Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-02-06
Columbus Correspondence.
CoLUMBus, Jan. 81, 1861.

SOLlhDloy O11- O4S ANOA.
Dear MroniciG.-The House = few days
| since wal thrown into a state Of feverish
excitement, by the introduction of a set of
Resolutions offered by Nigh, Of Lawrence,
a nominal Republican; but much over esti-
mated in even that name, as he is really a
most rabid sOathcrner in his -sympathics
and actions.
But to the resolutions, they were in
response to the invirtation Of Virginia, to
send Commissioners to meet them and 9TH
ers that might attend on the fourth Of
February, at Washington, to humiliate our
selves, and confess our sins, as well as to
manifest our repentance, and pledge our
reformation with suitable guarantees. &C.,
as contained in substance of the Resolution,
placing at the same time the names of some
very conservative Republicans & Democrats
to perform the duty of doing penance-.
1 am utterly opposed to any humiliation,
or false confession, by any Commissioner;
yet if it had to be done, better by such
men than such as would reflect the true
position of Ohio. | am sure my friend Tod,
who was one,) would not have felt himself
hOnored, by an appointment from the
Legislature of o., to perform a duty
equally degrading to that which he refused
to perform some months since at 4 Demo
cratic Convention.
The Republicans warmly opposed the
resolutions, Offering many amendments,
most Of which were rejected in the House,
and the Resolutions were finally passed BY
the vote Of every Democrat. and six nOmi
nal Republicans who voted with them.
In the Senate they met the hottest opTo-
sitiOn, and were most manfully opposed
Our Senator Cox, made one of his most
happy, earnest, clear and logical efforts Of
over an hour in length-the hall dcnsely
filed with spectators. 1t wa emphat-
ically The speech of the session, thus far,
and by the amendments of the Senate.
the resolutions were well shorn of all
their obnoxious and most Objectionable
features, after which they passed the Senate,
and were returned to the House for con-
currence. That which is peculiar about
the vote on these Resolutions is, at first in
the House, they received every Democratic
vote, after being shorn of head and tail,
with a good share OF the body too, in the
Senate, every Democrat there voted for them
on return to the House, and passed un-
der the gagOf the previous question placed
on j: BY the Democrats and their southern
allies nearly every Democrat voted against
them.
The Republicans. with the assistance Of
the mOngrels this time, passing the Resolu-
As amended, the Resolutions are not
now particularly objectionablc-still l
would have preferred. replying by ResOlu-
lions accompanied by a friendly letter ad-
dressed BY Gov. Dennison to Virginia,
respectfully declining to meet on the basis
prOpOsed-the Resolutions as finally passed
are as follows:
WHEREAS The commonwealth Of Viz
ginia has appointed FIVE Commissioners to
meet in the city of Washington on the 4th
February next, with similar Commits
from other states, and after a full
ind free conference, to agree, if practicable, /;
upon some adjustment Of the unhappy diff.
ieultes now dividing our country, which /:
nay be alike satisfactory and honorable to
he states concerned; therefore. I
Be ii resoEVed by the General Assembly
fMe STATE Of Ohio. That the Governor,
" and with the Consent of the Senate,
e and is hereby authorized and empow-
red to appoint seven Commissioners to i
epresent the State of Ohio in said con-
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ResolDed, That while we arc not pre- !
jared to assent to the terms of settlement j
proposed by Virginia, and are fully salts
led that the constitution Of the United c