The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-02-27
LETTER FROM COLUMBUS.
HuMBER IL
HOUSE, OF RErREsESEAEIvEs,(
CoLuNsus, Feb. 22, 1869,


EpIroRs GAZETTE: To day is the 29nd
Of February. You know the rest. Wash,
iugton's Farewell Address has Just been
readin the Houss. and at l9 O'Clock all
the bells 10 the city, church and other.
,wiss, are to be rung, salute of thirty.
four guns is to be fred. oil the business
houses are to te closed, aud at 3 O'Clock
sixty .six more guns are to shake the Cap
itol.
It has been week of Jubilee iu Colum'
bus. On Monday after the news from
Fort D Donelson. us members couldn't leg
islate, Tor Joy. The l. gislaiurs adjOurn>
| ed, and Eon. Thomas Ewing, being in
the city. was, invited to deliver an ad-
dress. He was followed by number Of
speakers, among them Col. Bob. Nc Cook,
the hero Of Mills Spring, who llmped in
to the Hall and was perfectly astoupded
at the cheers and clappiug ofhands which
greeted him. He made capital speech,
speaking right out with the vigor and
courage of warrior no weakness and no
political oil there, for any body, North or
South, but determination to give the
rebels their due. and as to the leaders, do
with them as one of bis Dutch soldiers
said, "kllt EN- tamn 'em!"
You will remember what Gen. McClel-
Ian said some time since, "That when it
began to storm, we should hear it thun-
der ell around the sky" So we do. The
most blatant believers for forward
movement are now satisfied. To US it is
only surprising that such an INN ense ar
my Of recruits should be made ready in
SO short time. for such grand strike
when it takes England four or five months
with an organized and disciplined army
10 get ready for great war. Such rapid
movements and brilliant victories are
worthy of Napoleon. and just like him.
Did you eyer think what glory the Wes
is to have in this struggle? Lincoln
f Nc Cellan, Chase and Stanton, are a.
} Western men. Ohio especially will bt
: covered with glory Chase and Stan
ton in the Cabinet; Mcclellan at the heaC
of the army; and General Grant, Curtis
Rosecrans, and Garfield, and Col. Nc
Cook, are all Ohio men. .-
, THE LEGIsLATURE, .
One hundred and twenty mine bills hav,
! be, introduced in the House already, o
which thirty-three, including several Sen
: ate bills, have passed. OF resolutions
;; ninety three have been introduced, nearl,
, all Of which have been adopted, excepin!
, always the one to expel your correspon
! dent. which from the hour Of its birth ha
''slept the sleep that knows no waking"-
unless this letter should be its resurrec
ton. Any number of petitions. on al
8 subjects, have been presented, the mos
!. numerous OF which are on the foliowin
I subject: l. To reduce the. salaries. G
State and County officers 9. To prohit
. it the immigration of negroes into th
G State. There are, no doubt. some publ
y Offices which might be entirely abolished
and 10 a number OF county Offices, the sa
? aries should be reduced, but any more re
Y duction 10 State Offices, and none but
r rich mau can afford 10 hold one. Salarie
J and corruption are always in tie rever'
a ratio. In England, where tie salarit
f are liberal. there is little corruption
). public Affairs; iu Russia. where the salt
ries are niggardly, there is the creates
! corruption. AS to the petitions in regar
. T. the negro, I'VE don't know. "Wha
:. shall we do with the niggers?" has not "
:, been decided. The question arose one
= in England, "Ahat shall we do with tn
!. young Irish?" Dean Swift suggested thi
q they could be gotten out of the way b
" eating them. The dilemma as to the nj
gro reminds US Of The fable Of the Gag
o and the wildcat. The American Eag
- y pouuced down upon the African thinkin
it was hare, but it turns out 10 be
wild cat. and it won't let 60.
or A number Of bills for the benefit Ofvo
If unteers have been introduced: One
\. enable them to transmit their pay to the
5. families or friends, another amending Il
o. act of last year exemptiug their properi
v from execution, and another, the mo
t. important ball Of the session, unless pc
haps the bank bill, for the relief of the
c. families. This bill, which is now la,
Of provides for levy Of three fifths Of q M
n on the dollar valuation, on the grand Ii
to of taxable property. Phe County Con
issioners are constituted board to tai
charge Of the fund and distribute it as Il
necessities Of families may demand. OIL
n. er bills, Of less Importance, and all sor
of titles, have been introduced, quite
number of which concern the code
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