The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-08-10
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ihV huUJeCtnhtteE Ol Nno COmmuniCH
/. tion below, vo commend to the earnest al
h teniion Of the UniOn men OF the Tenth Dis
o trict, and more especially the delegates sc
8 lccted to attend the Union Congressiona
!, Convention. Thoy will find contained there
Z 10 much that will merit calm, serious reHec
! tloni
, EDroR JOURNAL I shall neither affect 90 b
, Indifferent 10 the propriety Of nominating srm
good, eligible Union man as a candidate for Rep
resentatve 10 Congress nor 10 the settled deter
mination OF some persons 10 force the nomination
Of a man for that responsible position, in whom
great many members Of the Union party can hav
no confidence.
The necessity Of nominating good Union man
who can presenta good military record, and who's,
character is above the suspicion Of being that Of
mere political ofice.broker, so that he may be abl
TO obtain the votes Of conscientious Union men a,
we'll as The discrimination on the part Of office
holders ooe-seekers and their relatives, to fore,
the nomination Of a man 10 satisfy their rapacity
for the spois OF Office, arc too apparent to remain
unuotced, aud too dangerous 10 bc passed by with
silent contempt. In ordinary times they might be
so treated, but the present is not the occasion in
Wnicu u Wouul be prudent 70 DO so.
General CoNMA0ER's nomination, by the Napo-
leon Convention. shows that the Bourbons Of De
mo7racy do not exercise that unlimited control
over that organization that some of us hoped they
would.
| The nomination Of Mr.. wILLkr would have fur.
nshed us with the occasion and opportunity Of
saying that he was opposed TO putting down the
rebellion by military force while that of Mr..
HILL would have enabled us 10 say, on the author
ity Of some delegates to the Napoleon Convention,
that his Chssterhsldian Enpnner Of politeness was
such, during his residence in this Congressional
District, that, whenever he found a crowd of per.
sons unanimous either for or against the prosecu-
ton Of the war with the rebels, he always assente
to heir opinions.
But as WILLET was set aside as not being avail
able, and as IILL so long occupied the situation of
the Z" dish between two Stools" and has met its
fate by tumblng down, these gentlemen and their
antecedonts can not avail US now.
General CoxxAaER's nomination furnishes the
Democracy with candidate who Is said to pos
sess fair military record, and to be good man,
aside from his politics. and rejoice that this ia so;
for IL his party can and will elect the candidate,
then he will, although against my consent, be my
representa- tive FOR the time being, and prefer to
be represented by a good man, rather than bad
one.
In view, then, Of these facts, we ought not 10 un-
dervalue CoNNA0ER's strength, even if II should
consist in negative qualities nor should we wan
tonly consider our party majority as too certainly
in the preponderant.
To pursue either course, might be fatal to our
success.
As General CoMNAoER never had the distribu-
tiou of place or emolument he can not, therefore,
furnish us the opportunity Of retaliation, which
might, by some Of the managers, be considered
desirable or expedent, IL we should want to charge
upon him that when about to use his official posi-
tion for friend, he,was mercenary enough to stip-
ulate that pecuhiary benefit should result TO
himself for doing so.
Neither could il be charged upon him, that,
when he entered the public service he was not
worth dollar, aud that yet upon an annual sal
ary, which, owing to the increased price of living,
was barely enough to support himself and family,
he was able to travel from the Atlantic to the Pa
cdc, and from city to city between these places, to
herald his own praises, or look over the acquisi-
tons OF those officials in whose success he was
interested and we should not be foolish enough to
make nomination bv which we shall be COM
PEELED to respond to such charges.
But while these chnrges are very serious, and
II made, must show that there is something blame
able either in the mind of the private citizen who
would make them if false, or in the conduct of the
person against whom they were made, if true
and while We should greatly regret to be called
to make them, against political opponent yet Il
may depend upon our nomination whether ,re shall
not have to admit OF deny charges Of a more seri-
Gus nature; and woe To us, if we permit ourselves
to be placed upon the defensive with regard TO
thom, with the semblance Of truth 10 sustain them
II we permit ourselves to be placed in such an !
attitude, let us inquire how shall we defend GER
tain charges or answer certain interrogatories.
How, among numerous other charges, shall We
defend this; That a certain man only permitted
tardy justice to be done to our gallant soldiers,
when he was placed in position by which he
could make two thousand dollars by the mode Of
relief granted to them.
How shall we answer the charge, that when |
Colonel CoAMAoEE and our brave soldiers were
suffering in the field for their pay, he for months
by his vote assisted to defeat the bill for their re-
lief, because those In favor Of II would not agree
To allow the payment Of a certain per eeutum to
the employees al former house, TO which they
were not by law enttledf
The public may not feel inclined to forget the
ease with which public money has thus been
voted away, to the great increase OF public taxa
ton and the soldiers may not forget their suffer
ings IN consequence of the detention of their pay.
But II they should, how shall we answer the
charges which will be made as to certain appoint
ments to lucrative positions Of emoument or trust
by tho Secretary OF War, on the application of a
certain gentleman; aud the pecuuiary motiees
which actuAted the applicant in procuring these
appointments,
How about the charges as to the exertion Of GER
tain persons in trying TO get up candidate for the
>Presidorcy against Mr. LINCOLN after the Baltimore
Convention, and the very novel proposition by
which the funds were to be raised to carry on an
election campaign against him.
These are questions which In a certain event
may be found TO be highly proper and pertinent;
aud owing TO tho turn affairs have taken aud are
likely to take under President JoHEsoN, am now
fully satisfied that the answers tothem and to many
similar Snes, which prldeace forbids me to mem
tion at present, are in the possession Of men, now
In Washington, who will act with the President Il
the proceedings Ia the PkilSdelFhia CSnveption
should suit them.
know what may be said about private caucuseS
and consultations, and know what may be said
about voting for or Ngans, measure, or dodgiug
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