Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-03-27
Letter from Columbus.

ABOUT THE sEcEsH.


The Legislature was earnestly exercised
yesterday over the conduct, keeping and
privileges Of rebel prisoners at Camp Chase.
The facts that slaves were there as servants,
the rebel officers are out on parole, and that
a few citizens of Columbus have exercised
marked courtesy toward the rebels, were
published in my correspondence two weeks
ago. Since Colonel Moody has been COM
niandant at the post he has held the rebels
to strict account under the orders by which
he acts. When forty seven officers were
sent from Camp Chase to Fort Warren, sew
eral desired to take their slaves along with
them. The negroes followed their masters
out OF the prison. carrying their baggage
The Colonel ordered them back. The
officers demonstrated Col Moody answer
ed that he had orders to send forty-seven
officers to Fort Warren. That was the Or
der he intended to execute. 1t didn't pro-
vide for servants and slaves were not
recognized in Ohio. The officers and the
contrabands were both indignant, but the
Colonel was firm, and the negroes are now
in the camp prison.
A few days ago the Colonel severely repri-
manded some persons who "sympathized'
/ so earnestly with certain of the leading Of
/
two social circles here. He will do his duty,
let whomever be offended.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
! A majority of the Apportionment Com
I m,ittoe- having egreed apea-a plan for III
vldlng the State into nineteen Congression
al Districts, will report bill tomorrow, ia
the Senate. | am enabled to give it to the
public as decided upon in the Committee.
1t will be reported by Mr.. Gunckle, Senator
from Montgomery, who is Chairman of the
Joint Apportionment Committee. What
the report of the minority of the Committee
will be, l have not yet learned.
A BILL to apportion the State of Ohio in
| to Congressional Districts:
| SEC. l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, that the
State of Ohio shall be divided into nineteen
Districts for the election of Representatives
to Congress, and each District shall choose
one Representative, in the manner following,
to wit
THE First and Second Districts will be in
Hamilton county. The arrangements Of
Wards or divisions between city and coun-
ty has not been DEFINITELY fixed.
The counties of Montgomery, Preble,
Butler and Warren shall compose the Third
| District.
The counties of Miami, Darke, Shelby,
4 Logan, Champaign and Union shall com.
pose the Fourth District.
The counties of Mercer, Auglaize, Van
Vert, Allen, Putnam, Hancock, Hardin
and Wyandott shall compose the Fifth Dis
trict
The counties of Williams, Defiance, Pauld-
ing, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Wood and
Ottawa shall compose the Sixth District.
The counties of Cleimont, Adams, Brown,
Pike and Highland shall compose the
Seventh District
The counties of Clark, Green, Clinton
Fayette, Madison and floss shall compose
the Eighth District
!, The counties of Delaware, Marion, Nor
row, Knox, and Licking, shall compose
the Ninth District
The counties of Crawford, Seneca, San
dusky, Erie, and Huron, shall compose the
Tenth District.
The counties of Lawrence, Gallia, Scioto,
jackson, Vinton, and Hooking, shall com
pose the Eleventh District.
, The counties of Franklin, Pickaway, Fair
: field, and Perry, shall compose the Twelftl
, District.
The counties of Morgan, Monroe, Wash
ington, Athens, and MeigS, shall compos
: the Thirteenth District.
The counties of Muskingum, Guernsey
) Noble, and Belmont, shall compose the
t Fourteenth District. ~
5 The counties of Holmes, Coshocton
' Tuscarawas, Harrison, and Jefferson, sha
: compose the Fifteenth District.
n The counties of Lorain, Medina, Wayne
9 Ashland and Richland shall compose tn
!. Sixteenth District.
: The counties of Cuyahoga and Sunni
' shall compose the Seventeenth District.
Y The counties of Stark, Carroll, Columbi
Q ana and Mahoning shall compose the Eigh
teenth District. !,
i. The counties Of Ashtabuls, Trumbul
II Lake, Geauga and Portage shall compos
!! the Nineteenth District. lH'..
.. | doubt not this plan will be vigorousl
8 discussed, and it may be changed in some Z
K the minor particulars In the main, l thin
IS it will be approved, however, by the Ger
q eral Assembly, and will be acceptable to th
: people Of the State. IL .','i.,
. SENATE BUSINESS.
% Senate bill "a, to regulate the compens,
h tion of Sheriffs for keeping and providin
W for prisoners in jails, was passed, 1t ALLOW
It them thirty cents per day. a
IS House bill 8S, by Mr. Cory, to amend ii
o code of civil procedure so that service ma