Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-01-26
Our Columbus Letter.
CoLuMpus, 0. Jan. 23i 1871.

On Friday last in pursuance Of a
resolution Of CockerelI ('Iemocrat
from Adams,) the Legislature adj
jpuned until Tuesday Or Mon
day last the colored citizens of Ohio
held a State convention here. and
Parr (democWt from Licking. J
presented resolution in the House,
endorsed l,y Jenkins (colored of
Columbus, for an adjournment to
enable democratic members to be
present at the cOlored convention.
, aud commingle with the delegates
to the same. But out of respect to
the colored convention, aforesaid,
the republican members of the
House voted down the resolution
aud the result was that the colored
people had very quiet, orderly
and well conducted convention.
What would have been the charac-
ter Of the convention, il the demo
cratic members Of the Legislature
had been admitted, can only be
conjcctnrcd.
On Friday the 9Th, Corcoran
/ democrat from Hamilton, J moved
that the House adjourn from Satur-
day the 7th to Tuesday the 10th,
to enable democrats to hold their
accustomed eight.ofJanuary Jubi,
lee Some one suggested that the
Sth happened to be Sunday, this
year, and limited at the impropriety
Of such an adjournment, which led
10 many gushing speeches about
G n. Jackson. 1t was amusing to
hear some Of the sapient democrat
ic law makers, such as Milligan of
Monroe, and Ellis Of Muskingum,
talking about the 9Th Of January,
as the "birthdoy" Of Gen. jackson.
The battle Of New Orleans had en-.
tircly escaped the notice or remem-
brance,
They said that it was Monday
the 9th, they intended to celebrate,
because that was the nearest Jack !
sons "6irthi0y' they could get,
without breaking the Sabbath
which their mode of celebrating
you know would do, without doubt.
The appropriations however, of
selecting the 9th for their jollifca-
ton was approved, when upon
turning to their diaries for 1871, il
was ascertained that was the day
Mississippi seeded from the I'm
ion-and that to Millgan and Ellis,
was a much more important event
in the history of the democratic
party, than tile "6frtAddy" of Gen
jackson,
The contested election case from
Scioto county, has been finally dis
posed of--and the seat awarded to
Mr.. Glover, the contcstee, The
republicans held their caucus week
before last, and fixed upon Wednes-
day Of last week, for the final dis
position Of the case. Arrange
ments were made to have every re.
publican member In his seat at that
time and on that day all were there
except Hayward, Of Ashtabula, who
has not been in his seat this session
on account Of some injury he re-
ceived. The democrats, when they
saw this, became alarmed and
resorted to their usual tactics to
delay the Sight, They were evi-
IDENTIFY taken by surprise, Just
what the republicans desircd--so {
the contest was set in motion and {
pressed to final vote on Thurs
day, resulting as have said in ia. ;
vor Of Glover This is the last /
political controversy, that will be
likely to take place this season, I'M $
less the State shall be re-districted
Tor congressional purposes, d
Last Thursday night the Lincoln n
Monument, which had been placed n
"A one Of the inches, in the Rotunda u
u the Capital, in spite Of Settles =
onslaught, was mounted in the r,
presence Of thousands of specta- Il
ors Governor Hays presided, and y
peeches were made by Hon. Sam y
galloway, Gen. Drrbin Ward and r
v, II. Enoch, Music was furnish o
d BY the Choir Of the First Pres Il
'yterian Church, and everything Il
'Ossed Of splendidly. y y
The Monument is beautiful, Res. "
ing on a base Of Quincy Granite, p
5 a block of white polished marble q
hout 0 feet long and 4 feet wide, "
nd high respectively On this is /,
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