Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-06-28
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morning has the following

morning has the following
For taking strong anti-slayery and tenn
perance ground the editor Of that excellent
paper, the Germantown Independent, has
been subjected to series Of invidious at
tacks By the Dayton Empire, in which the
citizens Of Germantown were called upon 10
resent the publication ofsuch paper among
them, and the suppression Of the editor en-
couraged, &e. ri
The above was evidently written in igno-
rance Of the entire subject--was gotten up
out Ct whole cloth, with the aid of few rags
from the Independent II is false that we
have made "a series Of invidious attacks
upon the Independent "for taking strong
anti-slavery grounds There is not even a
shadow of tIsth in the charge The Inde'
pendent heartily endorsed Giddings' policy :
that whenever the officers OF the United
States attempted to reclaim a fugitive slave,
the people should resist them to the death
shoot them down, as they would SO many
dogs This counssling to violence and
murder we did condemn and we said it
was due the people of Germantown that they
disclaim the sentiments sent out to the world
as eminat'ng from or endorsed by them
We at the same time especially spoke against
violence the whole tenor of our articles was
opposed to anything approaching violence
to the editor of the Independents or his es-
tablishment This is the whole matter in
brief We have yet to see an endorsal of
Giddings recommendation in the Columbus
Journal We are left to infer from this that
had the editor been Tin position" to say
what he honestly entertained about that
Counsel and what his manhood prompted,
he too would have denounced it.
1t is false, then, Mr.. Journal that we de-
nounced Mr.. Meyers for "taking strong
an6-slayery grounds !" we only denounced
its counsel to murder. 1t is none of our bu,
siness what his opinions upon any conceiva-
bic subject may be he has a right to them,
and we would not for the world deprive him
OF such right When the expression Of his
opinions has tendency to create disorder,
lawlessness, riot and murder, we certainly
have right, and it is our duty, to denounce
such course. If we would not, we would
consider ourself as aiding and abetting law
lessness and bloodshed The Journal may
pursue any trimming course it may think
prudent
We have but few words to say about
the Temperance ground" mentioned in this
connection by the Columbus Journal. If il
were possible, he is even more unfortunate
in this regard. That we ever said one word
against the course of the Independent in
regard to the Temperance movement" is &C
utterly false that we are astcnished it should
be charged by 80 respectable paper Thal
the charge should be made, even in igno-
rance of the facts, shows the extreme reck-
lessness of the malice which prompt
ed it. Every newspaper reader in the Mit
ami Valley knows its utter falsity, and none
better than the editor Of the Independent
himself
The Columbus Journal occupies cen-
tral position, from which it can take cogni,
zance Of every subject of note transpiring in
the State. We regret that it so poorly inn
proves its opportunities, and that it so fire.
queutly NEEDLES in matters about which it
is in utter ignorance, thereby doing inius-
tice to its political opponents which is the
meaner from the reason that it seems to be
premeditated. The morals of our Columbus
contemporary may be healthy its manners
do not give out that impression, and we sug
gest that it improve them.