The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-11-30


The next GubernatorIaI COnteSt-WhAt'si In
the Wind Plain Cslk-AspIrant OF Doubt
fuI Gentility-Fun Aheadi
Atlhetpresent writing our LOcofoc'
friends have already put in nomination
many of their partizans as proper ant
suitable candidates for Governor. o
some of them, the Eagle says
"Among the uames recommended al
possessing high pretension for the off ct
of Governor, we notice that Of our able
distinguished fellow citizen, Hon. VIM
MEDILL. of the chivalrons and eluquen
Col. WELLER. Of the interchangeable IL hon
est democrat and statesman, THos. BART
LEY, and the no less worthy Col. SAwYEH
aud Dr. FRIES" .... ....
Several others have also been men'
toned Among them we name DAVID
T. Disney, REUBEN WOoD and Epson b.
OLDs. The later two are thus disposed
Of by our neighbor He appears to have
exhausted his compliments upon the first
named.
1--WE have heard the names of several
other gentlemen suggested; among them
Hon. r. WooD and DR.. E. B. OLDs mem.
ber of Congress from this district"
The Eagle adds:-
I'VE have not alluded to this subiec,
with ;he view of expressing any opinion
as to tho most suitable candidate"
This declaration rather takes us by
surprise; but ii is partially explained by
a few following paragraphs. We had
supposed that the mere mention Of tour
able and distinguished fellow. citizen u
late Of Washington City aud the Indian
Department, would have drought down
the house," but the compliments of the
season appear to have been exhausted
upon his return 10 the scenes Of his form
er labors. victories and defeats, and il
would seem that our neighbor would be
little better pleased with the nomina-
lion ofsome other individual. Hear him
again:-
THAT defeat is often the consequence
of carelessness in making nominations
To obviate this danger. it is necessary
for the democracy To nominate candi-
date who is sound and we'll established
in regard to all important democratic
measures aud national interests --one
whose previous political integrity will
stand the test Of his public or priUate
declarations before or after elections, -
We want no nomination brought about
by intrigue and management. We want
no selfish and unprinciPled candidate ia
fight for, For principle we are as rigid
as The most inhoxble; but for candidates
nominated from the dark receSSes of
cliques and managers, or by BARGAIN and
CORRUPTION, we are not prepared to de.
fend, We have no feelings for JUGGLING
DEMAGoGUEs, be they wings or democrats
nor for cIamOrous o6ice.Srekers. whO are
wiM us only IN prosperity, and .for PER.
soNAL AGGRA NDizEMENT. We 60 for men
who have stood by us IN sunshine and
in storm"
And this is not all. The EdgleiS also
determined to dispose Of others. This
talk about "bargan and corruption"--
Juggling demagogues"- "clamorous Of
fee ekers" intrigue and manage
ment"-does not yet cover sufficient
ground and that paper adds:-
"Our own opinion is, that we can car.
ry Ohio:-but to do SO. we must have a
candidate of p0pa'ar'ty property, and OF
undoubted political integrity, one Mothas
not been mired up wiM oar lOcai diGcul
ties, or committed upon new issues that
are not recognized by The whole body of
the democracy,-one who can unite the
entire Party of tho State
All this might be as greek" to the
citizens of,his county, were we not able
to throw little additional light upon the
subject and to make few explanatory
Itappears that, in this "system of in.
trigue and management" letter dated
at Mansfield is published in The Chillco.
tho Advertiser, and another dated at Gin.
cinnaH is published in the St. Clailsvile
Gazette, eulogizing our distinguished
felow.cilizen," Col. MEDILL, and max.
ing of him the greatest man upon this
green earth of ours" which letters, It's
whispered, appear greatly similar and
have the lear marks" of their paternity.
A letter. dated at Lancaster, Nov. 18th,
mud published in the Cleveland Plain.
dealer, of which paper Judge WooD is
lhe favorite, thus disposes of the letters
spoken 0f abOve:-
There is an under.currcnt movement
going on. To make Col. Medill Of this
county, the nominee of the Convention,
and if fsuccessful, it must prove disastrous
% the Democratic party. AS the first
public evidence of this movement, we
rave a letter dated at Cincinnati, and
printed in tho Democratic paperinGuern-
icy county. and another in Mansfield,
md printed in the Democratic paper in
These two letters, to my
mind, bear internal evidence that tie
'ame head dictated them both, iflhe same
'and did not write them, aud | appre.
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