Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-23
[FrOm the Dayton Empire.l
nmDnIed. ~

The ChicagO Republican seems to have the
pench mt to read but one kind OF newspa-
per reports of elections, and, necessarily,
but one kind of newspaper reports of the
peculiar characters, anGecedents,, &C., OF
the elect. The other day that highly moral
reform inflated organ of Radicalism sug-
gested that ''whether under the clause
which allows Congress to judge of the
qualifications of its own members, they
have not the power to adjudge that either
a murderer horse thief, a professional
gambler, prize fighter, a pickpocket, or a
faro dealer, is not morally qualified to rep
resent any District in Congress- NJ ..--
On this suggestion the IndidndpOIiS Herald
comes back--and we suggest whether it.
tone is in an absolutely "lUyaPspirit, for it
says .y.A.Hg .yrgTsraz .igoaT 9dl
STnis censorship, we presume, is only to
be exercised over Democratic members
Chandler may be a drunken sot along with
Sprague and Yates; Stevens a5conhrmed
gambler, and the paramour OF a negro
wench; Orth, a successful speculator In
whisky, enhanced in price after purchase
by iudicious legislation; while hordes OF
other rapacious thieves may tilFtheir pock-
cts and plumber the Government by, cor
rupt iobbing. It's all right so long as
they are loyal. The doctrine of the Re
publican, amounts to simply this. Thai
Congress may exclude any member whost
political opinions are distasteful.n ;et
Thisis cruel enough, in all moral-reform
conscience, but, when there is nocertaiuty
that universal amnesty" Proclamation
may be issued upon the National Execu-.
tive; where hdbeGs corpus may still be not
issued where Dry Tortugas Is still surf
bound and the christian gentleman of the
War Office holds the keys to that sIAferno," !"
what Judgment, or fate should be visited
on the doubly-distilled "Copperhead" of
the Hartford Times for such cruelty as
this: i''1's y '""
From the HArtfOrdt tOt) Timesl $50.
Two FACTS ANDAN INFERENcE.-Iti is the
opinion of the Journal Of Commerce that the
nomination of such character as John
Morrissey for Congress, defeated the, De-
mocracy Of New York. Says that paper:
democrats may rest assured that Tam
many Hall defeated Hoffman, The nomi-
nation of one man for Congress here chang
ed more than ten thousand votes in the
State.n 7l .ltl .u' ''
This may be true. We do not know. If
it is true, it cannot be denied that it is a
legitimate result. Such a nomination is to
be condemned at any time-before or alter
an election; and 1t does not in any respect
change or meliorate the character of the
proceeding that such nominee Is elected.
But what we wish to call attention to, in
this matter, is the fact that viii dis
graceful nomination for Congress costs
the Democracy thousands of votes in the
State of New York, still more disgraceful
one in Massachusetts,, by the Republicans,
does not seem to cause that party to lose a
single vote! 'n21 '' -ef1 ''. aH
Morrissey is said to be, in his personal
relations and demeanor, gentleman. He
is, or has been, gambler and once he
was a pugilst. But he is not thief. Nor
does, he get drunk. Moreover, ii placed in
command of a.conquered) people, he would
scorn oseize and appropriate the funds of
business houses, the agricultural prodnc-
tions of estates, or the silverware OF the
women, to his own use and benefit. He
would not for, instance, steal the silver
candlesticks from church altars. Wedoubt
if he would even open the, tombs (for he is
not enough of a hyena tor that. of Confed-
crate soldiers In a. vain search FOR hidden
treasure; nor, indeed, could we expect him
to insult and defame the whole female pop-
ulation, by public libel and an outrageous
military order; nor even to make apublic
boast that he9had succeeded In making a
woman 60 down upon her knees before
him. Yet, while Morrissey is said to bear
himself like gentleman, and is known to,
scorn thief, his nomination loses to the
Democrats some thousands OF votes. But
in neighboringo State the publiclsee the
a a. Hanr| tor IA II H.