Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1849 : Weekly). (Columbus, OH), 1853-01-18

              VOLUME XLIII. COLUMBUS, OHIO, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1853. NUMBER 21. iDrckly Ijto State Journal 13 PUBLISHED AT COLUMBUS EVERT TUESDAY MOHNINQ, BT SCOTT ft BASCOM, JOCUUL BUILSIH08, Hiaa AKD PUIL BTUKTS BmUMOl OH BIOM. TERMS Tnvariahly in artvarut-In Columbus, OT.OOaytarj by mall, 91.60; cluba of four ami upwards. 91.26; of ton and, upward., 91 00. T11K DA I LT JOURNAL to furnished to city subscribers at 96 00, and by until .t 95 .00a year. Tim TlU-n KKKLV JuUKNAL la 93.00 a year. RATES OF A D 7ER TI81NQIN THE WEEKLY JOURNAL 8o 9o -S)n So 8o o 1 squars, W. 76,1 00 1 25 1 76 2 263 00 4 00 6 00 U608 00 2 squares, 761 251 762 263 604 006 000 008 00 12. iG. B stpjan, 1 001 762 258 604 606 00 0 60 8 0011. 1 252268 604 006000 008 0010. iT I aquarMi, 1 square, l.'t column, M( column, 1 column, ohanigmble monthly, 920a ymr; weekly.., changratila quarterly ,, eliajit-wlilo quarterly changeable quarterly 10 lines of this slunl typo li rwkoncd a square. Advertisements ordered on ttio lusiile exlusiT)y, double the abovn rates. Ail leaded notlca oharvml double, and uimauhhI m If solid. ttatlwao iltattcrs From tho American Railroad Journal. BAILK0AD8 IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1883, With this number wo present tbu animal review of the condition and progress of rnilroadn In the United States. The pint season hai been one of extraordinary prosperity bnih with nur work to operation nnd 'in progress. The increased earnings of our roads over the past yeur will uveraae nt least 15 per cent, upon their mileage, nnd ton per cent, upon their cost. This increase ia due partly to tho ubundunt crops which have prevailed throughout tho country, to tho great activity w Inch ban prevuiled in every department of in-dnatry, and to the rapid extension of nur railroad sys-tem. Every additional mile opened, adds directly to the t ratlin of those already completed. The result or the pnst your has exerted a moat favor-able influence upon thia kind of properly. The market value of which baa steadily appreciated. It baa alio tended to secure an increased degreeof confidence in tho security of works in progress, which has enn blod them to negotiate their loHns with greater ease and upon belter terms, than nt ntiy former period. Our new works have been prosecuted with extranr- -dinary activity and success. The nniforrn abundance of money which ha prevailed throughout ihoyenr has supplied to them the mentis of construction as fast as wanted. Wo believe that there is no one of any importance that has been obliged to an pend or ov-n to curtail its operations to any considerable extent from want of funds. Those interested in the several project a have contributed liberally, and have generally found no difficulty in providing a sufficient sum to form a basis of a 1mm necessary to complete their respective works. By the tabular statement annexed, it will bo seim that there are 13,315 miles of rail rond in operation in the United States, ami 12,02!) in progress, against 21 ,-1 oyo in operation nod in progress in ln.v., showing nti increase o the former of 2,500 milea.nnd the latter of 1,150 milee, viz: No. of No. of mile Id miles la operation, .. 3M Plates. Maine.... proRroii. Total. 1 1 1 r.on 42 512 4'Mt CH 1206 32 83 inn s:s 101)4 3154 H5 33!) 014 2125 II 27 521 fill) 1234 248 4J7 2!)6 8fi5 203 1070 23 875 970 200 2(13 32 50!4 (1944 5fl 753 173fi 3154 !7 1734 427 lfii;2 1958 515 515 417 473 12,023 25,343 rew Hampshire 500 Vermont 43i Massachusetts 1110 Rhode Island 50 'Connecticut (130 Now York 2150 New Jersey 254 Pennsylvania 1211 'Delaware It; Maryland 521 Virginia (124 North Camlinn 240 South Carolina iiJMI Georgia 857 Florida 23 Alabama 23; Mississippi 95 Louisiana (13 Texas 32 Tennessee 185 Kentucky 1)4 Ohio 1418 Indiana 755 Michigan -157 Illinois 3(i Missouri Wisconsin 50 Total 13,315 Tabular statement, showing tho number of mile of railroad in operation and progress, .Innuary 1, 1852 : Miles In Miles In operation, progress. Total. Maine 315 127 442 New Hampshire 48!hJ 47 fi:iiij 'Vermont 3H0 5!) 43!) Massaachu setts 108!) 07 1 15(1 'Rhode (aland 50 32 82 Connecticut 517 2ol 80S New York 1820 715 2571 New Jersey 22fi 1 1 1 337 Pennsylvania I I4(J 774 l!i.0 Delaware Mi U 27 Maryland 37ii 125 Sill Virginia 478 818 12M0 North Carolina 249 385 034 South Carolina 310 298 030 Georgia 754 229 983 Alnbama 121 18!b 31 Mississippi 93 273 300 Louisiana 63 .... 03 Texas 32 32 Tennesseo 112 748 801) Kentucky :l 41) 1$ 4!7A Ohio 828 1892j 372llJ Michigan 427 .... 427 Indiana fiOO 005 1505 illlitw.it 170 140!) I5S5 Missouri 515 51ft Wisconsin 20 421 . 411 Total 10,8144 10,8784 Sl,fi!l3 The following tabular statement will show tlio increase if mileage of railroads from January 1, 18)8, to to January 1, 1851, (with tho exception of 1850,) viz: Miles (n Miles In uperation oui'raiton Tnlsl Jan. 1. 1851. 257 471 3lif 1012 01 450 Jan. l.lMrt. Jaii, 1, 1MD. Maine New Hnmpshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut In New England New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia f North Carolina South Carolinn Georgia Florida , Alabama Mississippi ............ Louisiana Kentucky , Tennessee , Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan Total . 5505 6397 8711 It will be seen that tbe increased mileage of lines m operation and in progress during the past year is equal to 3608 miles. In the above table, only such liner as are either in operation, or in actual progress, are intended to bo em brneod. There is in addition largo extent of lino which will soon be prepared for contract. The increase for the preaenl year wdl probably fully equal that of the post, while a greater extent will probably DO COUMIICICU. Tabular statement showing the area, and the num. ber of square wiles to each mile of railroad iu iho sev eral statea: 7h$ U If 107.1 "034 .... 014 704J 873 044 044 193 2704 2071 107" 2047 744 101!) 1409 2025 23!) 232 72t)J 7204 913 10 1(1 10 253 252 315 400 400 300 255 255 2I!I 204 204 270 002 002 004 20 20 23 02 111 112 1)5 OS 95 5(4 504 89 28 28 77 53 53 i0 80 80 220 202 294 fl!t0 204 204 357 Pquarc ml Ira to Mites of each m'ln Hailroad. of H It 506 59 6 542 10.0 43!) 23 2 1206 6.4 82 16 8iJ8 5.6 3154 14 G 379 24 (i 2125 21 6 27 78.5 521 18.4 1234 4!) 6 497 90.5 895 27.4 1060 51 7 23 2576 9024 56 2 970 48 7 203 176.4 32 7410. 094 65.6 723 50. 753 12,7 Arc at, . . 30,280 .. n.ooo Maine Now Hampshire . Vermont 10.212 Massachusetts 7,800 Rhode Islnnd.. . 1,300 . 4,674 . 46.000 . 8,320 . 46,000 . 3,120 . !),3.'. . 01,352 . 45,00(1 . 21,500 . 58,000 . 59 208 . 50,722 . 47,150 . 46,431 .237,321 .. 45,608 ,. 37,680 39.U64 Connecticut New York , New Jersey Pennsylvania , Delaware , Maryland Virginia North Carolina ..... South Carolina Georgia Florida 'Alabama Miaatsaippi : Louisiana Texas Tennessee......... J Kentucky ' Ohio Michigan Indiana ...... ... Illinois Missouri , Wisconsin 50.213 427 131.7 33 80!) 1734 19 5 55.4U5 1958 28.3 07,380 515 138. 53,924 473 11,4 25,313 Table showing the population of the several States, and the number of inhabitants in each to one mile of rmlrond : Inhabitants toono mile Miles of railroad. , 5110 . 542 439 1200 Popu-ladun.583.188 317.904 314,120 994,49!) 147,544 370 791 3,097,349 480 553 2,311,780 1)1.535 583 035 1.421,001 808,903 008,507 9115,999 87,401 771,071 000,555 517,739 212,592 1,002 025 082,405 1.980,408 397,054 988,415 85IJ70 Htatra. Ma inn Now Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts ., Rhode Island .. ot railroad. 1152 587 715 83 1799 417 982 1417 82 Connecticut 8". Now York 3154 New Jersey 33!) Pennsylvania 2125 Delaware 27 Maryland 508 Virginia 1231 Norih Carolina 499 1088 33,902 11.477 1152 1748 747 South Carolina ;. . 89.1 Georgia . ...1000 r Inriila Alahnuiu Mississippi .... Louisiana Texns Tennessee .... Kentucky Ohio Michigan ..... Indiana Illinois Missouri Wisconsin .... ... 23 .... 002ft ... 970 ... 203 ... 32 ... 6914 .... 753 ...3154 ... 427 ...1731 ...1918 ... 515 ... 