Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-02-18

no diseoursging view Of tile affair." and think
4 time wiii,bring the Commissioners IN safety to
+ their destination, and disappoint some Of our
! democratic friends Of the anticipated pleasure
Of writing the spataph Of "OLD BEN WADE"
His mission, with them, Is not yet fulfilled,
and they may ss well make up their minds to
hear from him agaln.
The GovRRNoRsuIP.-Our usually Judi
cious friend Of the Geauge Democrat, has
struck out for candidate for Governor, and
his views, as set forth in the following article,
will be read with respectful attention at least,
Il not with decided approval. 1T. Gov LEE,
Is as unexoePtiOnable 9 candidate as can be
named, and We see no impropriety in turning
public attentiea In MAT channel:
In October next, the people of Ohio
are to elect a Governor; and, as the
election will be not only important in it.
self, but may have bearing upon the
Presidential contest of 1872, too much
wisdom or caution cannot he exercised
in selecting the candidate OF the Repub-
lican party. The question is already at
tracing unusal attention in all parts of
the State. Who shall be our standard
bearerP Fortunately, there is plenty of
good material from which to select, and
we have little fear that poor selection
will be made. Gov Hays is not named
as among the probable candidates.--
Having served the people acceptably for
two tartna yya npasup,a he Ioaa $40, IL
sire another reelection, nor would he
under all the circumstances, prove the
most available candidate. Gen. Garfield,
who has been urged in various quarters
to accept the nomination, may also be
regarded as out Of the question. In ac-
cordance with the wishes OF his constit-
uents and his own Judgment, Gen. Gar
field will remain at'his post in Congress,
and whatever service he can render the
Republicans of the State in the canvass
during the adjournment, will be as effect
i've as if he were himself the candidate.
Several other gentlemen have been mem
toned by their friends as suitable candi-
dates, but, without disparagement to
any, we think the one most suitable is
our present distinguished Lieutenant
Governor, Gen. JoHN G. LEE. 1t seems
to us that he possesses more of the ele-
ments of strong candidate than any
other, and We believe the Republicans
OF Ohio will consult the best interests
of the party and State by placing him
III nomination. He is in the true line of
promotion. Ills service as 1t. Governor
has made him well known throughout
the State, without in the least impairing
the enviable reputation he had acquired
as good soldier, and an able and elo-
quent champion Of the Republican
cause. As a popular orator, Gen. Lee
has few equals in the State. No man
could carry the Republican standard in
the coming campaign more worthily or
more successfully. He is, moreover a
genial and exemplary gentleman, whose
promotion to the highest office in the
gift of the people of the State, would
be recognition Of his private as well
as public worth. What say our breth-
rem of the Republican press to Gen. Lee
tor Governor
/ The ALABAMA CLAIMs.-The Tribune
Washington correspnd't-l4t 4th-telegraph
that there is, the very best authority for
the announcement that the Alabama
claims and the fishery troubles are to
be Immediately settled that Minister
Schenck, in conversation last evening,
remarked that the public will know
within twenty-four hours why he is de-
tanned, and the inference drawn from
this and other hints dropped in official
circles is that a commissioners will be in
Washington to-day, with power to
negotiate a treaty, and that Minister
is to have charge of the matter
on the part OF the United Slater. 1t is
known that proposition for partial
settlement has already been made by au-
thority Of the British Government, but
that, the terms being unsatisfactory to
the United States, the negotiations were
1t is supposed that the agent,
who is expected at once, will have more
extended power. Mr.. Sumner says there
is no ground for the statement by New
York journal that he stands in the way
Of q settlement with England, urging
that no arbitration can be complete
which does not include the question of u
permanent recognition of beligerent
rights.
Since the above WIS written, the Pres
ident has appointed a commission on
the part Of the United States, Secretary
Fish, Minister Schenck, Justice Nelson,
K. Il. Hoar and Senator Williams. The
British Government has also appointed
a commission. The commissioners will
meet in Washington immediately, and
ell questions between the Governments