Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-06-07
The TioEets-HOw tLey were Made.


Every Democratic paper in the State has
heartily approved Of tho State ticket, and
endorsed the platform enunciated at the
Convention, As far as il can be ascertained
there is not Democrat in the State who is
not pleased with the work Of the Conven>
tiou, and highly elated with the probability
of securing tho election Of our ticket over
that recently put up by antagonistic odds
and ends nt Columbus. The truth is, those
selected to bear our banner through the
present campaign are able, une1ceptionable un
gentlemen, against whom the opposition can,
not bring single objection. Thus far they
have merely ventured to speak Of the ticket
as being weak They have given no sensi-
BILE reason for the folly and falsehoOd Of such
an aspersion. We note that several opposi
rion journals have oomplimented our stand
ard bearers by saying they are good men,
of respectable talent, and would be unex-
ceptionable, we're they not nominated under
the auspices of the democracy" This latter,
coming from the source it does, is about as
high a compliment as could be paid to our
ticket.
When we contrast the difference between
the Democratic and Republican Conventions,
and the tickets made on those occasions, it
is gratifying TO the democracy The former
was one Of the most harmonious ever con.
vsned in this State the nominations were
made from the best talent in the State, and
with especial reference to the personal and
private worth of the gentlemen chosen, The
nominations may be said to have been al
most unanimously declared; and they were
received with perfect enthusiasm. There
was no bitter talk in the committee room
where the resolutions were passed upon;
and the work Of the committee was so sat
isfactory to the Convention and the State,
that there has not been dissenting voice
to it in our organization. The Republican
convention was just the reverse. 1t was
stormy. The yigilant efforts of the best tall
ent--and all Of it-in that body,wero requir-
ed to keep the concern from flying into bits
The abolition element on the one hand, and
the conservative element on the ether, was
all the time threatening violence, unless the
peculiar dogmas of either were given due
weight in whatever was done in convention
The ultra negroism of the republican fac
ton triumphed q supreme Judge, against
whom not an honest hand could be raised,
was sacrificed to appease that element, and
the general arrangements were SO made as
to be unpslatable 10 at least two-thirds Of
the opposition, in order to secure the votes
of the higher~law violators of law upon the
Reserve. During the whole time of the con-
ysntion, the delegates were sitting upon
mAgAxine, surrounded by torches, ready at
Any moment to blow the concern to atoms,
if the bloody negro element were not ap.
peased. The sacrifice Of Judge Swan, while
it sent shudder through the frame Of every
psaR in the assembly, was the signal for the
sxtinguishment of the CheesedOm torches.
1t was believed to be safer to dare the exc
Grafton of sane men than the frenzy of far
natics, and the deed was done. Whether it
will result more to the advantage of the COM
spirators, remains to be seen.
The dissatisfaction of the opposition to
their ticket and platform is in glaring con-
trast with the enthusiastic reception by the
democracy Of their ticket and platform; and
he must be dumb indeed who cannot see in
this an indication of the result next fall.
The democracy have only to work with a
moderate determination to succeed, in order
to carry the State next October, and seatte r
the hosts of the opposition so widely that
they win never again be able to marshal
them for battle.