The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-09-23

'sIE WE GAN HAVE A FAIR ELEC
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! speakers of the Vallandigham persuasion are
fond Of Keeping before the people, and we find
lit persistently thrust parenthesis sinto then
speeches and editorials They do this desiTip
to back up their pretense that the s.iberties'
of the people are in peril. Beyond a. doubt
there will be a fair election It is not with
4 in the province sof the general Gevernnn ent to
j pretectE the people of Ohio from themselves
i IF this people are so, STEPPED in Ignorance
and rank with disloyalty, so insepsiblel1to their
best interests, and wanting in the spirit be-
coming american citizens, as to Selee5e Mr..
j IlNahandigham Governor; they can have him.
Theyaare to have, q fair, chance, and we shall
see whether they are, resolved to abrogate their
mabhood, atain themselves with infamy in
effaceable and fix Has mark of disgrace upon
their country We have no I'd ca they will
lido anything of the kind-6 sXallandi dighaml in
our ;jqdg ment, will be the most consclusiyely
beaten man ever before the people of Ohio
i for office. But that his defeat may not be
wanting in any circumstances that may make
/ itsignifeantas the final verdict of the people,
the election ought to be, and it will be, g.as
Hair as ever was held Gin, Commercial
We are pleased to see that our Abolition
friends iGf friends they should be5caliedato'
any living creature9 9are getting a. litteg sense,
if they still persist in ipdecency. As we said
last week. all we ask is fair election, = This
the ComnlercidE now says we, shall have. Then
why refuse democratic papers free circula-
ton IN the army Are the soldiers not as
bgood jdd gess Of what9isisl ilor 4fdisloyal'
as the, Abolition shoddy CONTRACTORS cotton
spectators, editors and stumpers Is it a
fair election to withhold from any portion of
the voters such documents and reading mat
ter as1wiH show the true condition of the
canvass, and the reason men have to- difersin
opinion ?aT fs.s,sy sa.ysf. ea b.4,,sfs.s ss.;-s4
. = Why are democratic papers everywhere
refused an equal circulation through the
mails with athe republican, papers |? 2 Is that
sfair,Y and does it show "a desire for faancss
in the elections2 j Is it ssfair keep yone of
the candidates in esae wi lie the other j, is
running over the State hisrepresenti1g his
every act and charging him with being "a
eomUict4 That is sfc1iir,eis ittaimanly; honora-
ble,d such as a, man fit for the Executive
chair. of Ohio should be guilty Of J.. IF that
IS fair We cannot comprehend what would
be uhf fdsfness. 10 =. e5'sle. zoe 1.i3 9as 8
ilIf the republican papers and stump orators
hayesbeen worthy of the least confidence the
Democrats have every possible reason to be-
Iieve that they would not have fair vete,s
nor anythipg like IT, -GALIewAxropenlY dez
sclared ON. the-Eapitol steps in this city, not
long since, thatif they could not convince the
Democrats by iargumeD that they would coefee
them into measures. Did this look like IA
9Sfair vote2" O a3isfaIE0o bs3aieggH s1sai !
The Democrats are. just as well aware !, as
the Commercial that sat as not :aoithsn the
proviince OF the General Government 10 pro7a
tect the people of OHIO against Mentseloes.' p ]
Knowing this, tho Democrats are ready to
protect 2hen,selUes. They ask no favors. as
citizens of Ohio,a of the "General Govern
ment ," it protecting them from themselves, /,
nor from that portion of hespeople called
Republicans or Union Leaguers.a The Demo
Gratis had made up their minds to take, care
of "themselges," and of anybody else who
did not know how to behave as they should
We are glad that the Commercial has come
to a similar senolusion,- the best way
for men to be protected is to protect them
selves J This is entirely in accordance with
constitutional teachings, and the sooner it is
known and adopted as the true theory. the
better. tT5nfos4 43aotl . satgadI Fo1sA
As for the Commercials opinion of the
honor or dishenor of, the result of the success
of the Democratic party at elections, that is1
of little Importance. The Democrats have.
taken good care of the honor of this great
country and people for over bali. century, and
they are ever ready to, compare history with !
the past two years of Republican rule, Our
memory does not go back to the time when thes
Commercial and it's class of politicians did
not predict disgrace and ruin upon the, ,coun-
try if the Democrats succeeded sin1 eiecting
their candidates but history shows that tkei1
ruin and disgrace never came upon our peos]
pie and country until the COMMERCIALS party j
were fully installed into every department
of the Government. Such paper, and such
men and such party, should cease such pre-
dictions for their honor's sake and the sake
Of our common country. 1a94e sIs,3sSl 'iiest Z
,eIf the rejecled stone is to become the 4
chief of the Corner, the Republicans are as
much to blame as anybody else.g They sent
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM into exile; and the speo-
pie Aof Ohio Being opposed to subj high
handed conduct, will call him back, and thus
yindicate themselves as well as him and then
long will it be before any free citiz5hs of
Ohio will be subject to such seizures at the
mid hour ofthe night, ins violation of all law
and +deeency. - 90 tjssfi 3safs5 Il IS 80 "a
One or, two more words with the COM
naercidz before we part on this very important
subject of fairness in our elections. We
have SO far treated the Commercial as though 1
it were honest in the above expressions But |
how are we to construe it; in that light after
The long article we copied from the Comm er-
;iaE Of last week, every item of which was |
5he merest inventions as regards the intention
of the Democrats to import .yotes,-- thing 4
hat never had. been spoken of Yet the
Commercial even pretended to give the de-
.ails- the raising. Of money, &C., 90, The
ruth is that the Democrats Of Ohio have not 7
-aised money senough,t tor bear their ordinary
sxpenses,-a. few hundred dollars, s,--much less
7ast amounts of money for importing voters, 1
All .that has been done is the voluntary up
Using of the people in tbevarious counties
ind all the Committees have had toodoo has
been merely to the days, of the meetings, I
md find speakers to attend them. The people
If the counties have done all the rest. They
have required no encouragement, no aid what
yer, and no promptip to get the meetings
,p. IF the committees have done anything
BY way of instructions, it has been to keep
hem back for the went of speakers. to send
q these meetings, ioGL .espoa foodo2 s'g4a .
Eve are aware fhas the Republicans canqE
lot appreciate these things, from the trouble
md great expense they have been at to get
~ meetings Of any respectable size But the
difference grows out of the different issues5
The Democrats have bad thrown upon them /
she protectiqn Of personal liberty and cen