Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-16
Democratic State eCOnveniion--Th
Senatorial QuestiOu.

Eighth OF January. The larger the better.
In the selection of Senator, as well as in
the nomination of candidates, zee earnestly
desire that the voice of the Democratic people
shall be heard"
That large concourse of people will be
in this city on the occasion of the meeting
of the sth of January Convention we have
no doubt. A full representation of the
counties alone would bring up 574 Dele
gates, and in addition to this the Legisla-
ture and the State Board of Agriculture
will be in session. Inasmuch as Delegates
to the National Democratic Convention
will be selected. and Presidential electors
designated, it is reasonable to suppose that
the crowd will be much larger than it
otherwise would be-.
We were not aware that anybody s,r:-
ously contemplated perverting the Con-
ventiOn from the avowed purpose of the
call in furtherance of any mans interest
in the Senatorial contest. If such is the
intention, "the crowd will be very great
in Columbus on the Sth of January" In
view of this it will be well for hotel and
boarding house keepers to make their
arrangements accordingly; because If they
shall not do so the accommodations will be
inadequate to those in attendance.
What necessity is there for the Conven-
tion to declare a preference for any man
for the United States Senate? The mem
bers of the Legislature are fresh from the
people. During the canvass it was, and since
the election it has been, conceded on all
hands that the Democrats illustrated wis
dom in nominating and electing from their
best men-men of ability, character and
staunch Democracy. Taken as a body, il
is doing no one injustice to say that nc
abler body of men were ever elected to
any General Assembly than the
Democratic Delegation to the
Ohio Legislature elected at the late cleo
ton. They come up to the Legislature,
too, as fresh from the people. as will come
any delegates who may be chosen, and as
the newspapers have discussed the Sena-
torial, question pretty fully and in most
instances in excellent temper, the mem
bers of the Legislature have undoubtedly
had tolerably free interchange of views
OH this subject, and are, therefore, prepared
to so vote as shall conduce to the welfare OF
the country and give satisfaction to their
constituents. There are only two candi-
dates prominently before the Legislature,
Hon. C. l.. VALLANDIGHAM and Judge
THURMAN. These men are known to the
State, and If the Press have spoken truly
the Democracy will not feel aggrieved
whichever one shall be elected. A recourse
to ''outside pressure" to influence the
Legislature implies that the Members
thereof are intent upon doing great
wrong in the Senatorial matter, and the
only way in which they can be prevented
from doing that wrong is to beset
them with a great big crowd. This
Implication, therefore, carries with it
an insult-as great an insult as it would
be for the Democratic Members of the
Legislature to say to the Convention whom
they shall nominate for State officers, and
whom select for delegates to the National
Convention and whom designate for Elec-
tors. Such an interference on the part OF
the members of the Legislature with the
duties of the members of the Convention
would be resented with spirit. And for
an soutside pressure" independent OF
either of these bodies, to undertake to con
troll and direct matters would be equally
impertinent. An "outside pressure" can
not be brought up here that will fully and
fairly represent all portions of the State
A great outside crowd can be brought in
here from the counties adjacent to Colum-
bus that will completely swallow up any
crowds that may be brought from Monroe,
Mercer, Auglaize, Washington, Gallia,
Lawrence, Scioto, Adams and other counties
bordering on the extremities of the State.
little reflection will serve to show that
an s.outside PRESSURE thus organized would
not be as likely to correctly represent the
wishes of the people as the Representatives
the people last fall elected to attend to this
duty among other duties. Entertaining
this opinion, we can not see that any good
is to be produced by organizing an ''out-
side pressure" to operate upon the Conven-
tion SO as to cause tito demand of the DEM
ocratic members in the Legislature to vote
thus and SO on the Senatorial question:
May such course not have tendency to
exasperate needlessly and give to the con-
test bitterness that will work injury in
the election next fall? Everything
having such tendency shonld BIT
discouraged. There is entirely toe
much at stake in the Presidential con-
test next year that the party should get
into bitter and noisy wrangle through
organized "outside PRESSURE" The choice
seems to be narrowed down to between
two men simply, and not as to whether the
creed of the party shall be modified or res
olutely maintained. The sentiment is con-
current and united that there shall be no
lowering of the Democratic standard. Both
of these men are veterans in the cause
One of them was sent out of the country
for exercising the freedom OF speech, ano
the other one during the absence OF ths
| former was threatened with mobbing, and
bears upon his person an indelible seal
inflicted on him through railroad acci-
dent which was intended to be fatal by
the persons who were the authors of it, fo
traversing the State, eloquently and ably
calling upon the people to condemn tn
Punishment by electing the banished per
son Governor.
By leaders of the Republican party it i
hoped and expected that big ''outsid
PRESSURE will be brought up here
and that this ''outside pressure" vii
| produce such state of discort
and bitterness as will give them cas-.
work in carrying Ohio next fall. W.
speak understandingly on this point. 1t i
a matter for reflection whether Democrat
could find justification in the future
they were to so play to the advantage G
the Republican party. E. B. E.
The Attempt TO Bow up an Eng
| lish Prison.