Weekly Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1841). (Columbus, OH), 1847-01-20

              WEEKLY 0 0 m i nmrn A JOURNA JU VOLUME XXXVII. COLUMBUS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1847. NUMBER 21. PUULISIIKl) KVKRY YYKIJNKSIMY MORNINO, BY WILLIAM B. THIULL. Olfico in tlio Journal Building, smith-cast comer of High street and Suor alley. TK RMS: ThhekPollaii" vr.n annum, which may bdiNehargod bv llie payment of Two Dollaks in ndvwifo, and treu of posing, or of pur centngn to Agents r Collectors. Tim Journal is also published daily during thn session of tlio I,PKil(iln, and thncc a week tint remainder of Lliu yoar for itft ( miii three times a week, yearly, fur 1. TUESDAY UVIiMNU, Jiiiiunrv la, 1HI7. Importttiit Correction! One day last week, wai the Hlh of Junuary i "and as a consequence there wtti a coming together of iome dozen of fervent patriots, to look after the interests of the 'dimmecratic party ," and especially for the disposable q(fiectt for the ensuing year, These patriots in conformity with custom in inch canes made and provided, must need eat a supper together, as a pence offering for all the cuttings and tinder-cuttings given and received during the year punt, ami to renew their pledges of tiecrtti sting friendship and fidelity until the 8th of January next! Well, these men when so met together, very Naturally enjoy a social glass" and an wine is in, they become garrulous, and are prone to say divers things, as wci flats as sharps ; all which is duly chronicled for the edification of mankind abroad. On the recent occasion, divers men and sundry gentlemen arc specifically named, ds participating in these interesting exercises. Hut strange as it may seem, and no more strange than true, one conspicuous actor, and that precisely the ono who " has more influence with the democratic party than any other man in the State" was unnamed, unhouored,and unsung! How was this ? Could it be the work of design, or was it mere chance ? All who are at all conversant with the nmn, know tint with him tint was the very night of nights and that he would rather bo bereft of his beauty than shorn of honors to be n apt on such a field ! Why then, this apparently studied omission of a name si conspicuous upon the rolls? Whether it be accident or the work of design, it wus a matter of too much interest to escape correction. And accordingly in the Statesman of list evening, we find the important correction made. Jlut simultaneously with this correction is published another account of the transactions of thesu sumo worthies, in the amiable little Press with this same provoking tin of omission staring the attentive reader full in the face ! Can it be possible thai there has existed among the harmonious fraternity, a conspiracy, to deprive modest merit, of its just reward? Whut me ii ne til thisf The renowned Uarid Tod has written another 8th of January letter, to his friends and competitors in caucus assembled on Friday last In thi last epistle is the following singularly curious sentiment : " (iivo us konrst tnrn for candidates in '-1H, I care not where they reside, and I will lnuird my life that Ohio wheels into democratic line." Now, in Irt Hi, David Tod and Hainuel Medory were candidates. Are we to infer that it was because they wero not "honest men," that they were repudiated by their countrymen. We cnunot think that such was the info re ucc the writer would have us draw. What then? There is at least nno aspiring genius in their fold, and it is barely possible that the hero of tho copper iniues designed Ihu above sentiment as a warning voice to his partisans. This surmise gathers strengih gives utterance to the following strange, disorgani zing, and revolutionary sentiments: 11 What fully for Congress to talk about resolving what states shall do, niter they are admitted into the Union ! They como in upon the same footing as the glorious old thirteen, and any restriction by your ordinance of 177 your Missouri compromises, or your Wilmot's resolutions, are as the idle wind beyond what the Stales themselves choose to carry out. The people of the States must, themselves, alter admittance, attend to their own domestic concerns, in their own high soverignity ; and the less Congress troubles itself in the matter the belter." So then our neighbor has made Ihe discovery that the Ordinance of 17M7, is as the idle wind ! A puff i n'alt d- Tliere ""J w amnething in that. We 1, from certain concurrent developements. Jlut whether uttered in the spirit of warning or denunciation, it t jiff Bt froml III l 1 nil the time ihe ehapparel, be- from a majority in the Legislature and if so, why not from the Sattntceii Senators ? divests that vcncruble instrument of nil its sacred ellieiicy! A majority in our Legislature has at any time but to wilt it, and tlio fundamental conditions upon which Ohio, and Missouri, nnd other States were admitted into the family of independent sovereignities, crumbles to dust-nay, dissolves into thin air ! The Legislature of Ohio has but to will it, and slavery, with all its benefits and elnirms, bncomes an indigenous and cherished institution of our own ! It matters not what terms may bo prescribed and accepted as fundamental conditions upon which new Stated may be ndinilted into the Confederacy ; because, once admitted, such States are at full liberty to repudiate, reject and disregard all such terms and conditions ! Nay it is " folly " for Congress and at a. consequence, for any one else to talk uboutsuch conditions. Then what a set of foals our fathers of '07, and IK.M, and le Hi, have been ! Such such is the spirit of locnfocnisin. We entreat our country men to look at it, in its nakedness and deformity. Life in the Army The following extracts are made from thn letter of a young volunteer of Columbus, to n friend in this city, and though not of a recent date, they n fiord a very graphic view of the shades of military life: " Wu staid nt llrasos two flays nnd then stnrled at three o'clock in the morning, for the mouth of the Rio Grande with a heavy knapsack, gun, cartridge box, sergeant's sword, and haversack with two day provisions, upon my buck. I began to discover more emu-plcldy the difference between being a soldier in Columbus und one in Texas. Well, after a march of nine miles we arrived at the month of the Rio Grande, und encamped there. Some hud forgotten, or neglected to lake any provisions with them, and then they experienced tlie consequence by having to steal and beg it of others that had it. Well, we staid at the mouth two days, and then went up to Camp ilelknap, about nine miles, on the Kio Grande, where we remained one week. If you could have seen us, you would not wonder th;il the patriotic fire wilhiu our hrensts was dampened, if not entirely extinguihed. Our camp was about a mile and a half from Ihe river, and between us and it was a pond knee deep, nnd through this we had to wade after water nnd rations, while rations here were scant. 