Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-07-11


Tsome Of our friends 6nd fault with US, b,
cause we don't answer the daily scandal huile
At the Democratic party, through the mediur
n combined opposition press. II is tru'
that we publish political paper; but we ar
at the same time trying to make II readabl
and respectable one. and have reason 10 believ
that our efforts in that particular are approved
But II we should undertake to answer lhehoo
of calumny being voded upon us in the man
ner they deserve, we would be compelled t
sink the standard Of the Empire far below tb,
point where respectability and vulganly par
company. You cannot successfully compete
with blsckguards, without, to some extent Il
least, making one Of yourself Our taste does
not lead US into that kind Of controversy.
Il is very true, as we have already stated,
that we are publishing apoliteal paper; and
VIC are warmly attached to the principles It ad
vOcates; but that is no reasen why we should
ill our columns with political, balderdash to
the disgust Of the general reader. In short, our
design is to print paper that shall be reliable
in political as well as other matter Our aim
is TO give our patrons the truth on all subjects,
and not deceive them in any thing. five fail
10 this at any time, II is because We do not our.
self properly conceive the real points Of fact
and issue.
We think we can point out the errors Of our
opponents without exbausting the vocabulary
Of billingsgate. We regard the majority Of pO,
litical opponents as intelligent men. but honest
ly in error We believe that "error may Be tOl-
Grated 50 long as reason is Ist free TO combat "
"Truth crushed to earth will rise sgsin." So.
II is with the principles we advocate; their
truthfulness may be smothered for time by the
willy, designing politician, bus they are the
principles Of our Fathers, and Of the Constitu
tion. Their promulgatiOn by the Democracy
has made us independent, has made our counr
try and our people free and happy. An honest
adherence to them in future, will shed the same
blessings upon millions yet unborn.
We trust therefore, that our friends will see
the propriety Of our course at once. 1t cannot
be that the unfair course pursued by the oppo
sition press, will all inure to the advantage Of
those parties. Their ruiuous dogmas will fall
harmless at the feet of justice, and will ulti-
matey recoil upon their projectors with crush
ing force.
The time has gone by, we think, when polit,
icsl victories may be gained by strAtagem, and
scsndalous perversion of truth For our part
we shall steadily pursue the path we have
marked out, so that we may "be ready always
to give an answer to every man that asketh US
a reason of the hope that is in u.s." hope based
upon the intelligence. honesty and patriotism
of our people.
GFWe were laboring under the impression
that our friend of the Gazette not only asserted
that Judge Ranney had been fugitive'slave
law fanatic, but that he was really one now.
This impression was somewhat strengthened
by the fact that we had not observed any thing
in the charge which indicated that Ranney
had changed his miud. But we stand correct
ed, on the basis of the explanation just made
for our special information. This, however,
does not reach the difficulty. Competent aud
sufficient proof has followed the denial that
Judge Ranney has ever been traducer Of the
fugitive slave law. That is the peint. And
here We would inform our neighbor that Obsdi-
ence to the laU does not imply any thing like an
anxiety to engage In negro catching. There
seems 10 be discrimination in this matter that
the Gazette does not take into the account in
referring to those who maintain the supremacy
OF all statute laws.
A little meditation upon some Of the points
in this fugitive law controversy will, we be-
lieve, convince our neighbor that some Of his
positions are not well taken; are contradictory
with some he has heretofore avowed, aud 10
which the Germantown Independent took ex.
ceptiou; that fippant charges against gentle
men differing from him upon questions of poll
cy are not in good taste, and are not, really,
conclusive evidence that he is right, and they
are wrong; that gentlemen are not, certainly,
the criminals his thoughtless language would
seem to indicate.
HEALTH oFFERED TO EvERY FAMILr.-It will be
seen from DR. Chamberlin's new advertise
ment, that he proposes to give a series of lec>
lures, explanatory of his electrical theory Of
life, health and disease in connection with a
full exposition of bis wonderful discovery for
the cure of all diseases. The subject of medi-
cal electricity has for ages attracted the atten
ton of physicians and electricians, and various
have been the means resorled to, for the extrac-
and application Of this mysterious agent for the
cure of disease. Theory has supplanted Iheo
ry, and in fact every thing connected with the
subject seemed confused and mysterious till
the recent discovery Of DR.. Chamberln, which
solves the problem and is the great theraputc
agent, not only in a few diseases, as has gener
ally been conceded but for all mslsdies to which
flesh is heir. DR.. o,'s rooms are daily throngN
ed with patients, who speak in the most fiatter
ing terms OF his mode of treating disease, and
during his short stay in Dayton he has restored
several persons to health who had been pros
trate with disease for years.
uTWe learn that fellow stole handkerchie
from another over at the Garden" yesterday
aud then gave the chap threshing because h
asked for his propsnyl The unfortunate iDdi
vidual will probably come to the conclusion
that il is both unpleasant and Improbable 4
visit Gardens on Sunday. lie might have bette
luck at church; il couldn't be much worse; AM
we suggest he try it next Sunday.
IVA Grand Military Encampmeut will b
held at Troy next week, under the managemen