Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-04-04
Correspondence Of the Telegraph.
CoLEMscs, April ].

variety OF accidents and accidents as Well as
business has served to ill up the time at the
Capital As the session draws towards its close,
there il disposition to urge forward to COM
pleion, the private and local schemes and par
ty measures to the exclusion of really import
ant matters and it has now become a,Hlpst int
possible to get hearing on subjects of general
interest and utility. The general appropriation
bill has received no attention yet fromthe house,
and will not probably be considered in Commit
tee of the whole, and consequently members
will have to vote blindly on the disposal. of
many tAofsanis of dollars of the state money
The six important bills, presented by the Spe-
cial Commission appointed by the Legislature
last winter, and which amend and codify the
laws of assessment, esxatloh, Sc, have passed
out of sight, to return no more. The prospect
for change in the interest law grows less and
less while ''yisible admixture' bills, negro per-
secution schemes, &C., are all that receive at
tention, except, perhaps some partly matured
plans to turn the city governments of our large
cities over to the democratic party. A''Sisibfc
admixture" bill has passed the Senate which is
really an outrage upon the common sense and
civilization of the age snd so aboninablc that
even the most bigoted partisans of the House
will scarcely be willing to endorse it. This bill
makes It unlawful for mulattocs TO vote, and
punishes with fine and Imprisonment for voting,
those who have by the constitution of Ohio,
! and the Supreme Court for many years been
declared legal voters. Ii also inffctstli sever
est penalties on judges of election for receiving
such votes and requires that all persons sus-
pected of having he slightest aGraixture OF
African blood be challenged and required to
state under oath the most minute facts in regard
to their pedigree for two generations back, facts
which not one white man in hundred would
&c wiIin. .o swear to or could profe. The
bill passed by the hou-c on Tuesday, was lc>-
obnoxious but discriminatss ii favor Of rebels
who have fought against the government and
against the heretofore legal voter who may
have a slight admixture of African blood, al
though he may have fought and suffered to any
extent for the union, and paid taxes ANY
amount Amendments prohibiting rebels from
voting, were squarely voted down on both these
Ubiquitous bills.
! Another bill has passed the house which vir-
tually excludes all colored children from COM
mon schools. A bill has passed the Senate dis
franchising students who have heretofore voted,
where they attended school. There was almost
a fight in the House last Saturday between
Capt. Crist, gallant soldier of the late war,
and Mr.. Ball of Muskingum. Mr.. Crist offered
a resolution-in sport-to appoint MIR. Ball and
others committee to locate penitentiary ex-
clusively for white conYicts. Ball then called
him id son of b-h and said he would
smash his face when he caught him outside
was taken of the demand. ...-.
As sequel, there was united attack by
Ball and his Democratic friends, on all the
measures intended for the benefit of Cincinnati,
ard all of them, which could be reached were
on Monday defeated. Votes were re-coE sidered
which passed a bill authorizing the city to COM
plete a work house, which is now half compile
ted, also one to appoint Fire Marshal, ard
one for constructing waller works. all for spite.
very Illuminating spectacle was presented in
the House Saturday morning, on this wise
Mr.. Thompson of Stark Co., an old man, who
through some lingering regard for the right of
humanity, refused TO vote for the bill exc uding
colored children from schools, and whose vote
was recorded for it, by some mistake, vas called
up by DR.. Scott of Warren, and asked to state
how he voted, as the lack of his vote would de-
feat the measure. He said he did not vote for
it, and did not favor it, as he had repeatedly
said before.
A process oftanlpooning and uiippirg in,
was then commenced by the Democratic lead
ers. and he finally was driven to admit that he
sttid like it and Uoted for It, Poor old man,
said MANY EefnberS, why should an unscrupu-
lous party that he had always served, sui ject
him publicly to 50 great humiliation. Bills
Of local interest TO Ashlabula County have been
presented, for authorizing the County Commiss-
iuners to appoint Harbcr Master, for authori-
zsfg persons who hold money, subscribed for
eksairfBg volunteers in the war, to transfer il TO
the township treasurer, and for the relief of Ed
win Bailey, treasurer OF Morgan township.
Henry Vincent, the great Elglish orator,
gave three lectures in the second Presbyterian
Church, on the S5zh 26h and 21th of March,
and without exaggeraIion many say, thai be
is most eloquent and liberal minded man He
has but few equals. Wendell Phillips gave his
lecture ON "dte times" and with the exception
OF his bitter and unreasonable attack OH Grant,
his address WAS well received. Many cannot
understand why he should abuse the best sol
der OF the age, merely because people want
BIN for President The last week was noted
for rain mud and darkness, but now spring
reigfs and bright sunshine, soft breezes, YER
daht meadows, and the music of spring bids,