1 have taken a squad of nu n and waded in water for a mile or more over boot tops after rations, and then get leu lbs. of pork, fx lbs. of sugar and about ns murh of colter, with a little unit and no bread, which had to do us n day. I reckon that this would dampen the anhu f any boy that had foolishly left his home of ease for the purpose of doing don't knotr what. After staying at Belknap about one week, we started forCamargo, the auk on board a steamboat, with a few well ones to take charge of the h.iggnge nnd have n care for the siek, and Ihe others marched by land. I was appointed to lake charge of ihe baggage, and thereby escaped a mareh of about H) miles. They waded water walked through dint half leg deep, un- ler the heat ot a tropical sun, the tlienuoiueter stand- Well we will promise him now, that he shall be met in his " walks" and admonish him that he had as well provido himself with a plentiful supply of the raw material from " the copper regions ; " for ho will he stumped with his hard letter, and his soft letter his letter for the repeal of the black-laws, and his letter against the repeal of the black-laws his attempt to conceal his sentiments when a candidate, and his ollicinus avowal of sentiments when he is not a candidate, lie may rest nssured of company in his troika that there is no terror in his threats." ' Give us honest men for candidates in '4ri," says the grent do lus words to bear their own comment. And should Ii'ib parly nominate honest mm for candidates, it might indeed strengthen their chance ol success; but at tho same time the Whigs would share in the benefit in such event and this I utter con side ration more than outweighs the former. " Give us honest mm for candidates in '4H, and I will hazard my life that Ohio wheels into democratic locofocoj line." Wo know not how he values his " life " but unless he holds it dog cheap, he puts it at a very foolish "hazard." THURSDAY HYMNING, Jnnuury II, 1817, places the locofoco candidates of ill an unenviable predicament , and the character of David Tod as a Prophet, if not his " life" at inostdesperute " hazard." Senator Mijuircs. The opinion is very generully entertained by the Whigs throughout the Stale, that, if this gentleman's health is such as still to preclude his entering upon the discharge oi his duties, lie owes it to himself and to the State, to vacate the seat which he cannot occupy, and thus put a period to the present deplorable condition of aft'tirs in the Senate. From this opinion a ' certain " braeoof Kditor on Yellow Creek ctry courteously dissent. While we dissent from the conclusion expressed hy those Editors without a solitary reason to sustain it, wu very much admire their indtptndence! "Aid und Comfort." ing about eight or ten feet high, and almost impene. trable, kept the breeze front them, while it afforded no sh:ide in which they might repose. Then in this state of things I hey would march twenty and thirty miles a day, und only come to one or two watering pliers. All say that the tongue cannot express Ihu suffering which they underwent. One of the buys told me that he would have given Ins year's pay for one pint of water. " Cainargo is a very disagreeable place to an American. '1 he people are about half civilized, and their manners and customs are n il at all ugreenble. Their houses art limit of poles set upright, anil thatched with pal met. lo. No chimney, no lltor, no chairs, no he dslcudi, and in fact, no conveniences of life. There are exceptions it is true. The wealthy Spaniards have houses, and live more like white folks. I was nl a fandango, or Mexican bait. It was well conducted, nnd they seemed to enjoy it. They do not dunce ns we On more like the waltz. Ihe laihes se- liieuteiumt General. The proposal lor the creation of this new, and so far as we can Judge, useless office, having been twice signally defeated in the House of Rcpresenta-iives, litis been brought forward in tho Senate. On Monday last, Mr. l)ix, of New York, of the committee on Military Affairs, (of which Mr. Reiitnn it chairman) reported a bill creating the office of Lieutenant General, and defining its duties. The merits of that measure will be fully discussed in the Senate. Mr. Allen, of Ohio, submitted a resolution for prosecuting with inure energy, the Mexican War, looking to an increase of the military force, and pledging the public lauds for the p lyuieiit of its expenses. It B a thousand limes belter to expend the price of these lands in a V residential War, than to BurlVr the avails to go to the States, to lie squandered in paying their di'bls and educating the children is it not? OHIO LEGISLATURE. No precedent i: mi Imj I'iiuiiiJ of .h. SCI "" " and doings of Mr. 1 oik ; but it appears he had a pre- mV(. ,.,. n M.alllll.B .n.. VUo M.-iicans look cedent fur denouncing, as guiliy of treason, those who more like our n inhumes than any other nation of po. presumo to (juestion the justness or necessity of his 'e that I have seen, the country i productive for war with Mexico. "Oliver Oldscl 1," of the U. S Guzette, says : J I was not aware until within a day or two, where 1 Mr. 1'ulk, Mr. Ritchie, and the allihaled press of their pirty found a precedent to justify the denunciation ot' those as guilty of ' moral tretiiton," who exercised what they humbly supposed to be one of their right and liberties secured to them by the Revolution, the Rill of Rights, and the Constitution of tho United Stall's that of freely discussing the acts of their pub- ; lie servants, and of approving or condemning them ; as to them should seem right. Rut the reprint of Ihe ! November number of the tVirth llritish Review having ' fallen into my hands, I Hud in it a very able and inter esting article upon Italy. Tho writer is evidently master of Ins subject, as ho seems to lx thoroughly acipuiuled wilh the political condition of that country, and gives us an insight into the evils and oppressions under winch the people of that beautiful and claasic country have lung groaned and still groin, and rspe- Vcinlly that part which is suhject to Austria. The writer states that he has before him a work printed in 14, at Mduu, directed to be used for instruction and reading in the second cluss of elementary schools, by order of the .lust nan tiorernment, and he gives some specimen of the catechisms continued therein, which include in the strongest manner, pas. sive and almost idolatrous obedience to the Lmperor, inasmuch as Kiupcrors, Kings and other superiors have their power from God, beeause they are the sub stitutes ot GihJ on earth." (The old lory doctrine of I me i i vine Pgni oi Rings, j The following extracts from this work, among others, arc given by the writer of the article iu the Review, to whieh 1 desire special attention : ("Question Mow must suhjerts believe towards their sovereign I Answer Subjects must behave towards their sovereign like fsithlul servsuts toward their master. U. Why imi'l subjects behave like slaves? ' A- Hecuuse their sovereign is their master, and has power over their proerty as well as over their hie. Q. Are subjects Ixmnd to obey, also, bad sovereigns A. Yes ; subjects are bound to obey not only good UUl uan sovereigns. t. What must subjects abstain from? (Resid wesson i A. THKY MCST AHSTAIN KROM TALKING I'NHKASON ARLY OK TIIK LVL.NTS OK TIIK WAR. H. Why so A. Ucrause as they am not aware of the real cir fumstsnces of such events, they easily can deceive tin' populaco with their discourses. Q. What must citizens and country people do that they may not ite suspected ? A. They must keep quietly at home, mind their own Dumness, wora anil pray. Q How must subjects behave when the enemy canfes tlio in losses? A- They must bear buses with patienco and put ineir irusi in won ami tiu-ir sovereign. (See the reprint of the November numtcr of the ftorm miiish Review, pnge !!.. Alter rending thn above, you will, I am sure, not doubt as to where Mr. Tolk found Ins precedent fur denouncing the people for "talking iinreasonnbly about the war. ' Would it not be well lor the administration tn procure this Austrian catechism and have it reprinted in bug nuuibeis and sent to tho people of Ununited States, that they may learn their duty and sub. liiissiveuess to their Government, which Mr. Hitch is laboring so incessantly to teach them? 1 have no doubt hut it would do a vast deal of good, and perhaps make a good job for the public printer. The whole raleeliisni inculcates tha same buy doctrines daily put forth in the Union. very tiling mat the .Mexicans plant, j he men nre a lazy, iinbdrnt set of people, and when they pliiut corn, pumpkins, fir benus, they do no more than stick it in the ground and then give theinselve no further trouble about it. The trees are no higher than hihiih of our men, and everv species of living things, whether animal r vegetable, his horns or thorns upon it. The loads here run noon all four, nnd have one large horn upon their heads like n rhinoceros, and then their bodies are covered wilh little thorns. There urn more tosds anil liztards " than you ran shake a stick wilh till kinds of worms and soiders, whso Intel are fatnl. We have lost some by bites of insects. At nights we are serenaded bv hundreds of litilo wolves. The weather is sometimes very warm, and then the wind changes to the north, and in five hours it it is so cold that we hive to put on our overcoats, and then nearly freeze. You no d'luhl have henrd Ihe melancholy news nt the death of our beloved Rro. Arnold. He went down the river on business, and on his return he bought a tine turtle, weighing ;tlll pounds, bringing it up the river with him. One day, while tending to it, the Im-it give a sudden lurch, and threw lum overboard. Kf. forts were made to resriie bun, tint were unavailing. He sank when within the crasu of a man m a boat. t'hey did not recover his body- I'uoii the receipt of the news the whole Regiment expressed feelings of sorrow nnd many a lip ipiivered and tongue faltered wiien siM'n king ol ht many virtues. 