473 38U0 855 6253 1908 0613 14,430 13.017 028 D3I2 570 4319 13,245 6152 082,033 305,001 Tho two statements immediately preceding will convey a pretty accurate idea of the probable extent to which the consiruction of rnilroads will be eventu ally carried in tho United States. Tho Stale having iho greatest number of miles in proportion to its areu and population is Connociicut. This Siaio liua no largo ciiies, and its people are either engaged in manufacturing or agriculture. There can be 110 reason why all portions of tbe eastern Slates, possesssing an equally deuso population, should not eventually liavo an equal number ol miles ot railroad 111 proportion. Amonc the western Statea Ohio stands ore-eminent. having one mile of railroad to a little more tliHii twelve square miles of territory, and to 038 inhabitants. Thia state will probably soon lead all othors in the extent of itvrailrouds, il not in the ratio they will sustain to area and population. There can bo no doubt that the construction of rail-rnnds intbeS.ittth and West will continue, till all tbe States within those great divisions of the country are as well supplied nsdliio. This would require the con struction ot over 80.000 miles, rstiimitiug occupied area of the country to he 1,000,000. Hut in Ohio railroads have been in progress only u tow years, and the present one will ndd many hundred miles prolmbly to its aggregate. There can bo no doubt that for many yeam to conio, railroads will continue to ho constructed in no equally npid ratio to that they have for a few years past, nearly every part ol tlie United Stales is well adapted to their cheap and expeditious construction, and iu a country like our own, they replace their cost in a very lew years, in the saving t fleeted iu tbe cost of transportation. no have in preparation, a s'nlement. showtiis the cost of the several roui"s, and tbe aggregate cost in the L'gregaiej nui we preier 10 delay its publication until I wo receive copies of ibo roturiis that many ol our com-1 panies make to their respective Legislatures, nt the I onimen:;meni 01 1 lie year, r.atimatuig luecost ol our oads in operation at $30,000 ner mile, which nroha- bly slightly exceeds the fact, the total amount expended upon such, would bo about $400,1100,000; at the same average the muds in progress will cost 301,000,-000 tho whole $701,0110,000. It ia probable that the amount expended in ruilronds in tins country within , three years from thia time, will exceed litis sum. Miouitl our luturo operations bo conducted hv the same prudence and good sense that have characterized Hie past, wo have lutle renson to fear any injurious onsequeiires irom tlie investment ol so vast an amount four available cnpital. So long as our nroitcts are constructed only in anticipation of the Whiii'h of our existing husitiefs, and are inrulo to follow the natural I hannels and dnections of commerce, insteud of bciue made instruments of selfish or unscrupulous manngers, they will prove an inert irnahte boon to 1 he community, as well asyielda lucrative return to their stockholder!. lite large meowes ol our roods, nnd Ibeir rucceisfol management, tho fact that their franchises tiro universally exempt from taxation, as are tho shares and loans, are nttrnciing a largo amount of money from the capitalists of Eitropo. The amount of call for our securities from this qtuu ter is hilly equal to the supply of such as are adnptrd to iho foreign maikd. There :an he no doubt thai loreien orders willincrease.rath- er man (iimunsii. Tho past year has been aiirualized bv a number of important evenlsin the history of road; among which have been iho completion of the Baltimore nnd Ohio, the opening of a through linn throtiRli IVnnsvlvnuin. and Iho uniou of the roods of the two great divisions of m country by tho completion ol the Luke Shorn roads. All the most imiiortniit uoMern cities have now rail- ail coniieclioiiH Willi tlie host. Our lines of roods have been pushed more than 1000 miles directly into the interior, and the MinMseippi river is nearly toadied at two rwiiiita. un 1 tit whole wo navo goml reason to ennerntu ale ourselves for the extraordinary prosperity of this grrat merest, wincn is now uecoimug 1 tie paramount 0110 in the country. A little self complacency will be par- Mieil, when It is seen Hint a nation ot mi v 25.0(10.000 f people aie building moro miles of railroad, and will soon have n greater extent of linn than all the world beside, and Unit we buve done what no oilier nation has, made Ibein protitubln investments by good mnn- ngernent, nnd instrumental in beitering.lhe condition very person in the community. A BAILR0AD TO THE PACIFIC. Tiio gigantic project of a railroad across our territory to tho Piicilic, has been iniroducud into tho United St 11 tea Senate by Mr. Gwin. According to this plan, Ihe road is to have at its eastern end, on the Missiisippi river, fW lines connecting it with the Ailantic through ihe north and aoiuh respectively, and Oonl its western end, connecting it with the Pacific through Oregon and California. The contractors lor its construction receive in payment aliernntn sections of public lands loriy muea inrougii me mnies, ami eiguty miles wide through iho intervening lerriioriea. At the end of ihirty years it is to be surrendered In iho United Hiatra. The miiil, troops, and other transportations of tbe Government shall alwnys ho free upon it. The following sylhibus will furnish a general idea of the main fea tures of tho hill, aim ot the policy contemplated: Section 1. Auiborires the President to contract for the construction of a railrond from a point on Red River, near the sotiih-west corner of Arkansas, wilh a branch to the Gulf const, through Texas, to a point on the enslern bnnndnry of California i nnd from the western boundary of Mi-sourl nod Iown. to moot this road at the eastern boundary of California ; thence to run to some suitable port in Oregon. 2. Appropriates the ripht of way, 200 foet wide, throughout i's entire length, for the use of tlie road; nnd a quantity of land, equal to tho alternate sections, for forty milca on each side of snid rond nnd branches. 3. To connect tho eastern end of said road with the Atlnuiii!. provision is made for two lines eastward from the Red River one through Louisiana, and the other through Arkatisss, nnd two others nro through Iowa, and the other through Missouri; and nltrrnnio sections of I a 'id for twenty miles on eiich side of each line, aro granted to each of those States respectively i ami or 1110 purpono or extending ino rond westwHrd, from the enslern boundary of California lo tbe Pacific, a like quantity of hind is granted to tho Slate of Cali fornia. 4. If any of tho lands herein granted shnll have been disposed of by tho United Statea Government, the defi ciency is to bo made up by selections from tho nearest unimproved putilie lauds, 5. ThoSintesof Louisiana, Aiknnsns, Texas. M sour! and Iowa, are required to commence tlie construction of the roads within their reapective States, within one yonr (mm 1110 tirst session ol the next Legislature niter 1110 passage ot this net, 11 ml to com plete them within five years, and tho Stale of California is to complete hers within ten years. The United S'ntes mails, troops, goods, munitions nnd ollicial per- boiii nro 10 mi enrncu 011 ioia roim mr rver itpo 01 ex-penso ; nnd in all enses of linnportntion, the United States Government shall bnvo preference over all oth ers. Uongress reserves power to regulate charges for freight nnd passengers, tho former nover to foil below cost, nor (he latter below the average rate per milo lirst class roads in the United States. 6. The Secretary of War shall cause Ihe rond to bo located immediately, and advertise six months in each Stalo for tho construction of the rond through tho terri tories of the United Stalest and at the end of that time he shall select the projmsal which ahull (1) insure tbe completion 01 tne ron 11 wiitun ine shortest time j (2) insure them to be kept in good repnir, and surrendered to the United States within the shorten lime, not lo exceed thirty years. 7. l tie contractors shall 00 a uodv corpora to nnd politic during the period of their contracts, and for five years alter. 8. As soon as 100 miles shall have been completed and put in operation, tho President shall issue patents lor jflurjrjui 01 ttin innii net npnrt along the line ol the rond so completed ; nnd soon until tlie whole rond shnll bo finished, when all the lands grnntfd shall bo conveyed. 