Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-08-11

10 J. y, Fgsirn, ESQ. .

TO J. p. Ensign, Esq.;
In The last suc OF the senHe read what might be styled
address to the people, your signatu charging Judge
Cbaee with certain Inconsistency In relation the origin
and development of the recent Bsr mseng at Astabua
The preventing these and he evidence by
which you seek " sustain the and the which
derived eng by your showing isolated portions
men setvw give puhey) would iHdctte purpose to ar
ragn Judge Chase at the bur of pubic opinion public
timation, or tiia Granng thfs tLt you aie
of ePpdre't Inconsistency against him, and proved
that he was candid enough to rtcnscr the signing Of said
call which he to have tigned with his usual spirit Of
courey may be that Others like myself irni the rural
districts, would like know what purpose your letter
written and yoI viii therefore excuse for asking
few que tinns of you That none others answer 50 ae
DO seek to show that Norman L. Chaee is not good
citizen; DO you seek to prove by this array that he is UNFIT
Tor the position he now occIpies DO yoI p9raus hesc
and the people, whose right 1t is chance should neinate
him at their convention: From the split and tone Of your
communication you will doubtless the last ntsfrnga
tory afmavely; that your object rende him ridc
uous. and his nomination and reelection Are you
at all sure, Mr. Ensign, that your etter-mr or ikedoos
not mike you appear rid c1lous?
But you really in earnest in trying to prevent his
nomination. why did you not bring forward and prove charges
tz would der him unpopular with good c liens Why
not show, attempt to show, that he WAS ignoan IN
his profession that he did not dispatch business that he pr
mittedcsses 10 accumulate and remain the docket
cessay that he prolonged the terms of court that his de-
ons we're often reviewed BY higher courts AID reversed
in short, not competent qualified for Judge this
District. II you had charged and proved something any
thing besides merely refusing to ba party to coinb
nation by which the people would deprived Of the free
selection Of candidate article might be worthy Of con
expedients prove to the pcope Of these
Counties who knew Judge ChaIce long before you and
were boru that he had refu ed TO connue in cnbu ton
to fill an Office that they and should Ill themselves seems
tn rather useless undertaking. Now the great mass of
the people very little about and take very little interest
the you your very detailed revelation of pr
vae conversation In which parade only what suit
your pupo bat when you abroad among
TO ana read up your very courteous and kind letter
you must not be surprised to find that the people wou Id
rather know whether Judge Chaee ia good citizen, and
able and competent and how he is esteemed among his
neahbor. You did not Of that he public
ritedways free to assist In the need
ed and useful euteprea proveibally kind neighbo with
his purse open every charity aud remrkabe for
his free and hearty in he ping the poor You
did that he signed call atr hesitation which
not rsy consistent With the idea of his being the prime
mover in it, hut you did net how many notes he had
signed and paid to help who led help you did
tell us how just entering upon the legal
profession he has assisted did mention the
of the many that he Instrumental pro
curing appointment Auditor the Resignation
john in which position You came into public notice. rhct
tably yourself and satisfactorily the people, whom you
seek 10 turn against the who slew 10
assist all worthy young men.
You did not say anything about his tics or whether we
were left to where he stood national questions
to doubt whether he you'd act with agnst the Repub
anything about his position the Temperance question:
whether hs bhnd the demands OF people the
right advance You did not tell about his opening
at Geek in the morning and holding until lighting
to costs to tigants and time Witnesses You per-
haps excusabe for emitting say anything about these
matters, irat know better than fact
ON d to great many things you night have said
IN which the people take interest confined yourself
entirely to what Osky interest you LAWYERS ow dear
sir close By asking you by what argument you avert The
conclusion, that Bar meeting effect IL not i Is1
does esta the seon the people, and ceniraizs the
power OF filling the cfce of Judge, in your (le awyers
hands: Having pledged yourselves to all hOqora6e
to The nomination and election your
be hound in Homer and to decline nomination by
The Eeop and BY so dong prevent the people from going to
and make tleir free selection:
Yours Respectfully, CECIL.