Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-07

Ed. JOURNAL. I DO nN kn0w bat you mar
consider me nm intrwicr, h. attempt b. cotnnini
cate any thing ihrrsFh your paper IN opposition
the readers and patrpns ~ your paper, Dissent
ing frOm he eurse u and all save one of the
Republican papers IN the Tcdth Congressional
Diatrist are taking towards the Hon. JAHEs N
AsHLET, shall ask you to publish some views
w Opposition " your own, M expressed In a few
u the last issues of the JouRSAL.
leading Republican paper In this District,
IN commenting nrsyn lhe prapriety NJ renontnat-
ing hirn Cot Congress, has particularly mentioned
that he is supported by only one paper, "a
evidence tha, he " unpopular IN his District,
and, therefore. can not be elected, if nominated.
Now, will ask. what Is the use " having Con.
vontiOh, " Il Il believed that the party cannot
eject = cRndilate that the majority wishes y,
nominate 7 II the majority are preventd from
nominating tl,e man 0f their choice. through
fear that the minority will defeat him, then
tho minority will rule aud not the ptrjoriiV.
Suppose we d. not dispute the fact that but one
paper supports hiin and NJ the same time adj
nit that the press is usually the rccogniE5d OK.
pVncni ot public sentiment In the locality where
published. yet irit should turn Ont that the grun,
mascot tho Republicans In the District should,
in the coming Convention, declare hu was their
FIRST chUice fur denomination, would II b. Rdvis.
able 10 refrain firm nominating him because
the singular occurrence had taken place, that
hu had an unpopular newspaper reputation
among the papers they daily aud weekly read
Should the views Of nine or ten edibrs, who
are interested intrying IN make il appear that he
Is unpopular, prevail against tho fact ui his great
popularity among the masses, and that they,
with great nnanimily, desire his denomination I
II Is not claimed for Mr.. AsULgY that he Is
more than human, and exempt from the frailties
Of human nature. 1.-The were, Congress. wuuld
not be n NJ place for HIM Heaven, where but
few CunRressinen go, would bc his proper place.
He has many years been puelic man nnd his
uflical acts have been bei,tfe tlts public. His
reputation amung his constituents and before the
world rests upon his public record. That re.
cord Is identified with the Republican party
The party has ndursed I. time after time, and
now pln,ts itself upon that record for the mp
prevail Of the American people In the approach
ing Presidential clOciiun. IL u mnlnrity Of the
Republicans in this District wish 10 retain Mr..
AsnLEY & services in Congress, will thuy be de-
terred from rcnuminating him because few
Ilunk,r Republicans have frightened the press
out Of it, pr'prietyH ..-.
DO vou suppose that Mr.. AsnLEY'a friends
aru such towards that they will surrender their
votes ~ the charges OF nine presses, the mum
Der said ~ be opposed t0 him IN the District
Ballots 10 the hands Of tlose who know how ~
use them, can make and unmake printing press.
es, u they intentionally oppose the wishes Of
the people. ,fL.
~ hHhlht uVUc any iulliK NUht uUNlb
hin. u bc returned Congress-, that bis constItu-
ents are ignorant Of, le. the press publish II SO
that they can have the benefit ofthe information.
but because a few individuals in Toledo and In
Perrysburg are opposed to Mr.. ASHLEY Ho,c, as
they have boen herut0fnre, II does not follow
that his friends should abandon him, especially, =,
IL he is the chUico nf the majority In the District
This Is free Government aud the majority
should rule. Let Mr.. AsHLEY aud others 90
before the Convention. Whoever gets the nom
ination fairly, should be unanimously support.
sd ut the polls.
II Mr.. Ashley should be renomlnated In op-
position tu the combined efforts Of tho press IN
defeat him. u will be the best evidence Ia the
world that he is the strongest mau In the party
and ought to be renominRted.
II the question were submitted b. the Repub.
licans of Wood County by popular vote, who
should be their chrice Tor candidate for Con-
gress believe seven-tenlhs of them would vote
for Mr.. AsHLkY aRniust all the persons who are
before the public | have been reliably informed
that similar sentiment exists In many other
cnunties IN the Diutrct. IL So, Il presents n
singular case Of disagreement between the press
and its party. The opposition To Mr.. ASHLEY
locks very much as though his opposers had
gut tired Of Radicalism, and would relieve them.
selves Of Il by discarding him.
That will not relieve them ltadlcalism Is a
part and parcel of the Republican party. II
Is the Democratic element IN il. II can not lose
II without losing its vitality II will be better
for those that can MT stand Radicalism to leave
the party than for tho party to leave itself to ac-
cOmodate them. MAUMEE.