9. It sliall bo stipulated in tbe contracts that n certain number of miles of the road shall ho completed in each year, so arranged that the whole ibnll he com pleteit within ten venra. 10. Tlie road shall remain tbe property of tho contractors during the period specified iu their contracts, 11. The privilege of free transit and transportation shall be secured to tho United Statea during the whole period nt the contracts. 12. If tho Slates named fail to accept tho tormi within the time specified, the Secretary of War may award contracts for the construction of tl.e road to the contractor having charge of the lino of which such roans ann uranchea are extensions. 13. Upon tho expiration of the time duriufl- which the road and branches is to remain Ibo property of the rwnraciurs, so mucn 01 inem as may 110 wittnn any Stale may be surrendered to that State on the same terms as ore prescribed to tbe Slates apecified in the act. 14. The road shall be well constructed, with all ihe modern improvements, with six loot gaugo and iron rail, weighing not less than 04 pounds to the yard. 15. Commissioners shall be appointed bv the ProaL uent and oennto to protect (lie public interest in regard 10 1110 roao. In a memorial to Congress on tbe necessity, imnor- Inncn nnd practicability of a railroad from tbe Missis sippi to the t'ncitic Ocrnn, the nitesiion ol its profit is considered. Fifty thousand persona go annually to OaitiorniB, and it costs each ?.l)0 to get there, mnking a sum of $15,000,000. Supposing ihat tho railroad can carry them for $200, thia travel will yield $10,000,000. Tne road will be 2000 miles long, arid it ia estimated will cost $50,000 pel-mile or an aggregate of $100,-000,000, so that 50,000 passenger would yield an interest of 10 per cont. 011 travel alone. It ia further assumed Ihat at least $5,000,000 will nnnually be derived from freight, and ihnt it will cost, to keep the road in repair, $5.000,0000, which would still leave 10 per cent, lor the iiovernment, or the stockholders, or the contractors, whoever should build it. UitmpcrmiK. For the Ohio Htate Journal. INTEMPERANCE Continued, Mil. Editor Your reply to my communication. In nnawcr to your former article on the above subject, seems to call for another from mo. And, since you have given mo credit for beiiiL' courteous in mv first ar ticle, I will try nnd not lose it in this. I did not know that! was even " half suspicious " as to tho correctness of your motives. The course of tho Journal on nil subjects hitherto, although frequently contrary to my views, baa left upon mo the conviction that your 1110 lives are correct. You seem to think that I have uninteiilionnlly misrep resented thexiVs or " Incls," upon which it is admitted you based your argument. Since, then, tho whole matter rests mainly upon these, it will bo neceasnry to re examine them: I said the first was thin That the. proper use of alcoholic- drinkt, at a bevcragr, it not only harmlet but viifjul. This was stated as the substance ol what you sniil ; but yon protest it was "different." Let us see. " In several of their forms, &c. they are attractive, and in reasonable qunntities, not unhealthy beverage." That you snid, nnd if I bey are not tin-healthy beverages, it certainly mtiBt bo harmlat to drink them. But the point particularly claimed is ihat they Bro vtfful. "The usefulness of intoxicating drinks, as a boverago, wo did not undertake to maintain, nor shall wo now." Then look ut ihe language, and remember that you said, as near as possible, just what you meant. Here it is: " They are not for reliance in rfrttVy use or nutriment;" well, when then 1 buthko choice conserves for rare occasions, to add zest to convivial and social meetings, and give a relish ing flow to animal spirits and conversation." Lieful for these things, are they I Then, what becomes of iho denial concerninc their usefulness ? this propo sition, tlfn, one ihat I have "set up " to "knockdown," or did I find it " set up" in " language that meant as near as possible, just what it said?" (1) What further objection have you to "fathering " the first proposition 1 Those that can clearly ilistiimiii.-h the difference be tween drinkine ardent spirits enotich to "add zest lo convivial meetings," and raire iho flow of animal spirits; nnd becoming a little fitniiy, perhaps may be wie(and alroucf) euoiiph to indulge in tho former, if they can certainly do it without coming near the (alter. Now, wo approach ngnin ihu second proposition that no tlangr.T in to be. apprehended from $ch proper km. Here is ycur language. "II 0110 man in ten proves that all nro in danger, how much more strongly do nine men out of the ten prove the contrary V What can it mean but this T We say, the bill ol one in ten shows iho danger of every man you say the preservation ol iho nine more strongly shows Iho contrary What is the contrary 1 Tho safety of every man, of course. (2 ) But you afterwards admit the danger of ihe one, tliUH : " Tho fact proves lhntout of every fen who use ardent spirits nino are perfectly safe." The tetilh, Minn, ia leiiimrtj. jnu n'iin. j uai some are inuan-ger wo did not deny, nor do we now." But much strefs is laid upon ihe nllcdgcd fact, that those who are in danger know it. And well may Ibis be done; for if there is uncertainty about the innltor evpry one is in danger, surely, for anything Hint bo knows, in which enso you admit tho analogy of tbe uses ot destruction 1 brought lorwnnl. This needs examination, (low ran nnnin know when he isform-ing an appetite, Brtd see his danger, until he bus formed itT That is, how can he see it until it existBl and then ho is in it in tho whirlpool, and ho rtndiea on to ruin. It cannot, then, bo fore seen. But if ihe mnn llmt falls know hU dnngcr, how can theoMers know but the tip-petite will he formed within them, if they apply the material that hna been wont to form it ia human natures, similar lo their own 1 And if nil. then, could foresee it, how can we know what shnll become of our ions, when we permit them lo nttend those "convivial" meetings 7 And how thai) tho wives of those young men know what will become of their husbatulsT But tins is a matter Hint can be settled bv testimony as well, and more rerlninly Minn by argument. Why not 1 Why enn we not believe- tho multitudes of tho fallen, when ihey tell 11 they urn pec ted not tbe ruin until it was upon them? He chimp ' they am naturally wining to inrow over iheir una upon oihrs, Ac. Really ! and do they, therefore, nil lio? rspeciallv when they eomo out from among iheir evil aseciatrs, nnd tako their stand among ihe orderly T(3.) Which of iho ten, thereloro, will fall, most be tin. known. Is there not, Ihen, dnnner to every man whn Irinks enough to route hit tpiritt. or who drinks nt all T Ami, in short, is not every mnn hi dancer whn puts into bis blood the element that hna erased the drain of millions t Cannot the fnllnry of your logic be now n as wen as jctt f Upon tho alicdfTetl failure of former attempts at re form, dwell upon in vonr first nriicle, soniethmir is n so to bo said; especially sjnre, iu your rejoinder to me, you hive compared it ton flock of sheep following iheir heii-wether ' " over a lence into a well." 1 did not lesire that my silence on Ibis suhjret should lie tnken is nn admission that they bad all failed. True, many, and probably the great mass of reformed drunkards, have gone back lo their cups, and iheir wo. But is there nothing to bo seen hero showing the power of ineso organizations T iney were renched, even in their extreme degradation, nnd bronchi out from their terrible carousals, nnd made to stand for yrnrs upon tho lofty level of maiilmnd, wlnlo happiness snt, noretin and playful, upon the hearts ol their families. Ami, though many of them bnvo been again enculphed in storms, were these years of joy wonh nothing t It ia to be remembered that those men were imanc thnt they were terrible lunatics; and yet Ihe power waa suihcient to quiet their convulsed and craxrd brains, and hring hack renson to its ennobling thrones. This was alt done by moral force, and not through physical confinement in asylums. U our Bocictiesliave bad strength to elt'ect, so powerfully, even the hopeless, how many thousands have probably been saved, whn were on the way, but not beyond ihe rearh of die angel of reform I How many families are now in