The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-03-17
Examination Of Teachers /.
! UNITED STATES sE.NATlO,RIl..

March is. s54. t5g6a School Examiners.
UNITED STATES SENATOR. f +.
The fifth caucus Of the Democratic
members. Of the Legislature met on Fri>.
day evening, March Sd, and nominated,
on the 10Th ballot, GEoReE E. PUsH, Of
Hamilton. sHfe9 sl,s
Previous to balloting the following lel>
Ter, from Col. Allen, was read to the
Convention: wv
TO The Democratic Members of the Gen
eraI Assembly:
GESTLEMEN: Willing, as / have ever
boen, 10 make any personal sacrifice 70
promote the harmony and success Of the
Democratic party, and believing tia; it's
only by Withdrawal Of some Of the can
didaies now in the field, that an end can
be put to- the long sustained contest for
Senator, l Internationally withdraw my
name. To those OF you who have given
me your support, Iiender my earnest
thanks and the assurance Of my abiding
gratilude--io AL Of you, my best wishes
Tor your happiness and prosperity.
] am, gentlemen, NEST respectfully,
your obedient servant, s II
ga M ,s w. ALLEN.
Columbus, Friday Morning, March 3.
The Ohio State Democrat says: a5ll
nWhen the result vas announced, a
committee was forthwith appointed 10
wal, upon Mr.. PUGn and the other can>
didates who had been balloied for during
the contest, and request their attendance
at The Convention. So lt" ~
"Mr. PreH soon appeared, and was
received with loud acclamaiions. lie
returned his thanks for the distinguished
honor that had been conferred upon him
in a few spirited and well-chosen remarks,
which could not have been rendered
more appropriate or bei:ting the OCCASION,
had he bestowed upon ihem THE labor Of
months. ss3as s. 'tt," 5''le
"After Mr.. Pugh had concluded, Col.
Allen was loudly called for. OIiio's tall
ex-Senaion never acquitted himself more
cfedfiably, nor never commanded more
hearty or enthusiastic applause from bis
auditory. He indorsed and commended
tile choice iha, had been made, as one
thai would II feet honor upon the State
and restore Ohio 10 the position which
her intelligence, hernumbers, and Dem
ocraiic character entitled her 10 occupy.
awe heartily congratulate the Demos
cracy Of Ohio upon this suspicious terms
ination Of proiracted and exciting con-
test. The nomination Of George E. Pugb
will be received with high satisfaction by
the Democracy Of the whole State. But
few, SO young in years, las attained so
high "a rank and SO commanding an in
fuence. aH-i ia REX
"As a patriot, he has been tested in
Mexico, where, during the late war, he
commanded one OF Ohio's companies
As a lawyer, for his age, he has no
superior-as an orator, scarce an equal
in the West. a
"But il is not for his high talents nor
his services 10 the "len:ed field" that lie
was nominated, or that will cause the
great Democratic heart of Ohio TO throb
with gladness and graduation; bu. il is
because of his Democratic principles,
firm as the seven hills, which he has ever
maintained by his votes, his counsels aud
bis eloquence.
"a finer representative Of the radical
progressive Democracy Of Ohio could moi
well be found. Allied to no faciion--
bound to no clique-he will, ably and
faithfully, represent tie whole party, and
no'par, or fragment hereof" 9aa