1 miss nun moro than any other. We were dady associates, and to acii other we cotihded every thought. H i:iit-:ND AY :;MM;, Jnnuury iVvr-KiitKi K. Tho Grand I, INI?, Division of Sosn n' Ihe Sons of Temperance of this State, is now holding its ipiartcrly meeting in this City. Ihe occasion brings together quite a concourse of the snbrrstdc fraternity from various tortious of the Slate. They will probably be able to demonstrate the practicability of a body of men coming together and enjoying a season of onviviality, without the necessity of resorting to a mocker' for aid. Tim M Ml. Ant is. There is a failure of the mails again. Yesterday brought nothing beyond Ihu Ohio river. It is prhahlc that the mails are obstructed by some stress of weather. Tuaikv We acknowledge the receipt of valunblo public documents from Messrs. Corwin, Delano, IVr rill, Harper, Giddingi, and Siwyer for which they have our thanks. fttrnnffc Doctrine! We know not that we should be surprised at any avow' at of sentiment which may be made in these davs of latter-day luminaries who lake to themselves the once honored name of democrats. I.ocofocoisin st'pi at nothing acknowledges no boundaries In the scope of its ambitionno barriers to its strides for power. I isor der and confusion are iu native aliment, and anarchy the war-horse on which it stalks to tho attainment of Hi ultimate objert. familiar as we are with these characteristics or that ipttwit of Kreneh Jacobinism which noli in tho namo of "democracy," wo must confess that we were lonwwhat surprised by thn open and shameless avowal of them in the Statesman of Saturday last. Tho Editor was reading a homily lo his Washington correspondent for a sentiment of c xlrrme- iy equivocal meaning and the whole context of the Editor s diselsmier would require an interpreter to show tlio Editor's whereabouts; but at tho close he Ilnvid Tod ol "llrinr Hill." This twi'-e distinguished gentleman, as our rentiers nre already advised, addressed a letter tn somebody to be read si the recent meeting uf choir spirits convened in this place on Friday last. The letter, all in nil, is a curiosity in its way. It is dated from " Knar Hill." David has doubtles been so much engaged in public affairs lor the last few years, llul his patch has grown up to llriars. He will now have lime, if he has tha pnqter industry, to grub them out. His letter is listed Nov. H, In Hi, and opens with the declaration that " we have all can to congratulate ourselves upon the result of the recent election in this State." Certainly certainly. Knotty iiliticd that is right. llul then, much as he rejoices at the result ot the Into election, he "cannot, under any circumstances, cott. sent to be agsin a coudidnte in HK" Well, that ii prudent, Davy Tod, to say the least. Discretion is the better part of valor. Wu could rot, in conscience, advise Mr. Tod to try his fortunes again, at all events, so soon as 113. He proceeds to say, that "One grent object in declining, is to afford himself an opportunity of walking through this State, from stump to stump." Well, that is clever indeed ' Dave knows how anxious the Whigs were last fall to see him on the slump, t'oor man I he had It in his heart to grniily them all thn time ; but then he was " Irnmuicled " with a certain contingent " interest in the result," which would iiaently have impeded hi progress "from stump to stump," and mlit possibly have been the means of "rowing him up a gum slump " before he had got half through the Slate. It was unquestionably right for him to declinn showing his face upon the slump last fall. Certainly it was more prudent tn slay quietly MiW it stump, and write those confidential letters to Pike and Brown counties. Rut next fall, having nn "interest in the result,'1 he will " walk through the Slate, from stump to stump." In Advance of tho Mails! Tho Statesman a few evenings since, announced tho result of the deliberations in what it is pleased to call "tho Whig tin pin." Wo do not place full reliance in the Statesman's reports, as experience has taught us ton-gird them al best at apocryphal. It is but a few days since, that, trusting tint paper but for a moment, it led us a goose chase, and finally swamped us in total error, respecting "fic J'ulrntHsts " having been elected lo Congress from Maine. The very next day alter we had copied from the Statesman a stntement of this sort, (he editor comes out, in propria persona, nnd withdraws the statement. Just think, no w, what a fix that left us in. We had no other authority for the statement which we had given to our readers than the Statesman; and it had subsequently contradicted its own statement. Underthese circumstances, we will not undertake to nil vine (he reader whit to believe whether the declarations of thn Statesman, or the editor's contradiction of his own declaration whether "two federalists" hive been elected to Congress from Maine or whether they have not Th o intelligent reader will in due time be ablu to solve this question for himself. When the members from Maine come to rotr.t it will be no difficult matter to classify them. If they shall vote to t ike power from ti.e people, or from the people's branch of the government, and vest it iu the President, (no matter who that President may be,) then they are federalists. If they shall vole to build up a strong, central govern- uieiil, one which shall ingulf ihe sovreigttty and independence of the respective. States, tlimi no matter j what lliey may rail theiiuelves, or what our neighbor i :my call them they mu federalists, II' ll.,.u ..l..,ll v,.l.. ll.nl ..!, l,nr.. ,., J " "- '.- - .-...-, solutions may be violated ut pleasure and with impunity by a legislative body, then they are trorsc than federalists they are anarchists. If they shall vote that the President may tunko war upon a foreign nation without consulting the people or their representatives until he is forced to come to them for supplies for the prosecution of such war and that for the people or their representatives thin to express a doubt as to the necessity or propriety of such war constitutes treason, ns giving " aid and comfort " to the enemy they are not federalists ihcy arc routes. As we said before, we will not hold ourselves responsible fur either the statement or recantation of the St itesmnn, respecting the political caste of these Representatives from Maine. We will wait until they shall define their own position by their acts. Ry their fruit ye shall know them. Rut we digress. We were about to speak of certain apocryphal intelligence given by our neighbor in advance of the mail, in which he undertakes to say how a majority of the Legislature hid determined to dis pose of sundry olliees ; nnd incontinently we have giv n reasons why we do not yield implicit crdence to his statements. In this case, as in the other, we have Die LMiiora statement alone and the reader must Lake il tr whit it is worth. The editor may himself ileuy the authenticity of it to-morrow, for aught we know. Rut he says Mr. Ai.ri.ht A. Ri.iss of Lorain co. has been agreed upon for the office of Treasurer of Statu. This may be even so. Mr. llliss is a true miii, and a projwr whig and if for any reason a change is thought advisable in that office, we know of no objection to Mr. Rliss. Mr. Wiiirt Min, has for twelve consecutive years, with great fidelity discharged the duties of that responsible post; nnd if he now seeks relief from its cares, his wish should be regarded. And if Mr. lllias