Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-02-15
Correspondence of the Telegraph.

Dear IeLGgrd11H The three days adjourn
mlent since my last, and the long discussion of
the Jewett reconstruction resolutions, have ia
ken up so much time that very little has been
done in the Ohio Legislature worth recording
! The Senate spent the whole day Wednesday, in
discussing the report of the committee on Fed
eral Relations. in reference 10 inviting GcnG.
! Sherman and Thomas to visit Columbus and
many substitutes and amendments were offered,
among which was the following. by MIR. Hutch
ison, dem.
And especially do We extend this invitation
to Gen. Sherman, as an appreciation of his pat
riotc plan of adjustment of our diff iculties in
the terms of surrender at the close of the war,
| familiarly known as the Sherman-J ohnson trea-
| ty, which we believe would have restored
peace to the country. B i.'.. 'I'"! t'
The whole thing was finally dropped without
as much as an intimation to those distinguished
nlitted to come to Columbus. The first vote
stood II to 10, every republican voting in favor
of the invitation, and every democrat against.
Many petitions have been offered-in both
houses-mostly on the subjects of appointing q
State Naturalist and Entomologis., the repeal of
the pIesent road law, the regulation of the rate
of interest, and regulating the practice of den
.istrT Bills for each of these objects have been
introduced, and viii in due time be heard from,
| if they don't get sD1othefed in committees. -
4 few petitions have been offered in reference
| to the establishment Of Reform School for
girls, and the committees in, the houses will
doubtless report favoratly 10 the project The
| Dof, 60 T. ha
ed so successful that it is thought best to ex-
tend the same advantages to the other sex. 81
In the House resolution to grant Gen. O'Ne
the use of the Hall for The purpose of addressing
his fellow citizens, was adopted, ualso a resold-
lion instructing the committee on Finance to in
| quire as TO the expedienty of: epse!ing a law,
constituting The commissioners and auditor of
each county board to sell bonds and Unrest
moneys belonging to the county. A resolu-
ton was introduced and referred for The appoint-
ment' of committee TO inquire if any amend
ments to the Constitution of tie State are re-
Quired by the interests of the people. A bill to
protect the citizens Of Ohio from empiricism
and to elevate The standing Of the medical pro-
fession, was introduced also, bill to amend
an act in relation to authorizing county com
missioners to construct roads on petition /; also
a bill to provide for the protection of inn-keep-
ers. The Senate contested election case is still
undecided and attracts. considerable attention.
By remarkable comp QetGt the democracy
have obtained decided advantage and are
quite sure of an easy victory. They have tank
| ed the republican member by sefusing to admit
his testimony in regard to fraudulent voting en-
the democratic side, (Which is said to be very
extensive, and well substantiated by afidavit,)
on account of some slight alleged informality
IN taking the afhdayits. a~ .-1-.-.s a'.g@
The discussion on the Jewett resolutions ter
minatee on Thursday eve, by lOug.and prOsy
speech by the author Of the resolutions, and
they were then passed by party vote, SO tn
4S. The democracy are not supposed TO have
gained anything by this long discussion which
they forced upon the House, as they were O.
bliged TO take q position which is much more
Objectionable than That of Congress. Z.
Save &c FROM ny FRIENDS IF Valiand-
ngham is no. aken off by the political malIgni-
ty of his own heat, he will hardly survive tile
ingratitude of lis political friends. With his
sacrifices for bis country fresh in ni.d-with.h the
effects of lis sutferinge, his wrong, his MARTYR
d0ln not yet lifted from his soul, 10 be pitched
into stter this wise, by prominent party or
gan, is enough TO weigh down his agonized soul,
and lead him to wish for the rest, if peradven
ture there be any, in the grave. The New York
World, the acknowledged and accepted organ
of the party, and especially endorsed by the
democracy of Asttabula, thus adds last pang
TO the already oyerburdered soul ofpoor Val
The forbearance heretofore praeticed
by the Democratic press towards Glenn
ent L. Vallandigham has ceased to be
q virtue So long as he injured the par
ty only by the discredit brought upon it
by his character, we remembered that he
had been victim of arbitrary power, ard
''passed his imperfections by" But now
that he has spitefuliy contributed to the
defeat of the party, and exults in his re-
venge, he has cancelled his claims 10 leni-
ty, and releases US to speak of him as we
would Of any other avowed foe.
The Columbus statesman is nervous about !
the vigorous way in which its -ptofessed friend,
the New York World, is stirring up the un
tameable animals OF the Denot ratio menagerie
1t begsit to stay its hand il the following pitifu
whine .r o.. |
The New York Worzd will do the
country service if it will keep its hand
out of Ohio politics. The Democracy of
Ohio are capable OF attending to their in
ternal concerns, and until they solicit the
n+aryantion of' o,ItSiIa ,,,rfiaS 10 oSSiS.
in this regard, they viii be thankful to
them to maintain serene. silence. The
W0rzPs assault on Mr.. .Yallandigham
is needless, anealled for, and, hence, in
defensible. -. ..-.-...-.',.,-- .... t
1t is pleasing to hear that the nomination. of
S S. Cox, as Minister TO Austria is likely to fill
of confirmation by the Senate, notwithstanding
the good natured advocacy of his confirmation
by certain influential republican journals, and