The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-07-13
Judge GhOIsen, the Abolition Can
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Judge GhOlsen, the Abolition Can
didates.
II seems that Judge Gholson's old friends in
hissippi-the State in which he iormerly lived,
and where be owned slaves and sold them-are
down upon him for accepting the Abolition
nomination in Ohio for Judge, aud sons of The
papers in that State have said pretty hard
things Of him because of his association with
the Abolition party. Judge Ghoison has a son
residing in Mississippi, S. C Gholson, Esq, who
is unwilling 10 have his father censured without
some vindication and defense, and the young
man therefore publishes in the oxford (Miss.)
Mercury, a long communication in relation to
his father and his position. Among other things
the son says:
In 1854, VIM. Y. Gholson was elected Judge
of the Superior Court Of Cincinnati-elected, it
is said, by American or Know Nothing votes.
This, / doubt not, was true, for that party was
largely predominating at the time in that city.
Yet no utilization existed between him and the
American coalition; and | can positively assert
that he was not only not a member of il, but
that, If my memory serves me right, he repeat
eddy expressed his disapproval Of Secret politi-
cal organizations.
PERSONALLY, my can't get-overable and per
haps foolish sectional prejudice would lead me
to regret his nomination by the late Convention
at Columbus, and that he did not adhere TO the
resolution he formed some months since ofre-
turning to the practice of his pro ~fession; but,
be it as it may, / would willingly stake all I
hold dear, dearer than life itself, that, il elected,
he will perform his duties to the true letter and
spirit Of the law, even to the demanding of o
negro lawfully claimed to his master, without
deviating to the right or to the left, for or a
gainst the rules, regulations, tenets, doctrines
or platforms ofauy faction, sect, party or organ
ization under the sun. Ills oath of office would
obligate him to do this, j fhis sense of honor and
his duty to his fellows did not likewise render
1t obligatory; and, sir, there is still a little hon.
or left in the world-yes, and in Ohio even,
though politicians are h~ustling it out as fast rs
they can"
1t is quite apparent, from the letter of Mr.. S.
C. Gholson, that some portion of the people
are to be desperately cheated if Judge Gholson
should happen to be elected. The son is will
ling to stake his life that the father mould re-
mand runaway slaves, and hence hold the Fu-
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discharge OF his duties, he would not be govern
ed by the tenets, doctrines or platforms Of the
Republican or any other party. Ifsuch be the
fact, how can Judge Gholson remain a candi-
date? He knows that the Abolitionists rebuk-
ed Judge Swan by a defeat because he held the
Fugitive Act a constitutional law. In the Ian
guage of Judge Spaulding, Judge Swan was
dropped for the reason that he, as a judicial
officer. recognized the Fugitive Slave Enact
ment Of 1850 to be of binding force in Ohio, and
the other two judges who were with him in
opinion will be dropped in the same way SO
soon as they are reached in the order of time"
Such are the facts as stated by one of the mas
ter men Of the Republican party. Such are the
views and opinions of Giddings, Chase, Denni-
sou, Stone, &C., &C., &C., as to the reason for
the rejection of Swan, and as to the fate that a
waits Scott and Peck. Now, how can Judge
Gholson, as an honorable mar, make the canvass
with a full knowledge of the views and opinions
of the leading Republicans as expressed by
j Judge Spaulding, unless he intends to coincide
with Brinkerhoff and Sutliff? 1.-The does not
intend to coincide with them in opinion. he can
not, in our view of the subject, continue as a
candidate, without loosiug his own selfrespect.
In the position he now occupies his character
and good name must suffer exceedingly among
the honest thinking portion Of the people Of
Ohio.-StateSman.