The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-01-31
Our Columbus Correspondence.
SENATE CHAMBER Columbus o.


January 2lst. 1869
EDITOR Democrat In making my
bow to your readers this morning, lei me,
frst OF all things, thank the dear people
OF The "a District for my introduction
to Mr.. Speaker OF the House and Mr.
President OF the Senate, and 10 the many
polite officials of the Assembly, though
whose kindness | have been the recipient
Of many tavors. or conrse, my thanks
10 The peopl' first. and congratulations on
their choice OF a Representative on this
floor then TO the Hon. Peter Hitchcock
the plaiI, ,unassuming, working member
winning deserved honoIs in the House,
during The four years past, and receiving
from tie people the just reward, in being
called with one voice, to the higher House
OF the Senate. With eagle eye will your
interests, and those of the Union, be
watched on this floor. Now, sir. having
made my bow, said my thanks, and gladly
ACKNOWLEDGED my obligations. let US ITO
the work"
Your Senator finds his seat on the right
of the Presidents desk your Reprrs, nla.
tive, in front OF the Speakers stand. And
thus far have they come squarely up on
the right wing, and with the advancing
front OF every bill that seeks the general
welfare cf the State.
The "Bank Suspension Bill" found its
worst opponents in the friends OF Ham
! ilton Co., but, with many amendments,
found its way through the Senate last Fr:.
day evening. 1t is now a law. The
| work for the ''reliel of the families of vol
unteers," has been going on bravely.-
DR.. Scou's bill, levying tax OF J mill on
every dollar OF The taxable properly on the
grand list OF the State, and allowing the
County Commissioners 10 borrow. in ad.
vance OF receiving the fund thus raised
| 2 OF the amount that will be thus received
and making an arrangement lor the regis
try OF names Of volunteers, so as TO save
error and fraud. was passed in the House
yes'erday-yeas SO. nays2
The great desire Tor relrenchment,
which some writer here has styled a
"mania." fnds a strong advocate in Sen.
aior Monroe He frs, offers TO limit the
number of days tor which members shall
be paid. thus fixing the Time Tor the ses.
sion. rs days is Il e limit Hills, oi Me
dina, k,rm. OF AshIabula. and Judge
Myers. Of Lucas, are workers TO the same
purpose, and for reirenchment in every
way, in lbe House.
Gov. Tod. in the paying off OF a por-
ton OF The 9Th Regimen, on sunday last
received something over $4,000, 10 be sen
home to the friends and antilles ol the
volunteers. Among them was youth
a boy that, leaving his widowed mother
was going 10 risk his life or his country
He received. all told, Siz dollars and ,fv,
cents; sending TO his mother the sic dol
lars, retaining only i've cents to himsell-
Surely, will such soldiers be succ, ssful
and a moIher's PRAYERS for such a sol
shall reach the ear oI just God.
Every man here processes great devo
tion to the Union, aud yet Am disposed
TO think that party in'e'es' with portion
of the "Sraigbl Democrats" will SHOW
itself paramount 10 Union, Country O.
State. Wien the contest comes on dis
trcting the State. then look out.
i Sentry on the watsh.tower beat, '
u The foe against the outer wall, comes rot,
i But Is within.
The richest treat, thus far, was from
the lips CT the Texan Exile, the Hon
Charles Anderson. Speaking TO crowded
house on Monday evening, Jan. 18th. ht
made The very walls OF the Representa-
|, tives' Hall echo with the cannon roar
and the fash Of muske;ry swept oveI US
as. with words OF burning eIoquence. h,
told of the onward march our armie,
must make against Slavery. He haC
been tried--had known what Slavery wa
doing. He kneD that the Southern OH
garchy had determined the destruction O
this Union al photeVer cost His word
had tremendous weight. Tor every NAL
ielt that he spoke truths that every da,
are being made more iearfuliy true, a
this terrible Rebellion goes on. Said he
Il oIce looked upon Slavery as the safe
ouArd of the IJnion hut | now ks,o,a ,h a