Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-07-31
From the Toledo blade, OF July AL
Tho Congressional Question Shall We Havs
Nou,


Elsewhere in tn-daysB y ate will be form a let
ter signed by large number ct The dcIivo re-
Puol'eans of Lutas G unity, requesting Hon Jas.
Y. HALL, OF this city, 10 po,ml them to present
his name 10 the Republican, Congressman, Con-
venton, IA meet On the lQth prnNimo, rs a cau-
dldate for the nomination tor Representative in
Congress, and Mr. lis response thereto. The
letter states the case clearly AMI succiuctlv, in
our oliuiou, and Mr.. HANS answer is what
might have been expected lrum one who has Civ
Gu so much pt his time AMI means in uuSelli sh
endeaVurs to further the great cause witch tho
Republican party esp, used at the beginning OF
Us existence, and has eh0mpiuncd ever since.
The letter ana the response do honur to tie wr-
ters.
We heartily second the requ made Of Mr..
HALL, and earnestly hope that the muvvmp
now commenced may result in his pnmiunl,cn.
In saying this we say nothing dcrogIturv uf
eur present Representative wh ,ttis well undci
stood, will bt u candidate tor reu 'u,iaaU, n.
MT, ASHLEY went into public life uluu the
Slavery question, and 81 Tar as his actiun upon
that question is cunc ,rne land W. may say up
on au Tue questions OF II party natureb lis rc-
cord Us clear.
He has committed bhndcrs and crrors, and
enough oithcm but he has been true to his par
~, and has leit nothing undone thai in his ia lg-
ment would further It's Interests, or make us ui-
umate success certain. Whether his Judgment
has always been equal N his Etal il is not worth
while here tO discuss. We do not oppos. lis ne
nomination upon these pruuns.
We beliepr q rou@d b. b ter 10, ~ R.puIiic a
party ia he 7tHd DjsiIoi 10 ,led Hs,c s,oa En
tis sf'AdaIl-ieurcr, Jec0uss Nc. Asiig c,a MT pa
nc faH strength of de yHty. lie has always Licked
ble support OF yefy large pnd itlOonhal
pOrton of the Republican party of the District
and foar times, at least, his nominal O has CO;
the party desperate struggle, which taxed
their utmost energies, in district which ought
10 have been carried with ease, an always was
al.. ~ -
st0n was deserved or not is n question not wa
thy Reconsideration. While portion nf bis np-
ponents from the Republican ranks were govern
ed by unworthy mnuveS, very large number
did what they die honestly. We have always
held they were wrong and still SO hhd. During
the great struggle that preceded the war, during
the war and att JOuNsON's treaohcTy, thrrs was
an absolute Necessity for the reelection Of all
the members who had proven irtle 10 the pcoies-
sion. We believe with Mr.. LINCOLN, that il
was no tle To swap horses while crossing
strrAm.
The Blade, in 1860, heart ly supported Mr..
ASHLEY, for The reason that 70 lave thrown him
eyerooaFd at that time and under tho eircun,sian-
ees, would have been an indurscmuut uf JOnN-
eoNs ueSehery and disapprOyal uf Mr.. ASH
Ltf course. Al that time his denomination
. ~ necessity WHICH was reoogniz I'D by hun
~. VI hspuoleans who had never voted for
hni hnd the majority he received In the Dis.
trlct and the fact thar for the fist limo E,r r,r
y yva's ns ~ Carried The city OF Toledo, shows how
LAesn . Luo'e lhese men regarded their principles
ehsn .ney ela Their personal preferences.
Ih's heecesslly no longer exists. The qnes- |
lions lions oPen which Mr. AsnLEr eni,re public |
~ w, oe virtually settled wfth the election ( !
oep. ChAhr, aud now class of ,n,estions ,,,,u
come before The people. Nr. AsaI.y n I'M "o
ou; o. once "ltli Mr.. Johnson. aud NAL a x, !, |
PuohoAh rIes'dsnt and silh X publican Con- |
gssss, slavery and The evils it leii, will be qu.
eW m.pen ou. hr' AsaLEr dealt the monster
eAe'u'' "'o"sia his day-Le eau boo u u-e