Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-04
Unissa statss senator.

than ordinary pleasure the Communication
in the Leader on the subject Of the Senator
ship to be filed this winter. think you
are right in throwing open your columns to
such discussion Of the merits Of the gen.
slsmsn who are named BY their friends toS
this important station, and the gentlemen
who have written yon have shown good
taste while pressing their own candidate, in
carofally Fefraining from saying single
word in anger or In malice against the gen.
tlsmen thus presented In sntagOnism. Such
good temper and good taste is the proper and
the only proper mode Of conducting such
contest, and l certainly have wrong esti-
mats Of Judge Wade and Judge Spalding,
If either would wish Office at the sacrifice Of
the kindly feelings they are known to en-
tertain to each other.
lam decidedly in tsvor of Judge Spalding,
for at such time as the present when the
country Is engaged in a fratricidAl war for
the very existence Of the Government, am
in favor of bringing to the support of the
Administration, and iresh from the people,
the highest talent Of the State, for look
upon Judge Rufus P. spaldiDg in natural and
acquired Abilities second to none in Ohio OF
in the West.
The argument of yohr correspondent that
because Judge Wade has had the honors and
received the emolpments of United States
Senator for two terms of six years each, that
he ought to have it siE years longer, might
be good one if Office was hereditary-if it
belonged of right to certain class or to
certain locality, but IS this, fortunately, is
not the fact the argument makes more
against than in favor of his favorite. If
because Judge Wade has been Senator for
twelve years, he ought of right to be re-
elected for third term, how much stronger
would be the argument six years hence in
favor of giving him a fourth term; and
thus, at each successive term, his claims be-
ing strengthened, the Office would become so
much of life term that none would dare
CONF ete with him for it II life be spared
to Judge Wade, BentOn's Thirty Years in
the Sc late would pale before the longer term
of Iulge Wade, as if he, and he alone, wele
the only man Ohio could choose to bestow a
life term of Office upon.
Ohie, with the single exception Of Benja'
min Ruggles, never gave any one more than
two terms in the United States Senate, and
many of her ablest men never served but 6
single term, and each six years were content
to give place to Others.
Cincinnati, the commercial emporium O
Southern Ohio, has had three, if not more
of her citizens in 0le Senate oi the United
States in the persons of Judge Brewer, Gov
ohass, and Mr.. Pugb Cleveland, the com
smercisI emporium of Northern Ohio, with
her immense commercial intere ct, has never
had Senator. Her port the most impor.
tant in the State, needs govern uent aid in
making l. secure for vessels, and now, when
menacsd BY our ancient foe-for England
being anxious for war, will still stick an ex'
cuse-needs protection. Yet no move has
been made for its defence, although in th'
event of q war, it is not only oile Of tht
most exposed points on the Lake cOast, bu
the one which could easiest be reduced t.
ashes.
There Is another, and strong argument IL
favor of Judge Spalding, which, without tres
passing much longer upon your time, will
briefly mention. The Democratic element il
the Republican party is a strong One. II not
in tf7 majority, it is sufficiently powerful to
hold tho balance of power against the fierce
attacks of that portion of our felloW-citizens
who still retain their place in the old organ
! izatiOn. In the entire delegation in Congress
from Ohio, Senators and Representatives in
cluded, who support the Administration and
vote men and means to the country, not a
single man, SO far as my knowledge extends,
was ever identified with the Democratic par
tT, or voted its ticket Every man of them
was an original Whig, and although voted
for by original Wings and original Demo-
crats, yet the former party has not only Ia
ken the lions share, but has taken the whole
This fact has created some distrust, and at
the late State Convention the State officers
were divided among Union Democrats and
Union Whigs and the result was largely
; increased majority. Ought not Union Dem
3 oersts, by which term l mean those who left
their party to rally around the Gag of their
country, to have at least one man in the ma
tional councils? Judge Spalding aided in
, the birth of the Republican party, and has
E been its brightest ornament and most useful
member. Those who left the Democratic
:. party when he left, and who have since bat
tied in the forefront of opposition to the
fierce demands of the slave power, would be
4 satisfied with him, and being satisfied would
: discard the idea that because Of their former
political opinions, the Democrats in the Re
publican party are to be ostrscised.
A UNION DEMOCRAT.