American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-09-20
ESTABLISHED IN 1925,
Gnr. 1Ieallrs PosltIon.


Gov. Medill is, we believe, a candidate
for reelection. vet for some cause orother.
his name is saldom mentioned In the pa
pcrs.and his qualifications orpolillcaiprnss
cipiss bat li,tis inquired after. The. peof
Die know very litlle Of his poIiicA bisto-
ry, aud seem 10 take it for granted thai be
has no antecedents worth learning In,
this assumption. there is agood deal Of
truth. inasnuch as Governor Mcdill, altho't
he has been much in public life. has al
ways been stupil, negative sorts a man,
and has never made much OF mark any
where. He has always been q strict par.
iizau, and what ever he has done has been
performed by him simply sas an agent OF
his party. without ever taking the trouolS
to enquire for himself whether 1t was
right or wrong. He las no anteeedehtsy
therefore, except such as he has acquired
in common with his paoty. He IS not q
man of mark or distinction in any sense,but
is onlv of a class or herd of such as hlml
sell. His positions in former times not
having been matter Of much importanee
or notoriety. the contrast between thent
and any position he may assume now Us
not so rea lily observed as 1T would be in
the case Of man OF more prominence
/ Gov MediIl is stamping the State. ana
/ he claim. for himselit the credit OF being "
very good anti slavery man, because be
expects to mako votes By 1t. Before he y
permitted to make capital in this way. he
ought to explain TO the people whether or
not he has repented Of the votes he gave,
while in Congress. on the subject Of the
right of petition. We will rehearse these
votes, and claim, that Gov. Medill has no
right to the suffisges Of the people OF Ohio
at all. unless he has repented OF them anu
proclaims that repentance.
lst. lie voted to suspend the rules OF
Congress to euable Mr.. Wise of Virginia.
to offer 4 resolution that the queslionsot
tue reception of all petitions,in relation to
slavery, should be laid OF the table with
!, out any debate or action W whateter;.- -
81. He voted to suspend theruies ior
, the purpose Of adopting a resolution thau
: all petitions in relation to slavery should
| be lad on the table without remark, print
, ing or reference.
81. He voted for the following resoiu-1
ton, which was adopted, and is known as
.Resoipsd. That no petition. memorial
5 resolution. or other paper, praying for the
! abolition of Slavery in the District OF Co
IT lumbia or any State or Territory, or of the
e Slave Trade between the States and Ter
IS ri,ories Of the United States, in which it
ST now cZists, shall be received in this House,
/ or entertained in any way whatever. >
4th. In the memorable contest which
e ensued, of which the venerable j. Q. Ad-
Ie ans was champion for the repeal OF, the
sr Gag Law, Nj. .!Medill voted uniformly a.
II gaihst its repeal
d 5,h. When John B. Weller offered tha
k resolutions prepared by Bolts, of Virginia,
l. censuring Mr.. Adams for presenting Pc
n tition from citizens of Massachusetts on the
Il subject of right of petition, Medill voted
e every time with the prosecutors of the'''otd
&c man eloquent", And finally, when Bolts,
lie the originator of the resolution, tired OF tho
+? contest, moved TO lay the resolution on the
70 table, Medill voted with the minority in
ID the negative, after hjgh-mihded Southern
Y men had become ashamed of the eontro.
Il versy.
N 9th. When Mr. Giddings offered Sc
:, ries of resoluiops to the effect that ''Slaye-
Is Nry being creature OF law. could not ex-
re ist beyond the jurisdiction Of law, and that
5. therefore, it could not be enforced in YES
il sells on the high seas beyond the lurlsdic.
ID diction Of the United States, MedJil voted
n with the South to ccnSure Mr.. Giddings.
be and voted to refuse Mr. Giddings the right
ge to be heard in explanation or defence.dut'
s ing the pendency of the resolution Of cen
er sure.
n. Such are some Of tho antecedents o
VI Gov. Medill, obscure and mean as they are
til Yet he is posted in htnd bills all over th'
IS Estate Of Ohio as the special champion Q
v "Frsedom, Equality, andhe Socere'gnt!
rs of tie people" Some men who are guilt
i'll Of publishing such flaming endorsement
IS of Medill's &erty principles. mag be ex
d. cused or tic grounds of ignorance, an
he because the spirit Of partyisni has blinde
he ;heir understandings. but Medill himsel
ought to know, and does know, that be !
ed and always has been, a most unmitlgate'
doughface, even meaner than Southerncr
want him to be.
aP We. hope the people willweigh the con
10 trast between Mr.. Chase's aniecedents AM
he those Of NIedin. Men who profess to b
md good Republicans, and yet say they woti
:. rather see Medill elected than Chase, cer
a'u tainIy do not know whatsort OF af1nsn Nc
ar, dill has been.-Xenia Neics. az