Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-21
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SATURDAY EVENING, January


his re- enforcing expedition, has been ex-
hibited, we begin 10 think we were sold
with our halls Of Joy; and our private ex-
pressions sound quite the reverse of bless
ings on Mr.. Buchanan.
have been trying to find out what this
extra session was for. No body can tell me.
l see nothing doing that might not have Just
as well been left till next year; or till never.
To be sure there are our canals-our once
glorious system of Public Works, the pos
session of which is like the mans grip on
the panther's tail, troublesome to hold, and
fearful to let 20. But to hold them did not
require an extra session; and a Legislature
which had no disposition to get rid of them,
would hardly hold an extra session for that
purpose. am told that a large amount of
business is in preparation in the committees
l suspect that we are to have some more
anti-liquor laws, from the investigation 60
ing on in that subject II is said also, that
many of the members are preparing to legis-
late intelligently on morals. give this
from rumor. The severity of manners which
the position Of correspondent of religious
Journal requires, would not permit me per-
sonally to investigate all the ways of mem
bers of the Legislature.
Senator Schleich has introduced bill to
raise kind of preferred corps Of volunteers,
of {, GOO men, to have charge of the public
arms, and 10 bo paid IS each year for
taking care of them in their arsenals. Henry
Clay often warned the nation of the danger
of having great military chieftains forrulers.
Now we see it. Senator Schleich is corporal
of the Lancaster Terribles. Of course he
wants standing army.
General Bierce, of Summit County, petit
tions the Legislature to enlist the Peniteu-
tiary convicts in case troops are called out; !;
and be offers to lead such q striped regiment
! TO glory. Members of tho House said the
petition was unfit to be received, whereupon
they proceeded to dignity it by debate. Mr..
Flagg, of your city, thought the proposition
would exasperate the South. Probably it
would, as the Southern heart is fred at the
eight of the stripes. Mr.. Hill said if it was
poipp tn fire the Southern heart, he would go
against it. Mr.. Jonas said the right of petit
ton was eminently sacred, but he should go
against the petition. II was received by fifty
three TO forty-two, about a party vote; so
you see striped soldiers is party question.
Probably you will find it in the next plat
form.
For my part like it. The Romans
people often referred to by fine writer's
used to arm the convicts in times of
great strait; likewise the slaves. And is
not our Alorious Union in a terrible strait |;
You know, too-you must have heard it
mentioned, that even geese were enlisted in
the Roman service in time of great danger.
The convicts have the right disposition for
war. Why not let them give it vent legiti-
mately? A very valiant knight, " Sir John
FaIstaff" distinguished himself with such
soldiers. Probably that is where General
Bierce got the idea. OF course they will
wear ball and chain on the leg to preserve
their discipline, so they will never dishonor
their flag by fight.
Mr.. Wright, of your place, has offered a
resolution 10 have the Governor appoint a
visiting commission, of three citizens, to visit
the border slave States, aad sit up with their
Legislatures and Executive officers. You
know how the fraternal feeling was stimu-
lated by the visit of the Legislatures Of
Kentucky and Tennessee to Ohio last winter
This is to try some more of the same. AS
the fraternal spirit excited by. our Sparkling
| Catawba seems TO evaporate so quickly, it is
hoped that the commission will try some
other tipple next time. Governor Magoffin,
in his message, talks as if his unaccustomed
treat had reacted as Noah's did after his
protracted abstinence, for he curses the
people of the free States as if he had a sore
head. One thing was established by thai
costly experiment: Sparkling Catawba will
not save the Union.
The House elected another Speaker or
Friday, TO preside when Mr.. Parsons is alb
seat or overdone. He is Mr.. Parrott, of Day.
ton. 1t was a bone to the Conservative
publcans. He said, however, he took it al
an acknowledgment that he was good fel
low personally, and as an Endorsement of hi
''political statas" Novel inaugural for a
presiding officer The Democrats didn't in
doIse ehispolitical status, for they voted agains
him. 1t was sharp practice in him on TN
Radicals, to take small bone as an indorse
ment of his political SIRIUS. Lur non la
cendO; status non state: status because yo
know not where he stands.
The debate on printing the message i
German has occupied much of the session S,
far, aud has called ont the usual ability
You know the arguments on both sides
Turn back to the legislative debates fort
years ago, and copy any on printing tn
public documents in German, if you want
report of this discussion. l know it all b
heart could have told ten years ago tina
on this year of grace some body would NOV
to print the message in German, and woul
tell of the industry and intelligence Of tn
German population, and of their faithfulne'
in supporting the burdens of the State; thu
is in paying taxes, enforced by forfeiture
Also, that somebody would reply by talkin
of the Importance of having one national Ian
guage, and about the Welsh and the Frenc
having the same right, &C., &C., and so o
for half the session; ending with payin
somebody for translating into Dutch-EI
glish and printing documents which wer
long ago distributed through the newspaper
and which the members who most eulogiz
the Germans, would not 60 to the expeni