The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-02-17
Our Columbus Correspondence.
COLUMBUS, Feb. II, l85

COLUMBUS, Feb. III, 1861
EDITOR DEMOCRAT -
On Tuesday. tho Tth inst, the Governor
laid tho following resolution before the Leg
islaturo:
Be il resolved by tho Senate and House
of Rcnresootatiyes of the United States OF
10 Congress assembled. (two.th'rds
ot both Houses coucurring) that the FOL.
lowing Article be proposed to tho Legs'a.
lures of the several States. as an amend
ment to the Constitution Ot the United
States, which whom ratified by three tour,bs
of said Legislatures, shall be valid, to all in.
tents and purposes, as part Of said Con-
stitution, namely:
ARTICLE XIII.
Sec l. Neither slavery nor involrntary
scryitude. except as n punishment for crime,
whereof the party shall have been duly con
yic,ed shal exist iU the Unitcd States, or
any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Sec. .. Congress shall have power to en-.
force this Article by appropriate Legislation.
The following resolution was introduced
into tho Senate by Mr.. llnwolIs:
Rpsoirrd by tho General Assembly Of the
State OF Ohio. That we hereby ratity, in be.
halt of the State of Ohio, the above rccitcd
prouosed amendment to tho Constitution
of the United States
Mr.. Wiilit. (Cnp J moved. as n substitute.
tho State Rights plank Of the Chicago Plat.
form This of course. was voted down aud
tho resolution adopted amid applause from
members aud citizens in the galleries TIC
veto was--yeas 20. navs3.
Wednesday. Feb 8,h, in the House, tho
above resolution being tho special order
Mr.. Beer (Cop offored the Virginia Slave
Code resolution rs substitute, which was
voted down-ycas IL. nays so. Several OF
the Coppcrheads then epoke against the
massage of the resolution, which speaking
the moiority treated with silent contempt.
The question then being on the adoption OF
tho resolution. resulted. yeas 5S nays II
! MANY utmbe,s. both of the Senate aud
/ House, who were detained by tho irregular.
| iry of trains on the railroads, have az they
came in. recorded their votes in favor OF
said r, solution.
! Tho Scnu;e has rcccded from it's amend
mcnts TO House bill, fixing the salaries OF
State Oficets. aud passed the bill as il wer'
% from the House This body, during this
week, has had an aeonizcd time on the
Bounty bill, On the 4th, the question be
ing on adopting tho Whotstonc substitute
for the House bill, it was lost. The Hous,
bill was then taken up. aud those who hnt
supported the substitute inserted so man,
) obnoxious amendments. that they succted
ed iu getting IL referred 10 tho F'nanc'
Committee. On tho 10th. the Senate re-
. considered the vote BY which tho Who'ston
am, nlmtnt was lost. The substitute wa
then agreed 10. and the bill ordered TO b.
engrossod. On the llth inst. tho subsli
tu,e WAS again rejected. and The House bill
with sundry amendments. put on its pas
sage, and lost. There is but little proba
l bilty now that any bounty bill will bo pass
| cd This seesion therefore people vii! ha0
| to fall hack on the Law of last winter. Th
bill coGiiying the poor law. aud repcal;ni
certain sections Of tho same, has now be
come law. It repeats the statute whic
: provid,s that no pc,son of color shalt +
hold to have gained a residence in this Stat
by virtue Of having remained within it's lin
J it's for two years. The last black law is no.
y struck from our Statute book. The mos
-. intcrestirg fact connected with tho passing
of this bill was. that overy Copperhead pref
ont in the House, recorded his vote in IA
vor Of it's passage I will add, how eve
that they might not have known what tho
= were about. The bill was long. DO h in il
e provisions and rcpealiGg clause. In tn
z House there has been some limo spent
!. trying to pass TruaDcy bill. to comp
# children under fourteen TO attend or stay
>. school. when sent thc'o by parents or gua
;, dians for such purpose. On i;s passage
: was lost-yeas Al. nays 20. wanting vot
> to make the requisite constitutional maj"
ity. A bill to compel vaccination has bee
J. discussed to some length. and met the san
l. fate as the truancy bill The Govern
transmitted to tho Senate communicate
from tho corps Light House Engineers, r
guessing a cession Of Jurisdiction to II
United States. of lands suitable for q
g erection Of chain of light houses on Z
.. lakes. w.