should be designated as his successor, we have no doubt he will be equally faithful. Rut our neighbor says upon this point, that "the nomination ol llliss of Lorain, for Stale Treasurer, is a complete triumph of the abolition wing of federalism. He being from Chcesedum, they rallied around him til opposition to Mr. Whitehill." Not so, neighbor not io. Neither the nomination nor election of Mr. Uhss, would lie a triumph of abolitionism, or of federalism for he stands n thn need to neither of those parties. He is a thoroughout-and-out Whig. He is a gentleman in private life, nnd we therefore retrain from discussing his sentiments. And he is withal, nu Editor, every way capable of shaking lor himself, when he shall deem it necessary. Rullhu two inaccuracies stccificd above there is no use in calling hard names, and we therefore stylo them " inaccuracies" casta suspicion upon the cred ibility of the whole story. It is a rule of Law at least it was so held, when Jinlgu Kkitii and our hum Ide self used lo dispense that article to the Jury ; and although we have laid aside the robes of office, we can not but recti t occasionally to llie Wliolesemo maxims of the "noble professi m" Il is a rule, we say, that when a witness upon the stand is notoriously at fault in the stale mentof one or two principal facts, his whole statement is to no taken with some deegreesnf allow mice; and the jury may exercise a sound discretion as to his credibility. Applying this maxim to the case in hand, we leave the reader lo lorm his own cmiclu sinus in the premises. Rut wo would wish hint to benr in mind, in pissing along, the wonderful faril it y with which this witness applies the sin of " abolition to suit his purposes. A few weeks since, Mr. Swift, uf one of the Reserve counties, was put in nmiiiua tion for Clerk of the House but on the second ballot, Mr. Sipiirrs,n( Ross county, was chosen. And straight the Statesman proclaimed that this was a most right eons rebuke to Swift for advocating the reienl of the black laws; though Squiers had been a fourfold more strenuous advocate of such re teal than Kwift. And now, Ihu Statesman says that Mr. Rliss is nominated for Treasurer of Slate, and that his nomination " is a complete triumph of the nholition wing." Wonderful ! wonderful man! Let the Whigs do what they will he enn see " federalism " and " abolitionism " in their acts, just as plain as he can see the sun midnight ! Tiik St a TitKMeiiv. The N. Y. Journal of Com merce of Saturday hns the following paragraph : I iik hi'f.i iK t urn; look cited this morning, INo coin but that which is legal was received, ami conse quently the Spa n n il change, which has been so very lively nnd useful for a long time was repudiated again. The post office was loon exhausted of American com, nnd became unnlde to take twelve cents from half a dollar. How they got out of the difficulty, if at nil, we have not learned, nud we have some fenr that this matter inty kill the w hole system. Most of our cents are mnnulacturcd at private foundries, and none of them have any sovereignty in them. How then can 4'4 centi Iw made out according to law f We ice by the Richmond Whig, that the "Tenth Legion " Ihe great strong. hold of Lovofocoisui nnd Tcxnsinin in Virginia, had not furnished a singlu volunteer fur tho wur. Monday, Jununry It 1847. IN SENATE, Prayer by Hov. Mr. Moonr. Pt-.TITIOKS, fly Mr. Johnson, from Seth M. Root, for the repenl of the law regulating peddler's licences. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary. Jty the same, from A. Laikins.and 7rt other citizens of Loruin county, on Ihe License question. Referred io omuniteo on the judiciary. Ry Mr. Lato.m, trom Win. U. Demi for a change of certain duties now devolving on Clerks of Common t'lens Oourts to Clerks of supreme Courts. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary. Ry Mr. Ticohniiim., from H7 taxpayers of Oxford township, Guernsey county, for the erection of the county of Cumberland. Referred lo Committee on New Counties. Ry Mr. M.wKiitA,from members of the Court and llurof Rims county, for tho election of Tilghmsn Kit-tvnhouse as Associate Judge of said county. Laid on the table. Ry Mr, Kim r.RTox, from county officers, Ac, of Allen county and '.Hi other citizens for the erection of the county ot Auglaize, Referred to Committee on New Counties. Ry the same, from sundry citizens of Defiance, Defiance county, for Ihe consolidation of the Land Office of Lima and Perrysburgh at Defiance, Referred to Committee on Public Works and Public Lands. Ry Mr. Lkwih, from voters, ladies and minors of Windham Portage county, on submitting the Licence question to tho people. Referred to Committee on the Judiciary. Ry Mr. Hi: r. mm. is, from Simeon Hurt we II Hoar, for change of name. Referred lo Committee on the Judiciary. Ry the same, a communication from city council of Cincinnati endowing a copy of a bill relating to the management of the wuter works in said city. Ruler red to Messrs. Reemelin and Ewing. Also, from German citizens of Cincinnati, for the bridge over the Ohio river. Laid on the table. Also, trom 1. W. Maron, With reference to extending the lime for the payment of taxes in Hamilton county. Referred to the committee on Finance, Hy Mr. dkavku, Iroui citizens ol Portnire and Trum bull counties for the passage of a law to prevent discrimination of tolls on turnpikes nud canals belonging io private corporations. Itclerred to the committee ou Railroads and Turnpikes. Ry Mr. Kw ino, from I'JO citizens of Cincinnati, for the erection of bridge over the Ohio river. Laid ou me lame. Ry the same, from the clerk ot city council of Ciih cumuli, relative to the House of Reformation in said ity. Relerred to Messrs. Lwing nnd Reemelin. Also, a meuioriul ou the same subject. Same refer ence. fly Messrs. Kcki.ky and Mii.roftn, from citizens of Wayne county, for tho election of Smith Orr and Thomas Robison,ns Associate Judges for said county. Laid on the talde. Ry Messrs TiioimiiM. and GontMun, relative to water works ou the Walhomling canal. Referred to Messrs. Thorulull nnd Ooddard. Ry Mr. EiMiruroN, an affidavit relative to the claim ot Crain and Deiinison. Relerred to the committee ou Public W orks and Public Lands. KKI'OIITS OF BTAKIHNU COMMITTEES. Mr. Si'iMn.r.it, from the committee on Common Schools and School Lands, reported buck Senate bill, to authorize Directors of school district No. (i, in Jefferson township, Madison county, to apportion com. tuon school money, und recommended its ioddiuite postponement; which was agreed to. Mr. Pr.iiKiM, from the Judiciary committee, to winch was rc-comuiilled memorials mi the subject of the estate uf Mdcd Pettiboue, deceased ; reported by bill. The sauio gentleman, from the comiuitte on Common Schools and School Lands, to whichwnsre-com-mitted House loll, to authorize the side of lauds in Au-relius township, Washington county, reported the same hick; nnd on his recommendation, ihu sumo was ordered to he rend a third time to-morrow. Mr. Ki ki.r.v, from the committee on Federal Relations, to which wai re-committed petitions and remon strances on the subject of constructing a bridge over the Ohio river at Cincinnati, reported at length thereon ; nud recommended the indefinite postponement uf the same ; und the discharge of the committee from the further codsideralion thereof report laid on ihu table nnd ordered to le printed. Mr. (toiiniKU, from ihu Judiciary committee, to which had been re-coinmitted Semite bsll, further to nuieiid un net directing the mode of proceeding in Chancery, reported (he same buck Willi one amend ment, which was ngreed to. On utoiion of Mr. Rkiimi.m, the bill and amendments were laid ou the table ; and amendment ordered to be printed. Mt. l i.itKns, irom (lie same lomuuttru lo wIdlIi was recommitted Senate bill, explanatory of the sec ond section of "un net to amend the act entitled nu in: I granting licences and regulating taverns, reported the same back and rcuoiiuucudt d that it In engrossed for its third rending to-morrow ; which was agreed to. Mr. Kino, from the t 'oiuiuitlee on Claims, to which was referred a petition of John Mc Mullen, covering a