M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-02-23
From Columbus.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 16, 1860.

COLUMBUS, Feb. 16, 1860.
The Senate having passed resolu'
ton to adjourn on the 9Th of March,
the same came up in the House, on
Wednesday, by report from the So.
lect Committee to whom it was re-
ferred. This report was the result Of
a Republican caucus, and proposed to
adjourn IN Monday, March 70, to
meet again on the first Monday Of
February, 1861. The report was
amended by striking out the clause
providing for an adjourned session
and inserting SINE die, and in this
shape the report was adopted, every
democrat but one or two voting for a
sine die adjournment, and number
of Republicans whose pledges to their
constituents forced them to vote in the
same way. 1t is difficult to say what
will be the fate of the amendment in
the Senate. That body may prefer to
play shuttlecock with the House upon
the subject until the time passes, and
then agree to hold an adjourned Ses.
sion.
One of the reasons for an adjourned
session, as announced by several Re-
publicans, was the impossiLility Of
making appropriations for two years
This was answered effectually by Mr..
Woods, Of Licking, by referring to the
appropriations made by the Legisla-
ture for 1854 and 1S55-which were
never found fault with.
Another reason was this: Several
Republicans said an extra session was
necessary in order to district the State
under the new census. But this was
answered by Mr.. Woods by showing
that Congressman never had been elec.
ted under a census until two years af.
ter tile taking of such census; and that,
if the Republicans should re-district
the State in 1861, the Democrats
might carry the Legislature in the iaIl
of that year, meet in January, 1862,
and repeal or amend any act passed in
1861, nine months before the election
Of COngreSsmen in the fall Of 1862,
The Republicans were completely
beaten out on their excuses for an ad.
journed session.
The Supreme Court OF Ohio has
Just decided that any person more
Whits than black has tile right 10 vOte,
and, of, course, set on juries, hold
office, &C., &c. The people will now
begin to see what they did in giving
the Republican party the control ofall
departments Of the government. That
party has drawn the sword in favor Of
the African race and will never stop
until they have placed that race upon
an equality with the Anglo, Saxon.
Those Republicans in Southern
Ohio who believe that the Republican
party is not, to all lntents and purpo-
ses, completely aboltionized, would
do well to visit Columbus ard talk
with the members of the Legislature
They would find a respectable MAORI.
ty Of Republicans in that body follow,
ers of Jas G. Birney and Joshua r
Giddihgs. These men, although rea.
sonable upon every other subject, are
decidedly gun-powderish and sky
rockety when you talk of any distinc,
ton between tie black and white ra.
ces, and they mix mp their politics, re-
Iigion and philosophy promiScuouSly
in the discussion OF the subject. They
make every other consideration bow t
this one absorbing question, and haG
Gholson and his brother Judges decl.
ded differently on the question above
referred TO, they would have beer
damned politically and to all eternity
in the estimation Of majority Of the
Republican Legislators of Ohio.