Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-01
Columbus Correspondence.

Columns, February 2s 1850.
A Joint Resolution TO adjourn ON the 18th day
of fMarch next, to meet again on the first Monday
Of January 1861, passed the Senate on Friday
morning last. TWAS sent to the House for their
concurrence and there lost by a small naiority.-
motion to reconsider was laid on tho table where
the whole matter now rests.
1t is whispered here by the knowing ones of the
republican party, that there ,rH bean extra session
next wnter,-not that legislation for the State de.
mands it,--but the necessities Of the republican
party require it. They aie not willing to risk an.
other election previous to districting the state.
This Legislature with its large and unyieldy
republican majority has entirely failed to meet the
expectations Gifts most sang,ne friends As n
working body it seems almost rowerless. The
eighth week of the session has closed at cost and
expenditure of over s35, 900 of the peoples money
and scarce anything has been done except the cl-
ection of Chase to the United States Senate, re-
pealing the act of last session prohibiting rlsibIe
afmirture voting in Ohio, drinking wine with Ken
tucky and Tennessee, and more thoroughly dis
cussing negro equality generally.
The appropriation bills have not been touched
Bills relating to Benevolent Institutions Public
Works, Penitcntiary and other important matters
are lying in the hands of Committees unreported
and unacted upon.
The Bill to repeal tie act above referred to was
introduced among the first On the calendar, subse-
qucnt to It's introduction and during its peudency
in the Senate, the Supreme Court of the State de-
clarcd the act prohibiting negroes voting in Ohio
unconstitutional. But, nota 'hst0uliug this je.
cison Of the Supreme Court OJcrlin pressed its
case and passed the repeating act--thus estab-
fishing cur.ou, precedent, and exhibiting
strange phenomenon in the history Of legislation
in this State. Forthe first time in the history Of
legislation in Ohio, we witness "A Republican leg
islaturc, gravey placing upon records of the State
at cost ofoyer $3.50 per day an act pretending to
repeal an act which had previously been declared
unconstitutional by a decision of the Supreme
Court.
Most persons in Ohio perhaps by this time, have
heard OF and fully discussed, the late legislative
visiting, and the $4,000 appropriated out of the
state Treasury to defray expenses of ",ciac bMi
on that occasion. Aud although | am not advised
whether the Hoinfs Coraty EeDa5iican smlmgly
approves Of the visiting and the 5000 appropria-
ton, yet, most of the Republican papers in Ohio,
do. A very large portion Of the republican party
however, quietly feel reXcd and chaeined at the
action of their own legislature in this matter,
while the less number and more mortified puit
speak out in language not to be misunderstood.
Among the atterMe WM. G.. MYlRs, of Wayne
county, who was Republican candidate for Con-
gress last fall in the llth Congressional District:
and JoHN ABEr, formerly Republican candidate
for Treasurer in Wayne County. MIR. RIAylRs
heads the following petition which was presented
to the Legislature ON Friday morning last by Mr..
HuLs, a Republican mcmJer of the House, from
Medina coUnty: 1--WE the undersigned voters Of
Wayne county, pray your Honorable body to APP
point It day general fasting and prayer to attone
for the sins YOU have committed by apnrupriating
Five Thousand Dollars for Drunken Spree
We lock upon it rs Il monsuous inconsistency af-
ter the pledges made by most candidates, prior to
oicction,--of retrenchment and reform, and lastly
we look upon it as immoral, and as deserving the
Just indignation Of an outraged constituency
Baughman Tp., Wayne Co., o., Fob. IA, 1860.
W. o. MYERS, and l3 others"
Mr. AnEY heads and l6 others sign with him,
the following petition, which was presented by Mc.
Hits at the same time and with the above: "To
the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of OHIO, asscnibled--We the undersigned
voters Of Wayne county, pray your Honorable
body to appoint a day of general fasting and
prayer, to atone for the sins you committed by
ness and debauchery. We look upon it as a
monstrous inconsistcncy--a monstrol,s stretch o.
Legislative power, for you so useossly to squander
the peoples money and lastly we look upon it as
inconsistent ho!ish and dabolicl, and deserving
the just indignation of an outraged people Who
were faithfully promised rctrenchmentnnd reform,
Baughman 1'p., Wayne Co., o., Feb, II, 1860
JouN ABEy, andll6 othGrs.'
Thus we have exhibited thc pttilul and mmi
ating spectacle of prominent Republicans in Ohio,
calling upon their own Legislature, with its large
Republican majority in both branches, under one of
the most solemn rights guaranteed the people by
the Constitution Of the State, to 'agD0int day Of
qeaeyGi fasting and praycr to atoae for its sins"
Where shall we find parallel in the history Of
any political party? win the people of Ohio tole-
rate another Republican Legislature? verify it
is believed tie hand writing is on the wall, and
that che days Of RcpubHslnism in this State are
numbered. lNDEN.
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