The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-03-14
Ro1sburg, March 18th, 1850.
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"HoNEsr OH JoE LANE, THE WooD
CHOPPER We last W eek hin ed the belief
that 'Old Joe Lane" of Oregon, as his friends
are in the habit of iovin' ely terming him, might
be the nominee of the Charleston Convention.
The indications that " ay are certainly numer-
Gus, and within the past month or two, have
accumulated SO rapid ly as to attract the atten-
ton of the speculat' I'VE eye of even the most
leadeR-eyed political, n. ~ 5~
Gen. Lane SwouJ d most surely be a very
strong man before I he people of this Union, if
clothed with the p restige of a nomination at
the hands of the G harleston- Convention. His
name in that rosit ion would create a furore Ill
every State among the masses of the people
He is "a selfmade. man. He arose from the
rank and file. Tie smell of the laboriDg-mau
vet fingers upon his He owes no.
thing to fortune; &c adventurous circumstances
nothing to f smily Understanding to
wealth. In the very teeth of the most adverse
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the aid of wealth or of
powerful friedd s-with his own right arm did
he win his proud eminence among the men of
America-with, his own right arm did he vim
dictate his ftno Iss to lead armies in the wars Of
the Republic, and to defend her honor and
counsel for her welfare IN the national Senate.
and yet he remains emphatically a man of
the people. The workiugmen of America
know that for years he was a toiler with them.
| -Otu JUG IL1uC. GhO ~ SVNHPNS > my AhO"
to have been no myth-to be no political clap
trap. Hence his nomination for the Presiden-
CIV by the Democracy, would kindle a flame OF
| enthusiasm in the sutstratum, or 'mud-silP'
portion of society-1oheye the majority Of Uotes
i are fouaad-that would sweep away and utterly
consume all opposition. North and South
East and West would his name be ga tower of
strength" for the Democracy, and a terrier to
the Opposition. The werkingmen of the
North and East would be drawn to him by a
sort of masonry or feeling of brotherhood that
, all men know belongs to their class, and yet
which few can describe in words So with the
workingmen, the farmers of the West. While
all classes of the South, having perfect conf
dence in mis- honesty, capacity, patriotism and
natio nality,l would be drawn to hjm by that
feeling which attracts men towards those whom
they love and trust. In every party of each
State, also would be found hundreds of men
who have served with and under him Will
battling on a foreign soil with the enemies OF
our country. All such would fight for him, if
he were nominated for IT resident, with a zeal
not exceled by them when, led on by him.
they fought for the glory, honor and rights OF
their country.
The majority that Gen. Lane would get in
this State, we verify believe would reach fifty
thousand. In this county, as against the Re
publican neminee, he would not lose a hun
bred votes. Shasta has a claim upon him tina;
the old settlers have a fondness of repeating.
). They remember when he was one of hem- an
"honest miner"-digging in search of golden
ore oH Oregon Gulch. Many of them worked
by his side in various other portions of what
was subsequently Shasta county, as we'll as on
| SCOTS Bar in Siskiyou. If "Old Joe" were
nominated for President, these old companions
of his would create an enthusiasm in his be-
half that would almost make the vote unani-
nous for him.
In writing thus we do not hoist the flag Of
! Gen. Lane. We have SPOKEN of him as we
have simply because he is one of the few men
who we think, if nominated by the Democra cy,
would sweep the Union by an immense majori-
ty. We believe the same of another resident
Of the Pacific slope-Gen. D~eHver-and gare