Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-07-05
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what will cause a good laugh without do
ing injury to any one. Hence. to a cer-
tain extent, the ludicrous, the absurd, the
antics of the monkey, the buffoonery OF the
clown-all in their way may occasion a
species of momentary merriment IN an idle
hour, which is good for the health. But
if any of our readers are troubled with the
dyspepsia, causing an unusual tit OF the
blues, requiring a heartier laugh than or
dinary 10 throw the blood into active cir
culation, we would advise them to get a
copy of the Ohio Statesman" or some
other Democratic paper and read, at leis-
ure "spells," the mock heroics displayed
over what they are pleased to call the
"slaughter' of Judge Swan by the Repub-
lican State Convention.
We admit it is not n sign of humanity
to be amused at the tortures OF animals
much less of things in human shape. But
we can assure our readers that these TEL
lows are not in the misery they pretend
that their grimaces are pure shams-Lhelr
contortions the not very-well-counterfeiled
spasms of real fts-thelr supposed swoon-
ings, the overdone Mysteries of forlorn and
antio mated maidenk,ood, innocently stri-
wing to win sympathy by Il little "make
believe" and therefore we think 1t no
harm to enjoy their contortions.
When the Republicans nominated Judge
Swan, these same consistent politicians
howled upon his track like very hyenas.
The verv welkin was made to resound
with shouts Of Abolitionism! as if his
election would have blotted out the sun,
and caused a universal rot of all "smalI
potatoes" The people, however, elected
. him Judge, in spite of the most desperate
efforts of the Democracy to defeat him
and a most excellent Judge he made, too
But his time having expired, Southern
. Ohio claimed the Judgeship, and at the
r. unanimous request of the Hamilton county
r delegation, judge Gholson, of Cincinnati
one of the purest, and probably the yer.
ablest jurist Of the State, was nominated
. almost by acclamation, to fill his place
and presto! Judge Swan is a martyret
e Saint, and Judge Gholson is the Adolf
~tIonist!.
Poor fellows! never was a mad-do!
more terribly affected at the sightor SCUM
of water than these precious L%ecompton
ties are at the idea of such an Abolition
: ist! as Judge Gholson being elected in
n, stead of the now immortal Judge Swan!
The simple facts are, that Judge Swa
is an able, honest, upright man, such a
n the Republicans have ever selected to ii
r the important position in which the
a. placed him. AS Judge he decided all I'll
"a miserable partizan plumber laws of Il
ed Democratic Legislature unconstitution
to and void, for which the Republicans hol
he ored him, while the Democracy curse
;~ him like very drabs. No highwayms
an ever WAS abused as the leaders of the d
mocracy abused Judge Swan in the Legi
nd lature last winter. The vocabulary
slang was exhausted In nnulng Terms
nd sufficient bitterness with which to demet
IN him. All this is known and perfectly u
er- derstood. If he had been re-nomlnat
the old ISLANDERS would have been ]
are dashed and served up again al nause"
lld Hamilton County claimed, and justly tc
her that as she had one fifth Of the populati
- ~ c. H. Iol N al.
the to a member of the Supreme Court, a
nay when she presented to the Convention
in f~avorite, Judge Gholson, who has no {
ent perior in he State; and added the fl
at Their consideration that most OF the 81
,ev, officers were citizens of the same to
DIR with Judge Swan, the case was so Pl
ote that lie was nominated by acclamation
for. Now, when it is known that JUG