Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-22
FROM MARYSVILLE.
Correspondence of the Ohio Statesman.l
MARYsvILLE, UNION Co, o, !
October 10. 1867. {

October 10, 1867. I
Now, as the great political contest is
over in the great State of Ohio, for 1867.
and which resulted in perfect rout, and
almost total annihilation of the Radical or.
ganization, although it would seem that we
failed to elect Judge Thurman by CON-
paratively small majority, yet the Democ-
racy in thissection believe Judge Thurman
to be the Governor elect by the honest
white voters of the State. AS there has
been considerable excitement among the
people about illegal negro voting i'll GER
tain portions of the State, we are incline d
to believe that General Hayes can thank the
darker portion of Africa for the majority
which he claims over Allen 6. Thurman.
AS for illegal negro voting in parts of the
State where the Radicals had q predomi-
mating majority. have no doubt as to its
truth, as we had fair demonstration of it
right here in our town. believe there
are about five OF the saffron color that have
been in the habit of voting. Those, of
course, were not objected to; but those of
the Radical faith saw defeat staring them
in the face, and as the emergency of the
times demanded that something must be
done to save the party, they then brought
up a colored lad of little deeper dye.
He was objected to. Then up came, appa-
parently, one of Africa's first born sons
claiming to be his father, to swear that his
son was white, and must vote. Of course,
Hayes wanted his vote but we had judges
at the polls of the right stripe. They
couldn't be blannied a bit. No, sir. In
short, he didn't vote at all. 1t was truly
amusing to see and hear the groans ot
the poor RAIDS when it was ascertained
that the Democratic ticket was COM
ing out best. Early in the evening
the returns came in from Taylor township
the blacklist of all places, announcing q
gain of twenty-siX since last year on the
Democratic ticket. When this was an.
nounced, you never heard such shouts and
yells and swinging of hats as came from
the Democrats, who were filled with joy
to overfowing. l tell you it sent terror
into the ranks of the poor RAIDS. To see
the terror-stricken Radicals hovering
around in little groups of two and three in
a place, like so many defenseless orphans
taking the last lingering look upon the
fresh clay beneath which reposed, cold in
death, the dearest earthly objects to them
1t would bring ones mind to that passage
Of Scripture where it speaks of wicked
rich men. 1t applies we'll to the bond.
holder:
go TO, now, ye rich men; weep and
howl for your miseries that shall come up
on you. Your riches are corrupted and
your garments are moth eaten. Your gold
and silver is cankered, and the rust of them
shall be a witness against you, and shall
eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have
reaped treasure together for the last days
Behold, the hire of the laborers who have
reaped down your fields; which of you is
kept back by fraud crieth, and the cries OF
them which have reaped are entered into
the ears of the Lord of Sabbath? Ye have
lived in pleasure on the earth and been
wanton; We have nourished your hearts as
in day of slaughter; ye have condemned
and killed the just, and He doth not resist
you.-FJth Chapter of James.
Does not the above apply well to the
course that these Radicals have pursued
for the last seven years The answer
would be yes. Now, concerning the next
Legislature, which is Democratic without
doubt, and which has United States Sen
ator to elect in place of old Ben. Wade
l would make proposition of this kind
Send Allen G.. Thurman to the United
States Senate for six years to watch the
Constitution, to terrify the Radicals and
help the conservative Democracy to make
just and wholesome laws for the white
people both North and South.
l believe the universal feeling of the
Democracy, in this section of the country
Is that Allen G. Thurman is best entitled
to the office, not because there are not othe1
men in the Democratic circle that are as
capable of properly filling the Office as
Judge Thurman; but because he most no.
bly, led the Democracy Of the State and
won great victory for US. We could
mention Pendleton or Vallandigham. and
such like statesman, as good and noble
patriots as ever the sun sAone on; but un-
der present circumstances, we think Allen
G. Thurman best entitled to that position
Yours, &C., w. c. 3.