Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-01-06
fFor tho Empire
The County AuditOrship and
the Dayton Journal.

partisan malignity has hitherto never pre-
surned to assail. "JoNATHAN HARsHNAN
a rich man"-such is the Introductory
language to this most contemptiblc as
sault. This is undoubtedly true but it
cannot be said he is the pessossor Of for
tune that owes its origin to the calamit.es
of his country, or that his dollars have
been coined out of the bloSd-shed to fill
the cofiers of the thieving contractors and
eotton-brokers of rotten administration.
Had he been sympathiser with, or an
individual Of this class. his wealth instead
Of being matter Of reproach would have
been but an evidence Of his loyalty. But
what has Mr.. HARsHMAE's wealth to do
with the discussion OF his conduct as
Commissioner in appointing Mr.. Lowe
Not one word is said against Mr.. LOWS
fitness for the appointment he received,
and if nepotism is the oflense for which
Mr.. HARsHMAN is to be held answerable,
we respectfully suggest that the JOErnaf,
need not leave the Ia nks of its own party
to find abundant occasion for its virtuous
indignation.
If we desired to initiate the meanness Of the
attack we might parade the names Of gentle
men Of the Loyal League persuasion, not
public men in a small ioGy," but public men
-, in mi Al
have favored members OF their own families,
to the exclusion of others unconnected with
them BY blood There is not man in high
official position from Abraham Lincoln down
through all the interminable grades OF rank
that this war Of fanaticism has called into be-
ing, that he's not reserved the positions OF
safety and emOlumeRt within his gift, for mem
bers Of his own household and family, and
that TOO independently, in numberless instan
ces, of all qualification or fitness for position
We could here trench upon q record, that
would make the patrons OF the Dayton Jour
nal camorous for silence, within the loyal
precincts of its glass house Wecoatent our
selves fer the present with this simple word Of
caution.
But it seems that Mr. Harshman was to be
restricted in his choice to some ht man Of
unquestionabe LOYALTY" We presume Mr.
H is is not a member Of the "Loyal League"
how then could he knoio who we're TO be con-
sidered as "unquestionRbly loyal 2 ltought
then rather to be considered his misfortune
than his fault that he should consider a man
"loyal' whose father had received his death
wound ia this war, aud who has an only broth.
er still in the serVice--a man who has al
ways been connected with u political organ
ization that defended the Union from the as
seuts of higher law abolitionsm, and whose
disloyalty only consists in his fidelity to the
laws and constitution Of his country. Butup-
on what ground ought thu appointment OF
| Auditor to have been given to some member
Of the Loyal Lsague2 Benjamin M, Ayers
was Democrat, and elected TO the Office he
held for the legal term Of three years BY
every rule Of justice and propriety the vacan
cy he left should have been filled by Demo
crat Are there not Offices enough in the
military service tn crafty the cravings of those
who are 40 clamOrous for the continuance OF
the war; Or course we could not expect any
Of them to enter the ranks as priystes-Dem
ocrAts are good enough flood for powder -
asd your Loyal Leagues have very poor
stomachs for salt pork and hard tack Their
"fres of liberty are alcahol and gum myrrb
not sulphur, charcoal and "villAinous salt
petre
TheIdomssiic relationship of Mr.. Harsbmar
} and Mr. Lowe is alluded to in terms that indi
cate total absence Of the sensibiliLies tina
belong to every gentleman. The low-breedinl
that seeks the qualification of a petty partiIal
[ strife in dragging before the public gaze do
mestic relationships that all right feeling mel
hold sacred, deserves, at once, pity and con
tempt. We will therefore pass 10 what ",
suspect is tho gist of this attack, aud the an
pardonAble sin that Mr., Lowe has been guilt,
Of Ale is a disciple OF VAllandigham r. Al
though the very meanneEs Of partisan malie
> cannot insinuRts that he is unfit TO disoharg
! the duties Of the appointment; although h
I is knO~n TO be u man of unblemished mora
, character a lawyer OF fair Rttainmants,a a soho
ar, u christian and gentleman, yet he is /
G be subjected 10 vulgar and ribAld abuse be
cause he is charged with being a discipl
OF Mr.. Yalandigham; aud upon one occasio n
Q at the house Of a private gentleman, accede
: to the request of a number of ladies to pr,
sent, as token Of their regard, gold heat
/ cd cane TO that gent temAnl
0 Although wa cannot discover any crimina
=. iiy in either of these charges, We confess "
could not expect him 10 receive the con
b mendAtions OF the Dayton Journal in that b
q half
II Mr. Lowe had been the chosen moutl
piece OF those who presented their love, ia
Gag, 10 Major Keith, who was beastly drum
= in Hamilton, when John Morgan was crossin
the railroad few miles below, and who,
e brutality low instincts and petty dsspotsu
made him ft instrument to carry out ii
> base purposes Of tho pimps and coward
IS spies that surrounded and paid court to hin
IS or II be had been selected to request the vi
tuOus Captain Parker, another Provost Ma
.kaI xhO introduead . hirad nroafttuta In