Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-08-14
THE BLACK REPUBLIcAN CONVENTION,

last Friday. for the purpose Of II. nominatiHl
Hon. L. d. oAMPEELL, TO m~is-represent then
in Congress, should be be elected, Of whicl
result, his hitherto most snnguine and arden
supporters, have little hope. The countie
were SHINY represented, although considers
BILE "drumming'' had been done 10 induce
large crowd to attend, ard The proceedings 0
the Convention throughout, were anything bu
harmonious or oonciliatory. H-assembled ii
the morning, organized, and adjourned unit
Il o'elockin The afternoon, at which time i
re-assembled, and after much time had beer
consumed in pickering, noisy and clsmorou,
excitement on The part or the delegates, The
Of The present incumbent and that Of Pc
TER 0DDIN, Of Montgomery were announced al
candidates before the Convention, for represen,
tatiye in Congress. These being The only can,
didates, Mr.. Brown Of Dayton took the floor
and was followed BY a Mr.. Sohn, u Getman oil
Hsmilton, and 10 the following brief ant
pointed remarks, reviewed the polical course
of Mr.. Campbell, for which we arsindebtedic
the report of the Cincinnati Commercial.
He commenced by saying that he did mo-
wish 10 do any thing TO disturb the heimony
of The anii,N Nebraska men Of the district b
wished rather 10 conciliaie them. What he
knew Of Nh Campbell personally was favora,
BILE 10 him, but he,fet that il was his princi.
Piles and his duty 10 review to o extent The
course Of Mr.. Campbell. In the FIRST place
there tras no recorded evidence that Campbell
fuas a Republican-n0ne tpR0teuer !! There was
no evidence that Mr.. Campbell would supper
Fremont. As for Mr., Campbell's sntecedents
which had been so confidently appealed 10,
there was nothing 10 them to show that he
could not with perfect consistency vote fol
iMiiiiarJsFiilmere.
David Heaton-What did Mr.. Burlingumt
lssya
Mr.. All I'll come 10 Mr. Burlin.
game presently. Twill not overlook him. Mr.,
Brown proceeded 10 review Mr.. Campbel's
letter OF the 26th Of July. He was in favor Of
listening to Mr.. CampbelPs earnest prayer "a
be restored TO his family. Let him be put in
such o position thathe need desert his family
|no more. Let him Gene home 10 his family,
|sttend TO his entering private interests and re-
.'cuperate his wasted physical system. Mr..
Campbell had said that be would give no
pledges but pointed 10 his record. What was
that record. Was his Niger in the wood pile
speech made at a Fillmore ratification meeting
in Washington one Of The points in the record
TO show Mr.. Campbeil's Republicanism 7 Was
The platiormslo The nationality Of The Know
Nothing party, which Campbell tad drawn up
in June 1855, saying that slavery was not q
political issue, but should be left wholly TO
the judiciary, q proof his Republicanism r.
What was Campbell's record on the.memora.
bic spenkership fight, in-which he had voted
week after week against the adoption of the
plurality rule, under the miserable subterfuge
he had doubts as to its constitute nality 7
CamnbelPs record on / Be contest which end
cd with the election Of Banks was, anything
bat Satisfactory. As for Burlingame, under
all the circumstances, 1t was a maicbless
stroke Of policy for Camptell TO tell Burlin-
game 10 say that be was for Fremont, all there
was OF him. This might have done fradll not
been for the Campbeil letter 10 Haines, in
Qualifications were 20 material that
they entirely changed The aspect Of affair.",
that Campbell was N his heart a
Fillmore man, and that il the election ever
The House, he would 90 with all his
strength fer Fillmore. In that Haines letter
Campbell had thrust bis Americanism, and he
not speaking without knowledge when he
'ail that Know Nothingism would cost the
FIVE hundred voies in Mon.gome.
y county If Campbell were nominated. lie
lid not care what the representation Of Mont
was, be stated facts, Campbell had
been writing various letters, nnd making many
complaints. Among other grievances Camp
,ell had not been written 10 5y The Young
Republican Committee OF Dayton 10 re-
luest o speech from him al the mass meeting
It that place. Why was not Mr.. Campbell
written TOT Simply because his friends did
10. know whether he was Fremont or not
phey had written to ayowed Fremont Con-
yfessman and inquired whether Campbell was
FTemonieT. No ore knew anything about
1. Never until Burlingane told the people
It Daytoa that Campbell was for Fremont did
The fact. The last utterance of his, that
lad been heard of previous TO that, and he
lad been slapping bis breast before 0 crowd
# yellirg Fillmore men, aud thanking God that
ie ,ras o Knoo Nothing. Now it was propos-
q 70 iolst lhls man through maj winch CLAIM
q 10 DC a hepuDIean convention, upon q Ne
'uuilcah constituency. Oouid the Germans'
o. wnom were hepupicans, vote Tor
NO, CanPpeil could not eet o German
'ote, for he stood before The people an ayow-
70, Doasliu', rampant hnow Noihing.
Mr. Shon, the German Republican leader in
look the floor when Mr.. Brown
ioncluted. He said that he understood that
le was in a Republican Convention. An en-
lorsement OF the Republican platform had been