The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-07-16
HON. a. l.. CURTIS--lS HE a REN.
EGADE DEMOCRAT!

resentment to such an extent as has
Hon. A. L. Curtis, Probate Judge of
this County, who has discontinued his
paper and also notified US that he should
withdraw the patronage of his Office from
US. Judge Curtis, it will be recollec-
ted, was Chairman of the meeting, and
in our remarks we characterized him as
a renegade Democrat at which his
Honor takes exception, aud withdraws
his patronage from us in the future.
The question at issue, then, is is Judge
Curtis a renegade Democrat? To the
record aud the proof.
Judge Curtis, it will be rccollected,
was the successful candidate for nomi-
nation at the Democratic Primary meet
ings in this County in 1851, for the of
fee of Probate Judge, and was hand
somely elected by the Democracy at the
October election. Ga the goth day of
July, 1851, the Democracy of Ashland
County held a County Convention in
Ashland, to appoint delegates to a State
Convention of the Democracy, at which
u Platform or declaration of principles
was put forth. A Committee on reso-
%lutions was appointed, viz: Ii. WINBIG-
LER, Esq, Col. JOHN BERRY, D. BRrrE,
Esq, G. W. Bull, Esq, and A. L
CURTIS, Esq. 1t seems from the
printed proceedings-to be found in the
Ohio Union of July so, l85l-that
Judge Curtis, although not Chairman
of the Committee, made the report.
But two of the resolutions have any
thing to do with the question at issue,
and We give them ve1batins as reported
by Judge CURTIS and adopted by the
Convention:
"ReSolrcd, That the Democratic par
~ is the only National Party, and that
its bond of union and nationality consists
in a recognition Of the SOVEREIGNTY Of
the pc0pie Of the States and TERRI
TORIES OCer their olc2l nluAicipGk aE
fairs.
"ResOlccd, That the interest and vel.
fare of our own race in the State Of
Ohio, are paramount aud legitimate OBJ
jects of our concern; anil that ne hare
NO RESPONSIBILITY OR IN
TEREST az tire existence or duration If
negro slarery an any other State Or
TERRITORY"
On this Platform, framed By himself,
Judge Curtis went into the canvas as
the Democratic candidate for Probate
Judge, and was elected on bis own Plat
form. These resolutions it will be seen,
are even more. ultra on the subject Of
Slavery than is the present National
Platform of the Democracy, which Judge
CURTIS is daily in the habit of denounc-
ing in unmeasured terms. The resolu-
tons endorse the great principle of pop
ular sovereignty as embraced in the Ne
braska Bill to the fullest extent, aud
are as opposite to the Black Republi-
can Sectional Platform on which Judge
Curtis now stands, as night is from day.
These resolutions are the declared SEN
of the Democratic party in this
County at this time, no resolution re-
them or in any way conflicting
with their letter and spirit, having been
passed at any convention Of the party
that time. Judge CURTIS has de-
liberately stepped off of his own Platform
the Platform which he framed for the
Democracy, and which they now sustain.
Is he not, therefore, a renegade Demo-
It may not be amiss also, to examine
certain other points in the history of our
CURTts. He now processes to
left-the Democratic party because
If the passage of the Nebraska Bill.
But let it not be forgotten that he was
'ne Of the members of the Convention
hat re-nominated HARVEY II. JOHNSON
or Congress, was active in procuring
lis denomination, aud voted for him at
he general election, Notwithstanding he
vas everywhere denounced as a Ncbras-
"a Democrat. Nay, he did not scruplc
o accept the regular Democratic uom-
nation for Probate Judge a second time
a 1854, the Nebraska Bill notwith-
standing, and was elected to his present
by Democratic votes, and by
he aid of certain spurious tickets which
ne caused to be circulated. in several
townships, which contained the names of
al the fusion nominees save hat of his
honest competitor, his own name being
instead. And even at the elec-
ton in 1855, he voted the entire Demo
cratic ticket, save the candidate for Gov
rnor. Judge Curtis cannot, therefore,
claim to have been a member of the fu-
sion church until tie late meeting at
he presided-a fit time aud place
to ~repudiate all his former principles
and associations.
1t seems our friend, the Judge, has
determined to give all the patronage of
his Office to the fusion press, notwith-
standing be owes his present position to
the Democracy of this County. As our
paper has twice been Endorsed By the
since it came into our bands,
ne leave the Judge to reconcile his pres
course with his duty to the Demo
cratic party to whom he is indebted for
MS present position. Our object in
this article is not to complain of
The curse ne has seen ct to pursue, but
.aiher TO exnnsa his hynocritical nreten.