Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-03-27
Columbus Correspondence.
cet-xsrs, March %. 1861


Dec~ UaoSscIG-The Senatorial con-
ssst is over. and John Sherman is elected.
In him Ohio will no doubt find q sensible,
energetic. and industrious representative,
and ono who viii give her no cause to be
ashamed. l would like it better if be were
e iccide lily radical in his Reppb lea isr &,
for IN these days of ANARCHY. the doubling
and 50 called conservi tive niRds are those
most lksly to ruin US. We are needing a
positive. strongly nlrked public policy
which the people can understand. and the
announcement cf which woull rally them
round the administration like q trumret
call, but whether we shall get il. God only
knows.
Mr.. Sherman cane in person, and a good
deal is said Of votes Icing influenced by
ho,e of aid to obtain federal app ,intmcnts;
and although no such thing may have had
any effect. it Is certain that a marked
change was seen m the Sherman forces tic
last night Of the Legislative CAUCUS Sher-
mans vote stood. most Of the evening. at
about thirty, the Dennison vote raining
from twenty-five to twenty-seven. I'LL
finally the Schenck men were forced to act
decisiyely in determining the matter. which
they did BY casting their vote for Sherman.
and electiag him. This Was cOntrar, to
what they hal said they would do. and it
Is rumored that the hope Of being provi-
ded for at Washington would account for
the change in the attitude of those who
had been loud in declaring that the party
would be broken up if another Senator
we're elected who liv d in the noItherA half
Of the State.
The Western Reserve vote was csst
steadily and almost sOlidly for Dcnnisun.
but if the Schenck men had been willing
to take Gurley Of Cincinnati. it was in
their power at any time to have cOncentra-
ted upon him a vnte which Eeuld have Sc
cured his election. The fact was they de-
ternined that if Schemes could not be
nominated no other man in the Southern
part Of the State should. They are al
ready prOPhcsying that Shcrman's election
will defeat Mr.. Wsde's reelection next
year. but the single, simple fact that they
themselves elected Sherman in preference
to DeHnisOn. Gurley or Horton, will for
ever stop their mouths in regard to the
geographical arguments. 1t viii be seen
therefore that it was wise for the Dennison
men to force this choice upon the Southern
members. and it was with view to this
result that the vote for Gov. DennisOn was
50 steadily and cOmpactly cast through the
whole evenings Of the contest in caucus.
The protractiOn of this contest has oc-
cupied two weeks almost entirely to the
exclusion of other business, and will con-
sequently make the Enal adjournment some.
what later than it would have been In
formstion has Just been received from
Washington fixing the number Of Con-
eressional representatives at eighteen. so
that We shall lose three from the present
aunbsr Of districts. The work of appor-
tiOning is now going briskly on, and tho
Commit ee expect to report a bill some
time ssxt week. &c many divers plans
and schemes have to be considered and bar
moniSed that the work ia one Of the most
pcrplezing and disagreeable jobs Of the
whole session.
Tie general appropriation bill has bceu
under discussion in the Senate Committee
oS the whole and viii probably be perfect
cd and passed on Monday.
The woman's rights bill which WIS de-
featcd il the Senate two or three weeks
ago, has been passed this week in a mOdi-
fed form.
The House has passed a bill leasing the
public works to certain parties for ten thou
sand dollars year. and it is 20 before
the Senate. OF this bill | will say more
next week.
A general disposition to hurry up the
work is now manifested. and | trust the
next few days will witoess a rapid dispatch
of huSres@ G.