The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-05-27
TIL E PR ES s.
CINCINNATI, FRIDAY, MAY %.
Politics in Northern ohio.

The proceedings against the 0berlin
rescuers, and their conviction appear to
have been the cause of a good deal of ex-
eitement in the northern part of the
State. Twenty years ago it was about as
much as a mans life was worth to travel
through the lake counties as an abolition
lecturer; now, however, without appa-
rently being aware of the change, the
people of that section are accustomed,
not simply to hear, but to utter extreme
abolition sentiments and doubtless to
think that they are their own. A meet
ing was holden at Cleveland on Tuesday,
which was largely attended by people
from the Reserve counties, in which, with
multiplicity of words, the fugitive slave
law and the Dred Scott decision were de-
nounced. Some place of escape for the
accumulated indignation, appears to have
sAeen needed and doubtless, now that the
bottled up excitement has been permitted
to expend itself in words, all parties will
feel easier and behave better
The resolutions of the Cleveland body,
under present circumstances have some
significance as showing the setting of the
party currents of the day. They declare
the fuQitive act unconstitutional = aver
that the Supreme Court has degenerated
and propose the abolition of the life ten
ure of the Judges as the means of it's res
toration--denounce in extravagant terms
the conviction of the Oberlin men -and
express the opinion that the safety of the
country rests with the Republican party.
The tone of the meeting is abolition;
the resolutions show that the abolition
party has died out, having devised its
effects and good will to the Republican.
This upon one side: upon the other, there
is manifested the same softening and
fusing disposition; and the Republican
banner, quartering the Abolition arms,
waves over all So far good.
But the Republican party can not take
in this material without being affected by
it. 1t will take as much probably q
good deal more; for the abolitionist will
be the most active element--in sentiment,
as it will in numbers. Doctrinally it will
gravitate in the antislavery direction, as
it is doing already, and that perceptibly.
What then?
1t will lose upon the other margin. In
proportion as its abolition tendencies be-
come palpable, will it suffer from emigra-
ton. The people of the northern States
Of this Union, do PRO FoRNA, most relig.
iously believe that slavery is "great po-
litical and moral evil: that it is the parent
of"-and so forth and so forth, to the end
of long chapter full of the bitterest in
gradients of which the language is capa-
BILE; but when it comes to giving their
practical adhesion to a party avowedly
abolitionist, and electing President upon
that basis, they will not serve. In calcu-
lating the result of a coming Presidential
election, much depends upon what is yet
10 be ssttled-as, which party is destined
to be the most blind, inconsecutive, rash
and illogical, in the selection of its can
didate, and in its general electioneering
policy; but it is perfectly safe to say, that,
other things being equal, no party stand
ing upon abolition ground, can now, or at
any time in the future that may be ra-
tionslly counted upon, hope to succeed.
A party, to present any claims what
ever, should be clean--should stand upon
its own ground Of plainly-de6ned doe
trine. Election day, is the time that tries
your fusionist aud shows him the weak
ness of his own devices. 1t is one of the
beautiful things Of the moral world to gee
the willy engineer, who, while he laid the
train, hugged himself in admiration o.
his own adroitness, "hoist with his owl
petard;" and at the selfsame momsn
when he thought, good easy man, that h
built his greatness upon a sure founda
ton, find himself above the hill-tops, tn
poor stick of an exploded rocket of n
use to anybody.
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