The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-09-29
-RAyENNA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1852.

ed as Wings. FreesoiIers, and Abotonists. re
fer to my course for you. as Editor Of the paper
in which published my views, know all about it.
If what state is uurae you can contradict it, for
you, as Editor, have known my course from the
time wrote my first political essay.
Where has been your Congressional candidate
duling these twenty three years that have been
struggling in HOPELESS democratic minority!-
What has he done to build up the party! What
great principals has he advocated? When, and
where was it
You, sir, and The Democratic party, first knew
him, poiitical man, about two years ago, when
the democrano pai &C this county nominated that
sterling democrat Geo. Liliy.sfor the Constitution
al Convention, and Judge Bliss drove him off the
track by coming ont candidate against him. and +
despairing ef de,nacsatie votes. running on tho
mongrel ticket, with George Kirkum, a Wing, and
thus defeated the democrats, and elected W. S. c.
Oils
Is that what fits him to be the democratic cand-
date for Congress, and makes it treason to the par
ty to oppose him?
The next fall he got out ticket in opposition
to the Democratic Ticket, and by dividing the par
ty defeated the democrats, and elected Mr.. Finch
the whig candidate TO the Legislature, who, in
tnrn, voted for Mr.. Bliss Judge!!
Will this give him merit in your eyes, SO that
you deem it "duty 10 ,odrn' me ngaisnt falling
traitor to the party in opposing him
Last fall he offered to defray the expenses of
person to stump the County against the democratic
nominees-but. failing in this, he left the county,
on the morning Of the election, and would not vote
at all.
Are these the merits that make him SO dear TO
the party, that it is treason to oppose him l,
sir do not SO understand my party allegiance.
But, sir, anxious to produce harmony 10 the par
iy. at the openng Of the present canvass, pro-
posed to Withdraw my name, if Judge Bliss would
his, and let ihe people act freq from any bias for
eter-nr that the friends of Judge Bliss, and r1y
self might get together and desi gnate which should
be the candidate, and PIE lged myself to abide
the result. This proposition FIST made 10 r. A.
GlIlett, of your town. I next authorized Lucian
Swift, of this town, to submit those propositions TO
! Jud 5e Driss-and next sent them to Judge Bliss
/ through R. 0 Htmmand, but they were rejected,
and through r bert Jackson, and James Clristv,
of this town, | received the reply that if l was
nominated, Judge Bliss said he would oppose me.
II dtf,at the democrats in two successive cleo
iioas and threaten TO oppose me if was nominat-
ed, were vtu+s that entitled him in your estima
! ton to a nomination for me, under such circum-
stances, to oppose him is treason to the party !!
Oh consistency thou art jewel.
Down to the time of The Uuiontown convention,
took no part in politics. l did not visit single
!
Judge Bliss visited every township nsabissgounty,
many in yours, and some in Stark, stump;ng for
himself, and p'edgin, himself to as many p Incl
Piles as he caayegsel with persons. In Norlhdeld
w:lero the dem ncrats are mostly touched with .
love Of liberty he pledged Aimse. f and pat % to
vote the Freesoil eountytick To Solomon Col
ony, of this town, he was pledged as u thorough
Aboltionist. Too. p. Brown, of Rlvenna, he
! declared The Fugitive Slive Law and Platform
were right. To r. jackson, and others, of this
town, he opposed the above Freesoil ticket as Alb
5 oitionists.
In Stow he got up meeting, and appointed a
del gate to Unoatown, II week before the time
appointed, and without the knowledge of the dem
ncrats Of the township. In Green township he
: .dilihe same-thus appointing three delegates tc
3 the Uniontown convention that the democrats o
y the township knew nothing of.
In this town he went round, on the morning o
3 The day the delegates to be chosen. and re-
qaested those he supposed to be favorable to hi:
, prnjfcts to be on hand ut precisely four, they
should then appoint the delegates. Mr.. Scott, o
this town, expressing some doubt as to the propri
ETY. ofthe course, Judge Bliss relparkeI that per
haps "he was not the right kind.' Judge Bis
~ got ''ihe right kind together at four o'clock, or
glnized, han led rounl tickets, ready prepared, III
one hat, received them in another, counted them
and adjourned before the democrats of the town
! ship got in to the convention. Thus two more
delegates were appointed to the convention with
out The knowledge, or voice of 1.-The party
> At the Uniontown convention Twinsburgh ha
no delegate, but Mr.. Pitkin, who lives betweel
= Hudson and Twinsburgh, was present to repre-
y sent that township. The-fve delegates from tn
north part of this county in favor of his bein
the delegate of Twinsburgh, but when on enquir
. it was found he would vote against Judge Bliss
oEe Of Mr.. Bliss delegates from this town declare
70 that no man should be the delegate unless he w ul
q vote for Judge Bliss. Mr.. Phkia was according gl
rejected, and Dr.. Munger Of his toavn opp. intet
a delegate rom 1'iOinSJursA, thus making anohe
e delegate, without the consent, viii of the part,
2" All the fraudulent votes previously obttined wei
not sufficient to nominate him, but this vote, maj
!" ufacturned for rwinsbu'gh, effected it, and he II
)" ceived the nomination by majority of oNE-an
~ l am told that am traitor to democracy if {
IL not support The nominee i if do not acquiest
% in the will of he party as expressed by the del
u g9ton y"
o' This. .slr, is the difference. l claim it is not IL
y will of the party, nor Of nny parly-f it was
" should bow in silence.
J. l might have still done so if fairness in that co
~ rentioa had been done me. was not there to +
pei charges, nor explain misrepresentation whi
% afforded the wire workers fine opportunity
display their genius.
Or,
To the delegates from Shalersvlle, it was p'