The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-15
TuesaIny. Febrmnry ~. 1850
BASE INaaArIrUDr.-- TIE Circ7cci

Itduc'b WIN IcHCmutTtHdt oeUdlOI w nv
man, forgetting all past differences, swal-
lowing all past assertions, and rendering
himself obnoxious to the charge of incon.
sistency aud fraudulent misrepresonta.
tions. gallantly entered into tho last Con.
gressional canvass and as gallanty fought
for the success of Edison B. Olls, the
democratic traitor" against whose g.
lection upon former occasion The said
Whitman had threatened to "spit out the
last piece Of lungs" in his possession.
He even went to certain Township in
Pickaway county, where the Democracy
had rallied against Odds. and upon the
day before the election made one Of his
most eloquent Efforts for the Doctor All
these facts are familiar to our readers, to
the democracy, and we need not here
repeat them.
Now for the sequel
Senator Whitman, by sumo means OF
another, has after a severe contest ia eau.
Gus, received the nomination for Presi-
dent Judge of this circuit. The fact is
announced in the last Circleville Watch
msan, DR.. OId's paper, by correspond
ent as follows:-.-
The last caucus nominitsd II c. Whitman
al. ..lD 4 4 :
Circuit few will be satisfied with IT, especial Is
Mr.. Whitman It's peculiar prOprieiy. under the
worry snSalar aud anhcard of superiniendeace ol
tue KsateInAa hinsef WHO during the time 0i
nUminatioA lived in the caucus room, might be-
very fairly dOnbted.-And il might bs very de-
bntabe question whether the pirnieHt hRacy
'ohich makes demagogae az OrnameM 10 The
Sealte ~oald be Sery popular accomplishment
on The bench"
So much for the correspondent. lie
promises 10 treat Of these matters more
at length. When he is ready we pro.
pose to appoint the Jury to try the lu.
macy"
Then comes another article in the same
paper. After treating of oldon times
when our wise men at Columbus used Il
elect each other to various Offices and oh
taine1 for themselves the title of Majoy
Assembly Of the State of Ohio. offices
neither Of much trust or any profit, a
harmless joke, the IVatehmaa doubts the
propriety of the "progreSSion" which de-.
mands the election of members ofthe As.
sembly 10 something else than mere mill
tia generalships, aud discovers manifest
difference between "ram cartridge" and
ran pockets.
The IVaichman proceeds:
"Wth his nnnnerof obtaining that nomination,
his boaslingly ayOwrd system of Qualifying The
country members into hiA support" with his ds-
grading self ndnlutiOn, or his nbusive nlade Of C.
lectionecring To obtain n post, which far more
than all others, domnnds cool, imparta! julg.
ment, high character aud unbemIing integrity,
with these deliuquencics- though Mcir history is
before m-we, for the present, have nothing IL
do.n
One wond imagine that quite sufficient.
1t gives our Senator rather poor char.
acler Yet the IVatchman adds;...
"But against this principle of lawmakers" vol.
ing money intn each others pockets entering into
n log-rolling conspiracy to chrnt Tor each other
making use Of power adDeniiiiOusIy obtained To
pcrpcl,ute it, Ond becoming real ScoundrSls in
the Senate, that thoy may be spurious Hnnnra
bles" on tie Bench, against these things wa should
be wanting IN ourselves aud 10 lhnl Legitimate
source Of oil power, The People. it we hssitated
tO enter our most solemn aud abiding protest
Aud IN our poor eyes, ~ man, lOwever exalted
his Temporary position, hoWcVer pccuiariiies nay
giDe him aotorieiy can ever sanctily such grave
oiuuces."
Any one would think that gratitude. il
nothing else. would have induced Doctor
Odds friends to stop here; but it seems
that MIR. Whitman ia to he paid in ful
not fur what he did. but what he threat
ened to do. Hear the IVdlchmaR furth
er:-..
"And II we read the omen Alright, il argues
Onsciousness 0i CO ming wcdkAeSa IN awInlly dis
tinct kno wledgo that his day is oger, and Gas tn
Irish graphically say ola man who is hnngod) thu
he sees his own funeral" who thus attempts l.
the people Of power. By d6ty nader-grouR
pdssage The dURRhW Joioi seeks his root Whe
Il secs the sun going into eciip'e
But there is we most confidently trust, "a bel
ter day comingl" Let MS ''lhank God aud tax
cnuri ge," that u ''new Constitution" will obyint
thiI evil at least. aud give ns Legislators Who's
object shall be 10 make lars and ROi money, win
must work for the Peope.and not Jor hemseive'
Al all early period we shal take up this matte
agan, and itsseeret history will perhaps he strong
ly Illustrative Of the nOCeSsiiy OF most thOroug
reform in this respect"
lsit not basel lugral;tude is the w0rs
Of crimes, Is this the reward for rep
utaliOn self sandered2 But hands of
The fight is becoming rich. 1t is the old
scene Of the husband and the bear. We
don't care which whips.
But in earnest. What a set of grace
less scamps these locofoco leaders arc
according to their own showing. Tn,
JVatchman is right. Mr.. Whitman i
motif for the bench; he is a toIerably goo
edgoeate, but miserably poor lawyer
Hc might be very good to defend crimi