The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-08-21

The DEMOCRATIC TICKET The CtH'
cinnah Atlas thus notices the uliraisui
that prevailed in the Loeofoco nominal.
ing Convention!
In looking over the ticket there is one
thing that cannot fail forcibly TO strike the
mind of every one; and that is, that IL is
made up Of the most violent and bitter
radicals that could possibly be found in
The whole ranks Of the Democratic party,
The nominations seem to have been mHdo
with the special view of committing the
parry To the position its leaders sought TO
occupy some ten years since-a position
which al the time so outraged public SEN
tlment, that they were compelled TO aban4
don II in order 10 escape utter anuihila-
tion. Radicalism and extreme ultraisn
in all the new and most odious doctrines
Of the party. seem tu have been the chief
test of each candidates fitness for the
nomination; and it will bo seen that by
referring 10 the votes on the nominations.
published yesterday, that the vote Of
each candidate was greater or less in
propnrtiun as his Ultraism was more or
less notorious. And the disposition and
determination To make this test of TT
ness iSr "ffice, more particularly display
ed itself in the nomination Of the Su-
prcme Judges H the Stats- officers
which, Of all others, it has been consid4
cred, should be men Of moderate views,
free from violent party prejudices. and as
unbiased as possible with regard to the
great questions Of right upon which they
may be called upon 10 decide. For ex-
ampei r. p. Ranney who was the head
and frnnt Of radicaIsm in the late Con-
sttutional Convention 10 this city, and
the viplent advocate Of tho most obnox-
ious features in The new Constitution, re-
ceived 23S votes out of 263. for Supreme
Judge, which was the largest vote given
for any candidate, while A. G. Thurman,
whose talents, legal attainments and mod
crate party views commend him TO the
respect of intelligent men of all parties,
received only ITO! He was the only can.
didate for the bench not nominated on
the Is; ballot, and even then he received
only 136 votes-the lowest vote of The
whole FIVE. And does the reader inquire
why! 1t was simply from the fact that
one time in his life he had been guilty Of
owning bank stock-a sin which, in the
eyes of the hard money lcadersgwas too
henous and objectionable to be overlook
ed. Notwithstanding this, we venture
to predict that A. G. Thurman will re-
ceive the highest vote for Judge of any
many man on the ticket.
The same influences were apparent iR
tho nomination of candidate Tor the
Bench from this county. Groesbeck is
knoHn and respected throughout the
county as a man Of talents. attainments
and great industry in his profession; but
though an intelligent and unquestionsd
Democrat, lie has few of the extreme no.
tons Of the modern Progressives. On
the other hand Caldwell has always been
found in the front rank Of those who
were on the foremost verge of ultraism.
And how did the leaders appreciate the
relative fitness of these two men for the
highest Judicial Office of the State1-
Caldwell received 236 vn:es out of 263,
on the first ballot, while Groesbeck re-
ceived but one solitary vste.
This determination to nominate only
thorough. going aud full blooded Radi-
Gals, was made specially manifest in tho
nomination of George E. Pugh, as Attor-
ney General. On the announcement OF
his name in Convention. the reported
proceedings say that "some one stated
that Mr.. PuEh was opposed TO the new
Constiiution-diG not vote for il, and vot
ed against it. If this was not true il
, ought to be denied; aud if true, he ough
not to be supported" This was consid
3 cred a very grave charge; so grave, tha
y AIR. Roll felt himself imperatively called
I. on 10 vindcaie Mr.. Pugh's Dem ocracy
+ which he did as fellows:
HE did not vote against the new Con
stitution. and would have voted for it hat
he not been detained by business. Mr.
Pugh was more than Democrat. He
went beyond the Democracy. He wat
in favor of hard mnney, and his only OBJ
lection to the Constitution was that it wal
not radical enough"
'Mr. Pugh was more than Democrat
He went beyond the Demoeracyl! Hi
only objection to tne new Constitution
was that it was not radical enough i
This shows cnnclusively the spirit whicl
pervaded the leaders of the Convention
| and the course TO which they aim to com
nit the rank and file of their party.
We very much mistake the characse
of tho Democracy of Ohio, if they ca,
be dragoone into the support of ticke
, like this. The moderate mon, who con
! dilute the large body of the Democracy
, will spurn the position to which it ha
} been sought To commi, them. The,
t have rebelled against it in times past, AM
D we think their leaders calculate entirel.
/, without their host. if they expect TO fins
: them any more plisnt and submissive II
o times to come.
ANOTHER INDIAN TnEArY,-We leart
# by teIeeraphic despatch received in thi'
4 CITY from Mr.. Lea, the Commissioner o.
# Indian Affairs, that in conjunction with
n Gov. Ramsey, of Minnesota, he conclud
ed a treaty on the h inst. with the Low
= er Bands of the Sioux Indians, assem-