claim fin work alleged to be done on the Penitentiary railroad, reported by resolution authorizing Sylvester Medhury to examine work performed, Ac Mr. Font) moved to recommit to Ihu Committee on the Penitentiary. Agreed lo. Mr. G on n.wn, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported a bill. Mr. Mh kiu,, from the Committee nn Manufactures and Commerce, to which had been recommitted Senate bill, to prevent fishing with s s iu Clnppc. wa Luke, in Medina county, reported tin- same back, and recommended its engrossment and a third reading to-morrow. itEroitri or select committees. Mr. Heememu, from a Select Committee on tho subject of Ihe belter uianiigi'iiienl of the Water Works of Cincinnati, roported by bill. in i. i s inioiL'( r.n. Ilv Mr. Pehkim, to authorize the Administrator of Milo D. Pettiboue, deceased, to complete con. trai ls of the deceased for the sale of real estate made during Ins lifetime, nud for other purposes. Ry .Mr. Reemelin, to provide for a bi tter management of the Water Works of the City of Cincinnati, Ry Mr. GoiiitAUh, authorizing sulqieiinai to run nu to nuy county in civil cases iu which the Si lute is a parly in interest. A resolution was received Irom the House, re In live to going into certain elections on Wednesday next. Mr. r.m.t.Hros gn veins reasons preparatory to mov ing that the Hume be laid on Ihe lulde. Mr. r oitn moved that the Senate Uke a recess. car ried on a division ayes Iti, noes I I. bu the ceuaU) took a recess. 3 a clock, V. M. The question cut off by the recess, was on the adoti- tion of the resolution from the House, to go into cer tain elections, im. r.Dur.Hros renewed his motion lo lay suul resolution on the table prevailed, ayes H, noes Hi. The SrEtKEii, then nnnouueed that the Spcnkcn of the two Houses, hud conferred with the family of (ten. I lamer thai the PpeaKers ntoresaiil, hail selected II. P. Si'xi i.imu as the eulogist, under the joint resolu tion of the General Assembly, and that the apMiiiiled tune lor such eulogy, was .Monday, the lull proximo, at half pant 'X n'cliN-k, P. M. Mr. r ord offered the following preamble and resolution : II hen as, the several depositions and papers relative to the contested sent of Joseph Wilford ere, some two weeks since, sent hy order of the Sennte,ln lie printed nt the office of Snmuel Medary, and the said deposi. tiotis and piMrs are not yet printed ; and the Senate is informed by the letter of the said Medary, that he cannot finish said printing short of iwo or three weeks; And whereas the part that remains unfinished can Inj printed at the nlticc of the printer who bus the contract for doing the Slate printing, tn wit, the office of ( hnrles Scott, so as to be laid on our tables as stHiu as Thursday of this week; Therefore Hesolred, That the Clerk of the Semite bo directed lo cause so much of the testimony nud nnners ns are not punted to be forthwith handed over to Charles Scott iu be printed; and that llie same b printed m advance of any other printing; and that all the on. giunl papers be preserved, ami returned to said Clerk. Mr. KnoEitron moved to lay tho preamble and re solution on ino tame. Mr. Kuan demanded the ayes and noes which Were had, and resulted nyes H, noes 17. Mr. GnntiMin, on leave, introduced a bill tonmrml the act dividing the Stute of Ohio into Judicial Circuits.Mr. Jon 101 gave notice of a bill to amend the act regulating weighls and measures. Mr. Ritmemn moved that Semite bill to equalize taxation, An., be taken up, and that the same with the pending amendments lie recommitted to the com-mittre ot the whole, and mnde the order of the day for this day ngreed to. Mr. Kihiehto moved to take up the report of the eommiMee on Privileges nnd Elections, with the so company ing testimony. Mr. Fnitn moved that (lie Sennte go into com-mitleo of the whole on the orders uf tho day which uii'tmn was lost nves 17, noes M. The motion of Mr. K.ih'i itro to lake un was then sustained ayes 1H, noes 17, r I lie discussion growing nut of the Inking un nt the report, An., is necessarily laid over till our next 1 Mr. Li k lev moved to amend the motion by adding "and Ihnt the Clerk of the Senate be instructed tn send the testimony that Ins not been printed to (lie person who has tho contract for Ihe Stale printing, nnd that said printing be done in advanco of other printing." Mr. Gottiitnit moved to amend the amendment by adding thu following which was accepted. " A nd that the sheets, as fast as printed, be laid upon the tables of Senators, without waiting for the completion of the printing." Mr. EcKi.Er demanded the ayes and nays on the agreeing to the amendment, and the vote stood, ayes 17, nays 18 so tho amendment wos disagreed to. Mr. Wii.rottn voting Mr. UonoAun rose to a question of privilege, as to whether Ihe sitting member for Way no county should be precluded from voting. After debate, Mr. Welch moved an adjournment lost, ayes 17, nays 1H. Mr. flwiNn demand the precious question. The question being, shall Ihe main question be now put, resulted, nyes 1H, nays 17. Tho question then recurring on the exclusion of the vote of the silting Senator for Wayne resulted, ayes 17, nays 17 so tho question was decided in tho ncga tive. Tho question next in order, being the motion of Mr. Edgerton to rend th report of the committee on Privileges and Elections and the accompanying papers be read at the Clerk "a desk the same prevailed. Mr. 1'ekkins moved Ihat the same be laid on the table. The same gentleman then moved that tho order of llie senate tor printing the testimony, be rescinded. Pending which motion, On motion of Mr. Reemelin, The Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Eii.ev. PETITIONS, fly Mr. Hauiii, from WW citizens of Columbiana county, for the election of John Dellenbaugh as Associate Judge of said county laid ou the table. Ry Mr. Hom;E,from ti-ls4 voters of Relmout county, iiakuig an appropriation of &,IIUI for opening and im plying tho Sluto rnnd leading from Senecaville to untie s jiuitom referred to tho committee- on Roads and Highways. Also, irom 4n voters ol Relinont county, on the li cense question referred. Ry Mr. Lonvehse, trom the City Council of Cin cinnati, together with the draft of a bill relative tn the Water Works nl suid city referred to Messrs. Con verse nnd Warren. Ry Mr. Smith of Hamilton, from Elias Mayer, for payment for clothes furnished rejected volunteers re i'erred to the committee on Finance. JlyMr HmiiEnii. from 11. K. Dolan.relativo to work done on the Miami Extension Canal referred to the committee on Claims. Ry Mr. Ken wo, from ItM voters, ladies and minors of Iteliuont county, on the license question referred. AUo, the remonstrance ot Im citizens of Guernsey county, ngainst the repeal of nets relative lo the erec tion of lucks and dams iu Wills' creek laid on thu table. Ry Mr. Siiaiii1, from 47 citizens of Holmes countv. for the election of Godfrey Corbus as Associate Judge of said county laid on the table. ny iir. cotton, remonstrance ol IV.t citizens of llloomhcld township, Knox county, against the new uoiiniy 01 untario relerred to the committee 011 New counties. Hv Mr. IIoiiton, from LI citizens ot Athens countv. relative to permanent leases to certain school lands. Kett rred to the committee on Schools and School Lands Ry Mr. Rennett, from citizens of Tuscarawas county, tor the election o Morris Creler as Associate Judge. Laid ou the table, Ry Mr Mi.ake, from citizens of Medina countv. on the license question. Referred. Also, irom I t citizens id Medina county, 011 the ack laws. Referred to Mr. Illike. Also, from ' citizens of Medina countv. for the eiceiion 01 josiaii riper and J. litts as Associate Judges Laid ou the tahle. Ily Mr, Vai.i.amiioii im. from fi'i citizens of Co lumbiana county, for theelecliouof Daniel Hnrbaugh ns Associate Jailge. Laid on the table. Ry Mr. Ti hi.ei, from l'i'i citizens of Lawrence ainty, for the election of Curtis Scovill as Associate Judge. Laid on Ihetnble. Also, from ;t7 citizens of Pike countv. for the elec tion ol G. Porter as Associate Judge. Laid on tho table. Ry Mr. Mi Makin, from O. M. Lnngdon. for the appointment of certain gentlemen as