Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-05-16
For the Telegraph.
To the Sentinel.

Mr.. EpIrOR;-l see III your last issue no.
tIce Of The democratic meeting at Jefferson
made up mainly vi extracts from the Jefferson
50 much trmuess and so little bitterness and was
only sorry to tiuG any. La these sad times tie
ouly real ground uf lear Tor the future is tnat
lim"l possion aud bnud party sprlt may get
the better Of reason aud patriotism, and prevail
loug ruough iur serious miscnlef.
Gus mretng is commended tor being respect
able or uumUers, AZ representing geaeraliy all
parts o. tas cosDty, and Tor uuGamity aud dss-
p ,tch Vt LusUess.
h., Is mean praise coming from political
opponens, aud is so lar highiy honorable 10 the
!Sentinel Tucre are mstukes, however, whicn
II would appear the partlulity OF your co.empo.
AIRY Tor me, las led II to commit, nicn heed
correction. | credited wltn u larger share
oi meril than jnsty belongs ~ me.
The Seniinci don't seem 10 understand what
mas becu golng GU ior some tune outside OF MS
party among Democrats, Clay aud Webs er
Wings, and conservative Republicans. Win
out concer, they fad themselves of one mind On
the political ISSUES of the day. DlticIences
wnich divided the old " MY aud Democratic
parties are entirely aud absolutely set aside ny
exesencles gru"lug out of The war, leaving ou'y
political principles applicable 10 The times on
w.lch there has always been substantial u gree
ment. These prIucp es are al cmuruced in
this, chat We are bound BY The provisions oil he
Constitution. not only Ia times ot peace, but In
st asons Of dstel banee OF any kiuj aud lnat es.
peclally when battling against It's foes AT home
or abroad. Tuat II Is The only bond oil Union
We have or can have. That 10 follow The exam.
PIE Of thos, now IN arms aud trying " dissolve
1t, or set it aside under the hopes OF recon.
, stl ucton would be miserable lallure.
Inc Sentinel uoes not seem 10 understand
that men ihuo IN perfect agreement must neces'
sarily act together, aud that 1t matters hlle
under what name or orgap-z .lion they act.
Wugs like myself, and many CONSERVATIVE meu
who voted or MIR. LINCOLN, can't Le luuuced &c
change our purpose. This accounts lor lht
uuauimity OF the meeting.
The committee appointed to prepare busi
uess, in reporting resolutions, mad only to re
duce to form oi expression, OpiuiOnS which each
and every member mad before deliberately form
ed Tor himself IL may have been true, as sta
ted by the Sentinel, That Mr.. Fay was the only
representative oi Jefferson actually present.
" 70 however iu!o. med by an old aud RESPECTED
citizen vi that township on my way home lha
there were DOZEN of his neghbors WAC sym
ps1hIzed with the object Of the meeting an,
would have been present but for report care
fully circulated by somebody lbal il was posi-
poned. Perhaps Others were kept back thrC
fear Of the same kind OF abuse heaped upo
MIR. Fay, for daring 10 attend without leave
Perhaps / Opght not to puss The grave eharg
made by tie Sentinel against the meeting 10
admitting an Old Federaiist. However, as a
parties, ! believe even our fellow citizens {
! the ABOLITION stripe are not apt to turn thel
backs, on apy body who adopts their principle,
aud votes Their ticket tits not probable even
i as charged, au Old Fedsrast my. vote will b
rejected on rns: account, ] am, however, trul
, sorry that caut claim the honor OF havin
been political associate of Washington, Han
ilton, Marshal, and host OF other worthless VIII
~ Federali Is; aud should think very meanl
Of uns.lr % failing to love and res rec, The msn
ores of men 80 u 'uch wiser and oe'' '"an w
self. Indeed fear TIM, II our nelghoor oi III
Sentinel although widely Sno"u, III 'o"''a
with such men, be found. il at pl' on'y WI
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