Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-06-08
tFor the Empire.l
"Still They Come"


of Judge Warden to the Democratic party
To-day we have another giving his parting
compliments to tho Republican and Oppo,
sition party; read il
Mr.. CbARK.-l ask the use of corner in
your paper that | may give publicity to a
subject which now bears somewhat heavily
upon my heart.
Having, from my youth up, been induced
to favor principle which should give uni.
yersal freedom to the human race, so far as
well governed community could possibly
impart that principle and after more ma
ture years, and unceasing reflections, and
patiently awaiting the timo when chance
should bring about state Of things in my
Fatherland, which might open tho way for
a practicable development Of my long cher
ished feelings and, having become tired Of
delay, l concluded to seek some other CLINE
more congenial to my feelings procured
the Constitution Of the U. s., read and stud.
led it found the principles therein con-
tanned we're my principles. determined to
place myself and my offspring upon the soil
Of religious and political liberty soon
found myself in the land Of the free, and
the home Of the graves of the patriotic faith.
ers, who spent their time--their Treasure
their blood and their lives, In order that
too, subject of yrany and oppression,
might enjoy the fruits of their struggles for
freedom.
l lost no time in taking the preparatory
steps to attach myself permanently to the
Constitution, and as soon as time allowed, /
was citizen of the U. s.
now found myself between two parties
Democratic and Whig, with email sprin,
kle of Liberty men. So far as was able to
judge l could zee no Constitutional differ
ence between the two great parties the
few Liberty guard took to be agitatorp,
such as we find in all countries circum
stances which have since transpired, proved
that | was right in this. The difference be.
tween the two great parties seemed to be as
to the details, or construction of the Consti-
tuition, with regard to the tariff; internal
Improvements istr'bution of the surplus
revenue, and National Bank. My procliv.
tiles adopted the Democratic construction
of that instrument, and attached myself to
that party, as the party Of the Constitution,
which had just sworn to support and it
wa my honest determination 10 do SO. From
year to year became more and more satis,
fed that had Joined the right party.
So time wore on. The Whig party, by
its own peculiar way of managing govern
mental affairs when in power, soon lost
It's pristine influence, became feeble, power
less, and expired. Know Nothingism was
its phoenix but it was without the law,
its sins were great and it died,
now had double assurance that had
oined the party of correct principles. In
The mean time, the Liberty guards were
into free soil, free labor and
,rec men, (abolition) party, of some inau.
,nce. A large party of politicians were
now, after the decease of the Whig party,
without any political organization hence, a
Convention was called, to which were invi-
ed oil the opponents to the Democratic par.
y. The result of the Convention was the
organization of the present Republican and
opposition party this embraced all partiev
outside Of the Democracy, besides the ngre.
lients lying around loose, from which addi-
ions might be made to the allied forces
Is platform was of the broades. kind, EN-,
.racing free SOIL for free men an econ,
,mical administration of the government
10 more slave States an extension of the
light Of suffrage, &c. This platform suited
ne felt rs if / now saw tho object of my
eeking before me followed in the foot
teps OF the leaders Of my new allies, de-
louncing my old associates as unAound and
guilty of favOring slavery, and
expendin3 the public monies &C.,
'lthough they insisted that they were not
the many low epithets hear ed
Ipon them, such as Slave Democracy
'laveocracy Slave Catchers opposed to
rec States aud free labor that their acts
Vere the requirements of the Constitution
Thich must be preserved to save the Union
hat the Democratic party has abolished
iuoh slavery that many free States has 4
cen added to the Union by them but =
elieved them not, my new allies had con-
inced me otherwise.
So time rolled on the Republican and \
pposition party obtained a majority in -
congress the first session, as VIC all know,
ommenced by six weeks struggle and con,
,ntion for speaker thought to myself
nat it had more the appearance of a strug-
10 for spoils than desire TO make good
IwS for the people as they had promised,
nd my confidence in them was slightly
haken. The time Of the second session of
nat Congress was mainly consumed in &C i
usations and trials for corruption among
that reminded me Of the story
,ey had been telling me about the corrup-
on of the Democratic party, and was
hooked a little harder
Next my new allies, the Republican aud
pposition party, were called upon to vote
" the admission of a free State into the
nion, but they refused to act. | now was
iocked terribly / stood aghast, amazed /
find them refusing to perform this plain y
uty, But they made explanations giving %
reasons for their remissness
i this particular, not forgetting, in the I