Trustees of thu Ohio Medical College. Referred to the committee on Medical College, c. Ry Mr. Meti ai.f, from (JO citizens of Defiance and 1 (milling counties, prnvmg lor the location of a tree turnpike. Referred to Mr. Metculf. Ry .Mr. Lahimeii, from 'Ji citizens of Jackson town ship, terry county, to mcorpornb? St. Patrick's Ro man Catholic Church in said county. Referred to the commiwee on corporations Also, from l citizens of Perry county, for the repeal of the law now governing tho militia of the Slate relerred to ihu Mi htm Committee. Jly Mr. K ti.im, from :il citizens of llovkmtr eoiin- I ly, to lay out a free turnpike rond from Logan to Mo ,iiiuussiowi! reierreu 10 .tir. itnicr. nil.l.S HEAD Til K T1IIH0 TIME. A lull relative to the estate of Joshua Rrown dec, a colored man of Harrison county passed. To repeal the act entitled an actio provide for the inspection of salt passed. To regulate the receipt of delinquent taxes, and to re tea I section I'i of a certaiu act the re 111 named-passed. Bll.l. ns leave. Mr. Wii.soi introduced a bill to amend the art en- tilled an act for the safe-keeping and distribution of ine laws and journals, passed March l'J. IKU read the first time. nr. COST Ol' BTA N in Nn COMMITTEE. Mr. Trimble of Highland, from the Committee on Finance, reported a bill making appropriations for the yea." IM7 read the first time. on motion ut Mr. Lauiikni r, the bill toqutet land mm Mime Tirgoii .tiunnry uniriti, was Liken up and referred In Mr. L which he reported back wilh amendments u greed to. The question then being on ordering the bill to be engrossed, Mr. Lawiiencr addressed the 1 1 "use in favor of the bill and amendments submitted by him. The policy ut the Stale, and the interests of ihe peoph,, demanded it. The Governor had, iu Ins Inaugural, referred to one ol the grent causes of our prosperity the security of our iso, 1 niies ; ami mis lull would a I Ion I such security. This bill was a seven years' limitation law, and the policy ol sued statutes had never been doubted or sliouiu not tie. 1 liev were statutes of mm." Tim bill would protect two classes of titles : First, those iiciu miner pstetii; auu secondly, those held under T..MU miry mu survey 11 01 Wlllulrawn. There Were J.',IHW acres of land in the Va. Military District cov ered tiyctmuirtmg patents and not now settled, which would lie quieted ill favor of the occupant of Ihe soil by this bill. Titles held under an entry and survey would also im! quicieu, yei m Honest claims would be barred. The law 01 congress ol HU7 made patents void which covered hind previously enb red and surveyed, and that saved ull valid claims. Rut there was great necessity for protecting titles now held and nccuoied nml.-r tries and surveys alone, for there wen- ;HH),tMM acres of sue 11 ii 00 ni una uisinct. I itcsc tides were defective or unsettled for various reasons. They wen held under ueiecuve rowers 01 Attorney, under defective transfers of Military Warrants which shm aU'cctcd the validity of patents, under detective judieial sales, under wills in other Slates not recorded here, by various claims to the same bind under the same warrant, under patents not recorded nnd w Inch were issued not to the person making the eulrv but to bis uurne and which could noi, therefore, hu found without knowing the number of the warrant ; and iu vnrious other ways Mr. L. also referred to 1 Rut there is one feature of the bill to which he would 1 call the attention of the Houso. It protects a title con-sisting of an entry and survey alone, and thereby do. prives the government, from which the patent emanates, of all power of protecting itself and Ihe holders of warrants from fraud. Under this provision a man may enter and survey 5000 acres of laud on KHIOacrea of warrant, and by this bill ho is protected in this fraud. This provision will undoubtedly benefit the speculator, but ought we to dispense wilh the best evidence of tille to the purchaser, a patent from the government? And if no, why not also dispense with the potent in other portions of the Stale. Mr. BiisNtTT moved to Iny the bill unon the table carried, ayes 44, nays 1!). ine speaker informed the Mouse that the two Speakers had, pursuant to a joint resolution, scut to the widow of tin late Gen. 1 lamer a letter of condolence enclosing the joint resolutions pnssed by the two Houses '. ntld that thev bnd nlxn secured thn irvina of the Hon. Run s P. Si'Ai.niso, to deliver an eulogy on the character of the decensed, on the lHth inst., at o'clock P. M. Mr. ItiHHERn ottered a resolution to go into the elec tion of associute judges for Ihe counties of Huller, Coluinhianu, Darke, Genugn, Picknway, Union, Holmes, Huron, nud Ashtnbula, and ono Director of the Ohio Penitentiary, President Judge of the Slh Judicial circuit, nnd a Treasurer uf State, on Wednesday next, the LlthinBl. adopted. Mr. INohle ol r ranknn otlered a resolution cover 1 ing certain claims referred to the committee on claims. The House resolved itself into r.onunitteo of the whole, Mr. Shakp in the chair. After some time spent therein, the committee rose and asked leave to sit ngain. Ihe House then took a recess. o'clock, P.M. The House again resolved itself into a coimmh-e of the whole, Mr. Siiaiip in the chair, and resumed tho consideration of the bill to promote popular education (appropriating funds from the school fund for 12,000 copies of the Ohio School Journal, at V" cents a copy, lor distribution among the several school districts nl the Stale.) Tho bill was advocated by Messrs. Fisher, Hack us, V.illaudigham, Rennett and Cotton, and opposed by Messrs. Russell of Harrison and Smith of Hamilton Thu committee arose and reported bnck the bill with one amendment, striking out all alter the enacting clause Mr. Vailaiuioiiam moved to refer the bill and amendment to a select committee of five carried, ayes K4, noes IW, Messrs. Vnllandigham, Rennett, Converse, Blake and Truesdalc were appointed said committee. Mr. Racki s, on leave, presented Ihe memorial of the Cleveland Horticultural Society for an act of incorporation referred to Mr. Rarkus. Also, a memorial from C. W. Coles reft r red to Mr. Rack us. Mr. Cotton, on lenve presented a memorial from Mayor and Council of Mt. Vernon, for an amendment to tho act incorporating said town referred lo Mr. Cotton. Tlio House adjourned. TueMluy,' Jnnuury Zy IN 17. IN SLNATK. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. KiMM.tr. rkTiTioN. By Mr. MinnK of Knyeiie, from sundry citizens of Fayelle county, for the election nt Timothy Jsyne as associate judge nf snid county laid on the table. Ry Mr. Reaver, from residents of Mahoning county 011 Ihe license question referred to the Judiciary committee. Ry Mr. ltr.EMKi.iw, the memorial of the City Council of Cincinnati relative to the per ceutsge to tie levied 011 the grand duplicate for corporation and school purposes, in said city referred to tho committee on Finance, By ihu same, from 2-t citizens nf Green township, Hamilton county in favor nf wiling the school section in said township referred to the committee on Common Schools and School Lands. Ry Mr. Mu kali., the remonstrance of 70 citizens of Somerset township, Belmont county against the erecting of the proposed new county of Cumberland referred to the committee on New Counties. By Mr. WisxuAitsEn, from 141 citizens of Licking county, for a law for the belter protecting of sheep n gainst ihe ravages uf dogs referred to the committee on Agriculture. By Mr. Seism, rn, from J. S. Ellsworth for a church charier bud on the table. Ity Mr. Welch, the memorial of Thomas Heard, for a law authorizing him to repair and reconstruct a certain mill-dam across the Scioto river referred lo the committee on the Judiciary. The same gentleman also presented the Report of the Ohio University laid un the table, and ordered to be printed. llEroHTS or STAHIHNQ COMMITTEES, Mr. Pmikiss, from the committee nn the Judiciarv. to which had been re committed Senate bill, to amend an act entitled an net cren'ing the nltice uf County ouTveyor, aim ueiiiiuig ins unites, rrporwu me same back, confining its operations to the county uf Ham iltou. On motion of Mr. Reemki