Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-01-16
The 9Th of January Convention.

The 9Th of January Convention.
The Democracy (so-called) OF
this State held State Convention
at Columbus on the memorable Sth
in limitation of the custom of the
old jackson Democratic party in
the palmy days of old Hickory.
But this assemblage was, as we
learn, but a faint imitation, and void
of that pure patriotism and loyalty
to the Government that filled the
hearts and inspired the souls of the
Democratic party when Old Hicko-
ory, with true love of country and
an iron will, put his foot upon the
traitorous necks of Hayne and Cal
houn, and throttled the monster re-
bellion before its friends were able
to give it the power to make war
and crush out Republicanism and
liberty from the face Of the United
States.
The Convention at Columbus on
the 8th of this mcnth, made the
following nominations as their can
didates for State officers, at the cleo
ton in October next: For Secreta-
ry of State, Thomas Hubbard, of
Logan county-Supreme Judge,
VIM E. Finck, Of Perry county
late M. C.-School Commissioner,
J. S. Kirkwood (by acclamation. y
Board Of Public Works, A. W.
Hughs, of Cuyahoga county-Clerk
of Supreme Court, j. W. Webb, of
MahOning county.
The Convention resolved in favor
Of Pendleton as the choice of the
party for the next President. They
endorsed Andy Johnson's recon
struction policy, and gave Vallan-
digham the cold shoulder. Poor
Val he has an odium about him
that is disgusting to the men who
fought against the rebellion; and
while he is in truth a fair represent
ative Of the principles of the party
which claims to be Democratic, his
own party dare not openly acknowl-
edge him; they hypocritically ig-
more the man while they secretly
love his treachery, but lack the nerve
and the honesty to put him in the
lead of their notification, disloyal
hosts.
The Convention built a platform
of dubious character The "WEsT
AND SOUTH" a Democratic paper
published at Cincinnati, and edited
by that old and acknowledged Dem
ocrat WIN. M. CoRREY, is not well
pleased with the plOnks put down
on the 8th Of january. We will
let the "WeSt and South" speak for
itself. In an article in that paper
Of the 18th inst, the editor writes
as follows:
Gan the shifts and devices of
politicians to evade their RESPONSE
bility by advocating false and tenn
porizingideas must come to naught
The people can have no attachment
for leaders who approve the war,
aud who recognize the validity of
the means by which it was carried
on, The leaders of the people will
be compelled to come back to the
imperishable foundations of Democ-
racy, or else betray their followers
to some Dictator The tendency of
all the doings on the S5h of Janua-
ry is to deceive and compromise
the masses of the North, and to
drive them in despair from our
ranks into the arms of the military !
of the consolidationists
The hypocrisyof the war doctrine,
and of paying the public debt in
are the worst utteran-
ces yet made. The party has retro
graded in Ohio and Indiana both
from the high ground of 1863
Then, the Democracy did not pledge
either to the war or the
public debt, and now, both pledges
are made with a contradictory men
tai reservation"
The Convention adopted resolu-
tions endorsing the war, that is
complimentary to the brave soldiers
and sailors for their heroism, and
resolves in favor Of paying the ma
tional debt But the "West and
South" thinks as all honest men
think, that it is done with a mental
reservation.
- The Democratic Legislative
caucus at Columbus, have nomina-