Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-10-21
A Glimpse ortnc Future.

VA lDSc VI luC Z ALtlTC.
The Republican party of Ohio, while
rejoicing over the success of their State
tic ket, seem to remember the skeleton
in the house, and their present Joy is
no little qualified by apprchensions of
the immediate future. From this time
forth, their counsels will be distracted
by conflicting claims and achemes among
the candidates for State nominations
next year. We hazard nothing in say
ing that the opposition is painfully con-
cious that their recent victory has secu-
red them no additional strength for the
great battle of 1859. The friends of
JOSUHCA r. GIDDINGs, whose power
within the organization is predominant
are encouraged by the recent result to
press with uncompromising determiBa-
ton, the selection of the '-Ashtabula
Chief as the Republican standard bear
CT iii the coming campaign. His sum
mary dismissal from his position in Con-
gross. by acknowledged trickery, only
adds an edge to the r~esolute spirit of his
peculiar friends. to give him the first
place among the powers Of his party in
the State.
Mr.. GIDDISGshimselffeels the strength
of his hold upon the radical abolitionists
of his party. He knows the indisper-
sable necessity of that element to the
integrity and force Of the Organization.
No sooner is the election over, than lc
Eliminates a decree to Thomas Corwin.
layin. down the law of The Party, by
which that gentleman shall square his
conduct as n Republicans Representative
from Ohio. Mr.. Cerwin is admonishcd
that he has uttered heresy, aud that he
must recrant bis errors, under penalty of
rorleiting the approval of Mr.. Giddings,
which has become the touch stone ofRc-
publican orthodoxy. "Bo as l am, or
be nothing. Think as I think, act as l
would, or depart out of the Republican
household forever" .
The position to which Mr Giddings
has been elevated by his friends, and
which his pronunciamien:oto Dir. Cor
win indicates that he is not reluctant to
accept, invests this ukase with a sigmifi-
canoe, that not only Mr.. Corwin will
hesitate to disregard, but which will Sc
cure it a general appreciation by all who
expect or hope for anything from the
Republican party. Cable b. Smith and
William Dennison, who will be rivals for
the g~ubernatorial nomination against the
venerable aspirant from the Western Re
serve. must take home what is addressed
to Mr.. Corwin, as if it had been speclf-
cally dedicated to them. Who wins in
this struggle must be right on the "Rug-
ged Issue"
The question now is. will Mr.. Corwin
obey the command of his king, or will he
rebel? He spoke his honest convictions,
we hope, when he avowed his determin-
alton TO vote for the acceptance of Cuba
with Slavery, if the measure should re-
quire his action. Will he recant at the
bidding ofthe makeran unmaker of the
creeds of the Republican party. Will he
abandon his heroic but desperate attempt
to infuse his own conservatism into the
party to which he as somewhat late,
albeit, in giving his own adhesion?
This query will prove no more troub-
Icsome to Mr.. Corwin than it will to the
Republican politicians in general. All
that class Of worthless may ponder on
fact, meanwhile: That Joshua r. Gid
dings is now and will be hereafter, ard
so long as he shall live, the leader, law
givcr, and master of the Republican par
ty of Ohio. He will be their next can
didate for Governor, if he wishes it. He
will not get the nomination without a
struggle, severe and deadly; but he will
still get it. 1t is the only thing the ra-
deal men can do to hold their party fast
upon the plugged Issue" platform, for
the campaign of 1860. They understand
this necessity thoroughly, and they will
act NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..