in, the same was laid on llie table ; and the amendment ordered to be printed. mt. iMaiitin 01 Loiuuimana, irom the committee on Roads and Highways, rejtor'ed back House bill, to amend an act entitled au act prescribing the duties of supervisors, ami relating to resits and highways, passed March U'i, iH'.it and recommended its passsge. Mr. KiMiMiTON moved to amend said bill, by adding the following : " Provided, that this act shall not apply to the counties of Defiance, Williams, Henry, Paulding, Ac." Messrs. Welch, ncan, W ilson, Stutson, Martin of Fayeite, Thorulull, Wilford and others, struck their counties trom tho general bill; slier which the bill was ordered lo be engrossed and read tho third time lo-morrow. Mr Knoi itTiiN, from tho committee on Privileges and Elections, reported back sundry items of teste mony, relative to the Wayne county contested election case ; and moved to lay the same on the table, which was agreed to, Hr.l'OKTI or SELECT COMMITTEES. Mr. R 1:1 it, from the select committee, to which was re-commiled Senate bill, to amend the act to lax all property in this State according In its true value, sou to include bank capital, Ac. , reported the same back with the following amendment, lo wit : strike out the whole of section ;l, and insert in lieu thereof "The Cashier, or other principal accounting ollicer of every incorporated bnnk,nr banking company in this Stale, shall, un or before Ihe first Monday uf July in each year, make nut and vervfy by Ins oath, a sUtruient of the average amount of tlie entire indebtedness to each bank or bunking company, from lime to lime, during the year previous to llie time of making such statement; wlr-rh amount shall include all the loans and discounts of such bank or bunking company, whether originally made, or renewed during theyrar aforesaid, or any time previous; whether made on bills of exchange, notes, bonds, mortgages, or any other evidence of indebtedness, whether due previous, during, or fter the period nforesaid ; and iu which such bank or banking company, has at any time reserved or received, or expects lo receive any interest or discount, or uthercnnsiderniion whatever, ami which such Cashier, or other principal accounting ntlieer, believes can be collected, either with or without legnl process ; and the average amount uf the entire indebtedness to such hank or bnnkmg company, shall lie made up hy taking Ihe amount of the same as before defined, in rch nionlh of the year next preceding the time when such tlalcmcnt is required lo be made, sibling together such amounts, anil dividing the aggregate amount thereof, hy the number twelve; and each Cashier, or other irinroiiil neeoimhlirf nlbnnriit' uitw aiixl, lutt.k k.nk. and all of tllew would be settled and time ted in f.ivor I our eoinosnv. shall transmit imh atnlmu.,.! l...n of the occupant of the soil n,nde and verified by his nnlh, iinuiedinlelv to the Au r!ue in I, Ohio Rep., p. ditor of Ihe county in which such bank or banking company may ne located. Mr. Coomhs moved tn lay on the table, and that the amendment be printed. Mr. GoiiiiAHii moved to amend the amendment by adding the following: Deducting from such moneys nnd credits, the amount nf all AfiNS flde debts owing by such bank or banker; and also all the moneys he-longmgtostich bank or banker' lost, ayes 17, noes ri. The question then being on the adoption nf the amendment reported by the committee; Mr. Form moved lo lay on the table, and to be printed bsl, ayes 17, noes 18. Pend ug the question ut the adoption of the amendment,Mr. Welch addressed the Senate, and continued speaking until the Senate took a recess. 1111 LS IMTKOIiTl III. By Mr. II ikte, to amend the act, entitled " an act tn provide for the execution of real contracts in certain cases," passed February IKll. Ry M. Win Ei.rn, to change the county line dividing the counties uf Hancock and Wyandotte. On motion of Mr. Tihomiiill, The Sennte took a recess. a o'clock, r m. When the Senate took a recess, there was pending the select committee's reported amendment to Seusto lull, tn nmeiid su act entitled an net for levying taxes upon all pnqterly in Ibis Stale according to its true value, so as lo ins Im ok cnpiinl, money invested in Slate stock, nnd jewelry, Ac, Alter Ihe recces Mr. Weh 11 resumed his argument and to a case in 7. Ohm Ren.. 17:1. which w.mhl bo quieted. Then' was sense, also, in Highland county which even U years' neeuHpaney would not settle without this Inw. Mr, L. also referred In a similar law in Kentucky and Tennessee, and the fact that two or three years ago Ihe Senate nf Ohio had passed a si-milnr bill, which failed in the House; and proceeded tn iiis'-uM ine sunjeci at sonic length. Mr. TiiiMiii E of Highland, said he did not believe the military district needed any speeint legislation. There wereenses now pending in the Court m Rank, from other parls of the State, involving a Inrger nuiouut o property interest than any suits from the military district. The argument ol1 the gentleman from Lognu, in favor of Ihe passage of Ihe bill, because Kentucky hnd once passed a limitation net, is not s good one. In Kentucky there existed a great variety of ti tles, not known in the military district in Ohio. This great variety of title in imt Hlnte, rendered their art of limitation one of imperious necessity. No such necessity rxistsin Ohio; for il is a fact well known In alt men, conversant with titles in this dislrirt, that the lit-igntion is every year diminishing; and in a very few years, most of those titles will be permanently settled, miner me present luminiion set. The Legislature, Inst session, passed a general law, placingnon-residents upon the same footing, in regard to the prosecution nf their claims, as citizens resident within the Stnte. It was thought then, and he still thought this Inw wns sll that was required by the mil its ry district, to gunrd the people ng.iinst vexatious litigation. If we proceed further, and pass this bill, the ett'eel will be toennse SM'eiilators to spend the next seven years ' against the amendment, and went into nn examination in hunting up and commencing suit upon every claim, n iiere mere is inw siigniesi pretence of title. Leave the law as it was made last winter, alWmnturedelih-1 erntion hy Imth Houses, nnd 111 a short lime, hundreds ! of titles would be settled under ihe present law, that would inevitably be disturbed if this bili pnsses. He hnd objections, to some of the particular features of the bill, but he should not detain llie House, by discussing them separately, ami merely designed expressing his opinion geneially, 111 opposition lo the legislationproposed. ol the lending fenliires of the bill itself On Mr, Wi n 11 yielding the Ihmr, Messrs. Reemelin, Coombs, Spiudlor and Kdgerlou entered largely into the expression uf their rciipertive views relative lo Ihe bill and the amendment After which Mr. W ru n entered upon hm second argument, and continued until Mr. t iter requested him In defer the balance nf his remark until the ensuing day, tint he, Mr II., unit hi move an adjournment. Mr. Wki 1 11 expressed his wish to oblige the Senator from Clermont. Mr. Madeira moved that the nendmir hum,a. k. laid upon the table, that ho might move to take up 7,i ..ru, .u,t , l cuiiiiimi.ee on rrivnegea and "'""""i Wli view 10 nave the accompanying papers recommitted to tho surne committee. Mr. EnuEHTnn moved an adjournment lost. Mr. Maiieika then renewed him m,.iinn -h.h n. vailed, and the testimony in the nnn of r.w v. Wit- lord was recommitted to the cum 1111 tlcc on 1'rivileires. n. 4" .t L' a The Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Mills. PETITIONS. fjy Mr. Kiler, from Adam Hnncs end others of Greene county, for power to sell a nnrt of a school section in said county referred to Uie committee on Common Schools, Ac. Ily Mr. Smith ol Hamilton, from citizens of school district No. ii, Delhi township, Hamilton county also, from citizens of districts No. 'A and 5, same township relative to building new school houses referred to Mr. Smith. Also, from Richard L. Mulford and .100 other Fi. men of Cincinnati, relative to tho memorial of Ihe Rnr of said city referred to the Judiciary committee. uy iiir. joiikstoji, iwo pennons trom bummit co.