the niiet enjoyment of domestic peace, who have stood al most between th yawning jnws of destruction t The probability is, that iho societies have each answered an important purpose changing their ouiwnrd forms only na denmnded hy tho clomping state of human society. They have had their day, nnd done their work. Other days are coming, and corresponding; work is to bo done. (4.) As to the idea of establishing In untie asylums for dmnknrds, which you have dwelt upon ntsouie length, with the attending remarks concerning the miligaiion of crimes, on account of the drunkenness of tho per petrators, 1 did not wish to he understood na endorsing or denying, but as unwilling tnndmit them, as far as the point then in hand was concerned. I have no evidence, indeed, that you viowed it in nnv other light. But Ihe matter is interesting, nnd anmn thnuchts would hero lie presented on it, were it not for the fear of intruding upon your paiienco with too long nn nrticle, rrohnhly it will bo done nt another tinm, Mnce you so honorably oiler me the use of your columns to refute, if 1 can, Iho positions you have taken. Whatever I write, I shall ondeavor to do jn iho spirit or fairness, and under the idea thnt yott are as honest in your views, nnd as much dosim tbe pood ol mankind, as myself, or any 01 tbe tern pern nco advocates. It. (1.) The drinks in question are supposed by B to have nn invariable tendency to exroai and crime They may bo " useful " to produce drunkeness and crime, where those nro tho objects in view, or they may be useful to add xest to certain occbmodi: that ia, they mny contribute to ono or tho other of the two re sults, without in either enso being benrlicial to man kind in nny substantial acme. Thnt they may and tin produce tho effect described by ut, turely no ono can doubt. The fact was montiomd na it fact, without any expression of opinion cither wny. Wo hnvonehher stated that they aro or nro not useful ; thai ia, beneficial in nny substantial setiso. For the present wo have not mndo thnt a part of tho discussion. (2.) Very far from it. To deny Ihat all nro fn dan ger is very far from assorting that none nro. Aro not, is tho "contrary" of are. You say llmt nil aro in dan ger, nnd our argument went to show that your facts proved tbe contrary t to wit: that not all but only a part are in danger. This is but a controversy about words and almost nonsense. fl.) The testimony alone can settle It. Therefore an abstract discussion is nut very valuablo on this point, further than to annenl to every man's nhiArvntion nml I consciousness. The testimony of reformed drunkards I on that point, does not go far. They aro woll enough 1 in their way ; but we have seen tbe prooesa going on ton nftnn in hnllnvn them when tl,v a-,v tbev became drunkards before they were consctoua of it, or formed their appetites without knowing it. Besides, (bey will not probably testify to any such thing; yet, as wo would not believe their testimony, when contradicted by our own observation, wo place 110 Btress upon the idea that their testimony would confirm our opinion. We would choose to troat reformed drunkards wilh as much respect as their conduct, when reformed, entitles them to. But a man whoso intellectual, moral and physical character has been put through a career of drunkenness, is not I lie man from whose rocolleciions or perceptions iho exact truth would bo the most likely to shine clearly. We havn berrd quite a number of them lecture and speak, but have always supposed it necessary to allow something for decoration and fancy. Their stories are often graphic and woll told, nmusiiig and forcible; to the rest we most say we think as much of a man who has nover been a drunkard as of one who hat. Theso reformed drunkarda too many of them seem to need the atmosphere of excitement ; and wten not excited hy liquor seek the excitement of tho crowd and tho lecture room. Not ono word not ono whis per would wo utter to discourage any poor fellow In his effort at self deniol ; but we cannot recognize them as suitable judges and guides for others, who are so incompetent lo judge for and guide themselves. (4 ) This appears to be candid and just. That they may have done all tho good thus claimed, wo have not denied and shall not. What we spoke of was the general results upon temperance roform, and that very little had been accomplished compared with the time and amount of oil bestowed. " We neither wmi to blame nor throw ridicule upon those elici ts, for a fair proportion of tho blamo nnd ridicule would fall upon our own heads. Tho fact, however, that so little has been accomplished, indicates tho necessity of oxaming the roaann of ihat fact. It may bo a dangerous experiment fo attempt to point out that reason; and tho very fnct of an attempt on our part, however modestly and inoflonsivcly, to investigate ihe subject, has caused us to bo literally showered wilh expressions of surprise nnd sharp re joinders. Very well. Let us liavo it discussed, and let tho truth bo made apparent. Wo have done our share of jumping into tho well, and of following bellwethers, and now propose to examine more closely, and see whether these old hell-wethers are not a lit tin pulled up and tinctured wilh "old hunker-inni." They have told their stories so loud and so often that they open their eyes mighty owlish and wide at the suggestion of innovation. There aro " old hunkers" in temperance and anti-slavery reforms, ns well ns in everything cine. We are not without hope that B will ultimately join us in a radicnl movement to reform these reforms and get rid of all sorts of " old huiikoriam." Kur the Ohio Slate Journal. TEMPERANCE. Mr. Bascom: My attention has been called to tho subject of controversy between yourself and B. 1 have ever thought it tho duty of men to support and carry out the principles nnd doctrines of their fathers, in religion nnd politic, unless they give good reasons for cliaugo of opinion- It would bo hnrd to tell what ef fect tho "talent and benevolent exertion, misguided ihough they may havo been, have had upon this subject The "contusion of uraiory," which lias burned over nnd over again the same stubble-field, has doubt less checked tho rank luxuriance of the vice of intern- penmen. Tho Christian world, for eighteen hundred years, has excrttid its powers, lavished its oratory, burned over and over tho field ol sin ntiouied a Ihutnand phases, repeatedly changed the mode and order of attack, nnd has not yet driven mn from Ihe world; hut he must be a hold ouo who at this day would doubt the cood effect of this benevolent sell-sncriltcing rllort. (I) ll ought to be great cot 00 of graiulntion llmt the tide of intemperance lias been so cmuilatilly held in check by the fuith- 1'ul, as not now to be more overwhelming than twenty years npo. V ico un restrained is al wny a on the increase. The different modes of attack, lb zeal of temperance men, tho pertinacity with which they havo followed up their vnrious positions, and the si ill advanced poai-lioa ot intemperance, nltest well ihn merits of those efforts, and the powerful force of the evil wo combat li'ivo Ion ii looked with eager ovos for tbe reined v. adapted to tho reasoning nnd internets of men. Aa j havo no intention to prench a lemperniico sermon, or reiterate tho nrcumenls of Bo char and others, 1 will notice a few points in your articles, and add a few thoughts of my own. I have ever understood ihe duly of a good citizou to bo submission to such regulations and restraints as alinll promote the general welfare, and that no injury can be done an individual citi zen ot winch he cmi reasonably complain by compulsory or restrictive enactments, which ahull promote 1 lie public gocd. ion lault Hie efforts ol temperance men because they seek in restrain tho inclinations of the nine who aro not intemperate, and em-rone h tin much upon the Itbertitt of tho people, nnd because ihey pro pose measures unjvtt atvt illogical, lou hold 11 an unjust restraint to proscribe, intoxicntin-r Jinuoni, ut convivial and tocial ntetingi, because the nine aro not injured, though the teitUi may fall. Would it not he equally unjiistloabutclier in yoiirmntket to restrain Inm from selling het-f diseased wilh tremblnt Not more Ihnn ouo nut of ten will bo injuriously ellected by it, and the butcher may be deprived of