Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-02-21
Democratic DisoOrd.


The late Republican triumph in the
Eighth District seems to have convert
ed the hitherto happy Democratic fam
ily into what might be called. an agi-
tated hornets nest. Vallandigham
iercely charges the responsibility Of
it upon the Thurman Pendleton mar
plots, while the marplots no less fierce.
ly charge sundry and various matters
upon Vallandigham, and SO the quar-
rel RACES from day to day while Repub-
lieans look on serenely.
This interesting domestic comedy
was first iDaugurated before the pub
lie by an editorial generally reputed to
have been written by Vallandigham,
which appeared in the home organ of
that illustrious martyr shortly after
the election of General Beatty. TAX
ing this result as its text the editorial
mentioned sets out with this signii-
cant confession:
This is the first gun Of the Presi-
Dental campaign of 1868, and indicates
a Republican majority next fall In
Ohio of from twelve to twenty thou
sand.
Val. here shows himself something
of a prophet, as we'll as a martyr, and
further on gives additional evidence to
this effect as follows
The result in the Eighth District
has zoo, a most Important bearing on
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Democratic party.
That is to say there is no use Of
nominating Pendleton for he cannot
carry his own State.
The same article makes the TO How
ing severe dig at the managers of the
Democratic State Convention:
The Convention of the Eighth of
January, 1868, was attended By men
some Of whom never before met in a
Democratic Convention, and BY others
who had been absent during the
twelve years of Democratic defeat, But
t0b0 ao1o turned up IKE Uultures and
corHaOrants bOper5Rg OUeT the spoiJs. At
this Convention, through the basest Of
tredchegg the entire control of the
Democratic organization was handed
over bodily upon certain conditions
relating to certain nominations for
high places, to the men who, il 1853,
in the great battle for free speech, free
press, aud free ballot, refused to sup
port the Democratic nomination for
governor that year"
The Democratic party of Ohio was
thus, for certain considerations, and
on condition "of Amnesty" TO certain
high contracting peace men, dsZjUer
0Uer to the control Of those 10bO had
fOrs1ben or betrayed as during the or
deal Of the 90dr. A platform, too.
emascUlated of every old-fashioned
Democratic principke, as distinguished
from mere line of policy, and. for the
first time cO7ltGiRing q quasi 5qldOrse-
n5e7st Of the late cGUtE a1Gr as one o0aged
"in defense of the Union" Ga 10eU
bBO10B pubic Jalsebood } agas reported
5g one Of the TecatsGHts Of 1868, and
adopted.
And two days after the Convention.
Colonel Barnabas Burns was nominat-
ed for representative in Congress for
the Eighth District He, too, had re-
fused to support the nominee for Gov
ernor in 1868, and more than that, had
attempted to organize a 'bolting'
State Convention at Columbus on the
4th of September, of that year, to
nominate a Democratic candidate in
opposition to Mr.. Vallandigham for
Governor. He was the very man for
the times"
"On the 18th Of January, 1866, Mr.. |
Yallandigham was defeated in Demo- /
cratic caucus for Senator, by means
alluded to above, but not necessary
further just now to expose.
Immediately afterwards, Mr., Jew
ett, Colonel McCook, Mr.. Rex and
others who, like Colonel Burns, had I
refused to support the Democratic |
nominee for Governor in 1853, along |
with Senator Thurman, were posted to
stump the district and they did It. I
the Senator elect doing active service. /
Money, too, l0as sent bg GSpirdn6 10 i
high places and their friends, 10 aid I
and comfort one of the parties of the
second part. The result Of all this T
was the usual fruit of policy at the I
sacrifice Of principle and the men who /
sustain prineiple-a great Republican /
gain of 5S2 over an honest, anti -''poli I
oy" peoples campaign Ia October last.
Vultures and cormorants lowering I
over the spoils' is quite suggestive as
applied to a Democratic convention.