The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-03-25
COMPLIMENTARY SUPPER
TO HON. = NJ. ASHLEY.
The Cincinnati Gazette on the Colo
radO Investigation. I'd


The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette, writing on the 18th inst,
speaks as follows of the treatment
which our worthy Representative receives
in Washington .
OF all the delegation Of true men who represented
the real position Of Ohio in the last House, but
single member has been returned 10 the next one.
Not less as token Of personal esteem, which foul
party calumny had been unable to diminish, than
NJ compliment TO our solitary reelected Repub
lican, the OhiOans in Washington last night gave
Il pleasant little supper to Cen James NJ. Ashley,
Of the Toledo District.
After the edibles had been duly discussed talking
was In order.
The Solicitor Of the Treasury Mr.. Jordan, was
called to the Chair. He was glad of this opportun-
ity TO do honor to one who was 80 really and truly
a repre- sentative of the genius Of Americanism rs
Mr. Ashley. The guest this evening came cmphat-
icaly from the people. Born without social ad-
vantages he had risen 10 be mt TO society,
to politics and " craftsmanship, and in 1t ALL he
had been the architect, in more than the common
sense, Of his own fortune. II would have been
strange indeed if such man had failed TO see
that IN the broadest recognition of human rights
lay the true craftsmanship and philosophy Of the
age. lthad thus become cardinal principle with
| him from the outset that whoever a human being
might be, wherever he might be found, he was, so
far natural rights were concerned, the peer Of
any other human being. From that early faith our
| and predicted what was transpiring with preci-
| sion that was exact as it was wonderful; and
| In series Of letters In the leading journal of his
| place. he had, with unexcelled bodness and force,
| proclaimed the certainty Of the issue to come (in
which we are now engaged,) between freedom
| of labor and cnchanmcnt of labor--n one word,
| the issue of the age, between Right and Wrong.
| Aud so, with many pleasant words of deserved
compliment, he continued to tell the story of the
| Representative who had 80 long been ahead of his
| inp nd a hp w had
| ed the gathering.
The toasts of the evening were then announced.
| First as fitting, came this:
| "Whic we, rs citizens of Ohio, deplOre the loss,
in our National Councils, of our late Representa-
tives Bingham, Riddle, llutchins, Worcester, Blake
| Edgurton, Gurley, Shcbarger, Harrison, and Cut
ter we may yet congratulate ourselves, as well as
the country, that the work they so well planned
and carried out will be delivered into the hands of
our distinguished guest, General James NJ Ash
ley, for future usefulness and complete develop
| mcnt"
70 which Mr. IL. l.. Ilosmor, formerly of the To-
edO Bddc, respoded complimenting the late Rep
rescntativcs as they deserved; dwelling ON the
merits OF their guest; handsomely illustrating how
he had always said the right word at the right
time; giving him especially credit for three things
for being the real antkor of Emancipation in
the District of Columbia; for being among the carli-
est to proclaim the only tcnablc grounds as to the
necessity for the conScatiUn Ofrcbel property, and
Tor having advanced the theory AS to the constitu-
tiOnal relations Ofhc seeded States to the Uniun
which eminent AN authority DIR. BrUwnSOn had
declared to cmb0dy :" more true satcsmanship than
anything else said or done in Congress since the
rebellion broke out;' and concluding by reference
to certain rather famous Territorial letters" from
the publication of which, after full exposition of
ali the facts, General Ashlcy's character had come
out all the brighter, and his conduct had been all
the more heartily ndorsed by his constituents. Tu
all OF which there was of course much applaudng
assent.
"Thc Poets Of Ohio" were toasted and one OF
them, Mr.. Pistt of" Poems by two Friends" and
ldc-d- -cicck Press AMI Louisville JoHrndi fame
responded with the following chocc littlc mursel OF
verse, which happily refers to Z" ihe true Toledo
blade" the General not "in war arav,' who was
the guest of the evening.
