The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-02-03
A Manlr Position.

DR.. Townshend, the member from
Lorain, takes his position,in d bosdfand.
manly manner, as assffsekSeier. III
shows at once the back ddoftfeksq ndt
schemes,,and proffefs'e4 TaytofsWhlg.,
gerry, to swallow uPAtie free s~oHafsfsys
as it once did anti.masohfws mi. Biggs
of the Cleveland True Demecsas.1t has
shown himself a mere Taylor 'whigsaaf.
ter all his professions. This we saw.
plainly last June at the. Convention IN
this city. But to the let,er:-aOaio
Statesman. f-a %
From the Cleveland True Democrat. Use.
u.s. .--r COLUMBUS, January To-
I Mr.. EptToR: Your leader OF The
1ith inst, has for its caption-"Why
did Townshend and Morse vote for
Breslin?' ! regret that you should
have found it necessary TO draw upon
your Imagination, or depend upon ru.
NOR for answer. | have not felt dis
posed to notice The charges or demands
Of mere m%ercenary, scrlbblers, but |
have ever been ready to furnish the
true reasons for that act, when called
for by tine editor Of any respectable
journal.
You are right in concluding that our
vote was MOI given to BresIin with the
sole view to the equal distribution Of
Offices; but you are not right in ascrib,
ing it to all or any other reasons sur
missed. That vote, Sit, was given 10
prevent the free soil party from being
swallowed up by whiggery, and to de-
feat a most manifest attempt TO effect
that result. ~ .ra.T.
You are doubtless aware that all, or
nearly all, Of the free soil men now in
the legislature, were bnt a short time
since unmitigated wings; and with the
exception OF Mr.. Morse and myself,
were all nominated by wing onven
tons, and sustained by the entire Tay-
Ior strength OF their respective districts.
With myself and Mr.. Morse The case is
different. MIR. Morse was elected over
bo;h wing and democratic opponents as
a Simon.pure free soil man, and moth.
ing else. In Lorain, both the bunker
parties had candidates in the field againt
me, and to. some extent the Taylor men
voted for my Iocofoco opponent to Sc
cure. my defeat, as they did TO defeat
Mr.. Giddings in your district-(perhaps
this bad example vas contagious.) By
keeping in mind these facts, you will
the more readily understand what fol-
lows. .. AZ g.ng.r-i 10 eli as
The first thing determined on in
Columbus by the free soil members of
the Legislature, was a separate organi-
cation and as a matter Of course a eau.
Gus Of our own, the deliberations of
which, as is usual with party %caucusses
every one was pledged to keep pro.
foundIy secret. eFreeisoil men ofbo!h
Houses made their nominations for
Speaker, &c, and were to support
them unanimously until one or both the
old parties came over, or some arrange
ment was made. But in the first ballot
cast in the Sehate, il was seen thataour
secret was betrayed, and every TAYLOR
vote was given for the free soit nomi,
nee. The cunning scheme, however,,
received a check in the Senate by. the
election Of Mr.. Randall, another free
soil man, byEdemocratic votes in oppo.
sition to, his own. ma s9ta,G b.t.-'l
The next object attempted was the
establishment Of STRICT party discipline.
Our party was made up Of free soil men,,