The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-09-02
Fight IN the Republican Camp-The
Combat Deepens-Senator Hamilton
Enters the Ring. .s,i

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Tho fight among the Republicans ID
progressing in 6ne style. Cincinnati has
been fighting SOLITARY and alone " on the
side Of the rebellion. but others are be.
ginning to Join the rebels. G. s. HAM.
IroN. editor of the Marysville Tribune,
in Union county. and leading Repu5li-
can member Of the late State Senate, with
his coat of and sleeves rolled up pitches
into the ring. He strikes right and left
with the nost approved science" always
hitting in the right place. Read the fol-
lowing from the last number of his paper.
In the last paragraph he draws picture
Of his party almost equal to nature. 4
"Mr. BIickensderfer is the nominee for
the Board Of Public Works. He ia now
a member of the Board We are person
ally acquainted with him and without i'm
peaching his honesty it is enough for us
to know that when Steadman and Girls.
world let the repairs Of the Public Works,
which is the very worst official act ever
done by them, Mr.. Blickensderfer record.
ed his vote with theirs in favor of letting
the contracts, and as we should not sup
port either Of them we shall not support
him. It may be that he was honest in it
and all the others acted the rascal, but we
shall not attempt to make the people be-
lieve any such thing. The Republican
press with great unanimity and the Repuh-
lican party. with equal unanimity, has
condemned them, and now they must op.
pose and defeat Mr.. Blickensderfer OF they
give the lie to their oft repeated declara-
tions. Knowing as we do, the power Of
the canal influence, having seen it almost
dictate laws to the General Assembly, we
are net at all surprised that it has con-
trolled the Republican Convention and
forced it's candidate upon the party. The
only course now left to save the claims of
the party to honesty is to refuse utterly to
ratify his nomination, and give him an
overwhelming defeat-regardless Of con.
sequences. And this work should be set
about at once, the press and those who
assume to lead the party should speak out
and let the people see that though Ham.
lin and his gang may by fraud nominate
candidates they cannot make the people
elect them. If this be not done and done
promptly too, there is great danger Of the
defeat Of the entire ticket.
Milton SutlifIe is the candidate for
Supreme Judge. He is an old bachelor,
and was formerly Democrat. He is rep
resented as sound lawyer and man of
pure character. The Yankees from the.
Reserve agree in making him ,he great
lawyer Of the State, but we have seen
enough Of Reserve great men to find it
very safe to abate largely from their esti.
mate Of their own great men. They all
seem to be impressed with the notion, that
when each Of them was made, their maker
stopped everything else and gave his ex-
elusive attention to them. .,s f.s5
We know that set of roaring patriots
think the great missien of the Republican
party Is to resist the aggression of slave
power, and they seem to attach little i'm.
portance to such smsll matters as guarding
the people against home plunderers. They
think to carry the Republican party into
power BY forcing ont foods Of pathetic
eloquence abou. Kansas, Dred Scott and
Habeas Corpus. Poor fools thst they
are, to attempt to make the people believe
that party that quails before Hamlin
and his, trained band Of plunderers. and.
mate peace with them BY sacrificing iss
integrity and doing the dirty wo.k be re-.
quires 1t to dos to be regarded "a. the
champion Of Liberty. Ualess it demon
strates its honesty and its courage, by
shaking of the plunderers who have thrown
themselves across its neck NO good can he
expected Of it. it l,t, .l.ss.ie
Put it to them, Hamiltos; you wassiB
their Legislature and speak from ex.'
perience.
The Cincinnati Enquirer.