The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-03-16
Cor lially your friend,
:. +. CHASE.
Hon. las. {. HALL,
Srulto Chamber, Columbus, q.
SEN ATOR SHERMAN AND TIE
PRESIDENCY.

In the independent OF last week wo find
tho following:
SrNNToR SurRWNN Orr ToH CuASu.- The
Humorny secret Circulnrs wrrO sent all over
tho country under tho franks OF different
members oi Congress, those distributed in
OHIO being principally under the frank of
Senator sherman. Many OF hs friends at
once wrote him to know his position upon
the Presidential question, believing that his
fraul, was used in this instance without his
authority. Mn, sherman thcrcupou adj
dressed letter to tho Cincinnati Gdecnn in
which ho claims not tu have known the use
that was made of his frank, hut stating that
Nhoul his only objection to tho circular was
lis scCrcvy. He concludes his letter 10y
saying that he rrcicrs Chase to Lincoln for
the next Presidency Mr. Sherman will hc
very certain to find that Ohio viii prefer
some one to him for tho uoXt Senatorial
term.
OF what ollcuSc has Mr. Shcrmlu hccn
guilty, that no is thus summarily notified
that he will havo to withdraw from the
lnitcd States Senate, altcr the expiration
of his present term? This looks rs thong IA
IL was the intention at u few self stylcd
immaculate leaders " of the Union party
/ 10 read ont at the loyal ranks all who ven
! turc to assert that MIR. liucul is not their
/ first choice for the Presidency. We do not
| believe that either Mr.. Lincoln or the loval
masses will sanction any such test We
believe that 10y viewing the Presidential
question in all its bearings, and caudidly
comparing tho viows of all thcro is much
better prospect of arriving at correct con
clusions concerning who is, under the cir
cumStanccs, best fitted 10 acrcplahly dis
charge the duties OF the coming prcsjdcn
vial term; and any attempt 10 smother ,
lres expression of opinion on this question
is wrong and Injurious,
The foregoing extract iutmAtcs tha
!, Mr.. Sherman il hostile to Mr. Lincoln
as candidate; aud to show how "iai
and honorable" (?) are tho la2sp1ui
, c'fS representations of Senator Shcrmau'
position on the Presidential question
) We copy that gcutlcman's letter, cutirc. |
was written about the last of February
Ar. sherman says:
/ The letter of Your correspondent -. j
+ NJ IN the Gazette of tho 25Nt inst, enable
me To state my agency in tho distribution
OF a pamphlet headed, The ncAi rreSileu
tal Election
| y number of copies of this pamphlr
were scut To- nay room either 10y mistake @
with the fraudulent design vt securing m,
~ frank n ignorance OF its contents The,
o came folded and scaled lu the usual way q
p, speeches and other documents, add wvr,
dlNulhat,d ly clerk ON the supyosiuo
+ that they wcIe quito \ itlr,rW document
As To the pumcyoy Circular" thcro /
' hut one assertion n 10 that no not belle,
"a to he true, and that Us the mst havo n
a, doubt hUt Mr. lincoln will le elected
nominated u this circular had bee
openly published and circulated as an Al
'' pcA 60 the people m behalf oi G1y,ru1
q Chase, It would have been entirely msut
I, able
dad not know of it's existence until pul
- hShcA do not believe 10 Sccrcr circular
A. ar opru appeal '---tAo iUi.mca' of IA
@ people, would mot have ucs Lt',d O., ht,
:, iraukrt and cirrnpt,J 90. a yu ,byush L Il
.. not approve e all o., contents
! prefer he nomination of Gu,um
Chase to that cl M, L.a,y.n, as belle,