The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-11-17
The o. r. journal om the u. y. sena-
sOrNtlin

In common with oil well.wishcts Of the Ohio
Ssste, Jeuraoi, we seriously,regnet tSe suicida
policy which lis editors have adopted with reie
teuce to the election OF United States Senator
BY taking decided stand for Governor Chase
shat parer hos slcdn,ed its position as a Stat,
organ Of the Republican party, and accepted the
position OF mere factonO organ. Instead o
being tn" representative OF the Republican party
| Of Ohio, II is but the organ Of one mon and the
aHcreSts cluAteTing about him. We rcgtet thi,
exceedingly; aud all tie more because the editots
OF the Journal assume the existence of fact,
which they cannot know to he trne, Bnd urge
r'nsons Tor their course which are altogetlle too
sbsurd and dscrcdiiable. D., .g....D. a..... y
Here is the frs reason which thot I paper puts
forth in Justification Of the course which il has
adopted: .uJ t.... ..,
The canvass Just closed rung necessarily with
the reiterated charge from every democratic
speaker snd press, that the election OF u Rcpub.
tenn legislature secured the return OF Coz
Chase 10 the Srnate. . ID. .u."
Mr.. Pugh made the issue as broad as his feeble
powers could make IT.; aud his friends insisted
upon IL with frantic vphem
Meanwhile the Republicans Of Ohio wiped out
the democratic majority in the Legislature winch
would have retained Mr. Pugh in the Senate
and it only remains for the Republican MA orit,
III that body 10 complete the work. so well he
gun by the people, by sending Gov Chase bach
TO thu seat IN the national councils, which
temporary Democratic supremacy compel led him
10 yield to on unworthy successor. We have
no desire 10 disparugo tho merits OF other sspi,
rants lor this b. norabe position.
Because every democratic stump speaker, and
particularly Mr.. pugh said II the Republicans
got the Legislature Chase would be elected 10 tn,
Senate, docs not OF necessity mako it either out
duty or our policy to elect him. That argument
is too absurd for further investigation. ..
The iitimotion that Republican legislature
was secured solely through the efforts OF Mr..
Chase and his friends better never 10 have been
uttered. Drlano. Corwin, Bingham, Stanton.
Schenck, md their friends, ccrtaiy can claim
some share in the glorious Republican triumph
in Ohio, and their friends have n rigl, to enter
their protest against the unjust snd unwiso infer
cncps Of the Journal.
The assertion tina tho lote election wns de-
csion OF the Senatorial question: farther than
u,
rect so for as thi' portion of the State is cou-
cerned. That was sought to be made an issue
by certain parties, but signelly failed. Eevpry
candidate presented Cor nomination on that
ISSUE except one, wrs defeated in convention,
and he was defeated at the ballot-bo1 in dis
trct which should hive given n, least two hun
dred Republican minority. There is secret
history connected with this and other cases wh Ch
may bo brought to light, if needed, to rrfutc the
assertions of the State Journal
We have said thus much because we believed
1t due to truth, to justice and to the best inter.
ests of the Republican party. We have hereto
fore given our reasons for not desiring the elec.
tion OF Mr.. Chase 10 the Senate We do not
believe the people demnnd tive know they do
not hero in the Northwest. We believe he
is, above all Others, the man for our National
Standard bearer in 1860, and we wo aid not weak
en- him ut home or abroad by contest which
can ito him no good result as il may. We do
not believe that Mr.. Chase has authorized such
use of his nnme-we do not believe that he will
be candidate before the Legislature for the
Senatorshlp. Tho true friends Of Mr.. Chase and
of the Republican party, will not consent to such
suiri,lnl noIipv