The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-04-03
ELECTION orr. 8. senator.


John Sherman, being nominated after great
number Of ballotings, was elected by the Legis-
ature on Thursday last for six years, from the
ilhof March, 1851 a.
There is q secret history about this election
which viii lead to so many new intrieues IN
tie Republican party, tha, its origin and prog
ress may be Of some interest TO cur readers.
Il was generally supposed that to oppose Mr..
chase efiectually was 10 oppose Gov. Dennison,
And tLis was believed by manyuntil since the
election of Sherman; bul this was a great mis-
take, and We will explain how it came.
here was Some feeling OF arrangement got
ten up te,ween Gov Chase and SEN tor Wade,
about the Chicago nominations; b'ith OF the e
gentlemen being aspirants or the Presidency,
and botE fom Oh o.
When Lincvln v as ub ut to fill his Gabinet
after his arrival at Washington, the opposition
to Gov. Chase b, came very Sirorg ud violent.
Gov. Coz win, who never liked Chase, called on
Mr.. L Hcaln in company with Senalors Wade.
to protest asainst Chase's appointments, As
represented to Us, Corwin made cue OF his bit
tertst, most eloquent and graphic delineations
of character, for which he has no equal war
nIng President Lincoln against Gov. Chase's
wiles asa potician-h his cold, calculating Ioli.
cy, and pitched i'm generally in that strain;
Senator Wade very knowingly nodding assent
aud riveting the nails as Corwin drove them
through. 4-
Then came the tug nf wal; Greeley join ing
Chase S forces from The west, and railying al
the elements hostile to Mr.. Seward brough
President Lincoln to ompromise," (rathe
coldly, the story goes, and Chase into the ca b
met.
This will explain MIR. Greeley's late course
towards Mr. Seward, whom he and Mr.. CHASE
will probably drive out OF the Cabintt.
| But the programme. Of coulse so soon Al
Mr.. Chase was fairly seated in the Cabinet. h,
hid two things to accomplish in order to stay
| there or make / is place easy. The first wa
to punish Wade, aud the second to secure
friend in the Serate TO manage hisatfairs there
in both open AMI secret session.
| M. Sherman living in the North part Of ,h'
State, became all al once an object OF intereS
to Gov. Chase, Notwithstanding his supposed at
tachment to Gov. Dennison. The election o
| Sherman was certain defeat to Mr. Wade, Whost
successor is to be elected by the next Legisla
! ture, 1862; for whatever strength Mr.. Wade
might have personally, the sectional feeling, 81
potent Of late years, was sure to prevent his re
election; and by securing the North through
Sherman, Mr. Chase could control Wade's sue
cessor by such force as he could himself rail-,
in the centre and South, in defiance Of all Oppo
sition.
The plan being decided upon, it was carried
out, we c. n ess with amaSter hand that we nev
ersaw played te'ore. While we despiSe the acl
Of honestg, we must confess that we are rathc
startled into a state of mrth iulness at the ge
MUS and boldneSS with which it was paye,
our.
They started with all odds against them, ar,
fit required no ordinary tact and baldness to re
cover the ground, Enough of the conservative
/! Republican me mberS had been secured, to de
, eat any caucus nom natation OF the "irrepres
Sibes" that they could make, with the aid {
Demo sralic vo'eS. 1t was thus the campaie
opened. Mr. Sci enck led the conservatives
and the irrepres sibeS were divided be wee
Dennisan and Sm rman, with feint occasional
lly on Horton, Delano and Stanton to test tn
strength OF tie adh rens.
Scherck and his !riendS were bitter agains
Igoing into caucus at all. and without gettn
them committed, nothing could be done.
Offices were promised. without limit, to tn
members, and Lieut. Gov. Xix was started t
head the movement with Foreign NJ MissIon t
Peru, or some other unoccupied place; and the
were to follow other appointments down to
village Post Master The Western Reserv
men bers all at once became the creates
SGhenck men-they showed him list Of hi
strength, but to secure it he must go into eau
,us and publicly, beforehand, show his SCUM
Republ canisnli
A ba Of n ic was got out and after goir
round as blind to several caud dates, the
PLAYED "nigger IN a wood pile'' TO Mr. 81 hencl
He reSpol ded, and made tpry Satasfucto'
Black Rebu lican speech Articles were pul
lished in the newspapers to show that he ha
long been tinged with the true nigger doctrine
Now the fruit was ripe--the caucus Wi
ready TO convene and they "al went to slide.
Denni,on's friends stuck braveiy, and held tn
caucus to pretty long ballot, but his ma
power had depal ted and it was only matter
time. From the IN nent Schenck was tollt
intn the ciueus the game was up with him.
Sherman was on he ground with his pock
tull OF llank mmissions, ,metaphorcalll spea
ing, and managed his own aifairs-waS electe
OF course, gave a supper the next evening
Lndeman & Ri,ze's, left with Lieutenant Go
Kirk, the same night for Washington, to tax
lis own seat in the senate, and fill his contra
as lar as Convenient!
Now how stands the case? Gov. Demise
ic left friendlas; TO fill out his time as Ex
the State and retire.
Mr.. S henck has gone home with very pre-
ty en- argcm, NJ Of the colored stripe down h
: back, to be heard Of no more, except TO
laughed at. efs rw9 9s ' .a
Horton, anton and Delano, satisfied, pc
haps, that while they behaved like entleme
} it was losing game in such a crowd.
And Senator Wade--the bold, defiant, reel
less w Wade, he has leisuIe to write his own e.
itaph in his own way, "that lair hand stan
no chance against tie tricks ofexpert players.
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