great gains why should ho not sell Humanity would revolt at this, anil yet your butcher of humanity, iu Iheir underground alalia, are daily dealing out trtmbtet in another, more dangcrotia and more seductive form, lo your citizens, and to jlln-gulie thia trallic would be iu restraint of trade. (2 ) as a uiirisiinn aociriiie 1 nnve ever admired luen soiu lion of St. Paul ' Wherefore if on at make my broth er to oU'end, 1 will cat n tl sh while the world siniul- eth;" and again: ' It is good neiihor to cat flesh nor drink wine, nor anything whereby thy brother atom bleth, or is offended, or is made weak." (3.) How many of vour tenth men hnve been made weak oy your nine strong to drink wine, t Is it not a Inmenirtblo fnct, that for the liberty, vriti Iffte or inclinatwn of tho nine tit give sat to tocial nnd convivial mrrings, and indulge in their choice emtertet. lor every spirited lest ol thtwiiae thus excited, there is a corresponding groan from the tenth, who fills, nnd a wailing cry from bis wife and children! demonstrating that the sins havo purchased their fW of tpiritt by a destructive snerifice, and given a frightful iiiqietus lo evil 1 As a political or legal proposition, 1 here suppose it richt to promote the good of tbe greater number bv just restraints, though al tlie sacrilico of trade, or re straint ol the purses ol evil doors. Which is tho greatest evil to community, wilh ils varied Interests of morals, religion, politics and trade ihe withholding this vivityn g iniiueiico from tho convivial and social meetings ot ihe nine, or tlm fall of the tenth f To any nothing of the poverty of homo, the nvil entailed upon ollpnng, and the misery of a drunk am a mo, uie wiMuirnwai o one-tenih ol Ibo phystml orcoot a country from industrial pursuits iaalarminir. I am at a loss to know why you arraign our old law writers, and the action of our courts, and charce upon them wilh such virulence, while? you admit, " that the incipient sot seeks bis bottle or glass privily, awnre every step of the downward road," ami that the " habit is not acquired without ins hemg conscious or ft." This fixes upon him iho tcitntiir, and it has ever been the policy of ihe law to punish Iho knowingly vicious. t.ij 11 uie pany unowingiy ucinrones reason, willlully nml blindly besots himself, and while thus demented commits crime, why not punish hunt I do not see ibis so bote a lie upon human reason nnd human insliro aa von would please to hnve it. Ami how is this to be reconciled with your propositions lo restrain men of their liberty lor intemperance treat them aa insane men, and require of them bonds Ihat ihey will not in- dutge their nppctites, however temptingly therAmc contervft mny no tnspmyeii in mo longing eyes. The man insniie irom ine use 01 liquor is cniilined, and on iho morrow ho is ns sane aa his keeper hy whnt taw do you restrain him Ihen T Surely he would be a bold reformer who would propose n law reriuirinr of thn occasionally hinn, bonds thnt he will become so no morn, (5) Is it equal nml exact justice to permit traffic which increases insanity, and tax the sober and industrious lo furnish thn unfortunate do pot of tlm depraved, trade iu besotting, benslifvilig honor, wiib an insnnn hospital or an ignominious criminal trial or correction T (0) I bis certainly ts getting tne itraipht jaHrtun tho wrong imiiviimni, nun miuk m.-hi urn oroceeosoi Honest in. dustry lo foster the interests of a ruinous tratlic, and minister 10 uie on pit! 11 y 01 iiieae, careless of the icllu-encn upon society, nnd the wrongs perpetrated by legalized robbery. I may bo jumping into tho rrtf with the belt tee I her without tense er reason, but it striken mn those innocent exercise quite as much reason nnd good sense as uie crown woo marru over uoga nild pit-falls when limy sen and know that one out of every ten of their number sinks to ruin, and still they keep their course without an etl'ort to remove tho slough, or turn from their path tho streams which feed and deepen the mire and enhance the danger of iheirroad. Can men drink, hnbilunlly, intoxicating liniiora an.l no portion ol them bfcomodiunk T Would not the entire restraint of tho trndn. m h used as a beverage, work a complete, and greatly to li-.i.;..ui Mr..- t u'i, ii .;n .. " . ' ... ..-.I,,, iij, !,-, wot nui men rise an- nnrior to potty questions ol gnin, trade, individual liberiy and rights, when so slightly nnd not injurious-ly i llected, and hanlsh llm destroyer, anil rid commit-nily of a crying tin f (7.) i (I.) True enough. Wo did not express a doubt but that so mo good bad been done, nnd If I will look back to the article in question bo will And llmt nothing was stated In that respect to which ho will object. As to tho comparison of temperance reform, and Its pro grass, with that of the Christian religion, wo desiro not to trespass upon sacred ground. Religion is a siiIk ject upon which a layman may be excused for thinking much nnd saying little i but it mny be proper to say that it hns often been a subject of wonder how a system of religion, so pure and beautiful as the roligion of Christ, could have reached the hearts of so small a portion of mankind in the prodigious period of eighteen centuries and a half. Our belief is, that tbe fault it not in the cause itself. If not in tho cause, it must bo elsewhere, and that is precisely what we believe iu regard to temperance reform. To carry out P's comparison, would he be in favor of enforcing the Christian religion by law, because other modes have hith erto failed of making its adoption general f Ho would not. (2.) Wo do not know much about the trembles But if every butcher who sells that sort of beef were obliged to paint over his stall n general notice that his beof had iho trembles, and would produce sickueaa when eaten, iho man who was foolish enough to buy it would have little excuse for urging a law to prevent all persona whatever from buying beef, and all butchers from selling it. (3.) Here is the difilcully precisely. Paul wnstho most evangelical of tho Evangelists, and his precepts in such cases have hitherto not been generally obeyed. ; Our lemperunce friends refuse tn consider any measure I which is not up to the doctrine of St. Paul, as reform atory. The very fact ihat they expect to bring man kind generally to act upon a theory so evangelical, shows that the world must be vastly changed or they must fail. They muat wait for tho Millennium. Wo are for more speedy action. But (he application of 1 those texts is a begging of the question. It is eusy enough to tay that the man who does not make a sot of himself is responsible for the one who does; but It is much harder lo prove it. The Old Hunker temperance reformers seek to make everybody responsible besides Iho drunkard. Our notion is to go directly to tho drunkard nnd Buy " Thou att t!a man!" Cease to lay off tho blaino of your bestiality upon your neighbors. Pretend not ihat they caused it. It was yourself und none other. You are heipic iptitiimut who ore guilty of this ihing. To say that you got drunk because your neighbor touched hisV Hpa is a non soqtit-tur, Besidesit iaa cowardly and childish attempt to evade the truth if possiblo, wnrso than drunkenness, (4.) Very well. Punish forgetting drunk. Punish for crimo committed when drunk; but the crime of getting drunk is one thing; the act committed under tlie influence of drunkenness ia another, and morally very different from tho aamo act committed with a clear perception and deliberate malice. Thii, however, is aside from the question. (5.) Much lest bold than to propose to put the whole population under restraint because a few need to be restrained. Let those bo restrained who neeJ il. (0.) This is but a reassertion of tho thing in dis pute. Tho very question is whether the sot ia a dupe i the liquor seller, or a dupe ot all. Wedonotbelievo he is n dupe at all. What fact shows him to beadupe? unea he not know that liquor will make him drunk f Why seek to throw the blamo from him fo the seller ! Why aeek lo palm off the rotten fiction that ihedrunk- aid is a dupof Does not every body know better. Tho vender may not bo blameless, but it cerlainly is nm just to charge him with making dupes of his cus t enters. A cause depending upon audi fiction ought to oe puntitd and renovated. (7.) Si mply became the kind