Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-12-09
.r.r. For the Gazette.
The Adjourned Session, sc.

! beg you will permit me to say a few words
IN reply to your comments on my short article
of last week. '' 'h
L cannot understand why yon should make
known through the Gazette your preference for
United States Senator, or give your views in re-
gard to the propriety of an adjourned session,
&c, unless You intended thereby to influence
the action of the members of the Legislature.
Whether you SO intended it or not, you certain
lY must be aware of the fact, hat your posi-
ton upon these questions win be. claimed as
some evidence of the public sentiment here in
regard to them. B-z C5-Hnr.sGi d. a1'sIrN
While admitting the necessity of an adjourn
ed session, you discuss at length the impropri-
ETY. of it! You argue that the people have
decided against tina measure by their rejection
of the constitutional amendment submitted at
the late election. In this county, L have no
doubt but that this amendment was defeated
for the reason that it did not provide for annn-
al elections; and the same objection / suppose
created a general opposition to it throughout
the State. -.r-
You say it is not material whether or not this
discussion was originated by the Dayton Jour
nal 1t is material this far: The discussion was
commenced by those who are opposed to the
Dayton paper upon the Senatorial question,
and it is not fair in them to attempt to shift the
responsibility of it upon their opponents.
1t is undoubtedly true that Editors have a
right to discuss these questions, and they may
as you say, do so wishOut assuming to dictate
to the Legislature, But what / complain of is
that they hare attempted thus to dictate, by dss1-
ming that the people have settled the whole
matter, SO that the Legislature have no dlscrer
ton whatever in the premises Not only Is the
candidate they present the right man, but he
is the only man whose election should be thought
of by the Legislature. In the language OF a
Columbus paper in this interest: 1--WE have no
idea that any other result is contemplated by
any intelligent man }"
The whole of this effort reminds me of the
conduct of the small drill sergeants at the polls
laboring with the doubtful voters. In such ca
SEES arguments are not considered iudicious;
strong assertions are considered more effective,
and when the shaky individual appears to be
favorably impressed, it is deemed absolutely
necessary to bring him to the polls, and see that
he deposits his vote at once
This is the sort of drilling that a portion of
the press is attempting to practice upon the
of the Legislature. As soon as an or
ganization takes place the Senator, we are told,
must be elected, This is the old instruction:
Sec that all the doubtful voters are provided
the right ticket, and brought to the polls
early IN the morning. a,-7 4}iHtf.r-u rsg.ut
The active parties in this movement, while
they seem to expect aud desire an adjourned
session so that the State may be districted, are
determined that no part of the responsibility
shall rest upon them. They assume that the
members elect are all so decidedly in favor of
The measure that there is no danger of defeat
it. In this they may be mistaken. The
members can certainly have no personal reasons
or not favoring the single session, and it is not
% be supposed that they are particularly anx-
to take the responsibility Of an adjourned
ession in 1861. ' -ui l4m 5H
You say that you do not press the claims of
Chase for any Office, Sc, We will not dis I