The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-07-20

Tho Antwerp Gazette, Of last week,
thus closes au article addressed 10 Union
voters urging upon them the importance Of
attending ihcir Primary conventions. We
commend 1t to the attention Of the Union
voters Of Wood. II is applicable in every
township and county Of tho Tonth District
The Gazette says;
Now is the timo 10 see that some man is
nominated who can secure tho whole vote
Of tho Union party IN the Dietrict We have
to deal with a vigilant. active. energetic foe,
who win neglect nothing to secure o vic
tory aud If we nominate man who cat
not carry tho full vote Of the Union party,
wo may, aud probably will, be beaten. Our
majority on the Congressional ticket at the
election in 1864, was only about seven hun
drod, which may be easily frittored away
The Copperheads will probably nominate
General Cummager. of Toledo, who will poll
strong vote. and will carry with him
unless wo nominate man who can take il
from him the soldiers vote. Mfr. Ashley
was beaten at home at the last election, but
was saved by tho vote of the soldiers then
in the field. Tho army votes are now at
home. Can Mr.. Ashley carry the Same sol
diers' votes against General Cummager, that
lie did against Colonel Rice2 ltis our opin-
ion that he cannot do it, Is it we'll to ask
the nomination of candidate who ran
twelve hundred votes behind his ticket at
the last election2 1t may be well to con
sider this matter and nominate accordingly.
We announced two weeks since, that it
was our opinion that we should nominate
General Slovin, of Perrysbnrg. We have
yet seen no cause since to change ouG minds
IN the matter. General Slcvin has ever been
an Ashley man, having always supported
! him, and is known as belonging to the
school of Radical Union Mon. IIo is also
in our opiuiOn every way worthy and lit-
! ting candidate TO represent this District in
| the National Councils, and if nominated will
poll much lRrger vote than Mr.. Ashley.
Indeed so far as VIC can sec, there is no
reason to doubt that if he is the nominee Of
tho Union party, he will get tho entire vote
OF tho party at the election in October, and
will be elected by large majority. We
should remember the result in 1864, when
| Mr. Ashlcy's election was for a long time
considered doubtful. and we should also
remember, that in lS65 we lost ono of our
| Representatives from this District, by an
| iniulicious nomination. Now is the time
to see to this matter, and to see that proper
persons arc nominated to fiji alt the Offices
which we liave to ill by election in October.
| In the primary meeting of Il party is the
place, and when the meeting is assembled
is the time for tho people to act the time
of all others whom they should act, aud then
is the time FOR the rank aud file, for the
masses Of a party, to make their power felt.
Turn out then, select good and true men to
represent you in the county conventions,
and if you choose 60 do 30. INSTRUCT THEN.
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES.
From the last issue OF our spirited aud
cncrprising cotcmporary, tho Fostorin
Ne,cs, we clip the following:
The Pcrrysburg JpURYAL and the
| Antwerp Gazette arc both out ia lengthy
editorials ia favot of General Patrio> 5.
Sevin, as the next candidate of the Union
party for Congress- in. c 10th District
Tho question who the candidate shall be
is exciting good degree of interest through
out the District Tho contest seems to he
confined betweeA tho prescl,t incumbent
and Mr.. Slovin. Mr.. Ashley has a fail
political rccotd. lie has been an earnest
and able advocate of all the great question:
that have ~ itated tho country for tho las
six years. Mr.. Slevih's political record il
equally good, audin ad liton has an un!arn
ished military record. llo bears Ia,
mark Of his devotion to tho cause of hi
country that ho will carry to his grave
They are both men of marked ability. W.
shall watch tho contest with considerable
degree of interest.