Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-01

The Abolitionists have labored harder to
'carry the African into the war; than to
"carry the war into Africa"
A WAC asks: When win the Presidential
Chair be like the moona When there IS
man in It.
The way the rebels yen, on going into
battle, isaccounted for on the score of search
ty of food. They are holler all the way
through. g
The conditional Unionists and office
holders, are going for ''old Abe'' for Presi-
dent. Some rebels would like to Ego for
him. also.
CALIFoRNIANs who attempt to pay their
debts in greenbacks instead of specie are
advertised in the papers as dishonest, and
made social outlaws.
THE Springfield Repubiican says: A pop
ular game of backgammon is the '1spinal
weakness" which troubles conscripts.
IT is thought that the recent cold snap
will materially retard the crop of early
spring fashions. @ s
NEw YORK has ajolly quota tofill--ninety-
five thousand.
OLp ARE's denomination at Baltimore is
regarded by his disinterested friends as GER
tain. AZ is3i fb9lA 3e7
THE Toronto Globe thinks JEFF. Davis
speaks like patriot and a statesman. The.
Taunton Gazette considers him the greatest
modern writer Of fiction. s.l
THE N. Y. Herald styles the contest be-
tween the Lincoln and Chase factions San
other war of the Roses" .fls5 fs
GREELEY goes in, coat-tails, old boots and
all for @the salutary One Term principle"
and counsels the selection ofsome other
eminent Unionist'' than Old Abe for the
next President. e,1 Il
IT is estimated that not less than six thou
sand families, thirty thousand persons, from
Southern and Southwestern States have
taken refuge in New York city till the war
Is over. 80 5,s8 e,
WE are glad that Republicans are discoy-
ering that ''there is nothing which would 80
shake the faith Of the people in the wisdom
of the Government plan of restoring the
Union, as any interference by the Govern |
ment with the freedom of felections in the ex-
ecution of that plan." FL
IF it is true as estimated that for every
able-bodied colored soldier put into our
ranks in the States where the insurrection |
exists, there will be about four persons, wo-
men and children, or decrepit old men, up
on our hands, the General Government is
now feeding and clothing 2S00OO colored |
women and children.
BRowNLOw's constitution is said to be |
destroyed by the fiery ordeal through |
which he has passed" His is not the only |
constitution destroyed by the fiery ordeal.
THE Louisville Journal gives as national |
rations-hard tack for the army; hard taxes |
for the citizens.
THE man who "stood upon his own re-
sponsibility," is to be indicted for infanti-
eide. az 9sa sss st 1
THuhLow WEED, it is asserted, holds
more whisky than any other man in the
country-for speculation.
Nor long since an artist painted a por-
trait of Mr., j., who was noted for his
frequent libations. The artist invited the
gentleman's friends to see it. and they in
spected it and pronounced it excellent.-
One of them who was rather near-sighted,
of the light and approached it
to change its position, when the artist ex-
claimed, aDon't touch it; it isn't dryf" No
use looking at it, then,p replied the gentle
mans; sit can't be my friend j. if 1t