The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-07-17

in this Judicial District, which was
and is, overwhelmingly Union. M
G. Whitley made loud professions oI
Unionism, so loud indeed, that the
Union men of the county were willing
TO rc-elect him. The Union Central
Committee, Paul Sours, z. ID. Bige-
low, c.. W. Twining, Israel Green
and James Harsh, addressed him q
letter, propounding the following in
terrogatories:
list. Are you unqualificdly in favor
of the prosecution, on the part OF the
federal government, of the present
war, until the present rebellion is put
down, and until the authority of the
government is established in all the
States of this Union where rebellion
now cxistss
Cd. Are you in favor of laying aside,
for the present, all party controversy
party lines and party spirit, and unit
ing AS one people, upon one issue and
one ticketY
3d. Do you approve OF the Union
State platform, adopted at Columbus,
Ohio, on the 9Th of September in
slant, and will you support its nomi-
nees?
Whitley answered i'm letter so Sc
we're i'll its dcnunciations of the De
mocracy, that the Committee fearing
that it would rcpel, instead of attract
ing support to the ticket, returned it,
advising him to modify it. This he
did, and the following letter was pub
lished:
Fs"Dn~r, 0u,o, Sept, 10, !
a. d., 1861.
Messrs. GREEN, HARSH, SoURs and
others, Committee. - Gentlemen -
Your note of this day, containing
certain questions, &c. has just been
handed me, and | return a reply by
the bearer. The course which shall
pursue was determined upon reading
the proceedings and resolutions OF
the ifth of September Union Conven
ton. l did not like the platform
adopted by the Democratic Conven-
tion; but fearing that it would not
be improved by the Union Conven-
tion, l concluded to await the result
before expressing my dissent. The
Union resolutions are, however, in
my Judgment, just what they should be
at this time and comprehending,
as they do, the same views which
advanced in April last, and have main
tained since, freely and frankly
give them my approval.
l infer from the direct form Of your
interrogatories, that you expect cate
gorical answers, and in that manner
will reply to them:
Answer to first question: am;
and to that end will, as heretofore,
sustain the government in its efforts
to put down rebellion, by every
means in my power.
Answer to second question: GER
tainly deprecatc all controversy
among the people ut this timo. Par
ty management arouses party spirit;
out Of that, contentious ordinations
and recriminations; and in that man
ner, the influence OF the people, which
should be directed toward strength
ening the Government in its struggle
for existence, is lost in fruitless cav
ling among themselves NY great
est desire now is, to see all the peo-
pie of the loyal States united as one
man III support of the Constitution
and the Union, and manifesting, By
words and acts, an unyielding deter.
mination TO crush rebellion and Sc
cure obedience to laws.
Answer to third question: do
approve the resolutions, as before
stated, and intend, if ] live, to vote
for the nominees of the 9TH of Sep
tember convention.
The stand which l have taken, does
not, in the least, interfere with any
principle to which ! now, or hav,
heretofore adhered as Il rule of DO.
litlcal faith. When the integrity OF
the Constitution is established, ant
the government resumes its ordinar,
functions, and adopts policy,
shall, as heretofore, promptly follow
the course which my judgment may
approve.
have already, by the partalit,
of friends, been named as a candi
date for the Office to which you rerer
and believing it one that should bl
given by the people, without any 9th
cr consideration than the fitness o
the person upon whom the favor il
bestowed, l shall regard it as a higl
compliment to receive their suffrage,
as free offering For that reason
shall not decline support tendere,
me by any portion Of my fellow citi
zens. Respectfully yours,
M. G. WHITLEY.
ThereupoR the Democracy nomi
mated Stansbury Sutton, of Putnam
the onion party Whitley, and White
ly was, Of course, elected by a Yer,
large majority.
We wish to eali the especial atten
tion of the Democracy to few point
in Whitcly's letter:
l. He disapproved OF the platforr
Of the Democratic party.
2. lie approved Of tue platform O
tha ITuion marty