Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-09-29
The Judgeship.

Our serene friend of the Sentinel, is out this
week with long article of abuse ofthe Execu-
tive Committee, who issued the address to the
people of this district and refuses to publish
that paper as it agreed to do 1t is evidently,
offits balance, else, how could it indulge in
low and silly filings at the authors of that adj
dress. Is there anything in the prospect that
provokes impatence and anger?
II does not like the address, and this is not to
be wondered at. II was not paid to like il, and
the censor of two county presses no doubt, has
passed unfavorably upon, and forbidden its
publication. 1t would certainly, as the Sentinel
says 'assist TO defeat our own work" The
Committee honestly believe that Mr.. Chalfee is
unfit for Judge, and expose his weaknesses.
At this the Sentinel flies into passion, cries
persecution, and applies to the Committee such
choice terms as-"guity participators, -
have lent themselves to the perpetration of an
act of injustice, '-''rushed blindly to their
work. "-''whese speciality is to rake chcstnuts
oIt OF the fire'-s'the address is dishonor to
Its authors"--and then tries to slobber them over
by calling them ''fair aud amable men," The
Sentinel should understand that the Committee
care nothing for Its good or Ill opinion but are
really anxious to defeat Mr.. Chaffee, and thus
save the district from another five years dis
grace. The cry of persecution, is as foolish as
the cry Of "down with the lawyers" or the cry
OF conservatism against Judge Hitchcock. The
proof that Judge Chsffee is unfit for place up
on the bench, is as strong as it is possible for
such proof to be, from the nature of the case
All who have sat at court and had business with
g. L:
petent. Those who have seen most of him have
least confidence in him. Even the Scntinel's
PRIVATE opinion, sustsins the same conclusion.
Hence its talk about the ''sanctity Of private in
tercourse." What arrant hypocrisy The SEN
tiDel's course on this point represents a large
number of Judge Chaffee's supporters. His in
tercourse is social and genial, but his qualifca-
tions as Judge, raise sm lie Such evidence
would be deemed amply sufficient to warrant
the discharge of clerk, a school teacher, or
laberer. Where, then, is the persecution in ex
posing the incompetency of such man who is
clamoring for responsible office?
The Sentinel declares that it is not going to
stand upon the defensive any longer, The war
is to be carried into Africa! Bravo! We like
to see man work, even in a bad cause, as if he
had some heart iD it. "PRIvATE CONVERSATIONS"
and timid public defsnces, have established the
conviction, that its support had more of the
mercenary, than honest, hearty conviction in it.
1t rejoices to use what it styles gentleman
from Ashtabula," as pop-gun for carrying on
this guerrilla war. Was his letter private one
After o valiant discharge from this
terrible projectile at Judge Hitchcock,
ii declaresthat it is an insult to offer him as a
candidate! Ashtabula gentleman, of that stripe
nre not numerous. A gentleman was noticed
the other day, wearing shocking bad white
hat, making his way towards Jefferson, after
having passed an Office where it was suspected
something was going on, three times in the
space Of half an hour His twist and stretch of
neck showed his eagerness, and the stimulant
applied TO his bucephalus, indicated that he
might have had an idea for the Sentinel. The few
admirers Of the old hat or its wcarer, hereabouts
are not, as o class, such as to be proud Of The
Comm. are quite willing to admit that Judge
Chaffee is good citizen, but like many other
good citizens, totally unfit for Judge, as five
years trial has pretty clearly shown They also
admit that Judge Hitchcock is a good citizen,
and, also, good Judge, and his war record is
at least as good as that of Judge Chaffee, the
sniveling story to the contrary, notwithstand
ing. A desire for peace, induced an honest
effort to preserve it, and that effort with Others
served to unite parties at the North, and saved
the border States from the gulf of secession.
For this he deserves gratitude, and impartial
history will honor his name. The efforts of
partisans and: demagogues will be abortive, and
the intelligent voters Of the district will not be
long in choosing between the two candidates.
PEKFIDr AND APosrAoY,-Tyler, Fillmore and
Buchanan are the only noted instances, outside
of rebeldom, of apostacy and perfidy in civil