Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-08-24
John SHERMAN.

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We have no fear of the popular
majority in Ohio at the coming State
election. 1t will range from twenty
FIVE to sixty thousand. But our loyal
men are not all mindful of the fact
that owing to the spportionment Of
the Senatorial districts, and owing
to the "foats" at this coming cleo
tion, we may carry Ohio by q swaIm
ing majority, and yet lose the Senate.
The undoubted Union districts have
heavy majorities to spare, which, so
far as other districts are concerned,
are thrown away, while if the doubt
full districts, by any negligence oil
loyal men, are suffered to fall into
the hands of the Democrats, that
party, aided by the floats that attach
to three districts-will have a small
majority in the Senate. ANY one by
examining the districts can see that
our caution is not groundless.
Ordinarily the loss of the Senate
would be small account. but the next
Legislature chooses United States
Senator. a Senate witir a Demo
cratic majority of one man, can block
the election-as such election is
reached by concurrent resolution of
both houses-although on joint bal
lot we might have an overwhelming
majority. -
The place to be filed in the United
States Senate is that now graced by
John Sherman, man who has done
great honor to the State and TO him.
self. Mr. Sherman has, for his years,
acquired a reputation superior to
that of any other public man in our
National Councils.
In the House he commenced grow
ing from the time he took the oath.
Steadily advancing in stature as a
statesman, he came to be, emphatic
ally, leader. AS Chairman of the
Committee of Ways and Means, he
held the very reins of the Govern
ment in his hands, and during a very
exciting period of our political his
tory he, with an industry, and in
telligence; and an ability that seldom
has graced that important station,
carried through the measures neces-
sary to sustain the government.
We all remember with what abili-
ty, with what self possession, and
with what dignity, Mr.. Sherman bore
himself during that terribly heated
contest for Speaker, against the CON-
bined Northern and Southern power
of slavery propagating Democracy
Mr.. Sherman came out Of that con-
test the admiration of the country,
and, we hesitate not to say, no other
man on the floor could have demean-
ed himself with more credit than did
he, in that struggle, which will ever
be memorable as one of the most
thrilling exciting periods of our his
tory.
From the House Mr.. Sherman went
into the Senate. His career is that
branch Of our National Legislature !
is fresh In the minds of all intelli-
gent readers. II is not too much to
say that without such leader in the
Senate, the measures of finance rec
commended by Secretary Chase
which have been so vital in the pros
ecGtion of the war, and without
which We could not have fought this
great rebellion to a successful issue,
with National credit urtarnished-l
could hardly have been carried
through, certainly IL ey would not
have been thus promptly passed, at
time when it was absolutely neces-
sary that what could be done should
bedone quickly.
We have not space to make a
heightened notice of Senator Sher-
mans career as statesman. And
1t is not necessary with our readers
A man should be marked for what he
accomplishes; not for what he says
MIR. Sherman has placed deeper the
stamp of intelligent stetesmanship
on the measures with which he has
been identified, than has any other
Congressman or Senator of his age.
The history of the United States for
the past ten years would be incom-
plete without his record, and that
record has been such as to honor the
State which has given him its conf
dence, and to point to him as deserv-
ing of reelection to the post he has
so adorned.-Geveland Herald.