Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-07-28

Congressional AePFeeeHe
The subject Of Congressional representa-
tive has been fairly laid before the voters
os This District. Gen. Garfield, the prs
snt member. has intimated his willingness
: = = oopsidered a candidate, Il the Re
1utlicans Of the district are desirous Of
living him their support. The name Of
Hon. S. A. Northvay was announced in
the usual way, last week, BY the papers OF
the county. We have, therefore, two can
didates in the field, and whether there are
others to be brought forward, remains
to be seen. The question to &c se1-
ted now is. as to the choice between Mr.
Garfield and Mr.. EOrthwsy. Mr.. North
WAYS standing is without blemish. He en-
lows the full respect Of the citizens OF the
county As to ability, considering his age
and experience, there is probably no obiee-
t;on. OF course he has not seen such ser
vice as to adapt him to the highest useful
ness in the position sought. He is un-
trained in debate, and, therefore, but poor
ly prepared for the bear garden Of the
House-made up as it is, Of majority led
BY spirits whose ideas Of patriotism were
formed in the Confederate service and who
boggle at no craft or trickery calculated to
secure the ends and objects fs.that party.
Their temper was seen in that memorable
debate Of last winter on the JEFF. Davis
disability question. when the powers OF
darkness threw down the glove to the de-
tenders Of freedom and loyalty. The spill
it Of the majority was ruthless and defiant
in its dependence on numerical strength
and brute force. Where-would the reputa-
tiop of the 18th District have been at that
time with Mr.. Eorfhway, or any other new
member. however able, to represent herr
Where would it have been but for the ex-
perience OF Blaine and Garfield to meet
the onset. and by their skill and foresight
to turn the current and bring defeat even
upon the Democracy Of numbers and a
Confederate hostility to the Government
In that struggle Mr.. Garfield showed him
self without a peer in the House. His
power was the result Of long years Of expe-
riencs-of laborious and patient study.
He proved the man for the emergency.
Blaine. who shared the henors of that Oc-
essfon With the member from this district,
is no longer a member of the House, and
now it is proposed by our Jefferson friends
to substitute very worthy gentleman, to
be sure-a new man-whose development
it must take years to accomplish, for one
whose giant intellect, dignity Of bearing,
and commanding influence stills the polit-
ieal tempest, and forces the ruthless spirit
of anarchy and disorder ignominiously out
respectfully to bite the dust. As was said
by our correspondent last week, this scheme
is & suicidal" It cannot be that tie voters
Of this district who felt their breasts swell
with pride over the struggle Of the last
session. are ready to dispense with the fur
tber services Of their faithful represents
tive, and by change, to place themselves
in the power of a majority as RELENTLESS
and merciless as ever sought the destrue
ton of the government. To 60 back to
cSmmon level of the average congressman
while we occupy the highest position, ant
may continue to occupy it, but for the de
| sire to open way for rotation in Office, /
sheer foIly-only to be accounted for ol
the ground of Indifference to the best in
teregt of the district, and the highest vel
| fare of the country. The course proposed
would place the district and the Republi
can party where the majority and its lead
ers stood-changing vantage ground TO
one of weakness and disadvantage. !
was not that the majority lacked able mel
to lead them in that memorable onset. TIL
Randalls, the Hills, &C., were by no mean
deficient in mental power. They wer
men Of admitted ability. Their weakness
however, was, that all these would-be lead
ers were new members. They were me
without that experience that made the mi
nority strong, and gave US the success tha
riveted the attention of the nation-tha
thrilled every loyal Republican heart i
the country.
We, however, hardly contemplate such
calamity as we have been considering
There is too much intelligence among tn
freemen Of the 10Th district not to realiz
and fully appreciate their high positio
and power, and too much good sense an
Judgment to allow themselves to be dt
prived of it without an earnest struggle.