Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-01-11
Correspondence of the Telegraph.
COLTMBU s, ONO, Jan.

DpCIT tICgrdDh-AccCrding to promise,
will try to keep you posted in regard to affairs
at the Capitol. i5o'h branches of the Legislature
met according to the constitution on Monday,
and about l0il members we're present. There
was no delay in etfce;img an organization. Tie
Democrats having things all their own way
John F. Fol!c!t of Licking Co. was chosen
! speaker Of the House by ahou; 10 majority and
the other ofiicesssby about the same vote. &. u.
Flood, one of the editors of the statesman, was
elected Chief Clerk OF the Senate, and the great
business of the session at once commenced
! The presiding officer of the Senate beng Re
publican, could not Of course, be allowed to ap-
point the committees, therefore the Democrats
used their one D1qj0riy to change The rul"s of
the former Senate, and make the committees
for themselves. They came near losing some of
their thunder. however by passing very Care
lessly resolution 10 adjourn over the Sth of
Jan. in honor of Gen. jackson, which resnla-
ton Was offered by Republican. Old Hicko-
ry was very highly applaudtd on account of his
sterling patriotism, and hatred Of notification
and disunion, and word of respect was also
added in regard to the brave men, who, at a
later day fought against dsuniOn, and, in con-
sequence of these, the whole resolution was
soon rescinded by the vote of 10 Democrats aye
and is Republicans nay, and the adjournment
was effected by the help of q simon pUrc Jack
son resolution.
The same resolution was Offered next day
(Tuestlay) in the House by a Republican and
allowed to pass without comment, as the child
ish action OF the Democratic Senate looked al
together TO silly too be repeated.
A joint resolution was introduced in the Sen
ate, on Monday. and in the House on Tuesday,
to reSciHd tie vote Of the last General Assem-
bly,, approving the l+th Amendment TO the [.
5. Constitution, which was laid on the table
and ordered to be printed. This resolution will
probably be rushed through as peace offering
to the chiYalry. Mr.. Thornhiil, Dem. offered
in the House another j'int resolution which
was also laid on the table to he printed, which
declares in favor of taxing T. S Bonds and pay
ing them off in paper money. This also was
laid on the table and ordered to be printed, as
was also a resolution offered by Mr.. Lee, Rep
of Delaware Co. declarying in favor Of paying
al the honest debts contracted by the u. S. in
putting down the Rebellion, and against paying
any of the rebel debt.
These were exceedingly dstasteful to the
Democracy as they tend to rasp the feelings Of
the Southern brethren" but still they could
not vote them squareiy down without giving
offence to the boys in blue.
Vatandigham is on hand and full of fight,
feeling that he has the sympathes of the masses
with him in his strife for the Senatorship. and
determined to die game if he has to die at ALL
His chance is not worth copper, simply be-
cause the party leaders are fully aware of the
offensive odor which his treason emits add fear
that it will suffocate the party, They prefer
man whose denominations have not been so fully
ventilated.
The city is full of delegates TO the Democrat
ic State Convention, and great things are ex-
pected One Of the saloon keepers was heard
to remark, that he could make more out of One
Sth of Jan. Democratic Convention than out of
whole session Of Republican Legislature!
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