The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-27

CoLUMsus, Ohio. Nov IL, lsAs.
The Politics Of Ohio-The Efforts to Kill of HE Presi
dentisI Candidates, &C.
On the evening of the 9Th January, 1886 the leading
spirits Of the "untsrri6sd democracy" Of this great
State met at the American Hotel In this city for tho
purpose Of discussing the choice vands and
Of my friend Kelsey the accomplished host Of that
oeent establishment. II the evening of the ami
versary Of the battle Of New Orleans and consequently
occasion which every good democrat Is bound to
indulg. in reasonable mirth, and privileged to ute
any conceivable quantity Of nonsense. If men canno
always be wise," that is they should not be
merry" whenever opportunity offers. Still, there
should DO bound to jssting-a rule which grievi
ously infngsd by one Of the company who offered the
following sentiment, las appropriate to the occasion
and the circumstances under which our democracy had
opened the campaign:-"Ths democracy Of Ohio. to
the democracy Of New York, greeting - or words to
hat eject Whether the guests when this apparently
ocose sentiment was proposed were in that blessed
wi according to the testimony of the governor
Of -, rerriag at Cana customary with the
Jews place bad vino before the drinkers, seeing that
they were incapable OF criticsng the quality Of the
vintage than say; but certain is that all
present heartily swallowed both the sentiment and the
vine But with that COMPOUNDED "next morning !" the
dread of eli jewellers came reflection mistakes
Of night and no small number OF the gentlemen who
had bee. tn: e.: to
pledged those who drank to thing particular One
houg had awful squirting towards the nomination
the Presidency, and meant to pledge the democracy
Of Ohio aid in secting that nomination. Another
thought il looked confoundsdly like the commencement
Of some legal instruments, which more common
pleasant those who receive them Some thought
one ahd sSq b IN no, m
more pored over, to find out meaning that would not
pay for the trouble Of study than this greet
OAo Stoesman, attempted to give it sgnifcstion, and
by the token, got into kettle Of water which
was at 40 of Fahrenheit boiling heat You will probs-
bly, recolect that Mr. Sawyer, the much abused demo-
cratic member from 9th district on reading the
greeting wrote sharp letter to the editor of the States
man in which, after speaking in rather terms of
Gov Wright he proposed to amend tho toast spoken Of
sut to me democrscy of Michiranthe plain Enrsh OF
which was, TO propose the nomination Of Gen. CASSIDY
the Ohio democracy Knowing how necessary was to
prevent quarrels in the party and sensible of the folly
Of ausrrellng about the Presidential nomination, the
editor Of the stsssman appended to MIR sawyes letter
short nots in which he endeavored to explain away
what many appeared TO consider offensive in the toast
His sxplana, was, that the democracy Of Ohio ha-
wing taken tn stand upon the constitutional currency,
sent gresting their New York brethren from that
platform, as delicate way Of reminding them, that il
their duty 10 do the same thing and strive which
banks and paper currency. II this explanation
rational certainly did not appear to be Of
characte give rise to iLblood any quarter But
such was its fate nevertheless. Seine Of the friends
of Gen. Cass took it Is positive insult "ls this
editor Of the Satesman," they Indignantly demanded,"a
fool that he cannot what the giver Of the toast
meant1 does he suppose us to be feos and believe
that we win swallow his absurd explanatonsr' On the
other hand some Of the friends of Mr. Wright not only
took exceptions to the editors explanation but were
specially indignant with him for having published Mr..
sawyers letter. very pretty quarrel broke out, but
watch was put end TO by the interposition of
Of the reasonable and cool headed men of the par
cuished, and would probably have broken out with
greater fury than ever had not been that crcumstan
ces compelled the editor Of the Safesmcn TO rssg his
arduous and NEST responsible station
sat down with the intention Of giving you some de-
tails Of the condition Of political sasi., here and sue
OF which will enable the readers OF the Herald to under
stand how parties are situated and to form fair opinions
A 10 their future and tate and should not have
the sfar narrated in the preceding paragraph
worthy OF notice. not that have been eading the
returns New York. which set forth the defeat OF the
democracy there In view OF that defeat, the greeting
sent them from this city by the representatives, Of our
democracy assumes significance that it would other
wise want-that is the superstition that the sentiment
was uttered by way Of q pledge OF our democratic
strength to the wsrk Of eisvstng GOV; Wright TO the
will dispute that such was its intent say nothing
the absurdy of sending hard money greeting to the
democracy Of your State who many of them, quite
as intimately connected with the banking interest the
wings themselves and were they to make such an issue
convention il would be but "the beginning of the end"
Of their and ronder certain their everlasting pros
not that eminent and able man in the estimation of
his dsnteresed friends here or elsewhere, has beyond
all question, knocked into utter ruin the somewhst
crazy sdce that had been erected by many Of his
ly political friends The supsrstructure remains but
he edincs has left tho sight Of men marvsllously
did palace Of Aladdin on the rubbing Of the magic
lamp by the malignant Noureddin II has vanished like
the merning cloud and this early dew"
After the inaugu Duration Of Mr.. Polk political matters
took rather irregular in this state Col Medary
90 long and honorably connected with democratic
press retired the edtorshp OF the the
list of July, ls45 having disposed Of the
young men, brothers, Of them citizen CT Ohio, and
the other New Engander The Colonel 10 said to have
realized ample fortune while filing for eight years
the place of State printer but while il undoubtedly
true that large from the State for vau
BILE services rendered. am inclined TO believe that his
pronts have bean much exaggerated the Of
rying on the Statesman great, he sharing
pcnse in making the paper most useful organ for the
democracy and in all money matters he has and
deservedy the reputation Of being liberal to fault
that may, having presided over democratic presses
some seventeen years and served the party with zeal
and fidelity he had undoubed right to from his
abor especially the condition OF the party the ma
ton was such warrant the belief that ts ascend
snoy secured for many years The proprietors
the paper with great difficulties the very outset
Of their undertaking, and convinced that If