Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-04
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Ii giving the delegation elected in Vim
ton county, we stated, on the .suthorits Of
o. T. CUNNING, Esq, that the Democracy
of that county had instructed for Hon.
GEORGE H. PxnDLEroN; for President; but
had not instructed for Senator. Itappears,
from the proceedings as published in the
Democratic (Vinton) Enquirer, that the meet
ing did not instruct for Mr.. PENDLEToN for
President but did instruct for MIR. VAL
LANDlGHAM for the United States Senate.
The Democratic Enquirer, in the same num-
Der, contained the following editorial
THE srH OF JANUARY CONVENTION AND
U. 3. SENATOR.-At last, our primary con-
ventions, held in pursuance of the call of
the State Central Committee, are over. The
STATESMAN has had its say. We trust the
people have now had theirs.
The position of the Democracy of this
county IS so well understood here, that 1t
seems almost superfiuous to advert to it.
Since the denunciation pronounced by the
besotted Wade in the U. 8. Senate, the De-
mocracy in selecting his successor seem to
have with one accord united upon Vallan-
ldigham. This fact, no one who has OBJ
served the signs of the times and the ex-
presstons OF the people, can dOubt. So
perfect was the acquiescence that no one.
until quite recently, dared to breathe the
name Of any other. We are unwilling to
believe that either Judge Thurman sor his
i read friends desire to be placed In position
Iofsapparent antagouism to the mass of the
Democracy. - On the contrary, we believe
that the apparent competitors for Senate
Il rial honors are upon the most friendly and
II intimate relations. We believe, too, that
the name Of sludde Thurman is used not by has
II redI sei,ds not at his isstancs-but by DisoR-
tl<x1N
rfoN-by his enemies-MEN WHO WOULD
DEsTRoY THE HARMoNxs Of THE DEMo-
CRATIC PARTY, for the sake of blastinglthe
hopes of the friends of Vallandigham.
Wehave been asked In former campaigns,
by the pretended friends Of VAL, to wait
Wewere told that tshis time would soon
come" Now we, think we have waited
long enough, and that his time has come
The mass Of the Democracy believe that II
Is time nowfor the friends of fVailandighatn
toswake;uplt Arouse, sleepers I The struR-
gle of the campaign of '63 is to be fought
over again. The enemy are in our own
camp. Let not those who once marched
now His cause Is our own. TIE DAY OF
HIS DEFEAr wfLL WITNESS THE BURSTING or
THE STORM; THE DIsORGANlzATloN OF TAn
DEMOCRATIC PARTY, and the overthrow oil
the hope, which they for years past so
fondly INDUCED, of restoring the Govern
ment . as ftwas,," In the palny days Of Che
Democracy. .sossss = ssEE
We are unwilling to cast single reflec-
tion upon Judge Thurman. He Is Dem
ocratOas gentleman; yet we believe those
whoare pressing his claims now, are mis-
taken or wfiifnliy in error.
It should be source of pride with The
friends Of Vallandigham, that no question
of controversy was mooted by them77no
breach sought. They were willing to leave
the decision of the question to the Legisla-
ture, where it properly belonged, and II
was only by 81 prostitution Of the Demo-
cratic press by his opposers which gave
birth to tile division. We trust, Judge
/ Thurman, for his own and the welfare Oi
the party, will withdraw.
It viii be noticed I'm the proceedings 0i
our Convention, published to-day, that our
Representative was instructed to vote fol
Vallandigham. The Democracy endeav-
oredP to avoid the Issue; but when they
were compelled to choose, there was but one
voice-all for Val. - "a 1'' -iV
There are eigtts eight counties in the State
and only ten out of these eighty eight coun-
ties, so far as we have been able to learn
have instructed for Mr.. VALLAND1GHAM
This don't indicate that the Democrats Of
the other seventy eight counties look upon the
advocatesof Judge THURMAN g election tc
the United States Senate as ''disorgdnisers,' !
as ID Democrats of doubtful positions" az
s'nen soho soould destroy the harmony of til.
Democratic party, or who will countenance
'sthe disoryanisation of the d Densocratic parity
in the event of Judge THURMAN's election