The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-12-02
Letter from Columbus.
OmciaI Return of the Ohio Election
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COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 80,
EDITORS OF THE REGISTER |il'
correspondence of the Register.l

| Jurisprudence OF tne he%l5CSrI
COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 80.
EDITORS OF THE REGISTER: |'l
The official vote of Ohio at the recent
election has just been published, the
thirty days required under thel law allow
ing soldiers to vote having expired, and
the re2ult, as shown in the official foot
ings, is decidedly encouraging to the
Democracy. Ont Of the 423, $50 votes
cast, General Morgan, the Democratic
candidate for Governor received 1857,
a gain of about 5000 over the vote at the
last gnbernatorial election. The aboli-
ton majority is 1886. Two years ago,
you will remmeber, it was 1Ol OOO-of
which at least fifty thousand was fraudu-
lent Lincolns majority in this State
last fall was 10000, so you see the Democ-
racy have reduced the abolition majority
80 900 in the short space eleven months.
General Morgan received the highest vote
ever cast for defeated candidate in
Ohio. He made the canvas on straight
and old fashioned Democratic platform,
and did not do discredit to it in his
speeches. In the Legislature the Dem
ocrats gained twenty members.
The Ohio Legislature meets OH the
first Monday in January, and Gen. Cox,
the Governor elect, will be inaugurated.
The matter of paramount interest in the
Legislature is the election for United
States Senator, aud as it is likely that
there will be more than the usual amount
of log rolling and corruption, a lively
time is anticipated. The contest lies be-
tween John Sherman and Robert c.
Schenck, the former claiming an election
on the ground of usage and service, and
the latter basing his claims upon his in
depence rather than ability or fitness
The issue involved in the election is moth
ing more dignified than the personal am
bition of the candidates Either Ofthem
is prepared to swear to anything or en-
dorse anything to get the place. In the
late campaign they both made speeches
and competed with each other to see
which could dive deepest and come up
the dirtiest in the negro equality
stream. Thsy are both administration
men, no matter how it goes, for the
spoils lie in that direction Sherman will
receive the support of the money-grab-
bling monopolists, paper aud other man.
ufacturers, whose interests he has always
labored for in Congress, even when dia-
metrically opposed to the interests of his |
own constituents. Schenck will be sus-
tanned by the vigorous prosecution"
wing, whose enthusiasm is mostly excl
ted by Sohenck's women imprisoning and
teats at Baltimore
One of the first acts of the Legislature
ought to be the repeal of the military
poll tax, an outrageous
,windle, levied by the last Legislature
n direct violation of an express provis-
on of the State constitution, but wheth-
II it will be repealed is doubtful, as it is
pet scheme of the partisan majority,
nd affords abundant opportunity for of.
icial stealing.
The medical gentlemen Of this capital, |
q connection with the common Council
nd daily newspaper, are laboring Wig.
rously at getting up cholera sensation,
nth an Indifferent prospect of success.
hey have had several Indian big talks.
umerous elaborate propositions in wri.
ing, and multitudinous suggestions OIL
,glslatlon. l presume, however. that
aeh OF them involves the appointment /.
numerous officials, at enormous salar-
8, whose business it is to be to affend
other peoples affairs If the city aus
lorities would discharge their duties,
I'd cleanse the city of the accpmulated