Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-06-04

be ca lied upon some fair and Hbsral basis in
which they could participate without losing
their identity as . living partyor cQmprom.
icing their pfinciplss Or their consistency
and can assure you, thnt they are nnVil-
ing to aoquiesce IN any courso which would
require the sacgifice OF other the ono OF The
other and abovs all, ore they averse 70 com,
mitting themselves TO the support OF the
peculiar tenets Of the Republican orgauiEa-
ton, on the subject Of slavery in this Gov,
eminent and especially in regard TO the
admission Of new States into the Union,
whether free or slave.
While they agreed with you in many Of
your avowed principles, they are unaltera-
bly, opposed 10 the Anti-Slavery creed adop.
ted by many, if not a majority Of your sop
porters. But, notwithstanding this difference
Of opinion and political action, they have
for reasons apparent enough CO. operated
with you for some time past in different To-
calilies in rescuing the administration Of
County and Municipal affairs from the cor
ruption and misrule Of o false democracy
And they have INDUCED the hope that you
would independent Of the distinctive dogmas
Of either your party or theirs, unite with
them for the same patriotic purpose in the
approaching state election Are they de-
coivod in this respect' They at least be.
lieye they are However, from assurances
given me by several members Of your com
mittee, with whom | have recently aud |
may add casually, converted on this subject,
| am persuaded that your committee, in
their call, neither designed to embarrass us
with offensive conditions as the basis Of ouE
co operation with you, nor to commit US in
dividually or as party in the slightest de-
gree to the doctrines of the Republican
creed, as set forth in their platform. And
further, if 1 have rightly understood these
gentlemen, that there was no intention "a
disrupt tho American organization, or ignore
its existence, as preliminary to its absorp-
ton into Republicanism. If such are the
facts your call does not do justice, either e
your opinions or your purpose, and l invite
your attention TO the subject, on the preson
occasion, not so much ia behalf OF my owl
party, which has remained Quiescent unit
now, as that your Committee may have al
opportunity, by few plain and direct words
70 set themselves right before the people,
Tho Americans in this State canvass hav
not sought, and do not now seek to advance
their special policy aud you will certainl.
agree with me that you cannot, with proprl
ely, and ought not to insist upon their ad
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alliance with you The advancement Of tn
common good, is the only condition upol
, which we could honorably cooperate will
} you 1t your Committee and your part.
, are willing to take position with US upon th
same common ground as before, neithe
t yielding or compromising any cardinal prin
. eiple, believe that Americans everywher
! 10 the State, if not in the Union, woul
1 cheerfully unite with you and all other pa
l trIotlc citizens, in oyerthrowing the preser
, obnoxi us party Of the administration. An
D to that end wouli participate with you
\ Convention, aud when the hour oil trial {
a contest come, be found in the front rank
/ doing their whole duty. ask an immediat
b. reply from you in the Same spirit OF fan
t ness and candor which hope pervades thi
S Respectfully yours
f IHos c. WARE.