Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-07-04
ford to genius and scholarship e1ersd in the cause of
Democratic EdItors EouEht cheap.

Democratic editors frequently indulge in style OIL
remark as to the motives Of their opponents which Is
scarcely in good taste. The editor Of the Cleveland
Plandealr is one of the oldest Democratic editors in
Ohio and i, is fair to presume that he is well acquainted
with the kind of patriotism" which governs their ac-
tons He was for long time the favored pOssessor OF
fat government Office, and some of his brethren did
not hesitate to attribute his fierce opposition to the Adj
mnistraton his removal from the Post Office at CeVe-
land Whether this correct or not be seems to nave
no higher opinion of his Democratic brethren than they
had of him. In recent issue Of his paper, he does not
hesitate TO charge that nearly dozen Of them were
bought up by the Administration cattle are bought in
the SHAMELESS He says:
t was mystery to those in the secret that sin
gle Democra 10 editor in the State Of Ohio, where their
readers and the people generally acre 10 emphaucay
opposed TO the "Lecompton swndle, should be found
advocating that infamous They not only advO-
Gated it but abused Douglas ncessany and abused eve
rybody who did not abuse him. We marked these Lee
compton editors AZ the time, and predicted that they
we're being operated upon by corrupt appliances Of
public patronage Some we knew held Post Offices and
Deputy Marshaships and we were qui sure we're
after Federal appointments. Wherever an editor showed
symptoms of Lecomptonism, there we predicted the
esh pots Of the administration doing their demon
alizing work.
tine chief maneuverer in this matter, especially in
this part of the State knew to be Mat johnson, the
Marshal. Now see the proof taken from the record
Among the appointments TO take the census we mud the
following LecOmpt0n Editors
"Asbland-Horace S Knapp Editor Of Ashland Union
"CArrou-George w. Barlow, Editor OF Carroll county
Democrat. :
"Harrison-C n Allen, Editor Cadiz Sentinel.
"Homes-James II. Estell, Editor Holmes Co. Farmer.
"Jefierson-John Sheridan, Editor eubenvlle Union
"Knox-Lecky Harper Editor MOI Vernon Banner
"Mahoning-james N. Nash, LOc-. OF National Demo-
crat
"Sandusky-J D. Botefur, defunct Editor Messenger.
"Summit-James II. Webb Editor Of Democracy.
"Trumbul-Wm. Rtezel, Editor Trumbul Democrat
"These editorial appointments account for the milk IN
the Cocoanut. They give unmistakabe key 10 the
Lecompon mystery in Ohio. But for the census patron
ace there would have been Lecomptonlsm enough IN
this State for respectable funeral IL was the promises
made in proluson Of appointments supposed 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 so limited in Jurisdiction, cover
lug but few townships each that the game is hardly
worth hunting even if il could have been obtained with
out a sacrifice Of principle and selresPec The record
these Editors have made will be thorn IN their flesh the
balance of their lives. LecOmpton now stinks in the
nostr of the people, and the odor that will remain about
ts advocates growing offensive every day as the
motives by which they actuated become known"
We do not know that the Plain Dealers estimate Of
the character of his Democratic brethren is correct but
we presume he knows whereof he ailrms aud we give
his statement for what is worth II true shows that
their preence ofdevotion to Democracy is really devo
ton to the 'spos'-that they have laundering after
the patronage OF the Administration for which they
we're willing to sacrifice principle and serespect -
Rau-ke they were willing sell their birh-rght for
mess Of pottago. Verify they have their reward.
The circumstances attending these appointments, as
given by the Plain Dealer afford illustration Of
the corrupt appliances" of the present Democratic Ad
minstraon to debauch the people 1t proves what the
Opposition have all along asserted that the Adminstra
ton is hopeessy corrupt and utterly unworthy of con-
fdence. The people may judge from the above what
confidence is to be placed in the representations of Dem
ocrac editors They have their purposes to serve
their own ends to accomplish, and IL is to be expected
that they will vfy and abuse honest men who seek to
bring back the Government to the principles Of the IA
theirs of the Republic An honest Administration would
cut them oil from the places which they are unworthy
TO ELL aud such an Administration the people deter
mined TO have In November next they will elect BELL
aud EveRErr to the chief offices in the nation and they
will inaugurate new order of things, and restore the
Government to the purity Of the earlier Administrations
The people are in in the matter AID corrupt
politicians may see the hand writing on the wall.