Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-09-09
Small POtatoe Politicians.


Worried and alarmed by the usury issue
which threatens to abolish the little that
is left Of Black Republicanism in Montgom-
cry, both the Gazette and Journal (for the
first time harmonious about anything) seem
to have lost the small modicum Of brains
and sagacity which may have once belonged
TO them, and are seeking to evade the issue
by crying out that yaIlandigham is at the
bottom of it. Now we rather "guess" that
the time has gone by when any body is to
be frightened by that outcry. The popur
larity ofthe anti.usury law would, we rather
think, not be much diminished even if it
we're "Vallandigham law" and we are
very certain that Vallandigham's popularity
would be much enhanced by persuading the
many thousand borrowers that he was in
favor Of protecting them from the extortion
and grinding oppression Of the few dozen
shylocks who lend money upon exoTbitant
and usurious interest The Journal and Ga
zette in their stupid blindness do not see
that they could not do Mr.. V. a greater fa-
vor, and we have filed away their papers for
future use, and hope they will not repudiate
But the Gazette and Journal both say that
the object of the outcrY against usury is to
elect representatives opposed to Geo. E.
Pugh and in favor of G. l.. Vallandighsm
for the United States Senate All, indeed,
and is that the milk in the cocoa nut 2 And
when, pray, did Ed Parrott and Mr.. CooVer
commit themselves in favor of Mr.. Pugh .
election 1t is time that Gov. Chase was
looking into this business.
But seriously, if the object of the harmo-
nious Deacon and Denny is to weaken the
chances of Messrs. Clay and Elliott we
rather "guess" again they are taking very
poor way to do it, If there is one thing
more than another which could stimulate the
Democracy of old Montgomery, it would be
the very motive suggested by these papers.
But they may as well take the matter easy.
Mr.. Vallandigham is not candidate for the
United States Senator. He is a member
elect of the Both Congress, with that "broad
Seap in his pocket, and expects to do his duI
ty and enjoy the fruits ef the triumph of
the Democracy in the long war with his
personal enemies, which ended in the;- igno.
minious rout last fall And if we don't
greatly mistake the general feeling of the
Democracy of this District, they will insist
upon him again to carry their flag to victo-
tory. Better reserve your fire, neighbors
till 1860.
All sensible Republicans even, are getting
tired of the insessant clatter kept up by the
Journal, at least, about Mr.. Vallandigham
More than this, neither Clay nor Elliott is
pledged to Mr.. V. or any body else for Sena
tor. They stand perfectly uncommitted up
on that point and will go to Columbus free
TO determine that question when they come
to nominate Senator, and not before. But
we repeat it, and by authority, that Mr.. Val,
landigham is not q candidate, directly or in.
directly, for that post 1t is, therefore, no
use for the Gazette or Journal to try to dodge
the issue. Are you for Cuppy, PARROT, Coo
yer and five per cent a month-sixty Der
annum-or for Clay, Elliott, the Democratic
State Senator and six per cent per annum,
and no moreH Out with it Deacon; up and
at EN-, Denny. And, ye people of Mont
gomery, choose whom ye will serve, Democ,
racy or MammOn. Chose also whether You
will elect men who will vote for Nation.
al man for the Senate, or who, like Cup.
py, ParrOtt and COOVer, are bound to vote
for Salmon P. Chase.