The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-02-04
Not Friends but Enemies.


from many Of Corwin's warmest admir-
ers, than they anticipated, fin ding it i'm
possible to obtain all expression in favor
OF their man, and having learned the pur.
port Of the resolutions, which were not
to be presented TO the Convention until
Thursday morning met together on Wed
neSday evening, drew up the resolutions
Of Mr.. Campbell, the object, on tho very
face Of them. being to start presiden-
tial quarrel among the Wings of Ohio.
That they did not succeed is simply be.
cause they found fewer friends than op.
ponents of the resolutions, when they
were presented to the meeting. The
voice of the multitude could not be mis-.
taken and the mover wisely wilhdrew W
the resolutions. We have made these
remarks as preface to the following ar
ticle from the Xenia Torchlight:
Immediately upon the introduction of
these resolutions ensued scene of riot
BUSINESS and uproar which would havebeen
disreputable in any locofoco meeting that
ever assembled and was disgrace to
the name of Wing We shall not attempt
TO describe it. We see an effort TO do so
in the Statesman, but it falls short of the
reality. Now we appeal 10 any sens.
be man to say if there is anything in
the resolutions to justify such proceed
ings! Could any thing but "a .tear crMc
people have prompted men to such con
ductl The riot was led off by fellow
by the name of EckLey from Carroll coun.
Ity, who was seconded by very small
Trump from some where else. Mr.. Den
nison of Columbus, Mr.. Anthony of
Springfield, and one or two others at.
tempted to speak in favor Of the reSolu-
tions, but as soon as their intentions
were perceived by the no.expression men
they were choked down. A vote by
counties was asked upon the resolutions
but this the chairman took it upon him.
self, in violation of the rules of the con.
vention, to refuse. A call was then made
to submit the resolution to the mass
This too he refused to put. under the
prelext that there were locofocos in the
convention who might vote. The reas-
onableness of this pretext may be seer
when it is known that only few minutes
previous the first II resolutions reported
by the committee had been unanimously
adopted, and few minutes after the re-
mander of the resolutions were adopted
without division.
Finding it impossible to get vote up
on his resolutions, ut the suggestion o
friends Mr.. CImpbell withdrew them
and left the meeting.
There is no doubt but if resolution
nominating Thomas Corwin for Presi
dent had bcen submitted to the meeting
at any time, it would have been carriec
by tremendous majority.
Shall faclious minority, by mean
like these. be permitted to control ma
jority which stands in the State as ten t'
onel This is a question get to be settled.
The very fact stated, that scene o
riot0usness ensued--a result easily to b'
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES have induced tn,
friends of Mr.. Campbcll's resolutions t.
pause ere they threw the frebrandintoth'
Conventional to embitter one Wing agains
another. We simply ask what right the
Wings of Green have to dictate To Ros
or any other county! They may have
choice, we another; and until Ma
tiOaal Convention meets TO unite III,
Wings Of the Union on one man, STATE
Convention, in this respect. has no binding
force. This much in reply to tho re
mark about The "fear Of the people"
The Editor of the 7orchiight ma,
have felt piqued because he could no
force his peculiar views upon the Con
venlion and this feeling may have LEI
, him to speak in the manner he does Q
the opponents of his viewSi but neithe
Col. Trump nor Mr.. Eckley can be injure,
by his sneering manner; both ofwhom ar
as good Wings and as swarm friends of Nj
| Corwin as any individuals composing tb
Conventions; while at the same time, the
! are more judicious Wings and more ju
dicious friends of Mr.. Corwin than tn
, Editor of the Torchligt. Because the
4 opposed measure, which would hav
inevitably distracted the Wing party au
injured Mr.. Corwin, they cannot bo con
sidered opponents of this distinguiShe
man. Place the Editor of the Iorch
light in the position of one of these ger
tleman-let him fight for years in a sma
minority-without hope Of reward, sav
, and except that of consciousness Of DIT
a ty performed, then may he assume To b
. as good Wing as those he attempts t
: injure.
And we merely say in conclusion, III;
had these friends Of Mr.. Corwin bee
j. satisfied, that resolution nominatin
b him would have been carried by a trs
I mendous majority they would have bee
= the last men to leave q stone unturnet
!. but what they would have carried