The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-18
Letter from the State Capital.
CoLuMBus. January Is, 1877.
COLD WEATHER

CoLuMBus, January Is, 1877.
COLD WEATHER.
There has been great depression
here i'm the thermometer. Who may
haye left the back door open we cam
not tell, but such sea of piercieng
cold never enfolded Columbus IS on
Tuesday morning last. While the air
was still, it seemed full of needles,
piercing the best clothing. One man re.
ports self-registering thermometer
AS low asiwenty -seven andone-half de.
grees below zero. For the first time in
many years the State capital and SUR
rom ding country enjoy the luxury of
good sleighing, there being several
inches of snow, which fell after the
earth was solidly frozen. For actual
business on the snow we are better of
than northern Ohio, as there seems 10
be "too much of good thing" in that
locality, to say nothing of the under
lying mud. AS sleighing Of any con-
tinuance here is SO rare but few invest
permanently in runners. For this
reason no such tasty 'turn-outs" are
seen as in the towns of Northern Ohio,
the very best rarely exceeding twenty
five dollars in value, while number
less ones are imprOvised for the occa-
sion, and i'm their worship no COM
mand in the decalogue would be bro.
ken, as they are unlike anything in
''all creation" But whatever the rig,
"Charley" is made to "g'lang" as
though nerves in horses were out of
use long since.
SLAUGHTER OF THE INNoCENTs.
Many bills were left over from the
regular session oflast winter for want
of time, some of which were on the
calendar during the present week in
in the House. But the calendar only
proved the altar of their sacrifice.
Poor innocent things! they are not so
much to be pitied for themselves
as for their authors, who. after
worrying their brains to find
some defect in the present enact
ments and having found it with states.
manlikc sagacify, they seek to correct
it only to see all their labor lost, and
the effort of their ship
slaughtered. In this, as in many 9TH
err matters, genius must be patient.
WAR ECHOES.
During the rebellion the State, by
right and of necessity, took the initis-
tive in putting troops into the field.
In this work expenses were necessari-
ly involved which we believe general
ly the State pain, and was reimbursed
by the general government. AS these
claims were generally somewhat COM
plicated several years since a commits
sion was raised by the General A Asscm-
bly, 10 which these matters were re-
ferred. Its work was to be completed
within given time, which expired in
1872. But now claim after claim comes
to the General Assembly, under vari-
0Hs pretexts, claims which should
have been submitted to this Conmis-
sion. Some Of these are undoubtedly
just, but if the Legislature but once
opens the treasury to them, they will
be as imporiunate as the tramps, and
greater in number, The temper of
the House was tried during the week
upon this matter by one of these bills
upon its final passage. 1t was badly
beaten and unless some ''change comes
over the spirit of their dream" all of
this family will come to the same fatal
end.
PRoFITLESS DISCUSSION.
One whole day, and until late hour
in the evening, was wasted during the
week in wordy war over the ques-
ton of Who is elected President? Old
stump speeches were frightened up,
and made to do duty again, all the
gain to tine speeches being that the
walls of the Hall of the House sent
back their echoes, instead of the log
school house when they first saw the
light. Before the battle closed the le.
gal talent of the House "iocked horns"
and both candidates were legally
in, SO far as Columbus is con-
cerned. No "spirits were called from
the vasty Deep" but precedents were
evoked until a lawyers paradise
bloomed - in pristine beauty. The
fruit of all was a wearicd sat of men,
a wasted day at the expense of the
State, more or less of i'll nature en-
gendered and lie is not inaugurated
president, nor has that Postoffice been
secured nor retained if secured four
years since. The only word 10 be said
Of the whole thing IL that non-talkers
stood the ordeal of talk with a patience
worthy of . martyr spirit. Y.