Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-27

States Senator in opposition to Mr.. Valiant
digham; and which mystery is still further
obscured by the neglect of the Democratic
State Executive Committee to, many man.
ner, assist In ,contesting the illegal election
of the Republican State ticket. .,,.s=
Res0lued, That our Senators and Repre-
sentatives in the Legislature are requested
to cast their vote for Hon. Clement L. VAL
landigham; for U,I S. Senator, believing, as
we do, that this was the public wish at the
time of their election, and that fOur-f1fths
of the Democrats Of this Senatorial dis
trict would so vote.
+ On motion itwas ordered that the pro.
ceedingssof the convention be published
in the Holmes County Farmer.
On motion the convention adjourned
sine die. WILLIAM REED,
7e'yts t'otei - - seEaiiIa sv56. Chairman.
Ras1ar Rssnn Hsassa, HEsasaa secretaries. r. ss
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.a'qHa .IGAHtz COMMENTS.
Our readers well know that, we have
never said an unkind word of any one
whose name. has been mentioned in connec-
ton with the Senatorial Office. When the
friends of one of the candidates were as
sailed by over Jealous friends of another,
as towards, and policy men; when inuen-
does against the integrity-e of Democratic
editors were uttered; and when, notwith-
standing our impartial course, we were
directly attacked, for no other cause than
our publication of the opinions, pro and
con-, of1our cotemporaries,s we did, in re-
spectfpl language, reply to the. as
sailants. But we have never trans
cended i the limits, of "a h strict de-
fense... 1t was not until after many pa
pers hadspoken, that one word upon the
subject appeared in the STATESMAN; and
what did then so appear was merely re-
publication of what had been said by other
papers in respect to the several candidates
Not word of our own did we utter until
we were attacked. Our most earnest de-
sire has been, and yet is, to prevent all an
Justice or bitterness in the contest. We
have ever been and yet are as ready, to de-
fend one candidate against injustice, as to
defend another-to vindicate the friends
Of one as tosvindicate the friends of an
other. There is not man whose name
has been mentioned in connection with the
Office, who is not competent to fill it with
honor to the State. 1t@is the just pride
of, the Democracy of Ohio that they have
so many able men in their ranks. Without
disparagement, we may say that no other
State can point to an equal array; and 1t Is
not by their ability alone that these great
men have earned the esteem they enjoy
They have won their distinction by their
services as well as by their talents; and
every one of them ought to be, and no
Doubts, cherished by the party. When a
choice is to be made among them, there is
bat enc safe and just guide, aud that is the
interest of the party. At one time. one man
may be happier selection than another
at another time, the reverse might be the
truth. And the choice of the one or the
other is no surrender of principle; fol
there can be no such. surrender when a
sound Democrat is chosen. No one doubts
that sound Democrat will be elected SEN
ator; and when that is said, it. lis idle to
to talk of Tcowardice or lowering the flag
But it. is time that we. had spoken of the
resolutions at the head Of this article
There is certainly no one who has more re-
spect for the glorious Democracy of Holmes
than we have. In our editorial career we
have, again. and again, paid them the trib-
uteS ef, our heartfelt Sadmiration and ap-
plause.s But when a meeting in even that
glorious county falls into great errors, and
Indirectly assails the Democracy OF Frank
lin, county, the State Executive Committee
and prominent Democrats, it surely cannot
be considered improper in US to make g
respectful reply. And if we needed fur.
ther Justification, it would be found in the
fact that we ourself have been assailed
The right of self-defence belongs even tt
the humblest. We have, therefore, 6
few words to say about this meet.
ing and its resolutions, sincerely
regretting that we have to say them !; fol
we have earnestly desired to avoid all con.
troyersy on the Senatorship and had hoped
that we would not have to refer to it again
The first thing that strikes us as singular
is, the time when the meeting was held
Last year, the State Central COMMITTEES
recommended that the election of Del.
egates to the State Convention should
be held throughout the State on the
SdiaC 1uO w dS uul'
yersally acquiesced in and approved
This year, following the precedent thus
approved, the Committee, by an unani.
nous vote, fixed the 18th day of this month
as the time for choosing the Delegates
And the call was issued accordingly; anG
yet the meeting in Holmes was held las
Monday, the 25d, just in time for its pro-
ceedings to be circulated over the State be-
fore the 2Sth, to give the cue in othel
counties, and to escape timely reply
Far be 1t from us to say that there was any
design in this. Suspicious. persons nigh
think SO; but, for ourself, we would
scorn to attribute such trickery to any
Democrat. If the Democracy of Holmes
did not see fit to respect the. call of tn,
State Committee, let it be SO. They hat
the right to hold their meeting to suit theil
own convenience, and we do not complain
The first resolution is, '.Ihat all Demo
Gratis from Holmes county at the next State
Convention cast the vote of the county,"
What would our friends of Holmes think
If the Democracy of Franklin county
should pass similar resolution? 1t would
give to Franklin. if acquiesced In, nearly
eight thousand Delegates, if her Democ-
iacy should see fit to attend. Over thirty
years ago the Delegate system was adopted
and principally because the previous mode
OF Mass Conventions gave SO great an adj