The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-08-17
Have Editors PoIiticnI tights! a In "
OF 0ttainder unknown TO the COnstitu'
ton or 10 the Democratic creed.

OF attainder unknown 10 the COnstita-
ton or TO the Democratic creed.
Certain confederates of the Ashland Times
give utterance to more in the following para
graph, which appeared in the last issue of that
paper, than meets the eye:
1.-TWO KINDS OF DEMOCRATS IN ASHLAND.
We understand that letters Patent have
been issued from the office claiming that GER
tain individuals are the only true Patent Ma
tionaI Democrats, while certain others are the
Mongreks. Will the Editor of the Union ad-
wise his readers as to which is the genuine De-
mocracy, the real Patent, as certain of the
party as we'll as certain outsiders, wish to in
vest in the genuine article 1t is supposed
that the Editor of the Union is competent to
give the desired information
We will eheerfully give the answer required,
50 far as we are competent to do. so, from any,
facts within our knowledge: We hold that the
vote of last year demonstrated clearly rho we're
genuine Democrats" The vote of the pres
@t and of all succeeding years, will furnish
the came evidence. "Genuine Democrats
are ol,soys those who stand by the USAGES,
the PRINCIPLES and the CANDIDATES
of the Democratic party; and Mey. ore no
body else.
Els Luz We caA4a EnClG ndo III LiAC aDONS
paragraph than tsmeets the eye"
The real point involved in the little squib
ef the Times-sercing party is this: Have edi-
? ters the right to express a preference for a
candidate for nomination to the State Senate?
After having carefully looked over the Virgin
ia and Kentucky Resolutions of '98, the Bait
imore and Cincinnati platforms, and the Con-
situations of the United States and of the
State of Ohio, we can find no special law of
attainder against Democratic editors-nethipg
that would lead us to infer that they had not
equal rights with other men, If the Times
and its informcrs and adjunots can find author
ity outside of France or Austria to sustain
themselves in their position, we should be glad
to have them furnish it.
We did express a preference, in . few in
stances verbally, and in other instances through
private letters, to friends, for one Of the gen.
tlemen who were candidates for nomination for
State Senator. This choice was expressed
without the accompaniment of any assault up
on others who were candidates for nomination
for the same office. At this moment we do
not know who will be nominated, but we can
only say that whosoever receives the nominal
ton of the Mansfield Convention which assem-
bles to-day will be cordially and cheerfally
supported BY us. We claim the right to- ex-
press our opinions in the matter referred to, by
virtue of more than twenty years devotion of
time and money in tie editorial service of the
Democratic party. We claim the privilege to
do as we did by virtue of our birth-right, which
is yet unincumbered. But it appears that a
new sect has suddenly appeared in our midst,
who have obtained the idea that LOUIS NAPo-
Icons code touching the freedom of the
press, is in force in this county and State. A
careful study of the Bill of Rights [see Con-
stitution OF Ohio, Art. l., See. III might pos
sibiy cnre the distemper of these people. and
be the means of giving them more enlarged
and liberal views of our form of government-l
But we have said more about this matter than
It's importance merits. If a Democrat who
faithfully performs his duty will take notice
of all the ISLANDERS and misrepresentation that
inscriptions and bad men get up against him,
he viii find but little time for anything else.
We dismiss the subject by copying below a
letter from our friend DE-. scoTT, which will
explain itself, aud render further remark from
as unnecessary: $50
LoUpoNv1LLr, o. Aug. 18th, 1859.
81. S. KNAPP, ESQ,
Dear SRI just learn that there is Q re-
port In ejaculation in Ashland, that I had a LED
ter from you (H. 8. Knapp6 stating that Geo.
Mcconnell and John Taylor, had been agreed
on by the Democracy as the only proper per-
sons to have appear as candidates for Represen-
tatiyes at the Primary Election, and that no
other Democrats had a right to announce their
names-and if 80 announced might of right
be termed independent-outside of the party.
In answer to this l can only say that 1 am in
possession of a letter in which such sentiments
are set forth, but the letter ras nvt rcrttten By
you, but By a resident of our oun viKaQe.
I also feel it my duty further to state that I
have not received any letter from you what
ever, of late, touching the candidates for Rep
resentative, or any other Office and most cheer
fully state that SO far as you are concerned the
report is false,
In the bonds of Democracy, I am sir, yours
truly. A. j.. SCOTT.
The Band G0Nysution.
While We go to preas, the Bauds and Ohon.
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