The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-05-18
from the Peru Republican,
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We notice that tho Union men Of the
Tenth Congressional District Of Ohio, are
already somewhat exercised" in regard
20 the nomination Of a candidate Tor Con.
gress-ohe portion Of the party being IN
favor of the nomination Of Hon. J. NJ. Ash
ley, the present Representative, whilo an.
other portion believes that the interests of
the party demand the nomination of some
othcr inan.
Our frends thore doubtless understand
! that nomination 10 not equivalent TO an
Observation-Disclosures instead Of quarrelug
over, " Who shall have tho nomination "
| they ought rather to consider who can
we eiectI" Aud we arc confident that q
candid answer to the latter will be unfavcr-
able 10 Mr.. Ashley. In 1862 there were
threo candidates in the feld-.-two Union
and one" Democratic !" Mr.. Ashley received
a plurality not u majority Of tho votes cast.
lu 1864, there were only two Candidates
Mr.. Ashley and Colonel Rice. a" VaLandig-
ham" man, aud tho home vote gevc Mr.. Rico
a majority Of over nine hundred (which,
however. was couuterbllanced by the vote
Of soldiers in tho field. Yet the Demo
cracy" claimed, and many Union men be
lievod, that had documents in Colonel Rice's
favor, reached the soldiers os was il tended,
been elected.
1t therefore becomes evidout--f we may
judge the future by tho past-that Mr.. Ash.
ley's chances Of reelection, even il nom.
mated, arc exceedingly "slim for the
" Democracy" have only to nominate some
soldier WHO will privately pledge himself
to support their principles, and at the anmc
tune has sufficient personal popularity to
command the Union votes heretofore cas-
against Mr, Aslley-and the thing is done"
In such an event, the Tenth District will 10
represented in Congress 10y full-blown
Coppeahesd. Aud if the UHion men desire
to avoid such calamity, they must nominate
q man who is not only faithful to their prn-
ciplos, but viii command tue united and
cordial support of the party.
The most prominent and popular candi-
date in opposition TO Mr.. Ashley, is Colonel
7. S. Sleyiu, formerly Of tho Tooth Ohio,
who received severe wounds during Sher.
mans Atlanta campaign, from which ho
is still suffering. lie has proved himself
faithful 20 The principles Of the Union party
both OH the battlefield and in civil life,
aud it he is nominated, will unquestonably
receive a large number Of votes which
have heretofore been given to Mr.. Asheys
opponents.
We notice that the Democratic" papers
Of tho District are attempting TO ridicue
Colonel Sleviu's claims to the nomination,
as against those Of Mr.. Ashley. This is
accounted for by tho well.knowr Copper
head hatred of faithful Union solIiers and
by the further consideration that they are
confident of electing tbeiF candidate il Mr..
Ashley receives the nomination while they
have no possible chance Of success if Colo
mel Slevin is Il c Union candidate.
We trust our Unicu friends ;hore will well
aud candidly consider this matter for while +,
the result can in nO way personally affect
ns, our rccolecti0s Of tho gallant Tenth
District" are such that we shpull regret to
know II was represented in Congress by
Copperhead.
Such disaster, however, can mover hap.
pen il the Onion mon take counsel of the !
rNst-nominate a candidate who will com
mand the entire strength of the party--and
at the salne time honor an able and ga lant
soldier, who has faced rebel bullets and
ehod his blood upon the battlefield, in de-
fenso OF his country and the principles Of
the Union party.