Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-06-06
Peace and Unity.

The two wings of the united Democracy,
in this vicinity, are having a nice little
fight, and Of course some truths respecting
the little peccadilloes of each other, coca
.sionaly leak out. Gray of the Cleveland
Plain Dealer has been mad as a March
hare ever since he was turned out Of the
post-0ffce, and now he is charging the
small fry editors of the Lccompton branch
aSith having been bribed to support Blu
,chanan and LecomptOnism, by Marshal
,ships and other Federal appointments
The charge may be true enough, for all
we know to the contrary, but it comes with
a bad grace from him when he has had
more government pap than all the others
put together.
The Plain Dealer of the ID inst, says
1t was a mystery to those not in tia
secret, that a single Democratic Editor in
the State of Ohio. where their readers and
the people generally were SO -emphatically
opposed to the -Lecompton swindle,'
should be found advocating that infamous
measure. They not only advocated it but
abused Douglas necessarily, and abused
everybody who did cot abuse him. We
marked these Lecompton Editors at the
time, and predicted that they worc being
operated upon by some corrupt APPLIANCES
OF the public patronage. Some We knew
held Post Offices, and Deputy Marsh ILiIs
and some We were quite. sure were after
Federal appointments. Wherever an Edi
tor showed symptoms Of Lccomptonism
there We predicted the flesh pots Of the adj
ministratien were doing their demoralizine
work.
The chief m~anouverer in this matter, es-
pecially in this part of the State, We knew
10 be Mat johnson, the Marshal Now
zee the proof taken from the record. A
moug the appointments to take the census
We find following Leoompton Editors:
Ashland-HOrace S. Knapp, Editor of fash
land Union.
Carrol-Geo. W. Barlow, Editor of Car
roll Co. Democrat.
Hurrison-C. \. Allen, Editor Of Cadiz
Sentinel.
Holmes-Jamcs II. Estell, Editor Holmes
Go. Farmer.
-Jcferton-John Sheridan, Editor o Steu-
benvilles Union.
Kno4-Leeky Harper, Editor Of Mount
Vernon Banner.
Mahoning-James NJ. Nash, Local Of Ma
stional Democrat.
-Sandusky-J. D. Bote' ur. Defunct Edi-
tor of Messenger.
Summit. Ii. Webb, Editor of Denoc-
racy.
TrumbullLWm. Ritezcl, Editor of Trum-
bull Democrat.
These editorial appointments account for
the milk in the cocoanut. They give an
unmistakable KEY to the Jecompton mys-
terry in Ohio. But for the census pat
ronage there would not have been Lee
eomptonism enough in this State for a
respectable funeral. 1t was the promises,
= made in rofusion, Of appointments sup
posed to be of much value in these hard
times, which did the mischief. But many
were called and but few chosen, and the
appointments made are go limited IN Ju-
nsdictien. covering but a. few townships
each, that the camel is hardly worth hunt
ing. even if It could have been obtained
without a sacrifee of principle aud self
resrect. The record these Editors haze
made will be a thorn in their flesh the
balance Of their lives. Eecompton now
stiuks IN the nogtrils Of the people, and the
odor that will remain about its advocates
is growing more offensive every day as the
motives By which they were actuated be-
come known