Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-06-11
Ex-Governor Myers.

| 1t will be remembered that last year,
early in the Presidential campaign, Ex-G Gov.
Myers of Lucas county, Ohio, came out in
strong Republican letter, repudiating the
nomination of James Buchanan, and de-
nouncing the action of the party with
which up to that time he had been associ-
ated, ON the subject of Slavery. No little
effort has been made in some localities by
the Buchaneer leaders to produce an i'm
preston that Ex-Gov. Myers and others
who had taken similar grounds had aban-
doned their Republican position, and are
again acting with their former political as
sociates. To show how little ground there
is for such "expec.orations" in regard to
Ex-Myers, We copy the following letter
written by him and published in the Mo-
renci Michigan) Journal.
TOLEDO, April 81, 1857.
Mr.. G. B. WILEY-Decr sir:-Mr.
Mott handed me your letter to him, and
wished me to answer it, in which letter
you say: ait is reported by some of the
leading Democrats of this county that
James Myers of Toledo has renounced the
Republican party, and gone over TO the
Buchananites. We should re-
gret very much to learn that such is the
case, but if it is not true, we wish to be
able to meot the falsehocd in the face
while it is alive"
How this report could have originated, l
cannot imagine, unless it was from re-
mark made on one occasion, at the time
when Governor Geary's action was such as
to justify the opinion that lie would act
impartially, and do justice to the Free
State men of Kansas. l supposed then, and
| suppose now, that Geary was appointed
at the instance of Mr.. Buchanan, and as
Mr.. B. was soon to assume the control of
the government, that Gov. Geary's action
in Kansas foreshadowed Mr.. BIS policy
on the slavery question, and as l believed
and stated on all occasions when expressed
an opinion upon the subject, during the
last Presidential canvass, that the freedom
or slavery of Kansas depended upon that
issue. l felt, viewing the action of Gov.
Geary as did at the time of my remark
above referred to, that l might have been
mistaken and have done Mr.. Buchanan
injustice. l therefore frankly stated that I
thought probably that had been mistaken
in the tirmness and honesty of Mr.. BIS
character, and if it should p:ove SO, it
would give me great pleasure to acknowl
edge my error, for my desire to have Mr..
B. take an honest, just position on the slave
ry question far out-weighed any pride of
opinion possessed; and l will not dis
glase the fact that no political event could
have given me more sincere pleasure than
would have that of the Democratic organi-
zation under the administration of Mr.. Bu-
chanan returning to the principles ofJeffer-
son and his compeers on the subject of
slavery. But my cherished hopes and de-
sires have all vanished, and firm conviction
has taken their place, that the friends Of
free labor have nothing to expect from Mr..
B. or his administration but complete sub |
serviency to the slave power, even beyond |
that of resident Pie;c, and his admins
tration, if possible. Mr.. B. has even sacri-
feed his friend Gov. Geary, at their bid
ding, and filed all the offices of Kansas
witty Border Ruffians and extreme Southern
men, some of them, as Gov. Geary says,
"whose hands and arms up to their elbows
are red with bloodi l know them to be
murderers." The Northern dough faces
will now attempt to deceive the people of
the North by every possible devise; they
now say that the pro-slavery Border Ruff
fans in whose hands the whole power in
Kansas is thrown by reason of the General
Government recognizing the,,Border Ruffian
Legislature and their constitution any re-
cognition of slavery, as slavery is now pro-
tected there by the bogus laws, and the
United States Supreme Court has entered
the political arena, and prosituted its as
sumed powers to the legali alton of slave
ry everywhere. Slavery is safe in Kansas,
unless speedily forbidden in their constitu-
ton. The Bogus Legislature and the Su-
premc Court is al that is necessary for
slavery. Respectfully, Yours,
JAMES MYERS.