Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-05
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should remember that his vote must be in the
ballot-box on Tuesday, the 18th inst, IN order
TO secure the triumphant election of the excel
lent State Ticket opposed to LeeOmPtonism- In
some of the Reserve counties every oPPosInon
vote is net absolutely necessary to defeat the
Locofoco local nominations, but still all should
be polled to make the defeat crushing, and to
discharge duty the Reserve owes to the other
portions Of our great State. A few stay-at-
homes in each Township may endanger the
whole State Ticket, for it must be reeohected
that the vote was so close last year that Tor
time would-be Gov Payne claimed the guber-
material honors. A full vote is victory assured
make 1t sure by getting out all the Republican
voters in your School District and Township.
The State offices to be elected this year are
Supreme Judge, Attorney General, Comptroller
of The Treasury, and Member of the Board OF
Public Works. The Ashtabula SeAtiasi thus
consider. these offices and the eOmPArtive mer-
its of the tickets before the people;
For Supreme Judge, the candidates are VIM
Y. Peck, well known and long tined RePuoll-
can. on whom the people can rely for Just de-
cisions. and the defence of the rights Of cIti-
zens The office is of the first Importance, and
with this Judge, may rest the question wheth-
er free man of Ohio shall have his rights de-
Tended at home or be handed over to the tender
mercies of some Slave State Court. All the
guarantees of personal freedom are involved IN
this vote, and every man, especially every an
ti-slsyery man ought to feel that his duty Is not
done till he has nightly voted Our opponents
have nominated the present incumbent, Judge
Bartly, long and widely known for his subser-
yiency to the Slave interest, and the party sus-
tanning the Dred Scott decision He who
would maintain freedom, will 60 to the polls
and vote for Peck.
The Attorney General is an officer Of scarce
Iy less importance than the Judge, as with him
will rest the prosecution Of all iniractlOns upon
our laws and rights. Our Candidate, e. T.
Wolcott, has proved himself a man for the
place. not only as a consistent and vigllant
friend of free principles, but of the peeunisry
interest of the State His ready disposition OF
the long mooted and vexed canal question alone,
is evidence of his superior ability as lawyer
and officer He is eminentlY qualified, and
long and well tried in the cause Of freedom
Opposed to him is Jesse Durbin Ward, now
called Durbin Ward, an old Whig Office
seeker, who has been distinguished as Tune
server of the meanest kind. He has at one
time been too much of an anti slavery man tc
vote the regular ticket, and at another too pro
slavery to support it. We have known HIM iol
many wears, and have known him as a trouble
some aspirant, governed by no political princi
ples. He has recently sold out to the Buchan
an democracy,-a step of degradation below
the habituaI drinking of bad whisky. Ii ]:
worth all the effort it will take to beat him, t
keep the the interests of the State and her citl
/ zens out Of the hands of such man.
The COMPTROLLER OF THE Treasury is 4 new
Office. It's duties consist in auditing the ac
counts of the Treasury and guarding against
the misapplieation of the money Of the people
1t has been established to operate as check OF
the Treasurer, and TO prevent such losses "a
occurred by Breslin and Gibson. The RePub
licans have nominated for this Office, judge
VIM. B. Thrall, of Columbus, who now hold;
the place by the appointment Of Gov Chase
lie is man of great Probity, Of large exPen
ence in business, good accountant, oi steady
/ habits, upright character and well aequaIntes
with the monetary affairs Of the State lie Il
a sound Republican of course; but his duties
have relation to the purses more than the lib
critics of the people. His opponent Is 5 W
| Gibson, well known loeofoco politician Of the
ultra Buchanan stripe. He is a member of the
present Legislature, who distinguished himself
/ by his bitterness and settled hatred TO every
/ thing that looked like anti-slavery, and violent
opposition to every Republican movement look
| ing to the rights of man, and especially the
unfortunate negro. He is an extreme partizan
whose very life's love is prO-slavery LocofOcO-
ism He may be competent for this Othcei but
he is so much of partizan that he has not
manifested these qualities and all who know
him must be impressed that he would play the
political hack in the office, if elected.
The candidates for Member of the Board OF
Public Works are both citizens of our cid coun
/ ty of Butler and we know them both person
/ ally. JOHN L. MARTIN Is practical working
man, mill-wright by trade, and a very intel
/ ligent citizen He is engaged in paper-making
and has been extensively connected IN the use
of water power, and on this account Is Pecull-
arly fitted for 4 membership the Board, while
/ he is free from any connection with the cana
contracts or contractors
Mr.Hendrickson is. or has been farmer, and
has kept tavern. He has lived on the canal
spOils. He was a very enthusiastic Wing unit
/ Is45, when he failed to get an appointment al
Superintendent, and his aTdOr cooled. BE was
loud in the support Of Gen Taylor, but failing
to get any office, he went over. body and soul
to the Locos, when he got canal appointment
and has since been most throughly mixed up II
The bargains and contracts of that corrupt con
cern. He is Just the man that the old Iotter
partizans of canal notOIiety would want Who
ever votes for him will so far minister to them