Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-11
GEN, NHENCK.

GEN. SCHENCk.
The Geographic dispatches from Wash
ington, published yesterday morning, an
nounce that Gen. Schenck has given Col.
Campbell notice of his intention to con-
test the claim Of the latter to the seat il
Congress from the third Ohio district To
show how this contest is regarded by a
respectable portion of the Radicals in
Ohio, we extract The following from q
late number of the Cincinnati Gazette,
one of the leading journals of the party
in that State:
The right of the veterans of the patri-
otic army that saved the republic to vote
is a matter that appeals TO the sympathes
of every man. On this question of just
ice there can be no dispute. And if it
were question of justice and sympathy
for the rights of the veterans, every man
would urge Gen. Schenck to contest the
election of Campbell. But the right to
vote is subject to the regulation of law.
This is essential to its protection. SYM
pathy cannot set aside law. Long before
this election it was decided by the Su-
preme Court of Ohio that residence on
spot whose jurisdiction had been ceded
by Ohio to the United States did not en-
title man to vote in Ohio. This Repub-
lican Court is inclined to go to the limits
of the law in protecting the voter; but
iC has line of Judicial precedents that
made its decision a foregOne conclusion.
1t merely affirmed what was a law of the
land. A contest of the election
on this point is contest to overthrow law
by sympathy or party wishes. No man
has the right to ask Gen. Schenck to make
a contest against the law. This decision
was made long before he decided to be q
candidate. Upon this decision prOpo-
sition was made to re-Cede this jurisdic-
ton to Ohio, in order to make these vet
Grams voters, and it is stated that Gen.
Schenck declined to promote it. 1t is not
the custom of the Gazette to devote it.
self largely to any particular candidate in
g general election. Our circulation being
comprehensive, our efforts are chiefly
given to the general principles aud success
of the party. But the fact that we gave
district, and more efforts TO promote his
election than that of any ether candidate
for Congress, will sufficiently show that
our views of the law of this case are
contrary TO our desires. But the law is
plain and undisputable. No one has the
right to ask Gen. Schenck TO contest the
law; and no friend of his will desire thai
a man who holds such leading position
in the House shall descend 20 be waiter
in the lobby and pursuer of committee
men, for perhaps whole session and
part of another, waiting for the legally
elected member to be ousted.
The Columbia Herald, which by the
way, is uncommonly newsy this week,
says: "a gentleman recently returned
from deer hunt in Lawrence county is
responsible for the following: Dock Har-
rison, celebrated deer hunter of Law
renee county, was pursued by buck, and
forced for personal safety to climb tree.
The old buck did not leave his prisoner,
but remained at the foot of the tree, IN
til another hunter happened to pass that
way who shot the deer and released Har-
rison from starvation or death by the
horns of the buck.
Mr.. ]. D. Wright, of Columbia, has
obtained patent On ''sn improvement in
means for adjusting the grain wheels of
harvester. By this invention the har-
vester can be lowered or raised in 3 min
] ute's time.