M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-09-13
lhe honor and Prosperity Of lheir c0un-

IL cehnol be well doubled that all,
nearly all the great progressive meas
ures Of State legislation in Ohio
whetIher for the advancement of popu
lar I Education or the Improvement o
Agriculture and Commerce, were adop
ted when Wings were the dominan
party. In these great measures W
WorI sed harmonioasly; nor could | ev
er sec any real grouOdlspr dissensioI
awo lg US. But the Wing party wa,
destj ned to be overthrown; and it wa,
over brown by two leading acts, tn,
lirst 'pi folly, tie second OF wickedness
! e6gst act 70 which refer va
the illl,jndged "cdreat" OF Eve Of ii,
Whig delegates to the Philadelphia
20 hyention against the nomination oil
Zachary Taylor for the Presidency
fhe ground on which the "caveat'i
was entered was, that lie was a South.
ern man, aud would favor the exten.
sion oil slavery in the new territories.
Time proved that these apprehensions
were false. Time proved that he was
the steady, unwavoring friend of free
Territory. Time brought those who
protested against his nomination to re.
Pentance, but their repentance was too
late TO cure the mischief. Already
Northern Ohio had been anxiously can
vassed. Every Wing who leaned to>
ward abolitionism had been sounded,
aud every feeling against slavery
strengthened and made more bitter; all
the while the promise being held out
that Judge Mclean, or some other
moderate whig, would yet be brought
out as Free Soil candidate for the
Presidency: for at that time, as now,
there was but one opinion among the
Wings on this question. The Wings
oil Ohio were then, are now, and |
trust ever will be opposed to the ex.
tension Of slavery over one acre o.
bu 6lfiaio Convention came
and did they give us? Mari
Van Buren,; and without control, heo 4
long, Northern OHIO ran after him -
THIS only gave the State of Ohio n
the Democratic candidate; but it did
what was far worse for us. II occa,
stoned chickering's and bad feeling be
tween those WHO had worked toeethe,
as band Of brothers. II tended tc
stir Southern Ohio, which unnrinci.
Piled demagogues had so long latored
to stir up between the Northern and
Southern Sections of the Union.
The second act to which refer was
the corrupt bargain, BY which Mr..
Chase and his two friends sold the DO.
litical power OF the State to the Loco.
ocos tor a seat in the Senate,
| At the session Of 1918, the Leo>
islature Of Ohio, the Wings being in
the majority, passed an appointment,
ae., BY which Hamilton county was
divided into two districts. Under thi,
ACT, in the fall of ls4s, Judge Spen.
Ger and Mr.. Runyan, two Wings, were
elected in the city district. The seat.
were contested by Messrs. .Pnph and
Pierce, who had been voted for as 4
no appointmen. had been made,
and q question of constitutional law
arose, whether this appointment ac-
was constitutional or unconstitutional,
If the act was constitutional, and the
county Of Hamilton lawfully divided,
Spencer aud Runyan had an undob,ed
right to the disputed seats. This
would have given the Wings, on joint
ballot, a clear majority over the Demo-
Gratis OF four, and Of two over the
Democrats and Free Soilers nut to.
gether.. So the parties stood before
the House Of Representatives was Or
gsnized. a, g. -. 4a n.al. ..s
At this Mich of time, Mr.. Chase.
who had made so many speeches
against the sin of buying and seeIine
men, came into market with two men
to drive bargains for a seat in the Uni.
ted States Senate. In speaking oI
these Jobs, | do not mean to indulge in
the bitterness of denuncia.ion to be
found in the Ohio State Journal, the
Cincinnati Gazette, the Cleveland
Herald, and other respectable Whip
Ipapers Of that day. But may be al.
lowed single comment. Ii wha
they then said Of Mr.. Chase and hi.
bargain was false, they ought to have
been indicted Tor publishing libels.-
II what they said was true, they ought
now to be ashamed to advocate bis
ELECTION. Democratic politicians,
hard as their cheek was, we're ashamed
of these bargains in every part of the
State; and the people at large condemn.
ed them as outrageously corrupt -
Nothing but the severeSt outside pres.
sure could have forced the Democrats
into them. There was the influence
OF Hamilton county, clamoring for the
disputed seats, and demanding the re-
pealof the apportlonment act. There
were the numerous candidates for
Judgeships and Associate Judseships,
and there were the candidates for the
Rosrd of Public Works, and other
profitable employments--all anxious
for place and power. And above all,
and more than all !, there was MIR. Me-
dsry,a a candidate Tor the State Print.
ino making his marty heliaua fret