( for the election of John Johnston as Associate Judiru uf said county laid on the table. ny fttr. isi.sKR, trom citizens of Medina county, for the election of Henry 11 outlier and John Codding as .nwiuiniu juogps 01 sniu county in id on llie table. Ry Mr. WHirttinnE.from citizens of f'rehln r mint v. for the election of Nathan Benjamin as Associate Judge laid 011 the table. Ry Mr. RRECK,from GO citizens of Cuyahoga county on the license question referred, Ry Mr. Laiiimeh, from Philip Jarvis, relative to Ohio Canal Lautls referred to the committee on Public Works, Ac. Ry Mr.Kr.finow.froinlSM voters, Ladies and minora of Guernsey county on Ihe License question referred. Ily Mr. Cotton, numerous petitions, relative to the new counties of Ontario and Bennington, &c referred to the committee mi New Counties. Bv Mr. NoHi.r of Franklin, remonstrance of A shoe I Mattooii, R. Comslock, II. flriswold, M. Granger, J. T. Lewis, F Tutlle and Charles Martin and others of Franklin county, against Ihe bill authorizing tho said county to borrow money for railroad purposes rend and Inid on the table. Ily Mr. Dhow s, from 7o citizeni of Da v ton. rela tive to Lrcley s Rasi 11 referred to the committee on Public Works, &c. By Mr. Haksii, from 123 citizens of Stark countv. for a law for llie examination of the books of County-Auditors and Treasurers laid on the tnble. By Mr. Metcale, from citizens of Putnam countv. on the license question referred. ily Mr. I uni-KV, trom Win. Jenkins, for a divorce mm his wife referred to the Judiciary committee. BILLS ON LEAVE, By Mr. Trimble of Highland, fuinff the times nf holding the courts in the loth Judicial Circuit read the first lime. By Mr Rennett, tn Inv out and establish a traded road from a point in Coshocton county, to Canal Dover, in Tuscarawas county read Ihe first time. IIEI'OUTS OK ST A N 1IIKU COMMITTEES. Mr. Law hence, from the committee on Railroads and Turnpikes, reported back Ihe bill to repeal the (iih section of the act to autliorizo the Com mission ere of Wood county to purchase the Perryshurg and Ken- ui-ipiRi't mu ii-uuiiimtriiuvu im passage orucrea iu no engrossed. Also, trom the same committee, reported back the bill to incorporate the Hamilton and Gregory's creek turnpike company, with one amendment agreed to. Mr. Metcale moved tn alrike out the clause which reserves Ihe right to the Legislature to change tlie run- ui 1011 ngin-u u, ayes in,.noes so. Tho hill was then recommitted to the committee on Railroads and Turitiikes. Mr. Thimhle of Highland, from the Finance eom-mitlee, reported a bill lo amend the tax law read the third time. Mr. Ra ki n, from the Judiciary committee, reported back the bill to authorize the transcribing of a portion of the record of deeds in Hamilton county, and recommended its indefinite postponement agreed to. Mr. Bennett, from the Commitico on Ranks and Ihe Currency, to which wns referred a memorial and petitions asking the revival of the banking powers of the Life and Trust Company, and the Lafayette Bank nf Cincinnati, reported the same back and asked to be discharged from further consideration of the subject. Mr. Bennett slated that the res sons which induced the commilteo tn make such a report, consisted in the fart, that these institutions had enjoyed the opportunity to come under the general banking law, but had not done so; and tho committee consider that if these institutions are unwilling to come under the stringencies of the general law, they ought not to be allowed any special privileges on the subject. The committee wns discharged from a further consideration of the subject. Mr. Lawheni k, from the committee on Railroads and Turnpikes, reported back the bill to amend the act to lay out a turnpike from South Otsego In the North line of Hancock county, without amendment ordered to he engrossed. Mr. IUiish, from tho committee on enrollment, reported certain bills correctly enrolled. mr. i rimblr oi Highland, from the Judiciary Committee, reported bark the bill to amend Ihe act creating boards of coiiniy commissioners, without amendment ordered tn be engrossed. Also, trom the Finance Committee. rennrld UmV the bill lo extend the time for payment of school lands, wiui sinciiuineiii, wmcii was agree a to, and the bill ordered tn lie rngmmtrd. Mr Lawrence, from the committee on Railroad. aud Turnpikes, reported bsck the bill to author us ihe city of Dayton lo subscribe tn railroad stock, with amendments, which were greed to, and the bill or ucrea to lie etigrosseq. KKmiirs or select committees. Mr. It ac xi' s reported a bill for the relief nf AlfJ and Edwin W. Cole read the first time. Also, a bill tu incorporate (he Cleveland florlinit. tural society rend lle first time. Mr. Kai.er reported a bill to lay out and establish a free turnpike mad from lgan, in Hocking county, In McArthurslown, in Athens oounly reaiflhe first nr. On motion of Mr. Smith nf llsmiltnn. the bill ila. live tn the pay nf members, Clerks, Ac, of the Leg- And ttiequestinn being on the siibMitute tn the hill retried from Ihe Committee on Fees and Salaries, mr. itiii.isvi uHcreu an amendment, declaring that the compensation of members, at future aeumn of the legislature, shsll be three dolUrs a day for six- iy uny, auu one iimm per nay llie real ter regulating coniensation nl Clerks, Ac. Air. 1 hinmlr ol Highland, moved to refer the bill and amendments In tho Committee on Finance lost. Mr. I . moved further in Uy nn the table lost. The question then being on Mr William'a amend. me til, it was lost. Mr Rkiiwn moved lo strike out the word nresent so as In make the law prospective lost. mr. ii Ri.Kt moved to amend, by slnkingout "2.V and inserting -III," so that each member hall re ceive three dollars fnr every forty miles travel Inst. iur. iiMowN moved to amend, by limiting the num. her of assistant clerks in each branch to four carried unanimously. Mr. WuiTHtnoE moved tn amend, hv atrikins out " one dollar " and inserting filly cents," so thst at tho end nf till days, the compensation ball bo fiiW cents per day lost, ayes 14, noes 1 lie question uien being nn the substitute reported by Ihe coimmitee on Fees and Salaries, it was lost, ayes ItO, noes lli, The House then look a recess. 3 m'clock, P. M. The House resumed Ihe consideration ol the bill relative to the compensation nf members, clerks, Ac Mr. Smith of Licking, moved a recon si deration of the volo un the substitute reported by the committee on Fees and Salaries carried. The question then being nn agreeing to said substitute, resulted ayes 'M, noes'i. Tlie bill was iben ordered to be engrossed. .Mr. IIknrktt, on leave, presented the petition of John Mosely and 3 other Mechanics of Canal Dover, for an act ol incorHiraiioii referred to Mr. Rennell. Mr. Wu .suit, nn leave, presented the petition of J. L. Thiskield and others, en d. tors of the Great Miami I nrnpiku t.uumsny referred to the coin unites mt Claims. Pile House then resolved itself into committee nf the whole, Mr. Tillman in the chair, and re nor ted back the bill In divorce A. S. Powers from his wife, wnii oni! iiii iMiiiiv.il, imaing um an aiier ine enacting clause. Before the question, on tho amendment made In com mittee, was put, Mr PMirii h Hamilton, moved to adjourn lost, ayes ,u, noes .W. Mr. I m emi w e moved to lay the bill and amend. int nt on the tnble lost. The question then being nn agreeing to the amend meitl of the committee, il resulted, ais Vfli, noesIt-land the hilt wns ordered to be engroswed. Mr. I hi hhale ottered a resolution, declaring that when (he House adjourn, il shall In- lo o'clock, A. M , and when il uke a recess, it shall Iw until Kl o clm k, P. M. The House adjourned. Wednrsditr Jnnnnry i;u IM?, I.N SL.VVI'K. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Iomtti.k, rr.TirioNs. Ity Mr Mu mi 1, from .'-7 citizens and tax papers of llelmont county, remonstrating agsinstthe erection of the proposed new countv of Cumberland "referred t the committee nu New Ceunties. Ry Mr. Hi veh, from II. J. CauhVId, for a Inw amentUtory of the act in tclotioii In Ihe pcrpclualiou J