Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-02
Cox~eRrssloNAL asa RATIoNs.--We loan

CONGRESSIONAL AsPI RATIoNs We learn
from the las; number Of the SqrinafeM Re
| public that brother S4xros. O. the. UrBana
cit:=ea, charges hat all the Republican ed
isors Q; Ills district are aspirants for Con
gressional honors in October next We
have 10, seen lie number Ct he CITIZEN
rom which the Republic quotes, bat it seems
its editor is not in the field. and as Mr.. FREr
also enters a very positive disclaimer for him
self, and Mr. HAatLrox, ef the -Haryso5IIe
ffi5une. has followed suit. The list is already
50 seriously diminished by The r~az=elag pro-
cess that, lest il should entirely disappear,
we feel half il.cIiued, in order 10 maintain
the ho1ar AID dignity Of the profession. 10
assume oufself pae entire weight of the i'm
putalivn-es2ecialIy as We are firm in our
convictions that. however p-esumptueus 1t
may appear 70 ayow il, a state cf affairs
might possibly exjs, in waich an ediicr coa.d
with as much prePrie1y as those OF Other cali
iags aspire to sac1 henOrs. But such course
we are fully conscious would sorely distress
cur very worthy taoash modest and retiring
brethren Of the western counties. whose coed
opinion We are anKlous TO merit and retain
Consequently patriotism aust yield to pro
Esriety, ami We are constrained TO declare
that we kau~ Of no editor ia tAis part of the
district whose "ConsressiouaI aspirations
are Of Il nature sufficiently ardent 10 seri-
oesiy disturb his own cqaauiaaisy, annoy
his neighbors all political associates. or
likely To beget in him a very strong desire.
much less lapel 10 efforts to supplaut tl.e
present worthy incumbent. il be desires to.
retain ihe place, as &c Peraums it is geaer-
ally understood hc DOES.
The edit, o. The Republic claims to be a
~aEp friend Of EIr. S, which is all very well;
but we are Inclined to doubt whether he is
entitled to any particular pre-eninepce III
that respect over his editorial brelEern OF tie
district. III csc Of iEie eastern division includ-
ed. II is doubtless his privilege also to ex-
press his Deutiiuents in decided terms-bGt
We are Clearly OF The opinion that The inter
ests Of 3Ir. s. aeGot demand, nor could L
desire 10 pFetaotc harmony Of action and pre-
seeye a good understanding throughout the
district suggest, an exhibition Of spirit and
temper sucn as eharacterizes The article Sc
TERED 10. We do mol know how many, it
any, candidates besides Dir. Stanton there
now are CT may hereafter be in the field
but we d. know that Two very respectable
ana competent gentlemen in Union county,
three Or luur in this county, and TWO or more
n Clark, have occasionally been named ia
sonaeetion with the office. If aEy one or
al of them desire 50 become candidates, it is
ahsir nndoubted right; OF if pa Eifallriendss see
st 10 suggest iheal as such, it is their FEiy-
ilege SO 10 do-tut we submit that neither
being in realty a candidate, or merely talk
ed ei as such by others, atfords 10 the Re-
pnhlic or any other RePuollcan journal a
warrant ter iuduIgiug in Language which un-
der the Circumstances may justly be regard-
cd as personally offensive if not grossly in
=ul4iag to each aud ali OF them.