The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-02-25
The Ohio state Journal upousenas
rSiFisEF6id.

The Ohio State Journal (Black Republican,
contains one Of the most scathing articles We
have lately read, devoted principally to Senator
Griswold, (Black Repubhcan.)
The cause Of the controversy Is stated in the
following extract from the Journals article:
'THE INsoLENcE OF OFFICE"
On Tuesday evening, the Republican members
Of the Ohio Legislature held caucus The
subject discussed, as we understand, was the
policy which should be pursued in regSrd to the
Canal contracts. A portion Of the members IA
vored their reputation, another portion favored
legal proceedings.
( We have been well informed by gentlemen
who were present, that among those who took
ground in favor Of reputation was Hiram
Griswold, a Senator from the Cuyahoga district.
With his opinions upon that subject we have
nothing to do, but we understand that among
the arguments used by him was gross and
cowardly attack upon the Ohio State Journal,
and its editors, accusing it and them of having
been bought up by the Canal contractors, and
other charges equally offensive.
Yesterday forenoon we addressed the follow
ihgnote to Mr. Griswold.
JOURNAL OFFICE, Feb. is, 1857.
Hon. HIRAM GRIswoLD:
Sir:--I understand that in the Republican
caucus last evening, you stated in distinct terms
that the Ohio State Journal had been bought by
the canal Contractors, and that the editor was
also bought ep, and that nothing could appear
in that paper that the contractors did not agree
should go in, or words 10 that effect.
Presuming that you would not state delib
crate falsehood, or wrong man without just
cause, demand of you either retraetion of the
calumny, Or proof of your assertiohs
Respectfully yours,
VIM SCHOULER,
Elitorof Ohio State Journal.
To which we received the following reply il
the afternoon:
SENATE CHAMBER, Feb. 18, '56.
WILLIAM SCHouLER, Eso.-Sir. have recei
we'd and herewith return your letter Just handed
me. Whenever you will send one proper eithe
for gentleman to write or another to receive
you can be informed correctly as to what / die
say in the Republican caucus last evening, in re
lation to the Ohio State journal.
Yours respectfully,
II. GRISWOLD.
We shall not bemean ourselves with a fur
ther correspondence with q secret slanderei
about the etiquette involved in the case. A charge
mas been made IN secret caucus by Senator
kno wing as he did, that the parties accused were
not and could not be present to defend them
selves, and repel his ISLANDERS. We characters
zed in our note his statement with term which
we thought it merited, and now think so. Mr.
Griswold has been here several weeks. We
were mere also. He was Senator: we wer(
editors. He has been honored by the Republi
can party; we had fought its battles, and defen
ded its principles. We have asked no fvors
we have received no favors Our only ambition
was that we might be regarded as men who had
staked what they had and what talents they
possessed in defence of the principles Of a great
party. We have not presumed upon our posi-
tion, but we have wished, in the fierce fights
which we have encountered to be thought well
Of at least by our friends.
Faults there may have been in our course; w
have ever been willing to correct them, >wheI
advised of them; but charge ofknavery, coFiup
purposes, mental slavery, and white bondag,
to a set of canal contractors is7a degradation
Of inFamy to which political opponents neve
assigned us, and which has been left to such Sc
cret, insidious slanderers as Mr.. Griswofd anC
one or two other repudiatng members of tn,
Ohio Legislature, in secret caucus, to affix tt