of restraint you pro poto ia hard, very hard, to accure. All iho restraint called for by tho roason of tho enso can be secured moro speedily and with less effort. We should shed no tears if rum were no more. But what 1 the use of making the blow ten times as grout ns is necosary to accomplish the object. THE SH0UTINORES0Ltrri0N. Tho followinp is the sixth resolution adopted hy tho Into Stato 't emperance Convention : Rttoletd. That wo will not hn Induced hv (tin nlfnnntlnn ..r ' friends, or the hcmijlity of mruiie. hy purl In I nml temporary iteknt, to dweit our alanitdrd until thn ihuut nf triumph " ui 1 iui oirrjr u.vriiiug wumn inn (.'ouiinariri 01 our ueroVi'U mate. In justice too noble cause and '0 a meritorious body of men, wo tnko plensure in sta'ing that neither tho committee 00 resolutions, nor tho Convention nl the time of Ihn adoption of tho above resolution, wore per- coptibly under tho influence of liquor. Our belief individually is, that they hud not touchtd a drop. The resolution obviously looks to having pretty much of a pree at the end of the fight, and to the same outward demonstrations produced by " taking a horn," but in fact and truth, we are happy fo state Ihat no such thing is contemplated. We have heard some " shouts of triumph" in large assemblages and In public places, and iu Ihn memorable canvass fur tho Presidency in 1810. individuals were frequently known to "hurrah for Old Tip " when entirety alone. This was, however, acorn pnratively cool state of affairs, to what it will bo when shout of triumph goes up from every dwelling within the boundaries of our beloved State." Ono would nut urully suppose this to be a difficult thing to bring about without liquor. It ia easy enough to imagine wilh some individuals nnd in eomo dwellings, but thtro are others not likely to distend ihe throat, wbo habitually seek otlmr modes of expression. It ft not onlikely that tho movers or friends of (hat resolution will in 1)10 end bo willing to coaipromie, by accepting some r mody lor the prevention of drunkennesses a satisfaction in full, and release the shouting part, at least as to those numerous dwellings in the State where tho residents prefer to expross their joy in another manner. Wo are not disiinclly nuttmrit-d to ttato ihe fact, but our belief is thnt they did not mean to make such a preposterous promise, in expectation of its literal fulfillment. They intend d to txprcssa strong purpose ol pushing forward. They intended to bnvo it under stood thnt they were not likely to bo discouraged or intimidated. They bad iu mind a condition of our people, when thoy shall havo ceased from the uie, or nt least the common use of intoxicating drinks as a hov- ernge: consequently when young nun shall not lose iheir faculties and bo led off to the gambling house or to other places of evil resort, like sheep to the shambles, and thus bring down ihe grey hairs of their pa rents in sorrow to the grave t when men shall cense to pond their daily eorninpa for besotting and Injurious drinks; when crime shall bo checked, and the poorest homes made comfortable; when schools and religion shall nourish, and prosperity smile upon our happy land; when tnxes shall be diminished; the source of many diseases removed; mothers fel more anfe In re gard to their sons, and wives in regard to their bus- bnnds; when a new song shall be put in the mouth of misfortune, and dejection itself boillnmined by bourns of well grounded hope, Tina happy conaummation, seen by anticipation, was exciting, and had the effect, pro tempore, of something stronger than wntor. The homes of our prosperous commonwealth seemed so abound ing in happiness, so rich in contentment, so fortified and shutout from the ravngos of iho foul destroyer, that tho imagination took up tho pencil, gave now touches to thn canvass and repreiouted men, women nnd children rushing to the house tops and sending up a simultaneous shout of deliverance and victory. It was only the condensation of an nratoriat peroral I into a resuluiion, and was voted for probably on the same principle it would havo boon applauded in a speech. Tho result, however, ia a lLtle odd. Every roan of them is solemnly pledged never tn cease effort until tho specified amount of shouting shall be done, Nkw York City Maonifickncr. Tho St Nicholas, the last, largst and most magnificent hotel in New York, was opened last week. Let our Western folks read adescriptionof (bo " Bridal Chamber." Tub Bridal CiiAMnKR. Upon opening tho door of hub room too eneei pnaiuceu is nmiost overpowering. Tho bed stands in the centre of the floor, mum n hnmd cushion of white snt in, which projects at ench side and at the font and head. The sides and posts, with iho scrolled foot and head hoard, are of burnished gold. From enrb post the drapery of white sntio, lined with iirnsseis lace, tapers upward and inward inwards the lofty ceiling, where the four curtains nro united by a sqnnrn canopy of burnished gold. From each corner of this canopy a gilt ormula scroll springs out, sustain ing a glass chandelier. Each chandelier will display twenty lights. Tho bed ii covered with the richest sal in Brussels Ince, Tlm sheets are of muslin triotmed wilh tare. The curtains are looped nt intervals, ami confined around tho bet 1 post with broad rosettes of white satin, to which heavy tassels of silken con! are suspended. Tho room is covered wrli a carpet n llic richest velvet Axmiuister. The toilet and room furni- turn is id perfect keeping with thn bed nnd drapery there Is one arm chair covered with brocade gold clot It, manufactured expressly for ihe purpose, anil scarcely seen before in America, The value of this cloih is from 15 to 50 per Yard. The walls of tlm r-min are cov ered wilh over nnn thousand yards of tinted white satin of great value, whilst a pier glass and mantel mirror, ot extraordinary luster light up ihniairy bower, A dressing room, parlor, and bath mom, complete thia suite, Tho window hangings aro satin brocade damask, inter- wuyen with threads ot gold. I)to CcgtslatuWa rflomliiy, JmiMitry 10, lsilt. IN SENATE. 10 o'clock, a. m. Mr. Pardoe reported back the bill to authorize reli gums societies to dispose of real estate in certain cases, with an amendment, which was agreed to and the bill waa uru areu to te entrusted and read tho third time. The bill to repeal tho act to divide Anderson township, in Hamilton county, into two election districts, was read the second time. The bill lo fix the times of hold in Ihe court nf . . pirns m ino several counties ol tho loiirlli judicial district was rend tho second time, and referred ia a aeieci committee ot one Mr. Pardee. Mr. Pardee reported the bill back with ono amendment, which waa agreed to, and the bill passed. The Senate then went into oommittee of the Whole, Mr. Kiddle in the chair, and considered the bill to reorganize ihe Sinte Treasury. Thecommitteeat length arose, without having come to ony conclusion, and On motion of Mr. Finck, tho Senate look a recess. 3 o'clock, p. m. A call of Iho Senate was ordered nnd 21 Konntnr.nn. awered to their names. All further proceedings under tho call having been dispensed with, the Senate went into committee of the whole Mr. Biddle in ibncbiiiw.nn,l fnm, I..