The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-09-07

Judge Gholson is concerned. If true, then Il e
| Convention was imposed upon and the people
are deceived.
| But the Republicans, as in the case Of Judg-
es Swan, Scott and Peck must not be cheated
If it is improper for Judge Ghoson, as a
candidate for a seat upon the Supreme Bench
to "prejudge case" by defining his views upon
the Fugitive Slave Law, then it was improper
to nominate him.
And in our opinion it was improper to nom-
mate him, and is always improper to nominate
any man, who like him has so little developed
himself in regard to the cardinal principles o.
our party, as to need, after nomination, to define
his position!
! Let us have men true, tried, well known and
outspoken, then there is no chance for mistake
or deception.
We regret that Judge Gholson occupies as lie
does in the minds of thousands of Republicans
an eQuivocal position. Let his position be at
once relieved if it can be.
We commend these considerations to the at
tention of the Ohio State Journal, and the Gin
cinnati Republican journals.
The Editor of the Portage County Democrat
knows the charges to be true--he knows that
not single paper supporting Judge Gholson
dare deny them, for we have the proof, under
the broad seal of of the Mississippi Court, in
the hand writing of "W. Y. Gholson and Ell
vira Gholson, his wife," in his and her own
writing, signed, sealed and delivered'' by
them.
If forged Judge Gholson has only to say so
and it would then devolve upon us to prove them
genuine. We charge that the "Bill of sale"
was written by Judge Gholson and by him
signed, and that, for and in consideration OF
seven hundred dollars, he sold to the Daggetts
his slave "Ned," and for like sum, his slave
"Dayy," and that he not only warranted these
slaves, SO sold, sound" and "sae property y
but Slaves for life." His denial would place
us in the predlcament OF publishing "lorged
documents" and upon us would remain that
stain until we removed it by proving the wri-
ting ia be Judge Gholsons. They would come
that terrible and most dishonest of all acts,
that of man denying his own writing and his
own signtture, and, knowing how easy it will
be orus to makr the proof by comparison
with other writing of Gholscn's, (for he writes
a very plain and very peculiar hand, and one
easily identfied) and this will prevent any de-
nial from being made, unless it be deferred un-
til a few days prior to the election, when too
late for the proof to be had.
The Cincinnati papers have published the
proof-Judge Gholson is warned that the ori-
ginals are in the possession of the editor oI
this paper, and he dare not hazard denial
and will not, for the evidence is full and COM
plete against him.
Will the Portage County Democrat and the
other Republican sheets of the Reserve, sup
port this slave dealer--this dealer in what they
call "human flesh and blood" for an office o.
so much Importance as Judge of the Supreme
Court. He has deceived them, or at least al
lowed his friends to deceive them bya alsehoOd
and it remains to be seen if all the Republican
party will acquiesce in the outrage.
In supporting Gholson they at once write
themselves down as hypocrites--as men who
make negro slavery mere pretenoe for office
and this fact, proven as twill be by their owr
conduct, in future contests will be worth thou
sands of votes to the Democratic party.