The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-11-23
The united States senatorship.

The United States Senatorship.
The Dayton Journal Republican paper
the advocate of Mr.. Cerwin,is arguing in favor
of postponemeat of the election of the o.
S. Senator This question of postponement
is advocated by the oppaeuts Of Gov. Chase,
and SO far as We know, finds no favor or sym
patty. with single exception from any Re
publican journal on the Western Reserve, and
from enly two or three, so far as we are in
formed, in the State. The unanimity with
which Gov. Chase has been designated for the
Senatorship, is gratifying and highly coinpli-
mentary to that deserving statesman, and it is
to be hoped and expected, that the Repub-
licans in the Ohio Legislature will at an
early day in the session, promptly and faith
fully carry out the will of the people by elect
ing Gov. Chase to the q S. Senate.
The Cincinnati Commercial in commenting
upon the proposition of the Dayton Journal
says:
The fact most prominent in it is that the
policy of opponents of Chase will be to delay
An eleeton-io defer it TO extra or adjourn
ed session. Those gentlemen seem TO forget
that we are constitutionaly liable to only one
SESSION of the Legislature ior every two years,
and that next winter will be the regular time
for electing Senator Pughs successor They
know very well that the Republican sentiment
throughout the State is overwhelmingly for
Chase, and their notion of procrastination is
the inadequate invention of weak brethren,
who have faint hearted disposition TO lnger
and shver on the banks of the political Rabi-
CONS and Jordans, and are never in their ele
ment save when becalmed in fog The Leg
islature now chosen will have an U 8. Senator
to elect, and, in our Judgment, the sooner af
ter organization they do it the better for the
business of the State. 1t would be poorly
worth while to have the Senatorial question
impending. and embarrassing legislation thro'
the winier and the slight interest which is
appealing for time in which TO negotiate, and
take the chances of the turning up of events.
should be put out of its misery with such
speed as would seem most charitable. While
the returns from the State were coming in the
Democracy. when compelled to surrender all
hopes of re electing Pugh, or supplying his
place with another Democrat, rested their
hopes upon balance of power in the Legis
ture held by the. Corwin conservatives, and
the election Of Judge Swan by an union be
tween that balance of power and the Democ
racy. But this hope speedily passed away as
the Republican strength in the Legislature
appeared; and now the only thing suggested
to interfere with the slection of Chase, is that
a faction may be raised in the Republican
ranks and made strong enough in body and
mind to unite with the Democracy and post
pone the Senatorial election. The ingredients
in this enterprise are not. however, sufficiently
potent to be generally interesting.
fas ~ -
The State Journal in commenting upon the
unmanly course of the Dayton Journal SAYS
We believe that the Legislature truly rep
resents the preference of a vast majority of the
Republicans of Ohio in ttis matter, and that
there can be no serious doubt as 10 what their
preference is. They have expressed it in va
rious wavs, as plainly as they could kave done
by direct vote. The canvass just closed rung
necessarily with the reiterated charge from ev
cry Democratic speaker and press, that the
electionsof republican Legislature secured
the return of Gov. Chase to the Senate. Mr.
Pugh made the issue as broad as his feeble
powers could make it; and his friends insisted
upon it with fanatic vehemence Meanwhile
the Republicans of Ohio wiped out the dem.
ocratic majority in the legislature which would
have retained MIR Pugh in the Senate and il
oily remains for the Republican majority in
that body to complete the work, so well begun
by the people, by sending Gov Chase back to
that seat in the national councils, which a
temporary Democratic supremacy compelled
him to yield to an unworthy successor We
have no desire 10 disparage the merits Of 9th
er asprants for this honorable position. 90
Repnbiicanism has no truer representatives
in the West, or 10 the Union than Gov. Chase
He has given strength to the party. as one of
its most prominent leaders. Sound policy
dictates his continuance in active service
W. cannot afford, in the close contest we are
waging with an inscriptions enemy to dismiss
SO able general from the field. At time.
especially, when the enemies of Republicanism
are desperately working for its overthrow, by
assailing the personal and political character
of ifs leaders with every conceivable invention
of maiignity and detraction, the party owes it
to itself, no less than to it's prominent repre-
sentatiyes who are thus assailed, to turl back
these foul aspersions. In no way can they do
this more effectually than by testifying anew
their confidence in the pure and able states.
man whom they have SO long recognized
as the peculiar champion and exponent OF
Republican principles in Ohio. --..-rf
To delay an election would in great meas
ure destroy the moral effect of our victory. 1t
would exhibit an indecision and apparent want
of unanimity that would give courage to our
enemies, whe one year ago set Us an example
of promptitnde in Illinois that is worthy o.
imitation by the Republicans of Ohio. Dur
ing the very first bonrs OF the legislative ses-
sion, they re elected Stephen A. Douglas te
the Senate. Let Ohio retort with equa
-promptness and spirit, by returning Salmon
p. Chase to that body without moments de
lay. 5a a #7aa' f-ia a7if i'af af'aF
Browns Property.
Mr.. Sennott. who has been formally entrust
ed with Browns interests, intends to look W
all of his property that can be collected to
gether for the benefit of his family. OF the
.Sharpe's rifles twenty only are certain to bt
recovered, the rest having been carried off by
various persons. These twenty are in the pos
session of a jailor, who is anxious to have thei
value made good to Brown. The tents, axes
pixies, and so forth, will probably be sold a
soon as possible. / am sorry to say that Mr.
Bro,on's little proper q s0as seriously dimim
ished by Mr. Grisionld the Ldpyer from Ohio
scho receiued ti1o hnndred and fifty dollar
from his client for defending him. Unde
the circumstances, it would be pleasanter t,
know that Mr. Griswold had looked to othe
sources for his reward ~ Y. Tribune Cor
q We should be sorry to think this assertion