Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-08-21
THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL
CONVENTION,

'otnerSs Martln, we DelleVe, was n0ml'
mated on the first ballot. We suppose
this was the result of nice political cal
'culation. twill require all the votes Of
all the Democracies-and we hope few
more-to defeat Mr.. Horton It was
necessary, therefore, to find candidate
who could unite them all. This required
scientific engineering. The other can
didates were simply Douglas men. That
was very good as far as it went, but the
Douglas men alone could not elect. Our
friend Martin had this advantage over
his competitors: He has been year in
Congress, and while there uoted with the
Administration every time. This gives
him mortgage on the Breckinridge
men. Since his return home, we are in
formed, he is Douglas man, and will,
no doubt, remain so until called upon to
vote again III Congress. This will Sc
cure him the votes of the Douglas wing.
The position is most fortunate one for
the young Statesman of Lancaster, and
if it does not secure his election there is
no use for two strings to bow
We have no complaints to make in re-
gard to Mr.. Martin S support of the Ad-
ministration. He could not we'll do
otherwise, Men may dodge behind
quibbles and double meaning phrases
before the people, but when it comes to
cote on question in Congress there are
but two sides to it-yes, or no. Mr..
Martin, therefore, was compelled, on ev-
cry question, to vote with the Republi-
cans, in favor of all such measures as
tended to benefit free labor, and promote
the interests and welfare of the masses
of the people, or to vote with the South
ern disunionists for the schemes of the
slave-traders as represented through the
Buchanan Administration. There could
be no subterfuge. 1t was simple yes,
or no. And Mr.. Martin being "Dem-
.ocrat" could not vote yesl with the Re-
publicans, and therefore his name is
found recorded uniformly with the Ad-
ministration Slave Code Breckinridge-
Secessionists, of the South. We never
expected him to do otherwise, and he
did not disappoint us. What is the use
of being Democrat if you don't vote
with your Democratic brethren? Mr.
Martin did SO vote. Every Administers
tion man, therefore, should vote to send
him back, where he will pursue the same
course, simply because he can't pursue
any other, without voting with the Re
publican members, and against his own
party. ,a
~ But on the stump, when talking and
not voting is the business, Mr.. Martin
can. very we'll be Douglas Democrat,
because it will pay to be such. And
won't the Douglas men triumph in his
election, True, their "great principle
cannot be benefited by him.. because
there is no possibility of bringing it to
a test for the want of eontriyance by
which vote can have three sides to it.
But here stands the stubborn fact that
thelvote must be either yes! or no! upon
every proposition, and there is no pro-
cess yet invented by which a Douglas
man can sustain his speech by his vote
Mr.. Martin, therefore, is not to be
blamed for his votes. And as no other
Douglas man could avoid this necessity
we don't see why they may not all vote
for Mr.. Martin. If they will look at
the matter calmly, they will see that
their doctrine was not invented for use
in voting in Congress, but to get the
votes of the people to send gentlemen to
that honorable body. And for this pur-
pose Mr.. Martin will do as we'll as an
other, and he has the advantage, as be
fore stated, of having secured the Ad-
ministration party in his favor by his
course during the last session. Fol-
these, and other good and sufficient rea-
sons, I'VE rejoice in the nomination ot
Mr.. Martin. Furthermore, aside from
his politics, Charley is a good fellow
and if We must have Democrat, he may
as well draw the pay as any of them
We congratulate the Democratic party
on the defeat of the notorious DIR. Olds
by Martin, in the Convention, and hope
to congratulate the whole people of the
District on the defeat of Mr.. Martin
,bysV. B. Horton, at the election in Oc
tober.
We hear some grumbling among tn.
Democrats of this county, but as W,
happen to be just now stopping fo
awhile in big "glass house" we will
agree not to throw stones, if our Demo
cratic neighbors will assent to the com
promise.