Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-05-23
Letters from Columbus.

Adjournment.-tbeL osing
--Movement OF oftroops--BeimontG Guards
mustered in--IIon. Isaac Weish--mis-
take of General Carrtngton--soldter
bsyOnetted.
COLUMBUS, May Is, 1861.
DEAR CHRONICLE: The long and some-
what tedious ssvsioa ofshsAOhio Legislature
closed on Tuesday morning at 2 2o'clock.--
Much has been said by ,eise scribblers of
the inefficiency of this body, and of their
general uselessness, but they have passed
through season of excitement, and borne
responsibilities such as no preceding Legis-
lature of Ohio ever dreamed of. They have
adjourned and gone their several ways, but
their acts and their words during the session
are written upon one of the most intensely
interesting pages of Ohios history, and
every member will turn back to the page with
a glow of pride at the noble stand taken by
our State, and at the singular unanmity
with which they have acted.
Twenty-four hours before the first gun
was fired at Sumter, there was divided
North on the all-absorbing topic of the day.
'"Two hundred thousand Democrats of Ohio
did, apparently "send greeting to their
brethren in the South" but scarcely had the
first reverberations of that shot echoed about
the homes of the free men of the North, and
through New EnglarSs s rocky borders, ere
a cry as of one man came from the whole
North, of fixed and death daring determna-
ton to protect the old flag. Our represen-
tatives shared the universal feeling of patri-
otisln, and party lines were struck down, and
all men stood on the same footing-fellow-
members Of the same great party of patriots.
Thus they worked together until Ohio $ blood
and treasure was offered without stint To
maintain our Government and support our
laws. Who dare say that this Legslat tive
session has been productive of no good to
the State What miserly tax payer dares
to begrudge the pittance of tax he pays to
support them in their labors?
The last night Of the session was spent a
usual in the most uproarious merriment,
while waiting on the action of the Other
I House, preparatory to final adjournment, and
in this particular the session of 1861 will
long be remembered
The 18th and 20th Regiments of Ohio
! Volunteers will rendezvous at Zanesville,
and will leave Camp jackson for that place
tomorrow. Capt. Wallace company were
lnSpccteu anu lnuSttTeu -iiltO tilc SerVlcc W
Monday when fUe Of them were rejected
The names of the rejected men | have moi
learned.
cannot close this, possibly my last letter
from here, without alluding in proper term!
to Belmont County's Representative in tht
House. Mr.. Welsh is man well fitted fo
y legislator. Cool, calm and dispassionate
? no undue excitement can ever throw him of
his balance, or make him cast vote ncon
4 sistent with his ideas of his duty to himself
and his constituents. OF the most unblem
, ished character, the lobbiesinvariably steeret
{ clear of him with their overtures, and cor
rupton gave him wide berth. Withou
being known for his much speaking" h
was able and ready at all proper times t,
; give his views on any subject pending, W hicl
he did with terseness and force that car
| ried conviction. Socially he was respecte,
/, and loved by every member, and will lon
, be remembered by his associates here as
2 model Representative, | say this of Mr.
, Welsh knowing whereof affirm, havin
had probably better opportunity than an
other person here to study his character il
/ all its phases. Belmont county will go
, great ways before she finds as good coinpe
, tent and faithful Representative as Hon
, Isaac Welsh and my voice will always b
for returning him as often as he is willing t.
, come.
/, A mortifying fit,sr pas was made by Gen
r cral Darlington yesterday in flag presen
t tation. A deputation Of ladies came fror
+ Dayton to present Il beautiful banner to tn
Dayton Xouaves, accompanied by Peter Cd
lin, Esq, as spokesman. The ceremony wa
T. to take place from the east terrace of tn
: State House, when through courtesy Gov
5 Dcnnson and Gen. Darlington were invite,
J to be present. The Gov. was absent, bu
Gen. G, appeared, and mstaking the natur
of his mission, pitched in with speech, am
f presented the flag himself This was not i
the bill, and Of course was sumner on tn
= parties interested. They had not, however
come up from Dayton to be fooled in tina
way, so they adjourned to the front of tn
, American" where Mr.. Odlin presented tn
r flag in proper form, and to the satisfaction
r of all hands.
, A soldier was severely, hut not danger
ously wounded yesterday, by a bayone
trying to pass the lines. A court of inquir
will be held to-day.
/ BELMONT.
COLUMBUS, May Is, 1861.
DEAR CHRoNIcLE:f Your correspondent
had the pleasure of seeing Maj. (now Col
, Anderson, on Wednesday at the depot. =
He was en- route to take command of tn
Kentucky Brigade. Ofcourse, an inmens
throng were at the depot to welcome him
l and few would have supposed that hesmall
spare man with the air of unassuming mod
esty standing on the platform was the maj
who for months had kept back the hyenas o
treason at Sumter, Romantic dc .oisello
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