The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-27
TFrom the Cincinnati Gazette. !

THE LOCoFOC0 NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR.
No one who takes note Of events in he po-
litical world, can have failed to observe the |
good luck which appears alwaysto attend on !
the steps Of certain class ofpoliticians, who
are distinguished by no pre-eminent talent or
merit, but who are mere bundles ofnegativcs,
destitute in the main Of the qualities men
love, as well as of those they hate With
commanding physique, or some other lucky
accident for which they are undeserving Of
credit, they commence business politically,
and, possibly, through the influence of some
invisible power which delights in the fantas-
tic tricks Of humanity, succeed in getting to
themselves high and honorable Offices, where
in they rejoice all Flunkeydom by their dis
plays Of suavity, and by the pracuc of "De-
portment'' which would satisfy the exalt-
ed ideas of Mr.. Turveydrop himself.
The amiable gentleman who received the
nomination Of the late 9Th Of January Con-
vention, evidently belongs to this class, of
which he is remarkably fine specimen
Mr.. Medll has been an ofiice!holder for a
long series of years; but il he has done any
thing more in the various positions he has
occupied rather than filled, besides receiving
| his salary with due official puhctuality and
cultivating "Deportment," we would be
glad to hear oft. Ifin any one of these po-
sitions he has ever done any thing evincing
ability, vigor, or more than bare mediocrity
oftalent, the world is shamefuly in the da-k
on the subject, and should at once be en-
| lightened. We do not intend to intimate
that he is unfit for the place for which he
has just been put in nomination; for that,
fortunately, is position which any good-sized
image Of wood, with a respectable Private
Secretary. could fill with sufficient ecidt TO
throw all Flunkeydom into ccstacies. Mr..
Reemelin, last fall, when he was supporting
Mr.. Powell, a Miami, for the Legislature, to
| fiji the vacancy occasiOned by the death Of
Mr.. Struble, did so on the ground that twas
! filling a vacancy with vacancy! Perhaps
it was similar course of reasoning which
secured for Mr.. Mediil the support of that
distinguished "saw-buck" in the late Con-
vention.
Mr.. Medill, we are informed, was born in
the State Of Delaware, but we have hitherto
been unable to learn the auspicious period
which made him resident of Ohio, Be-
tween fhe "great and glorious" day which
gave him birth in the town OF New Castle,
and that other day, in the year of our Lord,
1886, which saw him member of the House
of Representatives Of the Ohio Legislature,
there lies gulf wide and deep, which chiefly
from want of inclination thereto, and from
solemn conviction that it wouldn't pay, we
have not attempted to explore. The invs-
ible spirit OF luck which ushered him into
the Legislative Hall, did not desert him on
its threshold, but graciously elevated him to
the Speakers chair,where he at once became
bright and living example of that "deport-
ment," which appears to have been the study
most delightful and most appropriate to his
capacity. The next year, 1897, his good
genius once more brought him to the House
to revc in the enjoyment of"three dollars n
day." but instead Of again installing him in
the Speakers chair, assigned him that ''post
Of honor" the "private station" What
brilliant things he said and did, during his
bricfcarrcr in the Legislature, we know not
Of. We will remark, however that II the
| things done in the green tree are to be judg,
ed Of by those done in the dry, the speech,
made to the Convention, by the present
Democratic candidate for Governor after he
had received the nomination, would lead us
, to suppose that the world has suffered i'm
menscly by the failure Of the reporters
Of that day to furnish it with full
and complete accounts Of his brilliant
speeches, and statesman like performances
: generally. Had they done there duty, it is
impossible to tell how much Prof. Goodrich
would have been compelled to enlarge his
recent volume, in which he has given us the
most remarkable specimens Of English and
American oratory.
In 1898, he was elected momber of the
26th Congress, and, two years afterward, O
! member of the 9th, from the ninth District
Z II TO- Al bo
2Sth Congress, but his good genius intend
ing to give him place in Washington, un.
der Mr.. Polk, he was defeated by Elias
Florence. Accordingly, in l845, he wa:
e made second Assistant Postmaster General
t and, the next year, Commissioner of Indian
Affairs. OF course, plain. republican
Wing Administration could find nothing fol
. such a paragon of "Deportmcnt'' to do, ant
n he was, therefore, permitted to return, tc
Ohio, soon after General Taylor went into
: office. In 1850, he was chosen a member
= Of the Constitutional Convention, and tha
s body, with the sagaoity that always charac
3 terized its proceedings, was not slow to a
!, vail itself of its privileges by electing it
II most Turveydropish member, its President
: The grace, nmiablity, good nature and dig
nifty, as Flunkeydom delights to call a Ger
tain empty and solemn manner--dsplaye
! by him while in that position, we're deeme,
:. worthy Of all praise by the general gender
4 which is SO easily imposed upon by ever,
. vain and shallow appearance. At the frs
. election, held after the adoption of the pres
d ent Constitution, he was elected Lieutenan
d Governor, which Office he now fills.
. Having run through this long and oficiu
career-long for SO ordinary man-Ml
Y, Medill now presents himself,and is present
4 cd by his. party, TO the people of Ohio as
: candidate for Governor. For this conduc
:, 70 on his part, and that Of his political friend.
1t we find some pnlliation in the intrinsic ia
al significance of the place to which he as
pires; but still, as the Office hasa commanc
ing title, and however restricted il may il
Is reality be, passes, outside of our State, for
le post Of some influence, power and honor,
DO should, therefore, be filed by one who couI
i give it the dignity and characterit shoul
y possess in itself. The Governor should dig
Nifty the office, il the Office does not dignii
4, the Governor: but we are greatly inclined
$: doubt whether the Turveydrop style Of "Dt
at pertinent" will be quite able to accomplis
1g this.
he But,we are not disposed to be captious,an
! will therefore cheerfully admit that Mr.. Nj
dill is fully equal to the performance Of on
[r. Of the gubernatoral duties, to wit, the sigr
j. ing of notarial commissions. We mu
be stop here, however; for we cannot consel