Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-02-21
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CoLUnBUs, . Feb. l6, 1861.
Mn. EUToR'... Aitor the disposal Of some unim
portant business the House of Representatives od
iournod to-day at noon to meet ogain ut 10 A. NJ
on Monday next This was done chiefly ar
understood, togiyc some twenty or thirty members,
with their wives, Ere, n chance TO attend the ball
at GAINESVILLE to night The citizens Of GAINESVILLE
seem to be sparing pains, nor expense to induce
ajority OF the Legislature to favor TINT locality
with the proposed new penitontary. Out OF the
five places contending for the location Of the inst
tudon-.S .Sandusky city, Akron, Mnssllon, Coshoc
ton and Hnnesvlle-. -..ony one can succeed, bu,
which one will be successful it is impossible to tell
at present. Have the people Of Holmes County n
preference Of place aud ii 20 which Of tho FIVE
above named is preferred by them, or n majority
of lheml
There was much time spent by the legislature
in getting up aud appointing committees from each
branch to repair to indianapolis to os cort Mr..
Lincoln to the capital Of Ohio, and the programme
of his reception here could not be agreed upon un.
til few hours before his arrival. 1t was some
what disgusting to witness the intense urdor man.
iiested by few prominent members Of the Demo.
cratic party TO gain positions, which might add
mite to their reputation gentlemen of note and
celebrity throughout the world! Not "that thrift
might follow fawning" You and your readers
are no doubt aware Of the fact that the President
elect was received by the members Of the legisla.
ture in joint convention, in the House of Repre-.
sentatives Immediately after his arrival Governor
Dennison and other officials, together with the
committees of escort, marched with Mr. l.. into
the Hall. where he was addressed by Lieut. Gov
Kirk, whose remarks were briefly responded to by
Mr.. Lincoln. Kirk acquitted himself pretty we'll
but the response was weak, contradictory and un
satisfactory. Many Republicans seemed to feel
mortified in consequence Of the feebleness of the
brief remarks made by their sectional Pre- sident
elect OF the United ~ States was not at all dis
appointed at his effort, but / was pleased with his
appearance and bearing. He is about six feet
three or four inches high, raw boned rather spare
and gawkey, with well turned Uranium covered
with good coat of black or dark hair, a thin vis
age, thoughtful features, n good sized nose and
m luth and a searching but mild and iuscina ing
eye Calmness, caution. frmness and determine.
tion seem to enter largely in the composition of
national disposition and character. His personal
prestige cannot fail to be felt when one is in his
presence. But will he make us good PRESIDENT
God grant he may; but is to be feared he will be
too sectional, aud not altogether true to the com.
promise principles of the Constitution.
There are three propositions be fore the legsla.
ture touching the public works of the State One
is, that the State shall hold on to the canals us
heretofore, not withstanding the burdens imposed
on the people yearly to keep them up and in work
ing order; another is, that they be leased out for
period of years to responsible and efficient lessees
with approved security, &c, and the other is that
they shall be sold and conveyed to the hghes
bidder or bidders. Now it s desirable to know
which of the three propositions The majority of the
taxpayers of Holmes County would prefer The
representative from Holmes will, it is thought, &c
in favor of the leasing of said works. unless he be
otherwise instructed by his co nstituency before
the subject is disposed Of He seems to think that
leasing ot should be tried and tested before selling
them out.
"The capital city" is not so fine place ms many
persons, unncquanted with it, might suppose -.
But for the State House and other public buildings
erected and kept up at the expense of the tax
!
visiers as filthy and Objectionable town of the
most ordinary character When the weather is
mild and wet the mud and filth in the streets con.
stitue quagmre from one to three inches deep
! The crossings in the same fix, an many Of
the sidewalks are but little, if any better off ..-
When the weather is dry the clouds of dust, raised
by the wind, remind one of the great desert of
Sahara during hurricane. The poor unfortunntes
constituting the chain gangs, labor hard day after
day, to keep certain portions of certain streets
partially clean, but all in vain; for the mud and
pam or binding dust continue to abound every
where. Agnn; there is little or no uniformity in
the size of buildings on the same block. Every
where about the city may he seen, side by side, a
large sized, well constructed ediiice, and shantics
OF the most honely style of architecture. The
capitalists seem to be destitute of nlI pride and
taste necessary to improve the appearance and
clean mess OF the town, and nearly every citizen
expects, or seems to thirk that it is the duty OF
the tax payers of the State to pay for every i'm.
provenent of genteel nature that is made In
a word, Columbus is, in all respects second City
OF Washington, saving the mud, filth and dus
abounding here at all times and in all seasons OF
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