M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-09-02
@aIititaL lalatters.

NelsOnville Congressional Convention
---BOrland Defeated by the TreacherI
of the Fairfield Delegates!---Van VOr'
hes, Rabid Black Republican, Nom
inated!!
Happening at Nelsonville on las
Tuesday, we were permitted, by the
unanimous consent Of the Republic al
Congressional Convention, to occu py
q seat as reporter.
The organization was effected by
appointing Judge Heckart, of Meigs
county, Chairman, and G. II. Groven.
or Of Athens, and F. A. B. Simpkins
of Hooking, Secretaries.
On motion, a committee on creden-
tials were appointed, and reported the
different counties entitled to the fol.
lowing number Of votes: Fairfield
21, Athens %, Meigs %, Perry IS,
Hooking u, Vinton 8, making to.
tai Of 104.
A motion was made that each coun
ty should cast its whole vote upon a
single ballot, which elected consider.
able angry sparring upon the part Of
those who wished to play the traitor
without the possibility of detection,
and those who wished to report :heir
counties manfully and openly. Fair
field and Meigs delegates were very
anxious that each delegate should cast
his own ballot, and that the votes of
the different counties should be well
mixed before counted, so that they
might vote Sneabingly and be able
to report themselves to suit their con-
stituency.
Candidates presented: N. II. Van
Vorhes of Athens CO., Chas. Borlard
of Fairfield, and @. B. Culver OF
Hooking.
Now we come to the treachery of
the Fairfield delegation. 1t is well
known that among them were the
most ultra abolitionists. Previous to
the meeting of the Convention they
had been vigilant in their efforts to
impress upon the minds of the dele
gates that Mr.. Borland was a d-n
Know Nothing, and as such unworthy
the support Of Black Republicans
In order then to head him off, Mr..
Larimer, previous to the first ballot,
offered q resolution, that committee
be appointed by the Chair to wait up
on the candidates and get their pledge
to support the one idea negrO.eQaa2i-
ty doctrine, and to sustain the nomi-
nee. A gentleman from Meigs op-
posed asking pledges from Republi-
cars. Judge Shaw also opposed ask
ing pledges from Republicans =
Plants Of Meigs, Borland man, said
it was free country! and he claimed
the right, as a free Amerioan 0itisen,
to vote for who he pleased. Larimer
again urged his motion to get Borland
pledged. He desired to nominate
such an one as would stand up for
their abolition principle and meet the
SlaUe.democracy. But the resolution
was voted down, ard rumor says had
it not been, there would have been a
horrible 'rattling among the dry bones
in the Convention.
FIRST BALLOT.
N. II. Van Worries, 33; Q. Borland,
%; @. B. Culver, 90; 7. r. Stanley,
13; E, Plants, 8; and blanks 8.
Plants here remarked that Mr..
Horton was Such q good man and that
he knew him 80 we'll that he would
take the liberty of saying that he
( (Horton) would accept the nomina-
tion if his friends couldn't get along
acjth0W linn. This created a futter-
ing of hearts among the several aspi-
rants.
Borland having been advised of the
course of the Fairfield delegation came
into the convention and said that a
motion (alluding to Larimer's resolu-
tion) had been made not unexpected
to him, and which induced him to
withdraw his name. He offered his
thanks for the honor done him on the
first ballot, and said emphatically
that it agas all he asked of THAT con-
gentiOn!
Stanley, of Vinton, who received
13 votes, said it was entirely unexpec-
ted, that bis county hadn't did it, and
that he withdrew his name. A Re-
publican whispered over my shoulder
TO write that down not so!
SECOND BALLOT.
Van Vorhes Al, Borland 1, Culver
80. Plants 10, Horton 3, blank g..
! The Chairman said he felt author
lied to say that Horton would not ac-
cept the nomination. Plants said
that no man had a right to withdraw
Hort0n's name, that that convention
could call upon any Republican to
serve them, and Horton would accept
Iif nominated. A voice-does the gen.
tleman speak advisedly. Plants re-
piled: | speak adUiSedly and by a't-
Mordty!! Ha ha! But didn't the
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