The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-11-12
THE JUDGESHIP.

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what little we have to say we hope to be
able 10 deal fairly and impartially with all.
The Gazette says it knows that ''there
was no bargain Of any kind between any
portion of the democrats and wings Of
this (Belmont) or Guernsey county, to
elect Mr.. Alexander, nor has he abandon.
cd any principles by him heretofore held"
Now we have been credibly informed
that the Wing Central Committees of Bel
mont and Guernsey did meet, and did not
cell a convention to nominate u candidate,
or make a nomination themselves. and
thst too for the express purpose of electing
Mr., Alexander. AS to abandoning prin-
ciple we will reach That directly.
In the next place, the Gazette charges
that we and our friends ''atlended the
Bsrnesville convention, and urged the
nomination Of Walton on the ground that
he would get the wing vote of Monroe, as
also the democratic vote, and had a num-
Der Of Wigs on hand to prove it,"
What others did we know not. But as
to. our having wings on hand to prove
such an assertion. it is not correct. There
were some wings from Monroe looking on
Al the proceedings of the convention. So
49, ,..o ,hora ,on,o c,ou, Cnornsay ond
good many from Belmont. To the best
of our knowledge and belief we never
urged Mr.. Walton's claims on the ground
that he would or could get the wing vote
Of Monroe.
1t is true as the Gazette says that there
was no nomination made by the conven.
ton; but when the proposition came from
the Guernsey Central Committee for the
Central Committees of the several coun-
ties TO meet and make a compromise be-
tween the candidates. why did not the
Belmont committee meet with them? We
suppose the reason was that they thought
they had the power in their own hands.
and were determined to use it, no matter
who was sacrificed, or what might be the
consequences. Whenever a vacancy &C.
ours in the ticket in Belmont, tine Central
Committee are not so squeamish: but i'm
medialely fill the vacancy. without calling
the people together again in convention.
Why not do the same when no nomina-
ton has been made. after a convention
has been called for that purpose, and fail.
ell to so do! No. that would not have an.
swered their purpose. The arrangement
with the wings was a better plan for Mir.
Alexander, OF settling the matter, than that.
The Gazette says, 'the vote given to
Mr.. Alexander in Belmont county. refutes
all your vile SANDERS" &c. When Mr..
Pennington was in this place at the late
term of our Common Pleas Court. in con-
versation with him on the subject of his
letter, he said that Mr.. Alexander would
stand up to every thing said Of him
in that letter. If this is true, and
we presume it is, does Mr.. Alexander
now hold the same political principles as
heretofore, or has he abandoned his dem
~ocratic friends in consideration of the sup
port Of the wings at the recent election?
The wing paper at Columbus, the State
Journal, has the following paragraph:
Connection DEMANDED.-The Guern-
ZEN Jef~ersonian. Locofoco. demands OF the
Siatesman that it shall correct its list Of
Common Pleas Judges. by putting down
Alexander, of that district as q boiler.
Col. Walton, Of Monroe, was the regular
~locofoco nominee. but the whigs and-aem-
oorats Of Belmont voted for Alexander,
Who was once a l%ocoloco, and elected him
over said Walton. Mr.. Wagstaf claims
thst if it is right to abuse Mr.. Vance, for
running independent in the Butler district.
ths same abuse should be dealt out 10
\. Alexander. We trust the Statesman will
make the correction, and thus accommo-
date its Guernsey county friend.
The State Journal says Mr.. Alexander
wal "once a ~loc6foco," thereby intimating
tina. be is now a wing. Perhaps the State
Journal is correct. lie may know more
o. Mr.. Alexander's political principles
than the democrats in this region. Butto
the foregoing paragraph the Statesman
replies as follows:
sa"We did not understand that any regu.
lar nomination was made at the Judicial
Convention. The democrats after ballot
m Two days adjourned, and never after
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