-. ed tho bill to ro-organize the State Treasury. After mo wunpieuun oi wnicn, me committee roae nml reported tho bill back wilh amendments. Mr. Pardee desired til Sfln Ihn rnBnlnllnna nn.Arl liv thn Democratic State Convent ion lif.,rn ho votnJ nn..!. tbe bill aud amendments, and, as at a proper time he would favnr a hill combining the principles advocated by these resolutions ho desired to see how lliey lollied. Ho moved to lay tho bill and amendments on the table. Mr. Atkinson informed the Senator from Medina, that tho bill comprehended tho general features of the resolutions. The motion to Iny upon tho table prevailed. Mr. Crndlebaugh offered a aeries of resolution in favor of so amending the constitution of the United Slutes as to permit (he election of the United States Judges, Senators and cabinet officers by tho people. The resolutions were then laid upon the lable to be printed. The Senate then went into commitleo of thn wholo Mr. Johnston in tho chair, but before taking up tbe orders tho committee arose, and Tho Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 10 o'clock, a. m. The bill to require a resumption of woik on the Cadiz and Cambridge turnpike road, in a limited time, was read tho third time and laid on the (able. Reportt of Standing Commit tret. Mr. Oockerill, from lb committee on Incorporations, reported bn;k tho bill to amend tho act to provide for the creation and regulation of incorporated compnnies, passed last year, and recommended its passage, Mr. Gost opposed the bill, as it permitted old corporations to accept any of tho provisions of the gem-rul corporation act, without accepting ihe whole; thus perpetuating the discordant elements of our present corporations. Messrs. Cockerill and Ward, of Warren, advocated ihe passage of Ihe bill, as by allowing old corporations to accept such of the provisions of ihe general law ns ihey pleased, greater uniformity was procured than hy prohibiting them from so doing. Mr. Gest moved to commit ihe bill to ihe Corporation committee, with instructions to so amend that no corporation should bo allowed to accept any of the provisions of tho general law without accepting (he whole. Mr. Means oppnsed he commitment nnd it was lost yens 50, nays 8. After a verbal amendment made by Mr. Ward, of Warren, tho bill wns ordered to be engrossed. Report of Select Committee. Nr. Honk reported back tbe bill permitting nonresidents to pay taxes at Uie State Treasury, and moved lis reference fo the committee on Finance Agreed to. Hill introduced Hy Mr. Morgan, to authorize the City Council of Zuiesville to borrow money m erect Urdert of the Dau. The Honsn ref...r,l t,. Hn. ate resolution calling on the Br.ord of Public Works lor information respecting the construction of a waste-weir near Dover, on the Ohio Canal. Committee of the Whole The House then went inio commuter-of the whole Mr. Morgan iu the chair and considered the bill to define tld punish crimes of ... vimi ...iu oerore concluding it, rose nnd oh-tamed leavo to sit again. Mr. Bliss asked io be discharged from serving as chairman of the committee on Public Works. Agreed. , 3 o'clock, p. m. Mr. Meckel, from thocnmmilten nn ri.,nnin duced a bill to provide for tho collection and di'slribu- tion oi tho public revenue, which was road tho first time. (This bill provides for Ihn col lent inn t,l di.i.,.n ments of all funds iu gold and silver.) Mr. Blis, presented the petition of J. Brnsman and eleven others, citizens of the town of 8pencer, In njumj, rrDinK mm me name nl said town mny bo changed tn West Sooner r. Referral in B u.in.t committee of one Mr. Bliss. Senate nmendrnents tn iho bills fixing terms of tirts in thn seventh nnd eielith h.Jii.i ,i;.,:.. were agreed t, ' Committee of thi Whole. The Honso then went inln committee of tho whole, nnd considered tho bill to define and punish crimes of the first class, and without concluding, rose and reported progress, and ob tained leave lo ait again. I he House (hen adjourned. TiiesOny JJnniuiry 11, lNffft, IN SENATE. Ml o'clock, a. m. The bill lo repeal the act to divide Anderann inurn. ship, in Hamilton county, into two election diahieia was rend Ihe third lime and referred to tho Hamilton felegatton. Also, the lull to nut homo religious societies to aell real estate in certain cases, which was rmaieil. Mr Crndlebaugh gave notice that upon some subso-nnent day of Ihn session, he would in (rod oca a hill in authorize probate judges fo appoint directors of towns. Also, a inn io repeal nil laws requiring keepers of stud horses to obtain a license. On motion of Mr. Cox, the Senate then wont Intn committee of thn w hole Mr. Johnston in thn chuir anil considered the bill to amend ihn act to provide for the punishment of crime. This bill toatpunca ihe execution of the death penally until one year niter the aciio-iicu mh-idmi, mm mint n uenwi warrant Is Hilled by iho uovernor upon a certified record of th. nrn ceedings hnd upon conviction. A debate eoaned h. tween Messrs. Iny lor, itich, Pardee, Hawkins, Hill aim ropprmi, un uin jumco nnu policy or cnpital punishment ; idler which, without concluding the subject, uir tmiriiMi'T-i- imwbit nnu nanmi leave in a t namn The bill to c rente the fourth subdivision of th thir.l judicial district, to provide for the election of n Com mon ricas j un go ror sum division, and in rimns.. il. first, second nnd third subdivisions of said district, was reieirou hi mr. immrn. 1 he Senate then took a recess. 3 o'clock p. m, House joint resolution relative to thn i.rinti.m ,.f puiiou uuuumciii. wm minmmea m thn standing committee on the Public Printing. On motion of Mr. Hex. the bill lo fix tho tin.... ,,f holding Ihe district Courts in thn aevoral counties of the second district, composed of tho fourth and sixth Common Pleas districts, was taken up and referred lo a select committee of one Mr. Hex. Mr. Parden ollcred tho following resolution, which was agreed loi Retolvedt That the Auditor of Stale be remieshd tn commuuicntn to tbo Semite, as soon as practicable, a full and detailed report of the Stale finances for the financial year last past, with Iho ustpd t siimatos for the current yenr. 1 ho samn gentleman offered the following resolution, which was also a creed lot Retoiveil, That tho Treasurer of Stain he requested tn communicate to the Senate, as soon ai practicable, n full nnd detailed report of the bu toners of bis office, nnd thn financial nlfiiii's of ihe Slate generally for the financial year last past. On ino t lou o Mr. Hhermno, the Hnite then went Into com mi I ten of the Whole, with Mr, Johminu In the chair, and considered (he bill supplementary to tbe net tn provide for the punishment of (Times, pasted March 7th, IHj.i, and toe hill to autbonxe Hie cummis aioners of counties to accept tbe bonds lor sheriff, re corders, A-c, nml after some lime so swnt, the commit tee rose nnd reported tbo hills hack, thn latter with one and ihe former without amendment, and Ihey were appropriately referred. Mr. Hex reported back Ihn bill to fit the times of holding the district courts in tbe several counties of die second district, wilh one nmeudment, which wns iigrerd to.ntid bill passed, Mr. Tnvlor offered a resolution directing tho Gover nor tn suspend the signing and delivering of deeds to persons who may have purchased lands nt the Laud Office in Defiance, subsequent to the first day of Jan uary, IH.iH, or the space ot one year. Mr. 1 nylor advocated Ins resolution at some lenglh, ami charged ihat fraud and corruption of great mngni hide hnd been perpetrated in tbe North-west, by eva ding the provisions of Ihn law llmt rrnnires nn actual entry and occupation ol ino muds sold, heluro deeds aro granted. After remarks by Messrs. rergmon, Finrk nnd Cox. a motion tn refer lo the Judiciary committee wns lost. and an amendment wns agreed to, to strike out thnt part td the resolution requiring the Governor, and that part fixing the time of suspending the issuing of the deeds, and insert until a full investigation can bo made intn alleged frauds tn connection wilh said sales. The resolution waa ihen agreed tn. Mr. Cradlebnugh preaentrd the claim of J. Y. Savago, wtncti was roiorreu to me committee on Ulaims. The Senate then adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 10 o'clock, o. tn. Ordert of the day. Mr. Fenner offered a resolution instructing (be committee on Municipal Corporations to report on tho expediency of authorizing city authorities to exempt from city tax all the farming lands ... ,uD mini ui auuu uny. Auopieu. Mr. Milla moved to take up the bill for opening and regulating roads and highways. Agreed to, and after a number of ihe amendments were disposed of Tho House took a recess. ,, . . 3 o'clock, p. m. The remainino amnndmnnta tn tlm mnA kill uq diacusBed and disposed of, and Ihe bill ordered lo a ttiira reading. On motion of Mr. Lvtlo. the bill to nrnvide for thn maintenance and better regulation of common schools in Cincinnati, was taken up and referred to Ihe Hamilton county delegation. Air. means moved to take up the bill requiring tbe resumption of work on the Steubenvtlle, Cadiz, and Cambridge McAdnmized rond within a limited time. Agreed to. Messrs. McCnll. Geat. TWltel nnrl Clrnvlin nnnm the bill. Mr. Moans advocated the bill, but on account of some inquiries about the matter, bo moved to commi tho bill loa select committee of three. Agreed to, and Messrs. Means, McCall and Patterson appointed that committee. Committee of the Whole The House then went Into committwe of the Whole, and concluded the considera tion oi ihe hill to deli no and punish crimes of the first class, and reported it back with sundry amendments. This hill abolishes capital punishment, but by gen oral consent this poiut wus not tested in committee. out lelt to the decision nt the House. The bill was committed to the Judiciary committer. wilh instructions to arrange the amendments. i no tiouse then adjourned. . Wt'iliK'Mluy, January 13, 1853. IN SENATE. 