Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-02
Mr.. ~. II. Van Fleet, Again.

Mr.. 81. T. VAN FLEET devoJes what he
calls a Reply" to US in the last number of
the Marion Mirror. In that paper it makes
two columns, and he requests us to give it
republication. Its length precludes COM
pilance with the request, especially as he
does not advance the cause he has SO val
liantly espoused. A quotation of a few
sentences will suffice to show the character
of the whole. The following is one:
"Mr. Vallandigham and the Democracy
throughout the State understood that, if
we secured majority in the Legislature.
ne should be elected Senator; and so noto-
rlous was this fact that during the late
campaign, every abolitionIpaper and Stun
per IN Ohio proclaimed il, the issue was
openly taken by the Democrats in many
localities, and acquiesced in everywhere,
no man or paper of our party denying it,
Inc STATESMAN did deny .that there was
any such understanding, as the following
editorial reply to the Dayton Journal very
plainly shows:
From the Ohio Statesman. Sept. al
The Dayton Journal says:
1--WE mention fact that has hitherto
oeen carefully concealed. but has become
TOO apparent to escape attention, IL ia as
Gertalned that controlling majority of the
Depocratic nominees for the General As-
sembly, are committed to Vallandioham
for United States Senator, so that If bv
apathy or neglect on the part of Union
men, Copperhead majority should be
elected to the Legislature, Vallandie-
ham will be chosen to succeed Senator
Wade.''
So far from the above being true, or hav-
ing even the semblance of truth to support
it, we happen to know that Mr. Vallandig-
nam nor his friends, nor Mr.. Pendeton or
MS friends, or any other man in the Demo-
cratic organization or his friends, has pre-
sented his claims for the Senatorship i'm the
event, a most probable one, of the Demo-
cratic party succeeding. And the DaMon
y oarndt VIII name single candidate for
tne Legislature, running as Democrat,
who has pledged himself to vote for Mr..
Vaiiandigham or Mr.. -body-else, we
VIII agree that the extract above given is
nor, what we now pronounce it, falsehood
without particle of truth to sustain it.
After running along through about
column, insinuating that availability is
at the bottom of all preference for all can
didates excepting Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM, Mr..
VAN FLEET saws:
Thurman will not please them 1.-THE Re-
publicans1 because he has always been a
In the following he affirms what we have
all along believed, that if the large majori-
ty of the Democratic press had pronounced
In favor of his friend instead of for Judge
THURMAN, it would, in his estimation,
have been all right, and he woulu not have
undertaken to rebuke them tor an attempt
to ''forestall public sentiment and the ac-
tiOn of the Legislature ~
''If the STATESMAN, Enquirer, and two
thiros OF the Democratic press of Ohio had
said Vallandigham was the man for Spna-
tor. they would have been proclaiming
simply self-eviden. fact, and l should not
nave said word, for knew that all the
time." 5~. [
Herein Mr.. VAN FLEET assumes to know
more in regard to the wishes of the people
aud what is calculated to promote the vvi--
fare of the Democratic party than thirty
editors who have pronounced in favor OF
udge THURMAN, and this number does not
include the editors of the Enquirer and
STATESMAN. WALTER G. HOOD, Esq, of the
Marietta Times, we have known for some
years, and that acquaintance justifies US
In saying that he is gentleman, scholar,
a staunch Democrat and man of ability.
As the Marion Democrat is in favor of the
election of Judge THURMAN, we think it
would be well for Mr.. VAN FLEET to un-
dertske the task OF regulating that editor.
instead of bestowng his labors upon editors
outside of that county; and with these Ie-
marks We dismiss Mr.. VAN FLEET.
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