Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-24
Hahn Snerman.

This gentleman has been elected United States
Senator from Ohio, in the place of Hon. s. CHASE,
appointed Secretary of the Treasury. Judge WIN.
KESSoS was bslloted for By the Democrats. Mr..
SHERMAN was the acknowledged leader of the Black
Republican party in the last House Of Representa-
lives. He was the nominee of the Black Republi-
can caucus for the Speakership, in the PrOtraeted
struoele which resulted in the choice Of Mr. PEN-
NrSoroE. The opposition to the Black Republican
marty exhibited q determination to defeat Mr..
SHEKxAS on the ground that he was one Of the sixty
three who signed the recommendation of the infa-
nous Helper Book. The Republicans adhered to
him for many weeks with remarkable obstinacy,
until they were thoroughly satisfied that his cleo
ton was an impossbility. He was appointed by Mr..
PENNINGTON chairman of the most important COM
mittee in the House, the Committee OF Ways
and Means, and was, beyond doubt, the coolest
most sagacious and most accomplished engineer Of
Black Republican policy in Congress As such, he
persstently advocated measures looking to the en-
Sorcement of the reEe2ue laws and the re-cspturO
Of the forts in the seeded States No leader of the
Republican party has stood 6Fmer in maintaining
the dStinctive and dangerous dogBaA of
against all effortsi of compromise and concession,
to render SCENE the rights of the South and EeVe
the Union His election to the Senate may therefore
he regarded as a decided and significant indication
on the sentiment of the great State of Ohio, with
reference to the absorbing question of a recession
of the dominant faction from the 0dIous sectional
platform, whose hostility to the South has forced
seven States to dissolve their connection wtR the
Union and establish an independent Confederacy.
The choice of Mr.. SaERXAS proves that the Black
Republicans of Ohio at least have no desire for re-
construction upon terms at all admissible.
Upon terms of unconditional submission to the
North, the Ohio Republicans would dcubtiess be
glad to see the bonds of the Union re-eemented
We learn from the Cincinnati Commercial that, in
the Joint Convention which elected Mr.. SHERMAN,
Mr. ANDREWS (Dem.l rose and said he thought on
such an important occasion it desirable to give
an expression of opinion the subject and offered
die following:
Resolved, That in the judgment of this Joint Cop
veuton the election of any to the Senate Of the
United States, who, being n member of Congress
and one Of committee 10 consider of remedies for
existing national difficulties, opposed all offers Tor
compromise, would be doing violence 70 the feelings
Of the people, and tend TO complcate national trou
bleS and hasten disunion."
Mr.. BRowHE, of Mama, moved to lay it on tie
table. Adopted by strict p&rty vote-yeas, &c
nays So.
This resolution was understood to embOdy the
sentiment of opposition to the course of Mr.. SHEER
NAN in the last Congress- The Democrats ali Eus-
tanned it, and the Republicans voted to table it
On the other hand, Mr.. WELsH (8epublican) offer
ed the following substitute, which was understood
TO smbodya sentiment Of Judge KENEON, the Demo
cratic candidate declared in one of his speeches.
"ReSolued That it is inexpedient and contrary 10
the fundamental principles of the Government of /
the great and free State of Ohio to elect gentle
Spaa to the United States Senate who had declared
Ceeeaty in public speech, that he would prefer 10
see slavery planted firmly in every State in the |
Union l0ho included) than TO see the Union dis |
tnerabered or dissolved"
This resolution was cut off.
Both of these resolutions indicate Enthusiastically |
the present tone of Black Republican sentiment in |
the leading Northwestern State Of the Union. The
election of SHERMAN by strict party Tote was the
climax of this sentiment.