Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-25
IFrom the Philadelphia Age,]
Hon. VIM. Allen, of Ohio.

office could be placed in more popular or
safer hands. Mr.. Allen is now about sixty
four years of age, and in full vigor of body |
and mind. He commenced his public ca
reer very early in life, and after serving in |
the Legislature of his State and in |
the House of Representatives of the United
States, was elected to the Senate of the
United States in 1887, and again In 1S43;
and though when first elected he was the |
youngest member of that body, he soon
rose to be ranked among its most distin-
guished. Fearless and eloquent in the ex-
preston of his principles, always advocating
the right and condemuing the wrong-no
candidate could go before the people with
purer or better record. Upon leaving the
Senate, after twelve years of active service,
he married a lady of Ohio,and soon after left
the bar and retired to his farm, where he
has remained ever since, taking no very
prominent part In politics, though steadily
supporting the men and measures of the
Democratic party, with whom, in Ohio and
elsewhere, no man is more respected or
more popular. His private character, like
his public record, through his whole life is
without q stain. Entering public life in
the good old Democratic Jackson times, he
was among the Generals greatest admirers
and supporters, and was much beloved and
confided in by the "Old Hero" Well vers-
ed in the theory and workings of our Gov
ernment, State and nation, both by study
and experience, unconnected with the more
recent personal and political antagonisms
that have divided and defeated the Demo-
cratic party-though the party may have,
and no doubt has, many members as able
and as true-the writer OF this teels conf
dent that it has none abler or truer, or
who would make 1t more popular candl-
date, or the country more experienced,
able, incorruptible and safe President.
AN OLD JACKSON DEMOCRAT.
The writer of the foregoing makes mis-
take, in saying that Mr.. ALLEN married af-
ter his retiracy from the Senate. He mar
ried during his incumbency, and his wife
died before his retiracy. In every other
particular the writer is correct.
But Mr.. ALLEN is not candidate for the
Presidency-has no aspiration whatever in
that direction. He is not unmindful of po-
litical affairs, however. He is close stu
dent, watchful OF every movement in poll
tics, and there is no man to whose judg-
ment we more readily defer. While on
brief visit to his nephew, Judge THURMAN,
in this city, early in December last, we
did ourself the pleasure of calling on him,
and we then gave publicity to the follow
ing, which we derived from his converse
ton on the condition and future of the
country:
1.-THE only organization that can save us. !"
said he, ''is the Democratic party. The
Radicals can never do it. They have shown,
beyond question, that they do not compre-
hend the American people; and if they
did, they are SO controlled by the lust of
power and plunder, and so committed to
the support of special privileges, that their
rule cannot endure without ruin to the
liberties and prosperity of the people. But
the Democratic party stands upon its an
cient and fundamental nciples-princi-
pies that underlie and support American
Government and American Society, and
which cannot be disregarded without pro-
ducing anarchy first and finally despotism.
Thousands who left US, under the influence
of feeling or misapprehension. have this
year returned to us-thousands more will
return next year, and thousands OF Repub.
licans who now see that the rule of the
Radicals is the destruction of the country,
have Joined, and others will continue to
Join us, if we act with the wisdom and pat
riotism that are characteristics of our par
ty, and have SO often distinguished it in
great emergencies
In the course of the conversation we
mentioned that his name was spoken of in
number of papers as a candidate for the
Presidency. He Immediately replied:
81 know nothing about it, sir. I am no
candidate for that or any other Office. 1
desire no Office. 1 prefer to serve in the
ranks. This is no new sentiment with me.
have felt so for years, and I feel so now
more than ever. What I want to see, is the
Democratic party united and victorious;
that I consider essential to the safety and
prosperity of the country; but want no
honors myself"
We asked him which of the Radical can
didates he thought would be the strongest.
81 Think" said he, 'that there would be
no material difference between them.
N either of them can be elected if the De.
mocracy act with union, energy and wis
dom. There is too much at stake for the
result to be sensibly affected by the popu-
larity of any man."
AS it was on his motion, sustained by one
of his brief,vigorous and eloquent speeches,
that Hon. GEORGE II. PENDLEroN was
nominated for the Vice Presidency at Chi.
cago in 1864, we have no doubt that were
he member of the New York Convention
he would do all in his power to promote
the nomination of Mr.. PENDLEToN.