The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-09-10
THE DEMOCRATIC BLADE.

NE DEluOChAllC Dh1hDhs
We ask all our readers who are lovers of
freedom and consistency to rsad the follow
ing articles which we clip from the Blade.
The first bears tho date of August, 1860 ;
the second September, 1862. In that of
1860, the Blade says; "a Republican of
Toledo wrote to Senator Sumner for copy
Of his speech, aud received in answer a
letter from which the following in an
extract:
"DEAR SIR; OF course send my speech with
| pleasure but when think il is going TO consti-
tuent of Mr.. Ashley, feel that it is like ding
coal to New Castle, or, according TO the more an
cient saying, like sending owls to Athens
| "Indced, your own distinguished Representative
has discussed the slavery question with an ex-
haustive thoroughness which leaves little else TO
be desired.
ain exposing the usurpation of the Supreme
| Court, he has rendered timely service, much
needed at this moment, when the fanatical dogma
of Mr. Calhoun slavery in the Territories has
been embodied IN formal judicial opinions. We all
feel grateful to Mr.. Ashley for this service. | am
| glad to learn that he has been nominated for re-
election. Success will have trials of It's own. And
with true man like Mr.. Lincoln as President, we
| shall also need true men in Congress, like your
! Representative, to stand by him.
| "Believe me, dear sir, faithfully yours,
CHARLES SUMNER"
At that time the Blade stated its views
on the great question at issue in the follow
ing terms
Mr.. Summers estimate of the importance Of the
judicial feature of the slavery controversy and OF
Mr.. Ashley's able and unanswerable presentation
of it is too high. In view, the result OF
the present campaign will drive the slave oligar-
chy from its intrenchmcns behind the Executive
and Legislative ramparts of the Government, and
connc its operations to the Federal Court the only
department beyond the reach of the peoples voice
and power. The Supreme Court is hereafter tC be
the stronghold of slavery, from which it is to sally
forth in its incursons upon the rights of Freedom;
ant when its operations are more confined to this
department, such cxpositions of the judicial fea-
turc Of the question as that of Mr.. Ashley, will be
more properly valued
In lis Issue of Sept 1862 the animad-
versions Of the Blaze on both of these
gentlenen, are as follows:
Nix SUMNER ENDoRsEs.-The Commercial pub
fishes letter TO the Ashley Convention of the 23d
strongly endorsing Mr. Ashley, and urging his con
stitucns to re-elect him. This is better than Sen
ator Wade did. He urged strong and vigorous
measures for the prosecution of the war, but
strangely omitted all reference to Mr.. A.-the thing
most needed from him.
1t is very natural that Mr.. Sumner should want
Mr.. Ashley reelected. He has set of resolutions
annihilating ten or twelve States, now in an un-
comfortable state of suspension in the Senate
while Mr.. Ashley has favorite Territorial bill OF
like character n little off in the House. a
fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind" Mr.. s.
would no doubt like to see his scheme for annihi-
atng States by wholesale indorsed by the people
of this District How far this desire will influence
| the people TO approve policy emphatically re-
ected by both Houses of Congress, remains to be
| seen.
| Let it br remembered that the object o.
the writer and the circumstances under
which he wrote, were similar only that tho
evils of the system referred to, has been SC
intensified as to fill with horror every pat
riotic man. In this state of things the Re
publican Bldde of August 1860 become,
the Hunker Democratic Blade of 1862; anC
to crafty its new friends it presumes by
inunendoes and mean insinuations to dis
parage man whom in the past it has de
lighted TO honor. Not that Mr.. Sumner de
serves less of the Blade, but because tn,
latter has plighted lis faith to another par
ty. We trust the constituency of this dis
trict will thoughtfully regard the motir
and intent of this act, and by their vote
justify the Representative of Freedom from
the attacks of the bludgeon in Washington
} and the poisoned shaft of calumny from
! Democratic bow in the Tenth Congression
: al District of Ohio.