M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-02-14
Ohio Legislature On! Stanley,
On!"
COLUMBUS, January 80.

SOLOhBIo, phhuaI oV'
After the passage of the resolutions
proposed by Mr.. harrolt, (Repu6lican,)
the true friends oftho Union Ofall par.
ties were rejoiced, aud each cpuntena.
nee was lit up with u smile. Whether
it any good or not toward saving the
country, each felt that they had evin-
cod a dispoition a: least to try. The
patriotic band of Democrats in the
House buried their preference for men,
and voted in solid phalanx for MeSsrs,
Ewing, Mclean, Hitchcock and Swan
" 10 voted for Lincoln, Mr.. .GrocSJeck
uring the only Democrat Oh theC0m.
mission.
A Republican Senator suggested
that III was the first time TINT l'Urrish
hal :aiird t" dISImroe the crowd" He
generally 'thIn5 EN- out. Senator Cup.
pv illustrates rs follows: " A man in II
now.srttird country went bunting
many times. and killed no game; n
last he killed one doe, and, coming.
home, threw itdown ~ his vic leet,
saving, ,"hrrc. wife, In thinning them
out Ike the devil"
Some have doubts rs to whoIher
Senator Garfield was created before or
after Adam; it will be finally dctc min
ed b,oro tho eud Of tbs session.
STANLEY. from the Lawrence Dis.
trirt. proceeded TO deliver himself Ola
usual Republican Speech calculated
AM luteadyG tIdeI4at the appointment
vi Commissioners 1t WAS weak, y
/" wishy. ..washy," sirret.corntr haran-
que. unworthy the OCCASION Mr.S;an.
l,y's haralgue was concuctrd thcnrght
hctor, auI had no application to tho
report al tho cOnmItcc.
Mr.. Monroe felt very mush cmhar.
ra,srd. aud did not yet know how he
should vote. The committee had rc.
ported, bu' MT rs hs ehup i Ike them
To report; though he agreed with their
comm ttcc On alI hr resolutions. exec
that he wanted tn q 'vernDr aplunl
the committee. Mr.. ii onrOa moved to
strike out the resolution providing Tor
the appointment al Commissioners b,
j in, session OF ths l. 'sisIature, and
insert The proposition To alloy the Gov.
crnur to appoint with III, advice oi tn,
5 S,nlle, He did not want th5 GoveIBor
ignored. Mr. Munrue's remarks Were
in guOl hum rtd strain; but kis ci.
fort did not advance the proposition,
but tended to complicAtc and defeat.
Mr.. Harrison did not propose TO
proIong the discussion, bur the coun-
try was SO totally envclopcd in clouds
and darkness that he saw but little
daylight Tor action; he gave Mr.. Stan
ley to understand that ii the PROPOSE
ton was defeated, the people them
selves would meet at the capitol ard
send mssioners to be heard in
that conference Of the States. The
Senator from Lawrence bad said was
calculated to defeat their appointment
1t would be burning shame ifthis
Legislature should fail to appoint
Commissioners through q disagree
ment as to tie manner they should be
appointed;he wanted patriots not par.
isans, and it was not time to delay
delay was defeat.
The amendment of Mr.. Monroe
vas agreed to-yeas II, nays II; the
President Of the Senate voting in the
affrmatiye--as follows:
Yess-Breeh, Brewer, Bonar, Col.
Iins, Cox, Fisher, Garfield, Glass,
IlurSl. Jones, Monrol, Potts, Pot.
win, Ready, Smith, Sprague. Stanley,
and the President.
NaJs-Cnppy,* Cummins,' Eason,
Ferguson. Foster, lldrrisun,* 4 Holmes,
Key, McCall,a Moore.s Morse, :
Newinan. Orr, Parish,s .Pcrril
Schleich, AMI White.
Republicans marked ..