Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-08-09

0up. smiAbis nsIrhborof ne Jsaradh. - are
sll'.asd, bad eFsat diiaenlty 70 getting pp sn
'sftlols s&ais<k The ecssou Of the oonvsnnon'
Every candid person Is satisfied Of this, VINO
,eaa the isadss Of gsstsrday We.commlseze.s
his predicamsnt, but cannot relieve him g 'ne
trouble. We are sorry we cannot, because We
dislike to see any one tortured.
We had noaidea that The Convention aea,a
| tadopt resolutions eaiissly 70 suit the 1ea'hsii
lift had, the ticket werld anquestioanaaaDly 90
defeated. That would bs evidence conclusive lss
that they were wrong; . d .aa 'tyb..a1 :.
The resolution relative to the unconstisn'ion-
ah usurpation of The President, and the haosas
sorpas act, evidently y very tsoublssone' IL
thinks It was outrageous to disregard the opin'
ian of .,,he highest law officer Of the country
(belOa the judiciary 90 this eubject," AZ he
tha. recently s.tecorded 4 profoundly leslned
opinion directly N opposition sobthe sense o. q.
the Democratic conventionye eorirhis isAai new
idea 1t is the ffst time that we have heard
Eany one intimate that ihe opinion of the leDysf
should be obeyed, 90 against the opinion OF tne
CHIEF cJusrIcr of the Supreme Court ~ s.e
b MI. BArrs is "the highest law officer below
TIE judiciary Would the Journal have sas
adopt bis opinion or the opinion OF the antnor-
litv abcve Mr.. BArFsi Which is the most con-
elusive on 4 question of constitutional law
What would our neigbbor think five would
i put forward the opinion of ofiAstOtney General
Muaalr Of Ohio; against that Of the Chief Jus
|tics Of tue Supreme Court of ohio' Nonsense
i lneiRhbor.i ,3,,is5se.b sflg Do i4H tt'F
i. 4 Tho criticisms of the Journal on the doings
Of the, Convention are on par with this,
Throughout. Il -,;i, n stl 5oidsJ Sl. =.
The Joarsal,s remarks about "conglomef-
ate', d icket are particularly refreshing while it
lisiabotiug duily to try and get Democrats to
lscone elomsrs,e" wilh the Abolitionists, to make
aticket palatable 10 its own taste crv i'l M
It 10 no better pleased with thehominasion Of
JoHs scorr HzsEsos, than any other Of our
|candidstss. W /: know the aAbolitiopis.so have
Ibesn displeased With Mr. HAhHison ever since
be voted nine weeks against BANKS for Speaker,
after BANKS had said that in o, certain contin-
gency he ..wopid Jet the Unieqslide," But We
think thislisrecorded evidence that hedoss not
|sympashiss withs disunion Aboli,ionisn. b,p
/ The Jertnsl Is NOT ryIwell pleased Of the
course ofthes Convention in condsmning the
"extraysgsncs and corruption"and frauds 10
the faansgement of war matters at Washing
| ton and Columbus. Whether the Convention
was justified in this or not, we submit to the
Cincinnati ;0Ommaeidl, one Of the most violent
Republican papers iin the State. It said, on this
sublect;aaD bssasd5 &C -s9illsu9a' a,
r. 7. The Cincinnati Gasstts, which, from expos
ling corruption and denounciDg imbecility, has
recently taken TO CLOSING over failure and de-.
Tending official malfeasance, deyotes q column
Ito defenseoof Dennison,l Darlington & Co.
Isgainst the public condemnation. Its chief ar.
i Igument consists of deprecatory plea against
'degradingl the character and deeds OF the
Staie, and bringing her fair fame into con.
A tempt. II, theo military law firm which dis
ueuses contracts and general orders from Co.
Iiumbus, we're the State of Ohio, there might
be come sense this suggestion. The Gazetts's
! whole artinle Ia an ingenious endeavor 10 inter
pose the State Of Ohio, in loyal and patriotic
4 people, and its braYe hnd ready volunteers, be-
4 tween the blunders and failures Of official In,
A competents and the public censure." -
4 7l'sThe Gazette knows, 90 well % we do, that
the history of the administration of military
affairs In this Statehas been eminently disgrace
lful, that the promises Of the Governor were out
of all proportion to his performances; thGt cor.
lrupt and saindling contracts were given out re-
ipeatedly, through The blindness or connivAnce
of officials who ought to know better; that our
A volunteers were triaed with, and made the vic.
tins of circumlocutions, delays and fraudl
! which good business management would have
ayoided; that money has been squandered, and
lprscious time sfoolishiy wasted and that, 90
great and 40 glazing has been the misconduct Of
n afairs, that the press of this city has unani.
lmously, untilthe Gasefts's tardy apology, COZ
tdemned the heads of the State administration
for inexcusable- neglect of duty. II 10, there.
fore, TOO late In the day peyen II there has been
lgreat recent improvement, for the 'Gasette 10
seek to whitewash the dark chapters of our NIL.
litary management Or to cover the nakedness
Iof our Official, malfeasance By expatiating upon
the enthusiasm and efficiency and accomplish.
msnt Of onr, brave soldieFys We say 70 the
Gas1ftss that Ohio, has accomplished 20 much
toward the aid Of the 0overnmepts not bscause
lot the management Of tho military board ct
Columbus, bpt 10 epits Of thelr management.
The people, and the brave, selfsaGifeing vol
tuntesrs, have done ID all--or nearly all; and u
Il would hardly be exaavsgnnt 70 assert, that II
Governor psnnison and Adjutant- General Car.
Hngton had been kind epoughto to stand out Of
the way entirely, The people would have found
means TO organize Tthe whole matter more
speedily, efficiently and economically than Il
has now been doneH is9sslQ iss, s,5nr ~.
Before the Jsasaal takes the Democrats, TO
task, We would suggest Il pay some attention to
| i.s fellow Republican organ at Cincinnati "a:
f. ID 500 "a Dismal Face. saotis ~
i OF allthe sorrowful countensnces We svel
beheld, thst of the editor Oof the CsEmereis
WAS the '.most 20" He came up 10 che Con
venfioa with bis weapons Shsrpsnsd- -hisi sinagi
nation Wrought up % the highest pitch. A
4 general fght he, Confidently expected, the de
lscription Of which would have sold larg'
number OF he paper for two cents each. .bsf