10 o'clock, a. m. Mr. Pnrdee preaonted the memorial ol William Johnson, Simon Elliott, and S. A. Case, a committee appointed at a convention of the citizens of tbe coun ty ol Medina, held nt Sharon, Docotnber 21, 1852, in favor of a law to suppress the irallic in intoxication liquors. Mr. Mack presented tho memorial of Charles Pool. James H. Crabb, and 08 other citizens of Richland ounty, Ohio, uftkiug for a law to prevent Railroad Companies from running their cats on tbo Sabbath day. iteierred lo Uie committee on Kaiiroads and Turnpikes.Mr. Rica presented the petition of J. r. Fish and others, citizens of Cuya oga county, praying the pas sage, in substance, of the Maine liquor law. Mr. Mungeu presented the peti'ion of John Elder, and 40 other citizens of Liberty township, Wood county, for a law to anihnrizo thn voters ol Lucas and Wood counties to votn upon ihe question of changing die boundaries of snid counties and of changing the location of ihn county seat of Wood county. Also of David Burion, and 2!) other citizens of Milton township, in Wood county, on the same subject. iteierred to tlie standing committee on rew Uounties. Mr. Mack reported back tho petition roferred to the committee ou Benevolent Institutions, in reference to iho colored nnuoers of Cincinnati. a"d was discharged from its further consideration, as a bill is already pending embracing the whole subject. Mr. Rice reported back (lie bill for the reorganization aud supervision of common schools, with amendments, which were laid upon the tablo and ordered to be printed. Mr. Riddlo reported back the bill to authorize County Commissioners to accept the bonds of Sheriffs, Uecorders, &c, wilh amendments, which were agreed In, and the bill was ordered to ils third reading to morrow. Mr. Cradlcbaugh reported bnrk the bill to authorize ihn Perrysburh Cuiial and Hydraulic Company to borrow money, ami recommended its indefinite postponement, as being unconstitutional, which was agreed to. Mr. Pnrdeo reported back the bill to amend tbe act to lay out and estahlish a free turnpike road from Lower Sandusky to the west line of Sandusky county, and recommended its indefinite postponement, which was n greed to ycaa 11, nays 10. Mr. r t tick reported hark tlie bill to provide for the settlement of the estates of deceased persons, with an amendment, which wns agreed to, and the bill was ordered to ils third rending to-morrow. Mr. Kiddle reported back tlie bill tor tho incorporation of turnpikes wi'li sundry amendments, which were agreed to, and ino mil was ordered to its third rending to-morrow. Mr. Mungen reported hack the resolution relative to tho printing of public documents for tbe use of tne mem'ters of the General Assembly, and recommended its adoption. Mr. Mack moved to lay thn resolution on the table. which wns lost, uud the resolution was agreed to. The bill to amend tbo net to regulate incorporated companies wns rend the second time and referred to the commillee ol ibo whole. Mr. Wnlknp gave notice of a bill extending the time when demand may be made of county treasurers for certificates for Inx paid on railroad subscriptions. Air. Uice gave no! ice ot a lull authorizing the incorporation of cemetery associations Mr. Atkinson otltuqd tho following resolution, which was agreed lot lletotve.i, 1 hat tlm Hob id of Public Ytorks bo re piested lo commumicatetn the Senate, na soon as prac ticable, a full and detailed statement of ibo condition, business, revenues and expend it urea of ihe Public Works of the Slate during ihn lost financial vear. wilh estimates of ihe amouata that will probably be reqnir ed to Keepsniu rnniic ywukb in repair nnd operation the ensiung yenr ; nlsn, the amount of drafts that havo been drawn upon Ihe Slate Treasury sincn the closing of iho financial year, up to tlie present time, together witti the receipts from said 1'ublic Works during tbo same period. The Senate took a recess. J o clock, p. at. A call of tho Senate was ordered, and there being no quorum present, the Senate adjourned to attend the tree Sou Uouveution, in aenion at the Uity Hall. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 10 o'clock, a. as. PeHtionn. Mr. Deming presented the petition of Michael Kiddle, E. 0. Gates and 50 others, citizens of Ashland county, asking for a change tu the laws regu lating elect tntia, an as tn allow Trustees of townships to servo for three jenrs, one of which to be elected annually. Mr. Deming moved to lay tho petition on the table. explaining as a reason for making this motion, that ihe constitution, in article 10 sec! ion 4, provides ihat township c dicers shall be elected on tbe first Monday of April, annually, nnu snnii iiniu uieirottices lor one year; which nriicle is incordbol with tho prayer of the peti tioners. Mr. llutchins presented a memmhil from Henry 0. Noble, John W. Andrews, Joseph K. Swan, and oiher members of the bar of Franklin county, praying for a clinnee in the legal proceedings upon bonds taken in criminal rases. Referred tn the Judiciary oommittee. JHItt read a third time Bill fixing ihe time of holding courts in the ninth judicial district. Passed. For opening nnd regulating mads and highways. Af'er rending, Mr. Bishop moved to reconsider the vote ordering the bill to third rending, in order to move on amendment, so that the bill should go into cfi'ect immediately on its passage. Agreed to, and the amendment adopted. Mr. Lelliond moved to strike our the 5ih section, prescribing tho modo of notifying non-residents. Agreed to. The bill (a long one) was again ordered to a thlr reading. The bill lo repeal the net authorizing the commissioners of Jackson county to subscribo to the capital stock ot the Iron Railrotid Cnmtnny. Passed yeas 51, nays o. Sillt introduced ly Mr. Withrow, to regulato tho fees of sberith in PmhnfoCourra. By Mr. Bennett, to repeal rertnin Inws therein named, relating to iho Penitentiary and tho punishment of crime. Rrportt of ttanding eomtniitect. Mr. Ward, of Warren, from liie ciunnntteo on Corporations, reported a bill supplementary tn i be general corporation bill (respecting thn extnnsimi of railroads intn other States.) Mr, Monk, from the Judininry committee, reported a court bill for lb" second district. Also, one for the Gin diiltfet. Tl e House took arecesg.j 3 o clock, p. m. Mr. Van Vnrhna reported back thn bill authorizing tho Governor tn contract wilh Hiram Powers fur a at n hie of Washington, to be placet! in the New Stale Mouse, with slight amendments, and recommended its 'tigroe-meiit Mr. Bishop moved the bill bn committed to the com- miiteotui Kinaiico. Lost. Thn question ih'-n recurring on otdeiing the hill tn be engrossed, A call of the House was had, and 52 members found preterit. Mr. Menus moved Iho bill bo laid on the Ittble, n in nnv who favored tho hill were absent. Agreed to. Committee of Ihe Whole. Tlie House then went into Oommillen ol thn Whole and copaitlered the bill to nlnndon tbo Warren County Canal, and tho bill to reg- noun i no sniu in rnunum niongngea, anil reported them back, ihe firt wilh aud the aecotid without amendments. The question being on agreeing to the amendment! In ihe bill nbai tinning ihn Warren County Canal, which amendments provide that no damaao sliall accrue ngnlnst the Slain for such abnndotimeiit, Mr. v nrd.nl Warren, opposed Hie amendment. Mr. Lelliond moved the reference of tho bill to Ihe committee on Public Works. Agreed to yeas 32, nnys 1!, The bill lo roii nl am the sale ol railroad mortgngea was referred lo a select committee of three Messrs. Means, Mills mid Stanley, Senain resolution requesting the Governor not to sign deeds of land sold at Defiance Land Office until investigation into alledged frauds could be bad, waa agreed to. The House than adjourned. J