The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-06-01
HON. JAMES NJ. ASHLEY.

The District Convent on which mot at
Toledo on Tuesday Of last week, nominated
by reclamation Hon. james NJ. Ashley for
reelection TO Congress-. This was but on
act of Justice to the man and to the cause
he has so fcarlessly sustained through n
trying period of our national existence. 1t
was an endorsement generous aud appre-
ciative Constituency could not consistently
withhold. The effects OF faction and bitter
ness of personal detraction could not cor.
rupt tho public heart. 1t beat in true uni
son with the earncstness and patriotism of
our loyal representative, who had the cour-
age to reflect the true sentiment of his Dis.
trict, despite the threats and contumoly
Of an effete conservatism, joined with n
hostile disailection among some of his once
professed friends.
The Convention that nominated Mr.
Ashley was a model of Intelligence and re-
spectabiltg 1t was made up principally
OF tho gray headed veterans who have for
years stood in the front ranks of the move
ment for an enlightened Christian policy in
our Government They are the men who
have given freely of their means and have
sent out their sons to battle, all that the re-
bcllion might speedily bo suppressed and
the Union re-establshed on basis of JUS
tice and humanity. The action of such
men can not be gainsayed Their decree
liz fate.
Our readers are too familiar with tho
public career of Mr.. ASHLEY to require n
resume at our hands. They know his re-
cord to be so straightforward that his bit
terest foes have never seriously attempted
it's impeachment. When the rebellion first
unmasked its gigantic proportions, Mr..
ASHLEY was among the foremost in Con.
gross in urging the use of equally gigantic
means of resistance. And throughout the
three long and bloody years Of this war his
voice has still been heard in favor of the
same policy, That his constituents sym
pathized with him in this is indisputably
attested in the glorious record Of the Tenth
Congressional District, which has given so
much of her best blood to the country and
furthermore by tae fact that the Union men
Of the District have 80 enthusiastically in.
dicated; for the fourth time, that he is their
first choice for Representative in Congress.
That policy. so constantly urged by Mr.,
ASHLEY, and which was condemned as in
sane radicalism by the copperheads and
their allies the Conservatives, has become
tho policy Of the Govetnmcnt, and the
policy we may add that is stra0gling the
rnbelAon, and eliciting the applause of the
enlightened world This, withthe unanimous
endorsement OF the Union men of his Dis,
trici is a triumph Mr.. AsHLEy. h reason to
be proud Of.
That Mr.. AsuLEY will be trumphantly
elected, there can be no doubt. Distraction
and vile defamation has done It's worst
The people have withstood thus far tho
communicating influences of falsehood. The,
remain true, and true men and principle,
remain in tho ascendant Two years ago
the Democrats united with the faction op
posing Mr.. Ashley, for the avowed purpos,
Of dividing the Union party. The Demo
crats saw that instead ,ofa permanent, iata
family split, the agitation, resulted merel,
ua separating the debris OF the party frou
tho healthy portion. They must now eithe
absorb this excrement or drop it into tl
sewer. AS they have enough of the sam
kind in their own organization to take car
Of, the latter alternative is probable,
Read the proceedings Of Union Distric
Conlention Oh first pugc,