Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-17
Warren Corre.pendence.

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Discussion Bet,oeea Rannsy and DsnHison.
wAaREN, Sept. IA, 1859.
Eprron DMtv LEApFR Gov. Chase had a
glorious greeting yesterday. The day was
rough and cold, and unsuitable for an outdoor
meeting, and the people convened in Empire
Hal,whch was crowded and iammed, and many
could not get in, nor even get coanoe to see
the Governor through tho open doors. The
desire was general to see Gov Chase, and this
feeling was confined to no party; but our cit.
zsns, without distinction Of party, expressed
wish to see our Chief Magistrate, who has SO
signally distinguished himself by an able inns
partial and dignifed administration of the
affairs Of our State for near four years. No
man has so ably filed the Chair of State; nor
has an officer retired from that position within
the past twenty years SO generally respected as
Gov. Chase will be when he shall retire from
the Office.
Mr.. CALDWELL of jefferson, opened the meet
ing in an able speech Of about an hour and in
closing in alluding to the Governor, no said
the people were anxious to vote for him for the
Presidency in 1860, which sentiment was
cheered to the echo This shows somewhat
the general feeling here for Gov Chase.
Gov. Chase took the stand and spoke about
| two hours. lie reviewed the matters Of State
policy, giving an account OF his stewardship
wilhs very searching aud telling examination
| OF the legislation of the Democrats during tue
time they had majority 10 the Legislature
lie also gave us his views upon the question of
| Slavery. These are well known that they
need not be repeated here.
The Governor was quite complimentary to
the men and women of Old Trumbull. Said
he owed "a great deal to them for supporting
him so gloriously two years ago, when his
character was so bitterly assailed. lie was too
Aitte.ing. The Republicans of Trumbull Co
did wi at was clearly their duty in the premi-
ses-oi.ly did what right, justice and humanity
demanded at their hands, and " hat is more,
thiy did not do their whole duty-Trumbul
might, with proper eIertion, have cast a larger
vote.
The men Of Trumbul with the full approba-
ton of tho women 90, would delight TO vote
for Gov. Chase for President in 1860, and they
will do what they can to make him a candidate
for that office. They regard him an able,
solid and reliable man-anti slavery to the back
bone--a man whose personal and official inilu-
ence would always be against the accursed
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power and influence it could bring to bear, and
on the side of Liberty and Freedom-they re.
gard him as a Representative man, ard there
fore they want him to be a candidate With
him, or some man standing like him in position,
success is certain, and slavery will be doomed;
but with a compromise candida.e-a Tribune
candidate-the great body Of the people
those who enter into this contest with Slavery
as a religious duty, and not as mere poll i.
clans ruse to obtain office and spois-will be
satisfied with no man unless he is on a high
platform commanding their support because
right on the great issue; and if suck an one
as the Tribune indicates should be named, he
would not get the strength Of the vote in the
free States. and would fail. Let us raise the
banner Of Gov. Chase for President, and elect
him, too!
have read the debate between Judge Ran
ney and Mr.. Dennison, as published in the State
Journal The report seems 10 be full and fair.
| ly made, and one cannot fail to notice that
both candidates are able men. / know Judge
Ranney well. He is an able, shrewd, sharp
lawyer and a good debater Ills decisions
while on the Supreme Bench are the most
logical and the ablest published in the Reports
for the time he was on the Bench. / had
fears that Mr. Dennson would not be able to
| cope with him in debate, but am very agree
ably disappointed. Mr. Dennison is an abler
man than | supposed; and | shall vote for him
the more willingly and with more enthusiasm
than | expected.
Mr.. Dennison is not right on the Fugitive
| Bill, but with the evident radicalism there is
about him he will soon come up the true posi-
| tiOn.
Judge Ranney is in a constrained and false
position. No one can read his speech and not
fail tn notice it. His feelings, his judgment,
the teachings of whole life, must tell him
that the positions his party have taken and now
nrenpy are all wrong aud cannot be maintained
| any where except among South Carolina slave
! holders or au association nf pIrntee. IT Judge
RanDey should take the side If freedom he
would 81 pear to a much better advantage
His feelings, sympathies and his innate love Of
freedom would then asss. his intellect to speak
the burning Indignation that must be felt by
every man who is man and who has been in
a land of liberty, at the monstrous position of
the sO-called Democratic partv-a party now
standing conlessedly in support of Slavery.
Judge Ranney seems very much Mortified at
the position of the republican party, or some
members thereof, in Iepudialing the Fugitive
Slave law; and he thinks that notification
of that law is an awful thing Wonder how
long it is since Judge RanneY has had SO
great a vencration for law. III ls47 Whig
Legislature ivded Hamilton county into sin.
gle Senatorial and representative Districts
The Democrats held the law unconstitutional
and void, and elected their Representatives and
Senators without regard to the law thus nulli~
| Tying this law directly The men whom the
democratic party elected secured their seats after
a long contest. which was decided in their ia
vor by the aid of the Free Soil members-they
holding that law which contra vened the Con-
stiiution was no law and void and that MEM
bers elected by the people of Hamilton county
at large were rightiuIly elected This was di.
rect notification The liberty of no human be.
ing was at stake-it was merely question OF
which party should have the ascendency-a
question that would seem cOull not work ali
injury to any one, until the people, in their
accustomed mode Of action, could right the
wrong, If one existed. But no, there could be
delay-the Democratic party went into nullii.
cation OF the worst character, in order to cor
rect the wrong; they could not wait the slow
process of legislation.
Did Judge Ranney approve of this nulifca-
toni Most certainly he did; and what is more
he accepted office at tho hands of a Legisla.
ture that had persisted in nullfying this law.
by means of this notification some half dozen
OF more Democratic members were added to
that party's strength in the Legislature aud
without the votes Of these nullifiers judge
| Ranney could not have been elected TO the Su.
preme Judgeship, in 1850. 1t seems as if the
Judge should not look at the notification ofthe
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