M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-01-14

Mr.. Kenny, on the suggrstion OF
Mr.. Weasner, that d resolution rfI
of those who allowed
John II. Mor&an's escape ought to Dc
next IN order, oIi'rcl far adoption the
following resolution:
Resolvea, That we regret that John
Il. Morgan waa sllowod 30 escape |
from the Ohio Prnitontiary.
On motion Of Mr.. 9unckel, tho rs |
solu,ion was laid on the table
lloUss. Mr., Sc"tt, on l"Avo and
SiihoWt previous no'ics, introduced n
bill to pr,scribe the oaib 0t Office ot
ersoRs elected or appointed To ofice
nndcr tho consIiIa,nn End lava OF
Ohio,
The following oath Ia rescrihll, in
addition o the oath now Iakpn by If
ticers in Chic:
- - OF -, 10 the cpur,y
q. --------, and State q! OHIO, do so-
lcmny ----- thst | hSVe n9yrr Ho!un
tagiy borne arms against tbs UaiteG
States since ! Aaya prau cit'z.r
;hyreut that ! have voluntarily given
NJ Alj, cOanienarc,, counrei, or IN.
conrag In.nt "a persons chgagrd il
armed hostility thereto; thar | have
neither gpU&lit, nor acciple'i, nor ut
tempted t. exercise the inncilDUa oi
ANY Office whatever under huY an,hpr-
lty. or pr'tentrd AUTHORITY III hostility
to the United States Ihst | have not
yielded \ volnn'afy support t. any
pretended government, authority
power, ~ constitution, within thc
United StaIus, hostile Or in!n,ca
thereto that / will bear trar faith
and allegiance to lha O Vcrnnent ui
the Cuicri Sta's, Hni defend it
against MI en,mt%s. foreign eni lu.
,nes;ie. .lai ! uko ln's obligation
ire.ly, ~Iih az ANY menta! ros'fya..
tion or purpose Of evasion: s. EslI
mo Col.
The following resolution, otF,red
by Mr.. Lind, was laid over Tor diecua
sion undyr q notice from Mr.. Brad
bury Of intention 10 discuss
RssolUed BY tAs General Asseaa
by # the State IF Ohio, That our
Senators in Congress be- Instructed
and eur Representatives. in COngr3st
be requested to incrsasu tho pay o
the cOlored soldiers to tho ssine " nul
white soldiers in the United States
Army and thar the pay be increa,cd
to S25 per mon>h ior each private All
der; AMI that thu Governor b. 5a-
qnested to forward copy Of tho lore
going 10 each Of our Senators nn(
Represt ntatIves in Congress. ''
January 0. NJ Be. | OF rel Ii,
following resolution
WHEaEAs, The Secretary oi lh
Treasury Of thp United Sja.ep, in hi
late annad report, recommeni, az in
crease nl 90 prr cent per gallon ~
the re-, enl1 tax % dis,illed liquvre
and.
WHEeEAs, Ohio hoing, to lArg
extent, a corn geoSing State, woulC
. in tue event Of such an increase o! ia
-, by Congress, DO greatly injured in I'll
. corn market, and believing, ~ wo d.
that the levying Of such tax, aa col
tompIatsl by said report, would no
, IN the event OF such increase Of Ia;
increase, bot on the contrary great
, diminish the income derived froa ii
: maunfaetnre nj distilled liquors in til
State. therefore,
:, "Rssoiued by1ks Geae,GI A1sen
by Of he St@re If Ohio, That ol
Senators and Congressmen be in
} structed, and our Representatives rs
|, questod to oppose any and eve,
measure intended to carry ont ii
- levy OF such tax as above referred t.
aud as contemplated in tho Score
. ary's report.
, ReSoiued, That the Governor sha
y cause copy OF this preamble and T
II solutions to be transln tied to optSeI
n ators and Representatives ia Qol
"a gress.
Mr.. Drcsql offored the following :
/ Resoluea, Tha. the Committee {
! the Penitentiary be and tho same
!; hereby instrhcted to investigate Al
! report TO this House at IN early da
10 all TIC facts concerning the recent c
n cape OF ohm Morgan, and numb
~ OF his follow prisoners, from the Oh
Penitentiary, and who is responsit
NJ Tor such escape.
q "RcsoIved, That for the purpose
III such investigation, said commit!
4 shall have power to send Tor persO
1s and papers"
20 The resolutions were adopted.
,r Mr.. Gunsaulus offered a resoluiit
M ior JOINT Committee to val upt
Hon. g. V. Dorsey and request
copy OF his address on the Lile al
Character of Andrew Jackson for Il
use OF the Legislature.