The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-12-26
US. senator.

y the elsetion ofa United States Senator.
f-hy the General Assembly of the State of
Ohio this winter TO eli the place of Hon.
D, F. Wade. seems 20 have been forgot.
ten. The Press bas not even so much as
called attention 10 the matter, and the
swarm Of political aspirants prominently
seen on such occasions are not visible,
and if atwork at all. it is in silent, un.
darhanded way. Indeed, we know of hgt
e one aspirant-Gov. William Denp;son.
= and we came upon him by the accidental
discovery Of a "circular" with the fam
! ing csption--"Tbe Rebellion and Gov.
DsnuisOn," setting forth the part Gov D.
has played in its suppression; "bis dis
tinguishsd service 10 the country" "bis
great ability as a statesman "his disin.
terested patriotism" &cn &c.
We are lead to believe this circular an
emiI alton from the brain IF the Governor
himself. for several reasons:- because no
man save himself, believes be has any
claims to the Senatorship, because it is
the exstt counter part in style and sub
:. stance Of his celebrated Inaugural address.
and finally because no man in the nation,
save the Gov. could produce it. Read ye
and Judge:
Nv b. There never was an institution as
e's sacred as man." 1.-THE Governor is a
:. verg sacred institution certainly, but
there is at least one other we would place
/. higher in the scale.") Constitution
asd Union will pass away. hut man will
'- remuin.' (ience the Importance Of
" elesting Gov. Dennison to the U. S. Sen
ate, startling and significant page
in the history Of the United States was
opened at the breaking out and progress
oithi' reb llion" (Hence Gov. D,nai
IONS claims upon the people)
s TIE prominent characters at the head
OF public affairs are and will become part
or tue status OF it among whom will atand
our worthy Governor" (Gov. Dennison's
prominence consists in his utter inefi
CLERGY. hs mismanagemeD of public af.
fairs, and his especial partially for the
~ Dennison family, in inter Disregard of the
interests Of the Statc.)
lie has proved himself eminenly
worthy Of public confidence
CAS- plainly evidenced by the fact that
at the last gubelratoriaI convention of
the people no man in Tho whole vast
Thong could be coaxed or hired to pre-.
sent his namo to the Convention, notwith.
standing ho was clearly entitled to re.
nomination by all party usage
.. In conclusion, the circular urges Gov
ni DennisOn Cor he Senate, aud presses De
rnocrats in particular to support him. -
te Possibly Democrats may. Indeed we
would not be surprised from what wo
know Of tho party, if they did, But VIC
will not wrong any Republican or Union
man SO much as to believe they will
O countenance his preronsions.
II Governor Dennson insists upon
serving the people of Ohio afor the expi.
ration Of his present official term. We beg
'' leave 10 suggest to him the propriety Of
doing SO in accordance with their wishes
/, and to their good by n speedy and final
retirement to private life. In this way
% TO can serve than and this only. But il
he insists " in consideration Of his distiu.
gushed merit "in filing some place Of
& publis trust, W. recommend him TO make
application without delay for the "Hay.
,an Mission" as thSt position would suit
his tasta as well as talent.
But Senator ia to be elected. and il
the honorable b. F. WADE, whom it must
be admitted has served tho people faith.
fully and well. is to be shelyed because
g ofhs lOcality,wc hope the General Assem-
hly will have the good sense to call into
The service Of the nation Hon. THOMAS
81 EwiSG, Of this city
o. Of all tho men in the country Mr.. Ew.
ISo is perhaps the most needed in the
counscls Of the nation in this the hour Of
: its great .pOril His distinguished abil.