The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-02
Ohio Congressmen,

w nat klnQ OF democrats nave the Ohlo
Democracy in Congress? Wewould like
to know; for without Knowing we cannot
for our soul, account for the miserable,
yea, damnable appointments made from
our State. Does Pierce appoint men with
out some recommendation or slight
knowledge of them9 It would appear so
from some Of the appointments lately
made; r else our members Of the House
are crazy in their recommendations for
one half of the persons who have re-
ccived, and are still receiving appoint
Henss are Wings, or most wretched milk
and water Democrats.
The editor of the Ohio Patriot, who is
in Washington, in speaking of an appoint
ment lately made, says. "among the re-
cent appointments made by the powers
that be is that of Thos. Rainey, of Ohio.
Consul to Bolivia. This Rainey, besides
being natural fool and a fit subject for
the Lunatic Asylum, is an out-and-out
Federal Wing. He published Scott
campaign paper at Cincinnati during the
late Campaign, This appointment is a
burning shame--a glaring insult to the
Democracy of Ohio. There are other
appointments previously made for Ohio
bad enough in all conscience, but this last
the appointment of renegade Whig,
caps climax, adds ''insult to injury"
Now, who are to blame for this miser-
able selection? Can any one tell?
Here again, we extract from the same
editors letter, another of the same kind,
and how to justify the Democratic mem
bers in these matters, we are unable to-
explain. Why, this Congressional Dis
trict contains lots of good and tried Dem
ocrats, as capable to fill the stations held
by Raincy and Whittlesey as they dare
be; and why not appoint them? We are
opposed to all hypocritical canting on the
part of our members, and will say, if they
do not like to take the responsibility of
recommending good and working dem
ocrats to the favor of the President, gen
tlemen, come home, and 'by the eter-
nal, !" we can send men who will stand
up for our rights as party But let us
call attention to the extract:
1--WE were surprised to learn that there
are yet hundreds of Wings retained in
Office in this city, many of them holding
the most lucrative positions. That chief
of sinners-that old blue-light Federal
Whig-Elisha Whtttlesey, of Ohio, who
shouted SO Justify over the success OF
British arms in 1912, is among the num-
Der. We think the Ohio delegation Con-
gress will be direlect to duty if they dc
not pre-emptorily demand the removal oi
this old Federalist. It should have been
done before this-it is not yet too late. Il
Ohio cannot furnish a Democrat compe,
tent to fill his place, let it be given to q
wsrthy Democrat from some other State
But it is gross insult to the Democracy
of Ohio to say that out of her one hun.
dred and sixty thousand voters, there is
no one capable of filling subordinate po
sition such as that now occupied by Elisha
Whittlesey, in the Treasury Department
We maintain, that if Democratic Ad
ministration is not competent to manage
the affairs of the government withou
calling to its aid the assistance of Fedora
Wings, it should disband--yield its pow
er into the hands that gave it,
We would recommend seriously thes
matters to the Democratic editors of Ohio
and believe that by fearless exposure from
this source, change may be wrought.