The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-06-29
tFrom the Toledo blade, of,June ~. u
Nominating Representative in
7 washington.

1 NNaAHaNthtAAOAhet
i President johnson aspires to tho con
lirol of, political matters in all the States
aud alb his appontees, particularly those
whose bread aud buttor comes directly
from his hand. arc afflicted with tho same
mania which they manifest on every possible
occasion, the only difference being the
extent Of territory they take charge oi
The President assumes the guardianship
OF States, his understrapers districts and
cities, but the latter are just as arrogant
as the former and great deal more often.
sive for that which ia arrogance in the
master Is impudenco in the lackey.
| "Mack," the correspondent Of the Gin,
ciunati Commercial, IL also the Presidents =
| phonographer at handsome salary, and
of course his most obedent servant Tho
President does not like the honorable. J. M.
Ashley, Of this District, and does like the
! Honorable. j. Il. Ilubben of the 9Th, aud
Mack, Ia Ills zeal TO serve his master
aud earn the bread he oats, has undertaken
the task Of defeating Mr. Ashley and elect.
| ing Mr. lfubbell, and s to do il all through
the columns of the Commercial. He leads
off in this manner: 'l-
The defoat Of Ashley either before the nominat-
| ing Convention or the people Is certain. Tho
Union party Of his district can take It's choice
corrupt inlluepoes which the present Incumbent
has heretofore been able 10 bring to boar to secure
his nominnt on. Ashley has voted for every
extreme measure the present session. and the
conservative character Of the reconstruction prop
ositiou now pending Is something accomplished ia
spite Of and not by the effort of him and few 9TH
ers OF his stripe.
Mr.. Ashley's nomination is not certain,
but il ho is not nominated the Commercial
may rest assured that his course in Con
gress will not be tho cause of his failure,
| There is u strong aud respectable portion
OF the Union party in tho 10th District
opposed to renominating him but not a
corporals guard can DO found who urge
M n reason, his course in Congress on any
Of tho questions before the people. IIo is
opposed by sono on personal grounds,
| by others because no is serving his fifth
term. others because they claim the Last
two nominations were. unfairly procured,
ond by a large number who believe that
Ifll.feeling would result from his nomination
which would endanger the District But
whoever is nominated will be placed on
tho platform Mr., Ashley has Occupied, and
no candidate win get the suifrsges of the
Union men of the 10th District who can.
not be depended upon to vote as Mr., Ashley
has votel. None of tl.o,e oppo iig Mr.
Ashley base their opposition upon hs
record on reconstruction. There are other
reasons Which the Convention may consid-
er satisfactory but tho man, whoever he
may he, who takes his place, will be found
| lighting in his tracks, if not with his
Weapons and dealing blows in tho same
direction. The wise Mack continues:
! II Ashley is nominated again, tho Democrats
will run Col Rice, and elect him too. The cry Of
Copporhead may be raised, but IL will avail
very little against man who has lost leg In
Sherman's army. 1t is a torn, which like other
| epithets and uicknames, becomes respectable and
dignihed when misapplied, us u certainly is when
used against such man as Col. Rice, To be eff
fective It ought to be reserved for such men as
Vallandigbahr and Pendleton, and others of the
g ilre'in-she-Nar' persuasion.
| Colonel Rico will not receive tho Demo-
oraSic nomination under any circumstances,
aud il such thing were possible he would
be defeated. The cry of "Copperhead'
would avail little against man who lost
a leg ia the army, provided that man had
votod rs he fought. II il is available
against the Vallandigham and Pendleton,
it certainly ought to be against the man.
who voted for them, and Colonel Rice did
vote for the latter, and il he did not for
the former it was because he could not
got TO tho polls. His regiment did, and he
received his nomination at the hands OF
men who not only voted for the martyr
but look up to him yet as tho head Of
the party and the fountain of all political
Fgood, and had Rice been elected he would
have fallen into their hands aud voted
with them on every question.
The Union mon of the 10th may not
land we think win not renomina,e Mr.
Ashley, but they win put in the field a
man Just as firm and Just as consistent as he
has heor,, and they will elect him.
They probably will not consult the
Washington correspondent Of the Cincin
matt Commercial, who is also tho Pres
Fdenfsl photographer. nor win they ash
permission OF his owner, the President
They have always managed their own mat
tors, aud having been tolerably successful
have every reason to continue in that
course.
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