The Plymouth weekly Democrat., 1861-08-22
THE COMMISSIONER QUESTION.

The PepubEcan last week contained more lies
and a greater exhibition of meanness and con-
,emptible and inexcusable littcness and exaggera-
tion than We had supposed and even Mdtingly
could possibly crowd into small space as
that occupied by the articl under the head OF
"DEcrIxrD." After giving Mr.. Snyder's reasons
for declining, Mattingly says:
"This NAV be the correct reason, but We heard
il said three weeks that ene of the Democrat
ic Central Clique had told Certain individual that
they would make SNYDER back off the track, and
then they would nominate Hiram Rank"
Of course, no member of the Central Clique or
any democrat was heard to max any such remark
IL is one of Mattngly's own offspring. That seer
tain individual" to which he so frequently refers,
is undoubtedly a myth-his whereabouts are as
great mystery rs the identity of the "oldest in
habtant." Mattingy makes several inquiries.
some of which are as follows:
''But who gave the Central Committee Tower to
make nominate, ms? Is it usual for Central Com
mittees to exercise such power"
In case of declinations. it is usual for Democrat
ic Central Committees to fill such vacancies, for
the purpose of obviating the necessity of calling
another Convention. The State Central Commit
Inittce nominated A. A Hammond for Lieut.. Gov
crnor after Wa lker had declined on account OF in
eligibility. The action of Committees is general
ly regulated by precedent, and not by any written
law or specially delegated powers. This explana-
ton is absolutely necessary to prevent three
four hundred Democrats from becoming dissatis-
fled along with Mattingly, and r;lyng to the sup
port of his ticket. If we can prevent such stam-
pede among Democrats as his article was likely to
occasion we shall be conscious of having dore
good work in preserving the party from dismem-
berment Mattingly thus continues TO speak:
"Why was Snyder made to decline in order that
Rank might be nominated in his place? We guess
it was because Snyder a Douglas Democrat,
and Rank Breckenridgeite."
Tie only thing necessary to refer to. to place
proper estimate on the above quotation, is that
Mr Snyder sent word to the Convention that he
could not be q candidate under any circumstances,
hut the messenger, being verv anxious that he
should run, thought that if he was nominated he
would accept, and therefore did not report Mr..
Snyder's wishes to the Convention. When he
heard. Saturday evening, that he nominated,
he resolved to dispatch messenger TO town, to
inform the Central Comnitte that he would not
run,-tiIat messenger arrived on Monday follow
ing. On account Of the absence of some of the
members of the Committee, and the difficulty OF
getting them together from different parts Of the
county, no meeting of the Committee held
until the time referred to. So much for crowdng
Mr.. Snyder off the track. As to his being
Douglas Democrat do not know further than
that he takes, reads and endorses the New York
Day Book. If Mattingiy sympathize with
such "war Democrat" he should cease to Op
pose the party in this county, for there none of
them that 90 very far in advance of the Fay Book
in opposition to Republicanism.
Mattingy continues to continue in this wisc
"Why was not Peter Schlarb, n neighbOr Of
Snyder's, and strong Union man, nominated i'll
stead of Rank?''
schlarb spoken to the subject before the
assembling of the Convention, but said he would
accept of no Office that would not support him.
Mattingly would not have supported him in oppo-
siton to the meanest Republican in the county.
We have answered Mattingly's questions, not
that the Democratic cause required il. but for the
purpose Of exposing his lies.