American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-25
Judge Ranney on the stnmn.

means Mr. SCHLElCH was nominated
viii honest democrats support him?
Judge Ranney on the stump.
The Democratic candidate for Governor
hardly comes up TO public expectation, as
stump orator. He spoke a, zauesville,
on the 18th inst. and. sc ,ordi1g to the
report in the Courier. made "a decided
failure" State affairs. be INDUCED very
natural inclination to ignore. though even
On that subject. il was hardly wise not -
make show Of courage and general infor>
nation. inasmuch AS the Office for which
he is running has no Immediate concern
with other than home matters. lie oocu-
pied bis time almost exclusively with rath
e commonplace remarks on popuit soVer.
eighty and the fugitive slave law. He as
understood to take the sile Of sduatter
sovereignty, and expressed himself in
favor OF sustaining the fugitive SLAVE law.
notwithstanding his zsal. nine years ago
for Multiplying the same. The Courier
says.
"He tol; how the delegates from the
FREQ .Stutes in the Federal Convention in
serted in the Constitution the provision,
that when a slave escaped into jres
State, llhese were his words) he should
be delivered up upon claim: Pray, Judge
will you tsll US how many free States there
were at that time; aud in what edition Of
the Constitution the words 'tr,e Stae"
occur?
"But Judge dida't know where be was
when he pitched into the Fugitive Slave
law with such vehemence. Let him look
at the platform, adopted by our Conven
tion belort, and he will ses that We are a
law abiding people. that wbilstwe demand
the repeal or essential modification Of that
Jaw. we still submit to a fair. legal and
proper execution OF it, and that we 40.
knowledge the provision of the Constitu-
tion in relation to the rendition OF rugitives;
nor can tho judge fail to remember that
the State Convention simply asked it's re-
peal, and that no Slate or National Con
vtnlion of the Republican party ever
counseled, advised or d,claivd that that
law ought to bs dsregarded or forcibly
resisted"
One other point, noticed by the Courier
deserves attention, as showing the degree
Of candor and honesty which Judge RAN.
NEY msnilests while soliciting tho sutfsragss
Of the people. Referring to the presence
OF Gov. CHASE at the Cleveland meeting:
ole said in effect, 'that mseIing num-
beaing 10000, composed OF men ffcm all
paris Of the Reserve, who had gone there
under the promise that they should tear
down the Jail in which were inoarcerated
q number Of men who bad violated the
Fugitive Slave law. met at Cleveland, a
short time ago. and he was sorry to say.
that the Chief Executive Of the great State
Of Ohio was present encouraging them.
This is grave charge. A large body
Of man had assembled, the Democratic
candidate tells US, TO tear doWn Tho CleVe.
land jail, and Gov. CHASE "was present
encouraging Mem." Now let us sse how
Gov. CHASE encouraged" this unlawful
aud rio,oas proceeding. The following
extracts from his speech on that occasion
will show.
"a few hours ago he was sitting in his
Office Ia Columbus, not expecting to be
present 10. day; he had felt it hi' duty to
come, but he had not come to advise them
to do any thing which they hereafter might
have occasion to regret He had not come
to counsel any violence The American
people, having the control Of all power BY
the ballot boxes. it was for them to do It
in their own Legitimate way.
'lt was not necessary that we, tie
sovereigns Of the land should resort to any
measures which could not be carried out
ai all times, aud under all circumstances, "
"Let the Courts be appealed to. aud lei
them act in accordance with their con
science aud their duty between themselve,
and their God. The great remedy is il
the people themselves at the ballot box -
| Elect men with backbone, who will stant
up for their rights. no matter what force
are arrayed against them"
We cannot put d high estimate upol
the moral integrity Of u man who would $
wonIonly pervert history. aud utter SO pal
, pable a slandef against the man who's
place in the language Of 0oUGLAs) he
after. live are not mistaken Judge RAE
, SEy willfnd very few audiences in Ohio
whom he can pro6labIy attemp, to impos
, upon in this unscropulods manner Cir
Gazette.
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. 2yr'fhe Chicago Times has "receive
' a note from well known and very INTEL
a gent gentleman OF Kentucky" informin
it that the recent eleutipn in that State
regarded "as a complete triumph OF Sens
y toI DOUGLAS" Also, that the unimportar
: increase in the Opposition vote Of Kentuc
!. by was oocasiouod by disaffocted slave cod
Democrats going over to them. The Time
says
3 "The slave codeites IN the Democrat
: party aud the natural enemies OF populs