The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-08-17
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PUERILE ATTEMPTTO PLACE
TIE JOURNAL UNDER BAN.
IRIS UTTER FAILURE.

The Union Convention, for the purpose o
placing in nomination county ticket, ant
selecting delegates to the Congressona
Convention, met, pursuant to call at Bowl
ing Green, on Friday last. The oiIica
proceedings are published in full iD another
place.
In consequence Of the prominence given
to tho claims Of General pArRicE s. SLEvIN
and tho eafnestness with which thoy were
urged by a host Of his friends, in con.
ncction with the Congressional nomination
and the determined antagonism arrayod
against those claims by tho jealous adhe.
rents OF Mr. AsnLsY, the Convention was
looked forward to with no little interest and
anxiety, on the part OF tho friends of both
candidates But, the Perrysburg Journal,
Of the saihe date, contained card from
General SLEvIS, announcing his withdrawal
from the Congressional contest, inasmuch
MS, in the judgment of the General, 4" the
further use of his name in that connection
would but tend to distract the Union party,
not only in the Congressional contest, but
in Tho counties composing the District
and thereby endanger the success of the
nominees OF the party" In his card of
withdrawal, the General further announced
that lac did this most oheerfully for the
sake of the party and Cor the sake Of II o
utmost harmony and concert of action among
ourselves he pledged himself to support
the nominees of tho Union party, in the
County, District and State, and respectfully"
urged his friends TO do the same. This
withdrawal was conceived aud promulgated
with the utmost goodwill, and with the
most confident assurance that oil previous
preferences and differences would bc al
layed, and that iorbearance, union aud lar.
mony would characterize our County Con
vention throughout, and there would be no
further division Of interest or feeling among
the Union mon of the county, but that eacli
and every member would labor earnestly
and choerIully for the great object in view
the triumph Of tho Union ticket in the
County, District and State.
Cancellation had so far shaped itself that
stipulated agreement wac made between
the friends of Mr. ASHLEY and General
SLEviN, that nothing should be introduced
in the Convention, BY resolution or other.
wise, that would reflect upon any one.
Upon the strength of this pledge, an enthu.
siostic admirer of the Grst.named gentleman
was chosen as presiding officer of the Con-
vention--Major j. f. PRIcE How he full.
filed the pledges given and the agreement
made, the sequel will show.
The Convention was called to order, the |
various committees were appointed, a coun.
~ ticket was nominated, and everything
was passing along with the utmost harmony
and good feeling, until the report of the
Committee on esolutions--purposely de-
layed until the very last-was being read
which closed with this iirebrand thrown
into the Convention, in the shape of the
aixth aud last resolution, reading as follows
Rcsoieei, That the present course of the Editor
of the ferrysburg JOURNAL Is incompatible with |
the interests Of the Union party of Wood County
and the Tenth Congressional District, mud should |
be condemned by all true Union men OF the Coun-
~ and District.
We will not attempt to describe tho scene
TINT ensued, II bailled description. All
the differences that had been conciliatcd
wero stirred up from their depths in |
twinkling, and a motion was instantly made |
that the resolution be Indignantly rejected,
A motion prevailed that the resolutions be
acted upon separately. The five that pre-
ccdcd it We're unanimously adopted, The |
resolution above was again read amid the |
most intense indignation, manifested by |
word and action, aud General SLEvN arose
and made most stirring and scathing |
speech in opposition TO it, in which he re.
viewed tho course of the Journal and it's
editor in advocating tho claims of soldier
as Congressional Representative from
tho Touth District. lie very properly |
claimed that the resolution was q direct
thrust at him and at all his friends who !
had stocd by him while candidate for the
Congressional nomination. If this resolu.
ton passed, he deemed the one commend.
ing his spirit of patriotism in withdrawing
from the Congressional contest, as direct
aud intended insult The assault upon,
an1 attempt to crush, the Journal involved
himself and all his friends, and the motive
that promped the resolution, after the spirit |
OF harmony aud Cancellation that had thus
far characterized the proceedings of the
Convention, was wicked and malignant in
the extreme, He was panied aud grieved
that this irebrand had been thrown in with
such malicious intent, and knew that it
would receive the merited condemnation
Of every true Union man present.
Colonel JouN A. SuANNoN-the moving
spirit that prompted the report of tho reso-
luton the man whose heart and brain con.
ceived and carried Into execution this
most malignant assault upon the Journal.
in order to place it under the ban of the
Union party, aud by so doing crush us to
the earlh-0rnse TO reply in defense of the
resolution, But tho indignation Of a mum.
ber of returned soldiers on the ground was
so intense, that il was somo moments before
order sufficient could be restored in the
aSsemblage to listen to tue remarks of this
champion Of fettered press. Order, how
ever, was finally comparatively restored
aud he proceeded to show that the JnuRNAL
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