Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-30

ceived by far Tho heaviest majority.-
The Journals Of The XXVlih and the
XXVlIlh Congresses show what he did.
IIo was always at the right spot at the
right ,ime. His votes on every measure
Of vital public interest are reconled.-
He voted for the Independent Treasury.
He.voted against the Bankrupt law
His votes are recorded against the two
United States Bank bills, forced through
Congress in direct violation Of repeated
pledges, and which were vetoed By Mr.,
Tyler. He voted against each and oil
Of those scoundrelly bills which pretend
to foster labor by taxingit. His record
is frank, bold, and manly--a very dill
ferent one from that Of his pie.bald oP.
ponents OF 1855, who are so utterly
dead 10 every brave and noble impulse
as 10 exMit in secresy, in darkness, and
IN hnOW'n0fHlWStSW
The Register, with that total disre.
gard for truth which runs through the ar.
ticle, insinuates that Governor MEDiLL
is "betwixt and between sort Of man,
in general" We have reached peri.
cd 10 the political career Of Gov. Mr..
DILL, when he made nobler sacrifice for
the Right, than ever entered into the con.
ception Of all the > StimSOn tribe. from
days Of Noah until now. During the
Congressional canvass Of lsi3, he de.
liberately imperilled his reelection to
Congress. by avowins himself hard
money man. He was defeated. and had
he made the slightest concession on the
currency question, his election would
have been doubly sure. Such a creature
as the editor Of the Register should be
silent concerning men like Medill.-
Thsy Gre above his sphere.
IH4s45, Colonel MediIl was appoint.
ed Commissioner Of Indian Affairs un.
der PrssideH, Polk. His biuerest en-.
emies-even the woe. .begone wight Of the
Register-can not deny that he filled
that important post with credit and use.
fulness. In 1850, he wac without per.
sonal solicitation, chosen a delegate TO
the Ohio Constitutional Convention
When that assembly--the abIest ever
convened in the Stste--met, he was call.
ed to preside over its delberations.-
How he conducted himself during its
long and stormy sessions--how his ser.
vices were esteemed by those TO whom
they were rendered, and who could bes,
appreciate their value, Mr.. SrrxsoS may
learn from the very full Reports, pub
lished oficially,-espccially from the
reported proceedings Of the last day o.
the session. We presume that he, al
present. knows nothing about il.
In 1851, Colonel Medill was chosen
Lieutenant. Governor Of Ohio BY ma.
jority OF 10000 votes. In 1853, he wa.
elected Governor by a plurality tha, be
willered friend and foe. i've have ar
indistinct recollection that Mr.. SriMso,
--who hates office seekers 80 much
was at that ve:y time candidate 70
the Ohio Senate, in q district reliably
whis by more than 1000 majority, and
was beaten by LEWIS ANDERSON to th'
tune of $40 votes Tell it not in Gath
&c., &c.-Oh. how ungrateful thes
pilc Republics are !!
I --And as tho Executive OF Ohio, Gov
Medill has conducted himself with de
gree Of prudence and frmness that shov
him to be emphatically scise ruler.
We challenge RODNEY NJ. SrIxsoN. will
all his maligni,y, to point to one cfcia
Transaction Of Gov. MediIl that does no
fully comport with the station he fills
and The upright, honorable man.
u Mr.. STlxsoN has something TO ga
! about politicians. The style with whic
he has clothed his ideas, shows that the
are clear as mud. There are two sort
} Of politicians:-the self sacrificing, pub
lie spirited man, and the Trimmer. b.
for the philantropic labors Of the forme
mankind had still been barbarians. Bu
for the all.corrupting influence Of tn
latter, the Utopian dream OF Sir Thoms
More would, long since, have become
, reality. That Governor Medill 10 un
: Of those who engage in political pursui
; for the, sake Of pecuniary gain, is absc
lutely not true, as the whole tenor
bis life demonstrates. The as,ute editt
Of the Register ought 10 know that Il
devotion OF time and talents 10 the pu'
lie service does not include the idea
trade. Adopting his pewter'shop n
: tions, we may sci down Fisher Ame
, John Hancock, Samuel Adams. Timot)
| Pitkin, John Marshall, Daniel Webste