SOME BUCKEYES.
or Generals in tl1ir war array,
We have y"U1ttnd Spich;
(Which means, though Doctors don't agree,
Enough, and sometimes twice il y
For Abraham makes Hrigadicr
When rr star is troubled
The star has scarcely tim, To fall
| Before we'd see il dpdLi,d
"God made the country" C0wper sang
very stale quotation
That God made ours is true; but men,
They make aud keep nation!
And whether Generals under stars
Or Generals stirlrss -fatcd,
The Kind at mcn that save Land
Are Generals God created!
| All would that such wcro many one
True leader is AN army.
"a thousand starry shoulder straps,
| With jnglng spurs alarm me y
Heaven grant vs. m'u with tongu. and pen,
As well ns words sufficient
Thought always takes the battlefield
II only GOd-commssonedl
Tonight wen think of Rosecrans,
His name, his wreath of roses,
And many another Buckeye fame
Our battle-light discluscs.
But here's to ont in Washington
March forward undismayed;
III Wave in the van of Buckeye men
Our rGe Toledo blade
The following editorial article from thl
I Cincinnati Gazette of the 18th. is brief ye
/. candid review of the Colorado" affairs
. and shows how honorable people, who's,
political prospects don't require Mr.
Ashloy's defeat, look ut the entire charges
n made against him
We have received the report OF the Select Com
mttec otthe House, appointed ON the motion OF j
Nj. Ashley, to inquire iuo certain charges agains
i his official conduct, made for clectOneerng pur
n poses in the last canvass. The Committee, ate
, full investigation, reported unanimously tina
= there was no ground for such charges and tn
e House unanimously adopted the report, II was ~
q aggravated specimen of the yulencc and unscrupu
A | lousneSs oi our party contests Mr.. Ashley, pun
sued by applicants for Oilicc, were most of III
u Republicans members On the incoming OF the nev
% Administration and anxious to supply as many q
l., his party friends as possible sought to DISPOSE q
1, | +. NJ. Case, by the SurveyOrship OF ColOrad
~ Territory. For this he seems TO have abored wit
u mis- usual energy aud with entire dsintcreStedness
d The aid OF the Indiana delegation was needed
and to secure this 1t was agreed that the Surveyor
e.. ,,,,0.. .s.l.,
! toned. Subsequently,, Mr.. Ash ey who seems t
:, have had drluSion that there Wsre great appor
II tunitics TO b. picked up in the new Territory,
purchasing Spanish grants aud locations for cities
proposed joint speculation with Case in any sue
purchases which was agreed to- The busines
" proposed was the purchase OF lands, and was ope
J., t. everybody. Case could purchase nothing tia
:. Was not in tho market, and the purchase OF vii
public lands or od Spanish grants, tor Spccu
J. lation, has not heretofore been held dshunurabl
RI either Tor Surveyor or Congressman, or any 9th
. OF man. Mr.. Case was appointed.
OfcnurSe, MIR. Ashley did not procure office
' enough 10 stop all mouths. On this arrangemer
m charges were made that hc curruptly procured ia
d apponmcntut OF Case for a consideration prev iousl
agreed upon. Case, who prurSScd eternal graft
tudc to Ashley, turned against him, because, as Il
D said, " from the Rocky Mountains Ashley locke
'e too radical but perhaps because he thuught Ash
1. ley would be defeated. by his coniysncc conui
deutial lcttorS of Ashley to him, in which he CAV
l. glowing anticipations Of the Specuatons that wer
a lying around loose in the new III Dorado, wcr
pf stnlen and published in a Toledo paper opposed I
. him. These We're made campaign documents
=! They were distorted and perverted in every poss
10 bic way, On them charges OF corruption wcr
in made, and the charges continually rung on a
the terms of the criminal calendar Ashley wa
= cassed with all sorts of telons. Theyo bein
. no principle involved against him, the oppoSito
Of canvass was made entirely ON these crimins
T: charges Our not very virtuuuS political hiStor
~ has rarely seen anything savory as this coutes