
them, the report is, of course, detect
Z i've in wording, point, clearness, &C.;
but the disposition Of the Convention
is, generally, to sustain the Commit.