The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-03
Golden in 1861.

The Athens Messenger publishes
the following letter from " REgD
GOLDEN, written soon after his dc.
feat for the nominalionint in the Dem.
ocratic. Senatorial Convention Of
1861:
ATHENS, August 1861.
~. +. GRocHaS, Esq, GMA. UaoS GENITAL
CoMmrrEE, LooAs, Ohio.
Dear ,sh.--l feet thati have boon grossly IN.
treated by the Democratic seuatormI Conycn
ton Ofihis Distrct ctrecently ia SESSION at .0g,n
and ulnch nominated ESD oftforrenntor I
leel that my rejection 10 that convection wns
tllsed solely,by MY hdelyato the cause ofthe
unioIi' my support Of the war and the country
aud Hgslllst secession. =
NY mary Republican friends here love en-.
connigcd NE TO he ~ ciinilidate before your con.
yentionipr senator against Bgutf and am con :.
ideut o. their unnnnnolls support and looutd
draw on HenoughIicmOcinis 10 Insure nv cleo.
ton, ! wasn't yolirnonlnstnn. VIII you plea 20
consult with the letllng rs n,lloans OF your
couh'! huulcb mo know, Yours truly,
W. REED GOLpEx."
70 this letter Says the Messen.
ger) Judge Groghan replied that
The Republicans felt that Mr. Gol.
den was bound, in honor, 10 abidps
the decision OF the Convention as
he had pledged himselfto do so,
and intimated that this fact wol!d
detract from his chance for the Re.
publican nomination. To this Mr..
Golden says:
ArugSs, Angust--lsGl.
Hon. Jnmes n, Groghan, ESD. m. &c. Logan,
Obos
"iour letterofthe = Is rcecs vod. do not
irel any. CONSCIENTIOUS scluples about that
pledge made IN tho Democratic CONVENTION.
a.. an, aDle to degounee that pledge publicly and
my IFlehdr VIII SUCK TO me, Notwithstanding
the circumstance. Let mo hear from you again.
Yours Be-,
WIRED GOLDEN.
Judge c. replied that he
thought the plodge would not be
forgotten and and some man not
pledged should be found.
Mr.. Golden then wrote q third
letter In which ho says If tho Re
think lam pledged. | do |
not, and | guess l viii stand by
tho Democrats.
But our readers know that in
October Of that year Mr. Golden
was posted to and did mako speech.
es for the Union party, and ESQ
Brett was defeated. Let the curl. I
Gus look at the vote in Athens
county By townships and they will
SEQ where the votes camc from TO
effect this result, Two Years lat.
er tho war cry was sweeping over
tho land and it was apparent that
the Senatorial District was hure to.
go for the Union party, and prior
to the Senatorial Convention and /
as early as July 4, Mr.. Golden on
NIL possible occasions went out of
his way to abuse and denounce
Vallandigham. He said in speech.
ps he would suffer tho loss of an
arm before he would voto for Val.
'andigham, but Col. Conncll WIS
nominated for Senator and Golden
made speeches and voted for the
raitor.
We may not have been able TO
tlve ar accurate verbatim report OF
he Golden letters, but they are
low in the hands of Judge Case, OF .
Logan, and il Mr. G. sees proper
o consent to it we will issue an
,Xtra with tho corrected copies in
ull' We want to do tho fair thing,
'ut we feel aduly to expose the
reachorous course Of this man.
We call upon all honorable men
o stand by Captain Ashbrook-
IN honest man-and defeat Mr. /
ioldcn, tho hard currency trick
ter.