The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-04-25
Communicated.
COMM munICdltU.
"FPOm MarSeilIeS. /"

4 I4.ssae'. SFPOm MarSeilleS."
"EDIroR UuIoN:-Please allow me to call your
attention to our Corporation Election in this
place, which has always been famous for being
under the control of the party opposed to the great
A few days before the first Of April, the clique
| assembled III Il Shoe shop and nominated ticket
for Borough officers. just before this Il gentle
man by the name Of A. Rubins had moved from
eager to have him under its control that they ap-
| pointed him one ofthe judges, and placed him on
| their ticket as trustee of the Corporation. Mr..
Ruhins had no right even to vote as yet, but they
ran him, (and as they have been doing for few
years past with others,( elected him: But their
| candidate for Mayor and nearly all the Trustees
were beaten. The next day after the election,
some of the National party (Democratsl informed
the opposition party that the whole election was
Illegal and that any business transacted by them
would not stand Thereupon, they called another
| cancus, by sticking upWritten posters, invitin g
all to attend the meeting without respect to party
or politics. o yes, how loving they become, when
they see they can not elect their ticket. Why,
they will even take the negro to their embrace
So ticket put in nomination. But! Butt
some of the pets were left minus OF place in the
Awfull wofull Although they had paIticipat-
ed in the called meeting. they never could, nor
behold them ON the morning of the election stand
ing in groups, talking in low tones, with great
just then. behold the straight ooat tails, sticking
right out for short timel Then great calm
they burst forth from be hind their breast works
armed and equipped for the fight, led on by an
riicNt Continued all day, notwithstanding tam the the
hard showers of rain Truly the fighting was
! contest ceased. The counting then began; breath
less silence prevailed until nearly counted out;-
whereupon, the brave captain saw his defeat; he
saw his brave men, by this time not standing in
groups but lying lamenting their wounds and
great defeat The EX-Captain then turned law
yer and could be seen around among his wounded,
rendering them comfort, and did so, by telling
them the elec4ion was illegal, and that he would
contest it, And the result was that the Demo-
Gratis elected the Mayor, and indeed, the entire
ticket So much for Marseiles:"
'P. S-The defeat was owing to the negro not
having vote yet with this party. But they live
in hopes of being reinforced this fall N. CO.
DEM UNION.
Now Mr.. Editor, one who lies for some
special object or reason there is some ex-
cuse for, but one who lles, as .'non-com bat
tant, without anything apparently to re-
munerate him for his trouble, I despise-
At the first borough election he speaks Of
not only was Mr.. Rubins elected but the
candidates for Mayor and all the other
Trustees on the ticket with Mr. Rubins
wore chosen by very large majorities. At
ter it was discovered that the first election
was illegal, the citizens of Marseilles met
in caucus, without regard to party. and
proceeded to nominate a borough ticket
composed of men most experienced and
best qualified to organize and carry on the
municipal governments, and for the pur-
pose nominated Mr.. J. E. Barret, a gentle
man in every way qualified and of great
deal ofexperience in the working of both
city and village corporate governments.
Now, Mr.. Barrett was not chosen be-
cause he was Democrat OF a Republican.
for l doubt if any person knows exact
ly his party affections) but because he
was supposed to be better qualified to dis
charge the duties Of Mayor, than any other
gentleman of this peace. | said that did
not know exactly Mr.. Barrett's party prin-
ciples, as regards his voting, but one thing
is certain, he served with honor as an Off
Ger during the war, and is u most staunch
Union man, and was supported at both
elections by the Republicans of this place.
Mr.. B. Ellis one of the Trustees over
whom ''NOn-Com battant'' so glorifes has
acted quite as often with the Republicans
as with the Democrats, lie lost one noble
son at chicamauga. and another, served TN
der Gen. Wilson in the 123d O. vi. dur
ing the war; While he himself responded
when the ''Iiundred day; men were called
out and reported at camp Mansfield but
was sent home on account ofill- l-health and
old age.
Mr.. d. Rose, another Trustee, has always
been regarded as agOernocrat, but for the
last two years has taken q strong stand
against Whisky and has rather lost caste
with the Democratic leaders Of this place,
as they consider strong Temperance .prin-
cipies as antagonists to 'Copper-Democra-
cy."
The other Trustees, Messrs. Gates and
Lindseys are ,'Wooly headed Republicans .
Now if the Democracy can gather conso-
lation from the election Of those gentle
men, supported as they were and elected
by the Republicans of Marseilles, they are
certainly an imaginative party and can
gather victories from very barren results.
''MARsFILLEs."