The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-22
THE VOICE or THE pREss.
The Mount Vernon Banner on the Eighth
90 fesN OF January Convention, s.r

will be glad to learn from one nt their
own number the character of the MAORI
ty of their late Convention, aud as they
may not see them portrayed in any other
quarter, we deem it our duty to CRAFTY
them. The following is from the Noun,
Vernon Democratic Banner, paper from
which the Eagle was fond Of EXTRACTING
before the Convention. We hope now
the latter paper will be induced to zen
quire into the motives or Inducements
which operated in bringing the Con
yention to this conclusou''- land moi
Willingly acquiesce in the decisionp Of
such men as are described in the article
below, THE will not be proper treat
ment Of it's readers, at least such as wish
to keep the party pure. But to lheiBan
ner arttcie:--" .f t.nD wf...a'f o..
THE Sh Of January CoaUcntioa-- Pc 4.
liticaL Istrig@es-- The IVW Of tie Ma.
jority Set at NaugM = During the past
week we spent a few days at the Capital
of the State, and we're silent spectator
to the doings Of the Sth Of January Con
venti0n Although we were rendered n
seat in that body, to fill Ia vacancy in the
delegation from this county, we declined
tho hou"r--preEoring the station Of a high
prjvate tJ the ''nOise anil contasioa that
we foresaw mast be the inevitable result
from the intrigues of the wire workers,
who were asslduously at work to defeat
the will of large majority of the De
mocracy Of Ohiu. whose voice had nm.
mistakably pronounced in favor of her
favorite Son for the Presidency Besides
as locker OH, we could scan, with more
impsrtiality, the conduct of those whose
political intrigues have given them noio
riety, which it is important should be
properly understood and appreciated by
thu Democracy Of the State.
1t was very evident, from the unreserv
ed expressions Of sentiment on the part
of The Delegates in tendance, that
when they landed at the Capital, there
was very large majnrity in favor Of the
nnminatinn of Col. Allen. as the fist
choice Of the Democracy Of Ohio for the
Presidency. while comparatively but fe W
aud they generally clothed with oAicia
dignity. or aspiring to some honor fnl
which neither G,d Enature ever intended
them, could he found uniting upon either
of the other distinguished Slatesmer
WHO have been named in connection with
that ofiice This being the state of things
then existing. it became important to
.coun,eract this feeling in favor Of Col
Allen, lest he might go into the Bali
mpre convention hacked up by the maj
esty Of the youug giant of the West
To effect this, il was necessary to call in
to re9uislti"n the patronage ut the State
and heuce Ihe active eXeti0ns of the
Boardo Public Works, and the Atior
ney General elect, To defeat the resolu
ton Of Instructions IN favor of Col. Allen
Six Of the Delegates from Hamilton
county were instructed by their consllu
sntS in favor of Col. Allen. aud yet by
the gag rule applied by the other dele
influence. as we were advised. of Mr.
Attorney General Pugh. the man who
refused TO support Col. Allen as The Dem
ocratc numinee for the United States
Senate after he was dominated, these del
cgates, and the Democracy that elected
them, were disfranchised in the conven.
tion, aud the whole vote, cas-, against the
instructions. VIC. Mcdowell. Esq, oI
Cincinnati. on the fl or of the Couven
tion. alluded to the mauuer in which
he and his associates had been disfran
chised. aud it is here proper that we
should now call the alrenlinn of the De,
macracy to the intrigues of those whc
have labnred To defeat their choice aud
set at uaughl their will
Tine test vote. being on the motion ,r
strike out, resulted yeas l4l, nays 1876
Of,ne LA votes. in favor of striking oul
the Instructions for Colonel ALEU-, six
frun the county of Hamilton were ia
structedin his favor which if taken from
tho affirmative aud added to the mega
live would change the result 1873 yeas
dUd lfSeH H1yhi- oHoWluS lllhl OOl' hi6H
had stilla maturity in the Convention
but was delranJed out Of it by a system
ofythe fnulest intrigue that ever disgrac
ed adeliberative assembly. Aud we now
cali upon the Democracy to remember :
to mark the men who were Instrumental
in ndefeating their known will, to CRAFTY
some private pique, or carry out some
scheme Of selfish ambition. We ask
them tn remember that while Mr. Allen
in the Senate of the. United States, by
bis talents and indomtable energy. was
sustaining the administration of Presi.
dent Jackson in his terrible conflict with
the United States Bank THAT haridan oI
avarice which the genius Of corruption
had employed 10 the seduction of the ma.
tonal morals, until the Republic seemed
10 sicken into pestilepce and tlesoIaipn,l
& thnrughoui the whole course ofhis sen
atoriaI career, was active in support oI
the great principles of Democracy, sumo
ofthese same gentlemen that opposed his
nomination, we're barelyreleved oflheiI
swaddling bands, while others of them
we're giving aid and comfort to the enc
mics Of Democracy. These we're the
mon who werc most active in their op
posiiion,to Col. Allen. and succeeded il
cousummating their iutrigues to defea
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