Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-09-20
Astounding Revelations of official
OozTuptien-A Republican Leader
Exposed-AshieY's CongressiOERl
Record.1


In Ohio to the following "Correspondence,"
which ws copy frcm Republican paper. J. M.
AsHLEY Il CHASE right hand man in this State,
and has been indOIssd by GREELEY, of the New
York Tribune, as Chief Priest OF Rsdicalism
in the North West. If The Chief Piest be
guilty Of the official corruption herein disclosed,
what may We not expect to hear Ia regard to
other Radical members Of Congress (who are
also candidates for re election), when the COW
e.ing shall be torn from them also2 Such wick
edress and in!quity in official life cannot fall to
bring down the curse Of God upon party that
will sustain and support men who are thus
guilty. By raieing "hue and crJ" Of dislcyal-
ty against the Democratic party, these C1rrup-
tionists are trying to divert public attention and
scrutiny from themselves. But their efforts
will be failure, and will result in shame and
defeat.
In this connection, the reader must not for
get the language of Mr.. DAWES, a Republican
member of Congress from Massachusetts, who
VAS Chairman Of one of the Investigating
committees during the last session of Congress.
Here is what he says:
The gentlemen must remember that In the
first year of q Republican Administration
which came into power upon professions of re
form and retrenchment, there is indubitable
evidence abroad in the land that somebody has
plurdered the public treasury well nigh In that
single year as much as the entire current year
" expenses of the Government during the Ad'
ministration which the people hurled from
! power bacsuse of its corruption.
Let all honest men rise In their might snt
hurl from power the public plunderers who arr
iufes.ipg the Halls of Congress, and preyinl
upon the substance of the people.
| Read the following letters, aud resolve tha
you will vote for no candidate for Congress o
the Ashley Radical School
: From the Toledo Blade.
i, Important Correspondence.
D The following correspondence has been fur
0 nished us for publication. We need only go
: here that there can be no question whatever O
: the genuineness Of the letters of Mr.. Ashley q
Q here given. Let the honest freemen of the l0t
!. District read them, and see what they think
II the Congressional Record" on which thei
Representative wishes to be tried:
!; lcoRRIsPoNDENoR.
= Ma. F.F. STEVENS 70 MR.. W. A. sTEvRNs,
DEFIANCE, Sept. 9, 1862.
W. STEVENS, Eso.:-There are reports ci
!, culated in this county, and | have heard
e. other parts of the Congressional District, vel
D. preudlcisi TO tine mural standing 0f our Rep
4. sentative in Congress, Hon. ]. M. Ashley
ID These reports purport to be based upon certe
Il. letters, said to be IN your possession, from
a. Ashley to Frank NJ, Case, Esq. II these +
ii ports are true, the public ought 70 know it,,
lt, they are not true, justice alike to Mr.. Ashl
Is- and his constituency require that the fact
or made known. ~ asa IA
u. The reports indicate great want OF MOI
Sd honesty on the part Of Mr.. Ashley, and an /
Of. tempt TO use his official position as Represe
tativo for this District FOR basensss and Q
10. ruption, such as would rende. him entir,
to unfit to be the representative Of an hon
ed constituency. ~
TO viii you do myself and the people Of I
nd district the favor 10 furnish copies Of those
8. tera for publication; also, any other lettert