Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-06
:! 4 Fire in the Rear,,..Ashland
Union on DOUGLAS.


The Asland Umon, a rabid Democratic
paper, had a lengthy article last week on
Douglas and his aspirations for the Presi-
dency. 1t must be confessed that the De
mocratic papers out distance the Republi-
can papers far in the denunciation of Doug
las. The onion says:
"Judge Douglas has recently made sew
eral speeches in Ohio upon political topics,
and closed his engagement" at Wooster,
on Friday last. This being the year pre-
ceding the assembling of the National Con-
yention, such visit was to have been ex-
pected. 1t is quite evident to every boy
and girl of school age" in Ohio that the
Judges labors here haze nothing to do o;tA
the success of the Democratic State ticket
tbs fall, whatever the State Central Com
mittee may think or say about the matter.
Nobody is deceived, because everybody
vel understands that the labors of the
Judge are directed to the single point of
securing such delegates to the Charleston
Convention as will be subservient to his
Interests, and support his pretentions be-
fore that body. To further bis personal
ambition, the Congressional Convention for
this District, which had been called at
Wellington for Friday, was, without proper
authority, postponed until the day follow
ing, and it was resolved by his confidential
friends to appoint the delegates to Charles
ton nthat day and OCCASION The Con-
vention, however, which assembled on Sat-
urday, wisely eoncludednot to assume such
an unauthorized power. To this extent,
therefore, the labors of our quandum friend
were a failure. "a q. -E 8. ls'l
This is not, as before animated, the
first visit on the same errand, to Ohio, by
Judge Douglas. He has been in our State
before. To do him justice, it must be ad-
mitted that his quadrennial tours through
Ohio have been remarkably punctual and
regular. But to say the truth we believe
he is further from the goal of his ambition
than cyer-and it is a most righteous and
virtuous sentiment that such is that fact.
Where would have been Thomas Jefferson,
Andrew Jackson or James Buchanan had
they adopted such means to attain the
Presidency? : Instead of having achieved
the positions they have occupied and
adorned, they would have been much more
likely to hold place in the history of their
country with Aaron Burr and other ambi-
tious spirits of kindred nature. The peo-
pie will tolerate in candidate for Consta-
bic or Supervisor of Roads and Highways
this systemof personal electioneering; but
they have been accustomed to different
rule of conduct in Presidential aspirants.
They may be inclined to fogyism on this
point, but it can't be helped oI statG
The Union then proceeds say that as,
douglas bitterly assailed Judge Black,
one of the purest Democrats and ablest
jurists in the United States, we shall pub
lish the Judges most conclusive and un-
answerable exposition of the true doctrines
of the Constitution and of the Democratic
party in the Union of next week." lls4l
We hardly suppose that Judge Douglas
would listen to us; but if he would, we
would say that he adopts the wrong means
to attain his ends. He has thrust him.
self and his schemes of personal advance
ment most most inopportunely upon US
while we were engaged in an important.
State canvass; If his presence in Ohio at
this juncture will have any effect, it will
be mischievous. -.sir q. q. -.- .'l