Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-09-09
MASS MEETING.
Discussion between Ranney ana
DeunisOm.

DenuisOm.
The jOnit debate between Ranney and
DenniSon, took place at the City Park yes
terday. The meeting was appointed for
10 o'clockin the morning, but Dennison fail.
ing to appear, il was postponed until 2 p.
M. The discussion occupied hours, RAM
neY opening with a speech of one hour,
DennisOn following in an address Of two
hours, and Ranney consuming another hour
in closing.
Quite a largo audience was present and
the speakers appeared to give good satisfac-
tion. Tho speeches Of Ranney we're clear
and cogent arguments which could not be
gainsaied and which left no doubt as to his
position upon the vexed questions of the
day. There was no shutting no whipping
the devil around the stump, but he came ont
clearly, and proclaimed his opinions openly,
Concisely, forcibly, His mind is eminently
a logical and analytical one, and he sifted
out the pretended principles of the Republi.
can party with a vengeance; and their falla.
cies as presented by him, appeared in most
ludicrous light In his closing address, he
riddled the arguments of his opponent efIec-
tually, and left no doubt upon the minds of
the unprejudioed men of the audience, that
he Far surpassed his adversary in point Of
intellect and was nothing short of an INTEL
leotual giant His remarks were interspersed
with many witty sayings and happy hits,
which gave tone of pleasantly to his
speech, and frequently convulsed the audi.
encc with peals Of uprorious laughter. The
debate was decided success, as far as Judge
Ranney was concerned, and the Democrats
present were proud Of an occasion which
afforded him an opportunity to exhibit so
triumphantly his personal superiority over
Dennison, and the superiority of Democratic
principles over Republican principles. Let
him hold joint debate with his opponent all
over the State, and especially on the Wes-
tern Reserve, and we have no fear for the
result.
Mr.. Dennison is pleasing speaker. He
commands good language enun ciates dis
tinctly, uses graceful gestures, but when 30
much is said, everything possible is said in
the way of commendation of his oratory, or
the principles he avows. There is no weight,
no solidity in his reasOnings, and his speech
presented a striking contrast to the logical
argument of Judge Ranney. He attempted
to smooth over the reprehensible co nduct of
the Republican State officials, in connection
with the Breslin.Gibson defalcation, and
tried to palm off upon his audience the inGa.
nous falsehood invented and proclaimed by,
Gov. Chase, that not one dollar of the peo>
pies money had corrupted the pockets of
single member of the Republican party. He
was opposed to the Independent Treasury
Law, and was in favor of returning to the
old system, whereby millions Of the public
money was to be given out in exchange for
the worthless securities of banks. He would
sanction the intervention of Congress in the
local affairs Of Territories, and he proclaim
ed the doctrine of an irrepressible conflict
between slavery and freedom, between the
slave States and free States. 1t was refresho
ing to hear Judge Ranney tear to pieces his
unsound arguments on these points, and
scatter them to the winds He answered
them completely and effectually, and left
them in a condition, but little short of utter
annihilation. Dennison, also, very singularly
and unexpectedly declared that he would be
found acting in obedience to the Fugitive
Slave Law. In short, he has embraced Cor
wins doctrine, and has given the cold shoul
der to Chase, Spaulding and Giddings. That
will do very we'll in this part of the State,
but he dares not announce such IN opinion
in north eastern Ohio. Taken altogether
the discussion ~as great triumph for the
Democracy, and will secure us many votes
in this and adjoining counties.