Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-10-06
EDITOR TELEGRAPH:

EDITOR TELEGRAPH:
Sir, sec that the Sentinel of this week
is indulging i'll a little slang against me
for daring to address my old neighbors in
Orwell, on the subject of the Judgeship
without asking the Editors leave. His
ostensible reason for abusing me, was be-
cause defended Judge Hitchcock's re-
cord, but the real motive, ill-concoalcd,
was malicious desire to injure my char
acter for expressing my honest senti-
ments on the question Of the Judgeship,
and frighten others into supporting
Judge Chaffee, for fear of curing Mr..
Howells' wrath, and provoking his
ISLANDERS. The Sentinel says:
Perhaps the Doctor expects to get a nomina-
| ton to the Legislature next year, for taking
this position. Perhaps he will-if the lawyers
don't quietly pull the stool from under him
again, and if he finds enough ofthe people of this
country to support him in such q course. We
advise him, however, not to rely on such prac-
tice. he may find it end in cold bath, or O
wet blanket.
The inference is plain, that because a
lawyer was nominated over me for the
Legislature, l ought to oppose the lawyers
and vote for lawyer for Judge-and
that if l should ever be acandidate again
for any Office, the Sentinel would seek re-
venge in every possible way, by trying
to defeat me. Does the Editor suppose
he can help the waning fortunes of Judge
Chaffee by thus attacking me? Does he
expect to control the voters of this dis
trict by holding his rod over them?
Docs he suppose every one like him.
self, is governed by desire for Office and
afraid to express an honest opinion for
fear of a acet JIa,sket' ?
1t is true l explained to the people of
Orwell the inconsistency of going back
of the war for a mans record-as a
Union man. So did Mr.. Northway in
language quito as strong. Why don't
he abuse him?
told the people that the bitterest enc
mics of Judge Hitchcock could find no
other fault with him, which fact spoke
volumes in his favor as compared with
Judge Chaffec. l told them that the
Peace Record, only showed Judge Hitch
cock to have been in favor of averting
war-and that his efforts at that time
served to unite all parties at the North,
and save the border States from secession,
and for accomplishing that great result
and thereby saving the Union,-Judge
Hitchcock and his com-patriots deserved
gratitude. Such are now my sentiments
and if Mr.. Howells had gone into the army
at the early part of the war, as did, and
.. seen the zeal of Democrats to put down
the rebellion, so causeless, and heard the
sentiments of the loyal men in Western
Virginia and all through Kentucky
) based upon the liberality of even the rad
icals of the North, he could appreciate
the services of Judge Hitchcock in saw
, ing ths Union from destruction.
Mr.. Howells once set himself up as {
candidate in opposition to fairly nomi
mated candidate, and asked for votes be
cause he was particularly opposed to con
0entiOns. He now proposes to reat
men out of the Union party because they
prefer man for Judge, whose record al
Union man is above suspicion through
the war, and as Judge unspotted; to
man whose later record is tarnished
and who has so signally failed as Judge
Those who know me best know that
have never apologized for slavery o
sought for Office, or ceased to despise tn
politician who would seek to dictat,
what men shall think and how thew shal