Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-02-11

COrusbus Feb'yr, 1858.

and as the trains are generally late, there is not
much doing to-day BY the way Mr.. TEE
groph, do you understand how the Assembly
can be away from here during Friday, Satur
day. Sunday Monday and the most Of Tuesday
aud yet ouly adjourn over for two days. "elF
II you don't understand it you ought TO be
elected TO the Legislature, at $500 a day, and
not hibernate daring your natural lille IN the
rural ds,rists. To-day there vas net a quo
ram Of the House, at the hour OF afternoon
meetiue. and no business was done. The Sen |
ate was little more fortunate IN getting quo |
rum after little waiting. The day, however
was marked By an event that will gild The his |
tory OF our State legislation for all coming |
| time. .It, 1850
As soon as the S,nate was called to order,
the Governor sent in his Message, announcing
! the passage OF the Constitutional Amendment
In Congress, which being read, the Senator
| from your district, offered joint resolution
| ratifying the said Amendment on the part oil
Ohio, which was adopted without woro OF
deb ate, and only three dissenting votes Inc
Senate was not full or the affirmative which
|
The change in the public mind on this subject
ia such as we never dreamed Of a few years
ago. But Liberty, which is Gods own child,
is marching on aud her votaries hail that
march where very short time ago they ran
from the light Of her coming. The Senate ad-
iourned this afternoon, on the announcement OF
the death OF Senator WAKTsrosE. of Hamil'
ton, who was killed on Saturday morning last,
al the breaking Of railroad bridge on the
Chilicothe and Cincinnati road. wh'D the
whole train was precipitated into chasm oil
, sixty feet, killing some eight or teu--one oil
those recently common accidents where sars
' and passengers we're. burned up together He
, was one OF the beat aud ahlsst members Of the
Senate. ..} ~.s- 49,,
n To-day mat with your townsmnn, J. A
PRRNTlcE, who is looking after the quota oil
Ashtabula, which does not seem to be well un
derstood by the people Of your tewn-w;ict
the Acting Provost Marshal here does moi
j make very trsnsparcnt--and which'I will ven
? ture Provost Marshal General Fry would elu
S cidate in a life time. 1t seems that the Militia
e ry Committee OF your township claim credit
, Of 80 years service on this call. which would
get you pretty nearly out of the draft. Bat
Mr.. p, tells me that the qnota 10 assigned at
about 80, notwithstanding this. Col Wilcox
4. the Provost Marshal hers explains it in this
Is wise He says that the quota of the District
ed is assigned at so much as whole, without ref
4 erence TO the townships. To distribute thi
the credits are all reduced to years of service
: Ia this way the tswns having the create It mum
: Der of three years men in the service will hav'
the largest credits under this call. He sup
poses that in this way so many Of the othe
e towus have credits of three years men, and arr
thus 40 far ahead, that when the number aet1
q ally to be raised, comes to be distributed,
m falls heavier on some towns than Others !; AM
y in this way your extra credit OF thirty year
If service is exhausted. 1t must be remembered
!. that the excessive credits by means of thre,
years men goes first to the District. and is az
terwards allotted to the towns. The copcu
sion he comes 10 is that these credits have all
gone for the benefit OF the district at large
But he las a much shorter way OF disposing OF
IL. by saying that he does not know Of any rem
: edy for your case and be does not suppose
there is any other way of getting out OF it than
by raising the men, which he says will have to
be done before you get out of the scrape.
know that this is very poor consolation but
it seems to be the only conclusion given by the
only authority here, to decide upon it. con
fess that the figuring here given is not very
& clear to me /; but the conclusion is quite SO
and, while s. s-mpathizng with you on the loss
1t OF credits that you ought to have, hope yor
Y will raise the men without much difficulty.
e know there are many brave fellows in Ashta
,. bula who will respond to this call. and there
9 are able and liberal men who will raise tb'
: money The chances for bounty bill is po
encouraging just now. w.
I'll LEoI.LArIvE MATTERS The smendmen
passed our SENATE 25 TO 4 House Al
to 12-absent 30 uniouist aud I copper
'e heads.
d Orders have been received for the ex
r. change Of 5000 prisoners now at CAM
; chase.
- The hill for increasing the salaries o
y state officers, which passed the House tn
IT lirst week OF the session, was passed, AM
also sepator Gunckle's bill for the relief Q
is soldiers families No change os regard
70 the levies has been made in the bill since j
10 was introduced
- Parties desiring to Wait Nashville mus
&c telegraph to Miller, Commandsnt OF thu
he post. and received permission from hin o'
a, fore they leave the State. No passes al
zee granted at Louisville,
ne The Richmond E1aminsr, OF the
os says: On the whole, we believe the Coz
nd iederaey has given up the idea of making
present Of itself to Eugland, France an
,ry Spain; that however willing We nigh:
ore TO giveup slavery ss the price Of indepel
ing dence, there is no more talk Of olferin
ace that as bribe TO some foreign power
cen order to iaducs it to do for US what v
ded should confess we are unable to do for ou
ran selves. In shotl. the whole country h,