The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-08-07
NUMBER 46

sived and greatly extended and be prob:
abb to-day enjoys as large practice as
any other lawyer in the State. He was
no., however, an Indifferent spectator of
the political ev nts of the day.. He was
a delegate TO the Baltimore Convention.
where he was one Of the most prominent
OF the many eminent men who supported
Gen. Scott. During the campaign. he
was active and untiring in his exertious
In behalf Of that gallant soldier. Since
that time. Mr.. Dayton took no prominent
part 10 politics, until the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise aroused every man
OF the North. This uppardonsble viola.
'ion Of good Faith Jadge Dayton has ney.
er hesitated to charscterix- In the terms is
deserves. In his speech on taking the
chair to preside over the State Convention
Of the 4.h Of June. he. in an eloquent and
manly manner, set forth the evils which
lad sprung from that infamous measure,
and unhesitatingly declared that Kansas
should be, admitted TO the Union only asa
Free State. 80 5'5.r..s.5 '...... !. shW
When Mr.. Dayton entered the Senate
he was the youngest man in the body.
having barely attained the age Of thirty
five. Benton. silas Wright Berrien, Crit.
lenden. Evans. and Choate, were thea
Senators. snd Dayton almost at once took
rank with these, the leading minds Of the
nation. Subsequently he served with
Clay, Webster, and Calhoun. snd even
With these great men he took rank as one
among the first six men then ia the Seuate.
He never rose without commanding the
fixed attention of his compeers. and in the
memorable debates on Texas annexation
and the questions arising from the Mexi.
|ctn war his arm dealt some OF the heayi.
est blows. His 6rst speech in the Senate
Was in vindicafiun of the character and
cred it ofthe Federal Government from the
aspersions which the temporary repudia.
ton of some States had brought upon it.
In the debates on the Oregon difficulties
the tariff, the annexation Of Texas the
treaty of peace with Mexico, the Wilmot
provi>o. and the compromise measures Of
1856 he took patriotic and conservative
ground, without regard to its effect upon
himself. His able. manly and unanswcr-
able defence OF the policy Of Gen. Tay-
lor's admins ration on the slavery ques.
ton has been conceded on all hands to be
one of the greatest triumphs in debate Nv.
er Witnessed in the United States Sen.
Ate. sssz.~.zr -
On the Compromise measures-that heal.
ing b I'm which was to close, without leav.
ing a. scar, the five bleeding wounds-Mr.
Dayton's course has been by the progress
Eof events triumphantly yindicated. . lie
urged the admission of. California as q
s ate with the Constitution her people had
ormed, and he opposed with all force the
attacking of any other measure upon i.
When the omnibus bill. as it WAS nick
'l named, was lost, and the different meas.
u ures came up separately, Mr.. Dayton op'
D posed the Texas boundary bill and, the
A Fugitive Slave Law, and supported thu
= acts for the admission of California ant
a polishing the Slave trade in the Distric
o pt. Columbia. the wisdom and sagacity o
i the man who opposed the great concss
| sions 70 the spirit Of slavery contained il
:" the two 6rss named of these bills ha
] been most clear y proved since BY the re
o' newec agyressions upon the rights Of th'
r North. predicated upon this very com
IN promise of 1850, which was to be fina
!. settlement Of the whole question. Th'
at Kansas Nebraska bill was the lsgitinas
n ruit OF sh. bills organising the Territor;e
II of New Mexico AMI Utah. It is but jus
4 TO say. however. that he has never, beel
II an, extreme or radical man even on th
y lu st'on Of slavery. s -.
t Mr.. Dayton is in the prime Of life. th
vigor of manhood. and his robus. fran
IN gives promise Of many years Of useful
1t ness in the future. Ifhe should be elects
n. t, the position for whichhe has been souna
n imousIy nominated and thsthe will succee
e We will not permit ourselves to doubt--th
Al Senate will have for it's presiding officer
re gentleman of unblemished character, POI
II, sessing mind of the very highest orde,
. And sh uld he in the providence Of Coz
an BE- called to occupy still higher positioz
nk he would be found. as the chief Executiv
officer of the republic. patriotic. Wis
il conservative. and firm for the right?
he is not exceeding the plain truth 10 Ga
y THAT it has been many years since q
n, Presidential chair has been filed by rns
pt who could be styled as 10 any way sup
~ r:or to WILLrAx LEwys DAyros. Of Ne
ny Jersey. s.5..Sos '9'.'l a no i9d-
ul ~ il is said that at the eelebYasioc