The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-10-01
THAT REPLY TO nR. ASHLEY.

On Thursday last bills were extensively
circulated, posted on the street corners and
pasted on the sidewalks. announcing that
HON, asher cook will speak at the Court
House this evening, in reply to J. NJ. Ash.
ley and asking all to come out and hear
the truth as it is" Having nothing partic-
ular to occupy our attention ON that eve
ming, we weuded our way to the Court
House, to hear what the HON" gentle.
man had to say. 1t was about s o'clock
when we arrived. Fifteen persons were
prescnt-we give their names =" {. holen-
beck, old jack Of spades the father OF
bis country" and broad brm;" James W.
ross, the disappointed candidate for clerk
ship in Chase's department, the woud-be
candidate for Auditor next fall, and the
secretary of the Seceder's squad that ap.
pointed twelve delegates from this town.
ship to the Waite Convention; the HON
asher cook, the man who lodged every i'm.
| portant issue in the last Legislature, and
the man who voted for an extra session OF
the Legislature, under the pretext that he
couldn't trust Gov. Tod with contingent
| fund, for fear he would use the same for
| political purposes; c. a. higgins, the pauo
rama man and advance county-order man
In the course of an hour, two or three more
came in. HON. asher cook then got up and
spake. He said d" As there was not su1
cient notice given to get out the people tc
hear the truth as IL is, ard US Judge Whitley
was erpected, the committee thought it best
to adjourn the meeting until Friday eve
ming We went home sadly disappointed
for we wanted to ask the HON. asher cook
whether he was going to play the dodge
game again this winter.
On Friday evening, learning that Judge
| Whitley had not arrived, and fearing an.
other failure, we concluded to say at home
We learn, however, that meeting was
held, and that about four dozen were pres.
ent, including the gentlemen named above
HON. asher cook and ii. Ii. Dodge were the
speakers. The labor Of the latter gentle
man was u vain effort to fasten something
fraudulent upon the future designs of Mr.
Ashley, and that of the former to prove tina
the brains of county-court lawyer don't
lay behind his ears Some of those pres
ent seemed to be in doubt as to whether
either had any brains at all. The sum and
substance of their remarks was about this
We are now re-organizing the old Demo
cra.ic party ON basis that will give it the
control Of county, State and Federal offices
and if you want to be on the big side you
must join us. We don't expect you tc
come, however, without good cause ; We
have therefore concluded to resort to the
never-taiing method of libeing the pr
vate character of our opponents and thus
blind you to the true issue, until we gel
our men in power, then you can blame your
selves for being duped'
HON. asher cook, we believe, first be
came convert to Republican doctrines tc
get office; for the same reason he fell
dreadtully in love with the Union, and his
last dodge evidently has the Common Pleas
Judseship, for this district, someway con
nected with it. As bunker Democrat, he
is true to his first love; like the dog he has
returned to his vomit and like the sow, he
is wallowing i'll the mire Of personal abuse
and Islander. 1t is due to Mr.. Dodge tc
say that in principle he is at least consist
ent, He holds tlis to be "a damned Abo
lition war" and believing this he is justi
fed in doing all in his power to bring about
a change. both in Congress and every Other
! department of the Government.