The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-04
Public Sen tlmsnt In ohio.


We hail the following signs in the great State of Ohio
with much satisfaction. Mr.. Sawyer is well known
throughout the country of the most liberal and
decided democrats Of the times The other article gives
the proceedings Of democratic convention in Holmes
county, in Ohio which District represented by that
decided democrat. Mr. Hoagland:
From the Ashland Ohio Union Dec a.
Sr. Mays, Nov. lS49.
DEAR SIR Early last spring you thought proper an
nounce my in xon with the nomination OF
convention, which is 10 meet in Columbus on the sth Of
January next and since that announcement, other demo
papers have been pleased 70 express their preference
have sought the office in question: do desire
1t now though be sensible OF the honora.
Bile distinction confers, graed for the conf
dence of intelligent and people, Yet,
even ambitious of this mark of distinction and confidence,
It is hardly probable should be successul for have
learned from reliable authority that informal meeting
whether by accident design. know noI lately
held at Columbus by few gentlemen, who came to the
conclusion that be successful In the election OF governor,
the democracy conciate lhefree soil party and for
that purpose must take man whose democracy shall be
sufficiently flexible 10 yield 70 the exactions Of this party
and dried long advance by the dsnterested gentle
men whose recent meeting have already alluded
subject are well known-hey are on record and have
inclination to change them.
slavery amy in the Unon but will
to pie the constitution of the United States under foot
respective states undoubtedly the exclusive right
regulate this within themselves, and any inter
by the general government will be step toward
Of any other violation OF that sacred instru
ment which malice folly may prompt adhere to the
doctrine that subject by the resolutions OF
the last Baltimore Convention. and by General Cass
Nicholson letter voted and aced In accordance with
these when in Congress- and voted for the author
of Nicholson letter AZ the late presidential election In
the governed alone by of duty my
country TO justice, and the democratic party; and
shall never abandon this position Tor the ePhemeal honor
of office.
The democratic party has never yet stopped 10 propate
factions by sacrifice OF principle, aud trust II will
that been the peculiar OF wing
eryc; continue is the life Of that party, but would
be the destruction OF ours.
TO be feared that designing trying to direct
the attention Of the democracy OF the country from the
orgna Naturalization the corrupt and oppressive bank
ing system, mriH and other federal and in
this object they have the hearty coope OF the wings
who very adroy shrked these questions the last
dental election, and beloved for free soil usy and
we'll did the deception work. that we now have thorough
deras Tor President and the most roscriptive admins
tration country has known. While these
loudly preaching about the horrors Of slavery thou
sand miles away they have thet emssares busya work.
binding hand and loot the sleeping the ses and those who
thrown of their guard BY toe honeyed and hypocrica
of soil and delivering them slavery
home-some TO the bankers, some 10 monoposs, and
the democratic party wofuiy in the minority Democrats
wacul Of the Of these nsdlous
foes. We warned in Holy Writ against running alter
strange gods, and equally dangerous is TO political
ship the God fathers let also adhere their pc
litical tenets.
IL the Democracy should select me as their candidate
shall my utmost endeavors to serve them II their
quesce. and give him my cordial support.
Very respectfully, your obedent servant
GEo. c. McCUsK. Esq, Editor St. Mary's sentinel.