The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-03-15
CoLuMBrs, March 9th, 1861.

alto fruit harvest.
CoLUMBrs, March 9th, 1861.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT Tho past week has
beon TO the country an eyentful ono. Tho
time looked forward to with SO much of
fearful anticipation, has come and gone
Tho 4th of March having passed. Abraham
Lincoln is inauguratod President, has sent
out to tho world declaration of his views
and policy, n new Administration is inducted
into Office, aud on this closing day of tho
first week ot its being. what do VIC find ns
the result The telegraphic columns of our
daily newspapers arc reduced half in oxtent,
and more than that in their tone Of excite
ment. What may bo tho final result, Of
course, wo cannot tell Tho present calm
may be tho lull before tho tempest, but that
there has boon. within a few days, change
in this respect, is patent to every ono.
The policy of the administration, as fore.
shadowod in tho Inaugural of Mr.. Lincoln,
has boou spread before the country. 70 say
that tho policy thus forshadowed and that
Inaugural were universally approved, would
bo moro than can DO expected but thnt they
are worry generally so is certain. Repub
Leans are moro than pleased, and many
Democrats cordially assent.
AS an example of tho greatest force, in
this State, on account of his prominence in
opposition to Mr. Lincoln last fall. what is
said by Judge Douglas is noticed. The tune
whom this was said was on tho 9th. ten days
after tho Inaugural was delivered. Judge
Douglas received the following dispatch on
that day, from Richmond lis thoro any
| hope: Can wo remain in the Union p
To which Douglas and Crittonden replied -
Yes, there is hope; stand firm, and all will
yet be right !" Mr.. Douglas also said:--
+ "The Inaugural shows that LincolE has On
deavorod to say what is right. platform or
| no platform. | defend tho Inaugural, be.
/ lieving i: an omanation from the brain and
heart of u patriot"
True, such papers as the Statesman, En-.
quirer and PenRsyvanidn howl, and, if they
} did not. there would be good reason ia
, doubt tho proprioty and patriotism of the
policy enunciaied.
Tho Cabinet selections made, arc also
very acceptable, although ono of thom il
must bo admitted is not tho most desirable
/, -smi,h, of indiana. In this is soen the
| wroichod effects of,the Caucus system when
, carried to tho extreme it sometimes is
Smith being, in this way, selected as the In
: diana mombor of the Cabinet. Tho fna
j determination of Chase to go into the Cab
}. mot, brings tho election of his successor di
a rcctly before tho present General Assembly
:. In addition 10 candidates montioned yol
= tho other day, arc Il. G. Schenck, Benz
o Stanton, Bingham aud Gurley. II seem,
that each district having a pretty good
, effective Member OF Congress, is of th,
impression he is just tho man for SENATOR
: AT all events, somo man from that dislric
r aspircs to follow him, and would like tC
II have a vacancy made. think there ar,
,f only four candidates from this city, Gov
&, Dcnnison. Col, Swayno, Geo. Parsons ant
J Sam. Galloway. Don't think thoy will al
get it, and yet there is moro probability o
8 John Sherman uniting enough votes to viii
than any other member
You may have noticed tho following para
graph going the rounds of the papers:
The bill which passed both Houses. som'
6 days since, reducing tho compensation o
:. County Auditors, has since been found
a upon close examination, to have directly
= opposite eifec., increasing instead of rcducins
y their !eos. Tho increase in this (Franklin
S County alone, tho Auditor informs me, il
fully $500 Members are already beginning
' in view OF this fact, to talk Of .etracing thei
n stops and repeating tho act, but a rule pro
/. hibiting tho repeal of a bill at tho sam,
scssion in which il was pissed, cffectuall,
: bars them from proceeding"
have only to say in regard to tho state
ment of tho Auditor OF franklin County
that il is not at all like the talk Of tho Au
: ditors when opposing tho passage OF the bill
II was not in favor of the measure precsel,
}. in the form in which 1t passed. but wish tha
the truth simply of its adding too or do
creasing the amount paid, should be known
By careful computation made by thos
;. having tho subject in charge, II was ascer
tained thnt tho amount annually TO b.
} savod to the people Of tho State, Teache,
e over $4,000. Experience can only ties
whether the system adopted, by which thi
amount is TO DO saved, is ono which,in othe
: respects, will operate bencfcally or. rot
IS In tho one item of expense i makes 4
Goauga County yory little dfforCnco oithe
way.
! There is now proposition pending in th