The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-07
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Harrison G.. Blake
The Republican Convention at Harrisville,
dared the moral sentiment of the people in the
nomination of H. G. BLAKE, for Congress
What excuse that convention can offer for nom
mating Mr.. Blake, when honest men were pre-
scented, we cannot imagine. We had hoped.
and so expressed ourselves, that some other
person than Mr.. B. would be nominated. IF
the Democratic Party make a judicious nomi-
nation, their nominee ought to be successful
by at least 5000 majority.
The convention at Harrisville must have
been controlled by men who supposed that the
Republican party was insolvent. The Cleve-
land Democrat opens on the Republican nom
iaec a portion of his legislative record. Its in
sertion obviates the necessity for our saying
anything further at present:
bake nomineted fer COMPREHENSIVE Dis
grace W hIis a SenatOrs
The Herald of Yesterday has a communities
ton from Elyria. which says that HARRISON
G.BLAKE, of Medina, s1was nominated at the
Harrisville Convention, yesterday. on the third
ballot, for Congress, in the place of Hon.
unanimously confirmed by the Convention, and
each of the candidates made enthusiastic
speeches, pledging their hearty support to tie
nominee"
The name of HARRISON G. BLAKE brings
up a host of recollections. When he was driv-
en- from the public service 10 or II years ago.,
we supposed that the man would have coveted
silence and obscurity. But that vaulting am
bition, which forms so distinguished a trait of
BLAKE's lfe-oM e being with him a chronic
disease, that he is again in a situation where
the scenes of former years must be revived
which else, out of pity, would have been for
gotten.
BLAKE was a member of the Ohio Senate
in 1849-50, when the Wing and Democratic
parties were tied and the Free Sellers held the
balance of power. An effort was made to elect
q Speaker, which for many ballotings failed
BLAKE went to the Hon. LUclAN SWIFT, then
representing the Summit District IN the Sen
ate proposed hims.lf as q candidate for Speak
err. and mzklng certain pledges, without which
Mr.. SWIFT, under no circumstances, would
have voted for him, and pledgin9 has honor to
their redemption, got the vote of Mr.. SWIFT
and was elected. The same day he in part re-
deemed the pledge, which was to recognize
Mr.. JOHNSON as the sitting member from Ham,
ilton county, in place of Mr.. BRoADwELL
the Wing claimant. Surprising himself Sc
cure in his seat, BLAKE, on the nsxt day re-
fused to further redeem his pledge and had
Tic 1OlJ W 0cnO eudb AO q CNOA AA0 NhC
promise. Mr.. SWIFT introduced a resolution
to expel BLAKE from the Speakers chair for
fraud and with 1t he introduced a written
statement, giving the facts.
For DAYS BLAKE retained the place, while
the discussion went on-looking the part of a
galvanized corpse, while his meanness and du-
plicity and fraud were exposed, and at last was
forced to resign. He was proven guilty of the
basest Z .Isehood-the most contemptible treach
- - -1sL1.-I L. -.~&- e-.~-1e To- . $780,
tried to sustain him, he sunk under the charge.
He left the Senate the worst disgraced man
we ever knew. He had crawled, as does the
Shiny reptile, to a high place, and was dragged
from thence to his own low leyel-a level so
low that contempt scarce could follow him.
For q time q portion of his constituents tried
to uphold him, and for this purpose. nominated
him for member of the Constitutions Conven-
ton, but at the election, the story of his false
hood and fraud hurt him so badly that he sunk
back in his own infamy, until we see by the
Herald he is again coming up, as does the filth
and scum from boiling water, on the negro
agitation.
Truly, Republicanism must have dirty work
to do when they select an agent, covered as
BLAKE is with infamy, as the leper is with
sores-a thing so vile that no honest man. ten
years ago, would scarce alloT him to walk the
streets in his company u
Ihc reR0luLl0n which MT. IWJFT OH0reu ~
ursn the Senate journals, as is also BLAK o
resignation, and as long as the journal of that
Senate remains, it will stand as a monument
of the iufamy of the man that Republicans
have chosen as the embodiment of their prin
ciples.
vaIiand1Eham and woods.
These gentlemen. addressed a meeting, very
respectable as regards numbers, at the Court
House on Friday.
We were not able to be present to hear the
whole speech of Mr.. WOODS, but we heard suf-
neient to persuade US that Mr.. W isl speaker
of rare ability.
Wa have often heard Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM,
bat his speech on Friday surpassed any former
effort we hare heard him make. Our Democ-
racy are under many obligations to these gen.
tlemez for their successful labors here, and We
hops to have the benefit Of their future services.
AksEsrEp-Judge John Watson was last
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