The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-09-26

organisation. Nearly the entire delegation
from tifteen Southern States, and the entire del
egstions from California and Oregon, and tn
large and imposing minorities from other State
OF the Union. making In whole or In part dele
cations ffo,n aIinost two thirds Of the States o
the Confederacy, denounced and separated them
se,vss frem that ill.st,rred body. The result
furnishes striking warning that the arts OF 20
iiticsl MANAGEMENT are not always perfect sub
stitutes for truth and Justice.
But after all, the great question Is, what or,
the principles which ought 70 commend them
selves to the American people, at issue in thi,
canvass. = ...,4 ....l-....
But. before I proceed further. I viii rrouu To-
eether and answer a number Of personal accu
sations. some of which had their ORIGIN in m,
State Of Kentucky, and others elsewhere, b,
which, through me, it is attempted TO strik,
down the organization with which / am copuec
ted. Il besets in me almost a tsslino of hu
mlition to answer some Of them: but as bav.
imposed upon n.vself the task. will 10 tbrouc,
them all as briefly "a I can. fCbeers. yoic,
$50 on John.pl 'al5" ..fs5as y b -fsr,ia
Ibelieye It has been nubIished IN aImost ev
cry Southern me- ewspaper ofthe oppos;tion mart,
that signed petition for the pardon Of Johr
Brown. the Harper's Ferry murderer and ira;
tor. This is wholly untrue. So much for that
TCries Of "Good."1 s" 7'@' osH
It has been extensively charged and circula
ted that I was in favor Of the election Of Gen
Taylor to the Presidency, and opposed 10 Oh,
election of Cass and Butler. This. also. |;
wholly untrue. fCheers.1 oar s-a
In the year 1S47 there was meeting in tn,
city OF Lexington, in which participated. b,
which Gen. Taylor was recommended for II
Presidency Of the United States. A differenc,
Of opinion existed at that time as TO the politi
cal sentiments OF that distinguished gentleman
was assured, in a manner satisfactory to me
that General Taylor's political opinions coinci
ded in the main with those held. and united
in the meeting. Soon afterwards I went 1,
Mexico. When returned twelve mo onths af
forwards, in l848, found the campaisn in full
blast, with Taylor the candidate Of the Wings
and Cass and Butler in nomination by the Ma
tional Democracy. 1t rs well known to thou.
sands Of those within the sound of my voice
that as soon as I returned home I took the
stump in behalf OF the Democratic nominees
and sustained them to the best OF nv ability
"A voice--"All right."l
It gives me pleasure to add that worked al
the more zealously because one of the gentle
men for whose success iatored was a Ken
tuckian, my old commander and my friend
tCheers.l ,, I'd. s.s..a ...ss.s .s s-.ge
1t is said was not present, and did not vote
at the election in Lexington. in Is4s. That i
true But with the statement there ought te
have gone an explanation we'll known, but
which my opponents never published that ID
entirely satisfactory. You we'll know that al
that time. (before the adoption of the presen,
Constitution a citizen might vote anywhere IN
the State. It so happened that after the labors
OF the canvass and the courts, I had gone on
my annual hunting trip to the mountains
There was with me party of six or eight gen
tlemen, at of them belonging to the whir BAR.
"; and on the day of election they proposed Ia
me that instead Of going. as intended, to the
nearest voting place, some fifteen miles, we
should devote the day to the chase. RI they
had voted there would have been six or seven
votes cast for Taylor, and but one cast for Csss
and Butler. [Cheers. accepted the propo.
sition and we went hunting, liauehier;1 and Il
every man had done as well as myself we
v-o,,a have ..-r;sd tba s,sta ii, e,r,,, ,h.,,s.,a
r.-,., Nfr.,
h"J''"y' tApp'ause'I A"'ohg 'hose gentle
men, | remember the names OF my friends Thos.
S. Redd, Nelson Dudley, George P. Jonett and.
o,hsvs who oil, do,h,jsss ro,ot,e.t ,hasa e...s
70 10 :
voice--"None; there's nothing more needed
here"l saansR e3 wa75 s7assa e sA
Ano,her CHARGE act;yeIv circu,atsd .,,o,,b.
o,. "a s,,,h.,r s..,.s .s,..,. ,,.,
04' VI. ..'s. 'vu."s.a ' go aSs. = 'n"' ~s' a'
emaneipation'st IN Aofs' OF az least voted for
an emancpat'on'st. Gentlemen. in connectio
with TINS accusation, Jeei u my duty TO call
your attention to q paper which received last
evening from one OF the southern States called
the Tuskegee (Alaoama) Republican. aud whi b
contains letter written by one OF oiir own Git.
zens, in references TO my public position, and
even in regard to my private affairs. h-was
written by Hon. George Robertson, to Mr.
Alexander, OF Aiabaina, and is dated August