The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-06-13
Great Senatorial Z. N. Conven-
ton at Flushing. Belmont
County, Ohio. a

tlon at Elusning. Belmont
County, Ohio.
On Tuesday last, a convention vas held
in Flushing, by the presidents Of the differ
ent councils of Harrison and Belmont cOun-
ties, for the purpose Of secretly nominating
a candidate for Senator from this district, to
be palmed off on the anti Nebraska conven-
ton. It will be seen that the snti.Nebras
convention, is Just to 60 through the form
of renomiuating the know nothings that
have been heretofore nominated by the dit-
ferent councils. The convention was not as
harmonious as it might have BEEN
Harrison county cOntended strongly for her
right to the candidate, and Belmont equal
ly as strong. Belmont wished to have
nothing to do with forestalling the anti
Nebraska convention, in fact to have moth
ing to do with it at all, and to depend on
their own order for success. The excite
ment was getting pretyhigh, when Mr. Hatton
arose and addressed the meeting. He said,
belonging as he Gid to both parties, he tho't
he ought to know what was the best policy
that if they coull only amicably agree
on the man here to day, that he would see
to pulling the wool over the eyes OF the re-
publicans Of his county in the anti. Nebraska.
senatorial convention. He said they mus
not be too conscientious about the means -
that unless they adopted his plan, he Wa:
certain know nothingism must be ignomini
ously defeated. But the members from
Belmont were not satisfied with this argu
ment, and the excitement still continued.
When MIR. WOODBURY., President Of the
Jefferson council, Harrison County, late o
Chester Parish. England, arose and ad
dressed the meeting. as follows:
Brethren Of the mystic tie. | am no hor
ator but seeing that there is likely to be
blow hup, l think it my duty to speak
The question is, who's TO be the Sinator?-
Now consider it calmly, with an eye singh
70 the good of hour gallant institutions
Gintlcmen, remember hour principles ''ha
mericans must rule hameriea." That's on
step; the Sinitor must be han hamerican.-
Now shall he be a Belmonter or an Arrison
ian? My voice is for .ArrlSon county. Bel
mont had the last Sinitor, and hits hou
turn now. that's two steps. Now what feI
Ter from 'Arrison shall he be? Giners
Warfel has been talked on, but gentleme
I'm opposed to generals; besides there's n
sar;enty hin the gine:al, he is hairy thin:
and heveryting for the sake of hofice. NJ
voice is for J. S. Thomas of Cadiz, he is n
hdice seeker, but we'll thrust it upon him
That'sthree steps. Now the Mkt questio
is, shall NE nominate him secretly now, an
then call a haiti Ne braska convent or an
ave him hopenIy dominated by that too?-
You Belmont tellers rs ~hopposed TO a hant
Nebraska convention. You say let hamer
cans elect their own candidates. But l.
i for the hantl Nebraska convention, you 81
hit will catch the houtsiders, I'm for polio
e | fully concur hin the heloquent remarl
n on that point just made by my brother, NJ
e Alton heditor of the Gadiz Republican, ar
president pro TEN. of the Cadiz Council; |
d say edo it right here ond hill make it hi
le right in the hanti- Nebraska convention; hi
publish the call lin a few weeks" No
Iy gintlemen, them's my views in bsief-I 'OI
e. you are pleased with them. Let there
armony of haction, and victory will >crov
of hour h~efforts, Pm done on the Sinator que
re ton. l would Just say by the way of pa
xt enthesis, that ham myself no hofice see
ir er. don't want to be SHERIFF; but if Il
hAmericaDs Of Arrison county, will ma
S. ME sheriff, l cant have the art to refuse.
IL | ham Railways ready to yield my priva
'appiness for the good of hamertcaa hinsi
t~uiions. "Hamcricans must rule hamel
ca."
Mr.. Woodbura took his seat amid thu
ders Of applause from the Harrison couu
- delegation. But soon the effect Of his ell
" quence died away, and all was confusion
gain. Some of the Belmonters wanted
- - know whether The gentleman's use OF L
. Letter III" was a mere ar ificial defect
his utterance, or whether he inherited it
B." birth. They thought the maxim that "h
mericans must rule hamerica-' did not iina
well with the gentleman's pronunciation.-
. Then followed a hurried exploration, in t
the confusion Of the moment about scRATo
ING the ritual DC, which did not. seem
4 please the Bslmonters very much. IT
convention had liked to have broken up
a kind Of a row, when the Harrison deleQ
ton said that they wore determined, som
thing mast be done.
AT this poiat, Mr.. Hltton again arc
G with woful yisage, and said:
Gentlemen in the eloquent language
n my friend the President OF the Jeffersc
Council, | say there must be harmony Of 4
! ton. if WI wish victory to crown our effor
Gentlemen it grieves me to the very soul
5 witness this distraction. Can it bs tha: GA
y bound brothers will behave so? Gentleme
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