The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-02-18
OUR PROSPECTS,, AND WHAT
THEY SAY OF Us, AT HOME AND
ABROAD.

friends, since we resumed charge of this
paper, with evidences of kindness and
promises of an increased support, which
fully realize all that we had hoped. There
are scores of our old subscribers and
friends, yet residing in the county,
whose names do not now appear up
on the books. With all such, we hope
to renew our relations as publisher and
patron. To restore the Democratic
Party of Ashland county to the proud
position it occupied prior to 1854, it
is necessary that we be placed in direct
communication with the whole Demo
crazy. In order to enable US to do
this, we must have the aid and CO.
operation of every friend of the Demo
twice what it is, and this and moro can
be effected, if every subscriber, inter
ested in the success of the Democratic
cause, will lend his aid in adding at least
one good responsible name to our list.
Some have already done more than this.
One old and well-tried friend has pledged
himself to add at least taceutu from his
township and from all quarters we have
evidences fatteriDg to our personal sue
cess, and to the future prospects of the
Democratic party. 1t must be borne in
mind that the firm establishment of
the Democratic ascendancy in this coun-
ty, depends in a great measure upon a
press untrammeled by pecuniary en-
barrassment. It is, therefore, a PUBLIC
DUTY which every friend to Democratic
principles owes the party, to give his aid
In support of the press.
But we had intended to merely in
troduce a few random greetings from our
contemporaries of both parties. We COM
mence with the welcome extended to us
by our nearest neighbor, whom We know
to be a gentleman, and with whom we
desire to stand right upon all points of
personal and editorial comfy, but whose
fiery p~artisanship will not permit him to
see that any good can come put of our
political Nazareth. He thus speaks for
himself:
EDITORIAL CAANGE.-The Union of
last week contains the salutatory of H.
> S. Knapp, Esq who has purchased the
establishment. Mr.. Knapp is well
known here as a former editor of the
!, Union. He retired from that position
- k~l-o aI.--o - +Ho nl.o CAata 49,
crat, at Columbus, and since his connec-
. tion ceased with that journal, has been
editing the Van Vert Constitutions
We welcome Mr.. Knapp back to the
r scene of former successful labors. He
= has the social reputation of being a good
citizen, but as a politician, his editorials,
of last week, prove him to be an ultra
J, partizan. We submit land now that the
d heat of the contest has had time to be.
e come rarifed, we will not be charged
: with Interior motives) whether it does
not throw up a barrier between the argu.
L ment and the truth seeker, to apply to
r a party which carried eleven of the
e Northern States, such epithets as, "our
r colored friends ''colored politicians
" colored brethren" "colored gentle.
MEL, d uJDTlu COmUlldLlUu, u0-
magogues and spoilers" &C., &C.? We
make no charge for the suggestion.
= Mr.. Bushnell ~retires from the paper
4 on account of i'll health. In our pri.
vate intercourse we always found him
. obliging and hope he may live to enjoy
I many years yet of God's merry sunshine
u Now, friend LOCKE, ne submit, in al
y z.-I-. -loAla. - -, oaot Co. ::
view of the sectional verdict of the
6 eleven Northern States of which yor
6 make boast, that we should characteriz,
: the party, which is even now, in the leg
y ~islative halls at Columbus, seeking, BY
= Constitutional amendment, to degrad,
:. the white man by extending to the negro
: the elective neutrality-suspicious. it is no
" fair in us to characterize such a party b.
the notifications and carnations yol
:. have quoted? And again, how will i
=, tally, "Dow that the heat of the contes
u has become rarifed," with the epithet
of Slave Democracy, ""Buck African,
!, " Bully Brooks" &C., &c.?-epithet
WuLCu may uOb DO IOuuu 1 YOUR paper
> but which are rife in the columns @
. your Republican contemporaries. Thos
" missiles which you hurl back at as vii
only do to be cast by such as are withou
" sin-and as for US we plead guilty t
= our proportion of the weaknesses tha
belong to human nature. We mad
only a PARTY, not a personal applicatio
~ of those terms. Please bear this i
u mind.
NEWSPAPER CHANeE.-We see by ii
last Ashland Union that that establish
nt ment has been sold out to Fl. S Knapp WI
formerly had charge of it, We consit
10 er Knapp just about as clever a fello
hs as a locofoco can be, and most cordial
welcome him back to n~ewspaperdom
g this section. To the retiring editor "
to wish all manner of WOost,
IT. Republican.
at ASHLAND UNIoN.-Ws received, tn
nd morning, the first number of the Asl
"a land Union, under the auspices of o,
esteemed friend, 81. s. Knapp, Esq.
is not necessary that we say he has o,
40 best wishes for his success and prosper
ice ty-he knows it well. Good luck
you, old Soldier.-Ohi Salesman.