True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-16


hold the doctrine that the Constitution Of
the United States carries and sanctions
Slavery wherever il extends.
When the locofocos adopted these dog.
mas, he left the party, and believing them
to be wrong, he says, so, like an honest
man.
The Editor Of the Union unwiltiugly
places the Judge in the most enviable
light an honorable man could desire. He
stands by the Unions own showing, upon
the lofty vantage, ground of man boldly
uttering the honest convictions Of his
mind, uninAuenced by the hope ofreward,
acting in concert with party because he
approves Of their principles, when he
knows that he never can receive an Office
at their hands.
This is doubtless considered great
offence in the eyes of all political trim.
mers. They think to advocate a cause
however just and meriIorious, when you
know it wont pay, is great political blum
der, and disqualification for holding of.
fee in the Democratic ranks. They seem
TO think, that 10 be worthy Of any consid-
Grafton among politicians man must love
the loaves and 6shes-he must become
an office hunter for the pure love he has
for The spoiis Of Office. To support a
party for the sake OF its principles, when
they wont give you an Office why the
thought is ridiculous ;-or as the Union
has it: "His Judge Wardons) bilterest
enemies could not desire him consigned
10 a position Of deeper degradation"
Now hear the Editor again eulogizing
a "simon pure" democrat whom the par.
ty has always delighted TO honor. In a
"puff" upon the eminent qualifications
of "James Mckinney, ESQ., the demo.
cratic candidate for Senator, he says "he
has been Justice of tbe Peace, Mayor,
&c., for more than twenty years." che is
a"neuer firing" democrat. "Just the man
we want in the Senate" A manwho has
been in Office "fOr t'centy gears" may
well be called 'never firing democrat,
but we doubt very much whether he is
really "the man the people want in the
Senate"
We may expect 10 hear next that
Judge Sutherland is another "neUer tir.
ing democrat" because he has always
been laboring faithfully for Office, and has
now been Probate Judge for sic gears
withOm any intermiSsiOn. Such an ar
gument would be very gratifying to the
Judge, but not quite SO grateful 10 the
feelings,and views ofa disappointed oppo-
nent for the nomination. What can be
said for Mr.. Kells, the candidate for
Treasurer. The ercuse for him will, per-
haps be, that he is young and may turn
out 10 be as neuer firing as any of his
older brethern have been. One thing is
quite clear, the Convention, very decided
ly discarded all of his opponents for the
nomination scho had grO'cn gray in the
ranks of democracy, without showing
any of their "never firing" office holding
qualities. Have these men been thirty
years in the service of the party without
ever holding an Office Of profit ? Set
them aside, they are too old to learn to
be "nerer firing"
Well, well, if the Union has nothing
worse to say of Judge Warden than that
he is advocating the principles of party
who wont give him Office we must not
complain. But then if certain defeated
candidates should happen to apply the
Unions denunciation 10 themselves
there are several Of the best men in the
democratic party who might, with great
propriety refuse to work any longer in the
traces, for party which has shown de-
termination never to vote for them, for
any portion of trust and profit