The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-12-19
From the Cleveland Plaindealer.
S. P. Chase's Position Before the
People,

ted and voted for Salmon p Chase. your
present Governor elect of the State Of Ohio,
let us at this time take careful and delib-
crate view Of the political opinion of Mr..
Chase, as he now stands before the people
Of the State. We are not now Just on the
eve of an election. That is ali over, and
now let us look the past, the present and
what we can of the future, full and hore t.
ly in the face.
Perhaps seven.eights of Mr.. Chase's hon
est supporters are entirely ignorant of a
vastly important vote that Mr. Chase cast
in the Senate of the United States in 1850
But there it stands, in bold relief, on the
records of the Senate, for all to look at; ard
there is not the least doubt but that Mr..
/ Chase would now for the sake of political
popularity, be glad if that damning vote
could be struck from the Senatorial record
But, fellow-clizens, you shall know that
Salmon P. Chase, no longer ago than 1850
in bis place in the United States Senate, de.
liberately cast bis vote to have this glorious
union of States dissolved. We will now
quote from the Congressional documents on
that occasion>
In Senate, Monday. February ii, 1850.
"The first business in order being the un
finished business of Friday morning, viz.
motion to receive petition presented by
Mr.. Hale, praying for the dissolution Of the
Union. Mr. Chase vas entitled to the
floor" Mr. Chase went on to speak in fa-
vor Of receiving the petition. Mr. Web
ster said that ne as quite sorry that his
friend from New Hampshire had presented
any such petition, aud would be quite sur
prised if there would be any votes in the
Senate for receiving it. But the vote was
taken. Yeas-Chase Seward, Hale,-3,
nays-A Gibson, Baldwin, Badger, Bell,
Benton, Berrien, BorIand, Bright, Butler,
Cass, Clark, Clay, Clemens, Corwin, Coop
er, Davis, Dawson, Dayton. DicLenson,
Dodge, of Iowa, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dow
mes, Douglas, Fitch, Foote, Greene, Hous-
ton, Hunter, Jones, King, Mangum, Miller,
Morton, Morris, Penrce Phelps, Rusk. Sc
bastian, Shields, Smith, Spruance, Surgeon,
Fumey, Upham, Underwood. Wales, Wal
ker, Webs er. Whcomb and Yulee-- 5l.--
Congressional Globe of 1849 and 80 vol.
81, part lst, pages 329 to 1888.
Here were Webster, Clay, Corwin, Ben
ton, Cass, and other distinguished states
men Of all political pa. ties, voting against
such damnable petit'on, while $. p. Chase
aad his other two accomp'ices and co work
ers voted in favor of receiving it. And now,
in few days, in the face and e1 1es of these
facts, and host Of others, Mr.. Chase will
stand before our Legislative Assembly and
the people, and take the solemn oath to
support the Constitution of the State Of
Ohio, and the Constitution Of this glorious
Union, which no longer ago than five years
he voted to have dissolved All! fellow
citizens, can we trust ourselves in such
ship Of State, with such kind of balIist?--
We will pause for reply until we again
sac the vote Of the people. UNION.
R=g"During the trial of Baker, for the
murder of Bin Poole, which is not yet con-
cluded, the character of-PooIe has necessa-
rily been developed. 1t is no longer regar-
ded through the luminous haze of glory a
mid which he was buried, with the National
flag about him, but the facts in the case
come ont, and it appears that he WAS one
of the meanest aud most dangerous Of men
"a drunken, quarrelsonne, thoroughly bru-
tai bully. The New York Post says
Steu. Herald, (Fusion.)
Quite number cf witnesses testified to
the brutality and quarrelsome disposition
Of Poole, while Baker was described as a
peaceful and inon'snsive man, one who rath.
er healed quarrels than provoked them -
Poole, or the other hand, appears to have
practiced "gouging," and was utterly mer-
ciless against an enemy.
The court room continues to be crowded,
and the door are consequently besieged by
pei sons anxious to obtain admission. Ba-
ker looks easy and confident. and is atten,
ded by several of his associates. His faith
err, respectable old man, with strongly
marked Welch phvsiognomy, also occupies
a seat near him, and seems deeply irteres-
ted in the proceedings.