The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-10-02
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itcian that the nomination. Of Gen. Tay.
lor operated disastrously upon The Whig
party in Ohio. A large number Of our
friends thought that he could MOI be trus-
ted on the Slavery question. aud refused
to vote for him. They were too much
attached to Wing principles to vote for
Cass. who stood asthe exponent OF Loco
focO policy. They we're rather reluctaut-
ly induced to cast about $4,000 votes for
Martin Van Buren. who. by adroit man.
agement, had contrived 10 get himself
nominated, at the famous Buffalo Conven.
ton. The effect Of this withdra w a ! flom
the Wings was. to throw The electoral
vote Of Ohio for Gen. Cass and I.ocof,.
coism. Thanks. however, to New York,
Pennsylvania. &C., Taylor was elected in
spite Of the detection in Ohio. The eff.
feet of the movement, however, was to
give body and organization to a third par
ty that first called itself the Freesoil, and
afterwards. Free Democratic party. An
other effect was partially to disorganize
the Wings, and prevent them from acting
with their former vgor. Many Of our
men thought the contes: in Ohio was a.
gainst us, and neglected, or refused to
attend at the polls. They could not be
persuaded that full Whig vote would be
a Whig triumph, as heretofore. The re-.
suit was palpable last year. The vote
Of Ohio was not poled by at least seveaty.
fUe thousand, and no one doubts that the
great mass Of these were Wings. Gov.
Wood was elected, though receiving
some two thousand votes less than his
competitors.
The fact that last year we failed to e.
lect our candidate for Governor, has be.
gotten the impression among many ofoul
friends that we cannot succeed again il
Ohio. The impression is working it
legitimate results, and that is, that there
is little use in working to elect Mr.. Vim
ton this year. There is nothing gained
in attempting to disguise the fact tha
such feeling exists to certain. exten
among the people. 1t is not surprising
that those who have not looked at the fig.
ures, and examined the reasons of these
results, should feel in this way. To all
such we wish to submit few remarks.
We will premise by saying. emphati.
cally. that Samuel F. Vinton can be elec
ted Governor Of Ohio, and uiH be ifthe
Wings of the different counties go tc
work and do their duty. 1t is altogeth
er mistake that we must, of necessity
be beaten because we were beaten las
year. Let every whig remember that ,hi
feeling of indifference, or want of conf
dence, was just the thing that beat Judg,
johnson, aud not the strength of tn,
vote fol Gov. Wood. Let US demonstrat,
this assertion.
In 1874 Henry Clay obtained 155, IL:
votes in Ohio. In 1S4S, Notwithstanding
the great detection from the Wing ranks
Gen. Taylor obtained l3S.359 votes
Does any politician-any we'll informe
man believe we have less Wing votes i
Ohio to-day than we cast for Gen. Tay
lori On the contrary, is it not evident t
all that we have many thousand NOR
Wings than then voted for him. Ever
Wing will admit we have.
: We say then, that vote on the 2
. Tuesday of October next, equal to ii
vote of Gen. Taylor, t0M elect Mr.. "
ton by more than fire thousand majOrtt
Let US see.
!. The Locofoco party in Ohio had ju
the man they desired for their candida
in 1S4S. Gen. Cass has always been
favorite Of that party here. AT that ele
ton they rallied for him to a man. The
knew of our discussions, and felt conf
dent of carrying the State for Cas-
They succeeded. The prestige of su
cess was within them, and encourag
ment. Ia 1850 Judge Wood was the
: candidate for Governor. He had been
Supreme Court Judge for fourteen year
and had often been in every county
the State. He was personally very po
! ulaE With him the Loccfocos were CO
a fdent of success. They remembers
q their triumph in AS. They were unite
!. and well organized.
What was Gov. Woods votel Lo'
at the records, aud it will be seen tn
y his entire vote was only 133,093 IL
: fUe thousand tpo hundred and SiDty S
q LESS than the Wing vote forGen. Taylo
- Now, who believes that Gov. Wo'
r. can get as large vote again, as he G
4 last yearl Is it not evident that he h
"a said and done many things to the inju
i Of his political reputationl Are the
= any redeeming circumstances upon viii
!, his friends have right to depend for e
- "a larging his vo,e2 There are no such C
,f cumstances. On the contrary, he ca
l. not get anything like the vote in t
"a North part of the State, especially on
ii Western Reserve, tina; 'bcnighted regiO
as he called it, that he obtained last ye
"a What, then, in view Of these thin
n remains for the Wings to do to achie
~ ~ one of their old fashioned triumphsl Il
oor only to take efficient means to get out
"A Wing vote in each county.
nj That this matter may be more Fl
. comprehended and plainly seen by ev
RI whig in the State, we propose to give
of vote for Governor Wood in 1850,
ID vote for General Taylor IN lS4s, and
be vote for Mr.. Clay in 1s44, by counties
te that every one can see at a glance
Nv what there is to do, as we'll as see "
IN they did accomplish three years ago.
i'd there a county now that cannot Civ,
hi. many whig votes asthey gave thenl Il
many are there that can and will
Dr.. morel Remember, wings, that vot
100 quail to the Taylor vote in 1S4S, is n
aasnrRdlv Hhiq i,ickorN.