Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-04-08

Combining 10 one charsc,eg ths pioneer Die
private citizen, The general and The e'AsesmAnl
Gen. Harrison bad but few equala, certainly nc
superior ID Ohio. He vas en, phaiically the tep.
resentative man oi bis time, and one Of whom
Ohio might we'll feel proud. Hehoped, there
fore, that the first display OF iiberality and pa
.;siotisn =hieh the State mighs 6nd -it conReni-
ent to make In this way would be to place Q
marble statute of Gen VIM Henry Harrison ir
the rotunda Of The Capitol EJLUM
Mr.. SCOTT, Of Warren, moved to amend BY
inserting that Of John Mclean. s.... n.
Mr.. MUSS0N objected to these amendments,
and supported the resolution ae proposing q
take q step IN the right direction. He read
several extracts. from the New York press, ID
notice of this s1lution on les first introduction
and endorsing the ability Of the artist.
Mr.. CLAPP thought We had not much money
70 spend, nor much time TO spend In discussing
the subject
Mr. FLAGG supported the resolution as pro-
posing TO embody in marble a representative
figure Of past age, nov growing classic-a rep
rssentative man, the Hercules OF the age just
past, the type OF the courageous warrior and
hunter Of our frontier history
Mr.. VINCENT thought with Mr.. Clspp, that
we had neither money nor time to spend on
this subject He was not an admirer Oh Simon
Kenton, who In bis day was a disturber Of the
peace Of the country, and the EXETER of the In.
dians to hostility He did not like the charac
ter of Simon Kenton; nor did be admire his
figure, his cosIuneihis dog, or bis gun-especi
ally the dog. II the statue is to be made, be
Wbnl have the dog stricken out, atleast. y
Mr. BROWNE, Of Miami defended the char!
acter OF Kentop and said he did not know that
there was an Ohioan whose heart did moi
heat with admiration at the name OF Simon
Kenton. 's'A sH''Ai' VIZ p
Mr.. BLAKESLEE objected to the resolution
on constitutional grounds.
Mr.. MONAHAN supported the resolution
and defended the character OF Kenton, and bis
pioneer .compeers-a race Of men that we may
veil make models Of IN this degenerate day
when treason Aaunts its triumphs defiantiy in TIT
face of the na'iou, 3t1
Mr.. FLAGG said that his friebd, Mr. Vim
cent, was good aud proper man, with clear
logical mind; but be Is wanting in the artistic
and poetic qualities Of character; so be must be
excused. But MI. F. was IN earnest when he
said we have too little Of the poeticai and sen
tlmental n our composition, and it is time tina,
we oul ivate them, as We are now invited to do
OF high euogy, ip his peculiarly happy style
loke 10 highterms, as most completeW " ,rk o
art, that was creditable to the artist and th,
nountrv u. a4N .llJh 'Na-3Q alA atD III aiif
Mr. fiERRIcK defended the idea Of c1m mem
oraing the deeds and figures of our heroes
aud presenting them to p, ,sterity. He ALLUDED
| 10 the enthusiasm of the people at the unveiiinI
of the statue Of Perry at Cleveland, as an evi
denee of the sy mpathy in the public mind wit
that tdea.
Mr. VINCENT replied, and justlaed his re
marks upon Kenton by extracts from Howe,
Histoty OF OHIO, and moved 10 lay toe resOlu
ton Ken,on, dog aud all, on the table, whicl
motion was agreed to--yeas al, nays 36 q ~
Mr. BURR, from the Select committee Il
wlom Vas referred H. B 444-To amend tb
CITY Incorporation act, with sundry verba
amendments, which were agreed to, when tb
bill was set for third reading on Tuesda
next Use -n' ''lN4 o-1'p' -
Mr. C0ovER, from the committee on Cor
poratious other than Municipal, reported bacl
s B. 24t-ln relation to Street Railroads, whsI
Fthe bill was set for a third reading on Tueeda,
next h@ '.
The same committee reported back H. B. 50
Providing for Market House Companies, whe
the bill was set for third reading on Tueeda
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