Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-07-07
yindicating Conservatism.

Some very shrewd people have notion
that an effort must be made, at the ap-
preaching State election to '.vindicate" con-
servatism. They tell US that radicalism
was terribly rampant in the Republican
State Convention. They insist that this
body did many things it ought not to have
done, II the way of platform-building and
that it left undone at least one very i'm
portant thing which it ought to have, in
not renominating Judge Swan, because, he
recently gave u voice in favor of an en-
inently conservative decision. Having thus
persuded themselves, they call upon their
conservative neighbors to Join them in a
grand effort TO remedy this startling condi-
ton of things.
Doubtless these our friends are thorough
ly convinced of the correctness of what
they thus represent and are fully satisfied
of the propriety of what we propose. With
out stopping to argue these points with
them anew, let US see what remedy they
have to suggest.
For the alleged fault of the convention
in not nominating Judge Swan, and thus
seeking popular endorsement of what
they deem his very creditable decision,
they wish to nominate third ticket-we
suppose with the name of this excellent
Judge thereon, should he consent to the ar
rangement. That being refused, they would
take a new name for the place, or else
nominate Judge Whitman outright. The
direct tendency Of this 'vindicating" move
ment would be to defeat Judge Gholson, a
man eminently conservative, and every
where known to be such, and to elect in
his stead the long -hoired, radical Judge
Whitman, equally known to have been
as an ultra Anti-Slavery Democrat. Such
he was at least in former years, and he
was undoubtedly nominated last May with
especial reference to his supposed ability on
this radical tack, to draw votes from Judge
Swan, whose nomination was then conf
IDENTIFY anticipated. That such consider
alton influenced the convention in nomina-
ting Whitman, and he really belongs to
the radical wing of the Democracy, weyen-
ture to say that no well-informed and can
did Democrat will deny. The men who
strive to defeat Gholson and elect Whitman,
therefore may be said TO be ''vindicating
conservatism" with vengeance. We must
must be excused from participating in such
revenge.
Coupled with this singular proposition
to conservatives (and majority, we trust,
of the Republicans of OHIO come under
that designation for the defeat of an ac-
knowledged conservative candidate, and for
the election of an undisguised and very
"lank- haired" radical to the Supreme Bench,
is the like movement in relation to the Of
fee of Governer. The whole effect of the
proposed third ticket would be towards de-
feating William Dennison, jr., man of
moderate Anti-Slavery views and conser-
vative, and electing in his stead Hon. Ru-
fus p Ranny, well known as n radical An
ti-Slavery Democrat, OF the iercer sort
If Mr.. Dennison is TO be prescribed because
the Convention which nominated him, re-
cognizing the indisputable fact that the
present fugitive slave law is odious and ty-
rannical in some of its features, demanded
its repeal that one less unworthy of our
country might be substituted, what shall
shall we say to Judge RanDy, who has
openly countenanced and advocated the
NULLIFIcATIoN of that law, without wait
ing for its repeal? Which platform" on
this subject do our conservative friends pre-
fer9 And how much will they gain by
"avenging" offended conservatism is this
way? No injury or insult, real or imagin-
airy, should blind reasonable men to the
direct and necessary consequences of what
they are doing, as to so grave matter.
That we have not misrepresented Judge
Ranny's position, the following resolutions
advocated by at public meet
ing held in Garfield Mahoning county, will
sufficiently witness:
"Resolyed, That we will not, under any
political necessity, whatever, vote for any
man, for any office of trust, honor or pro-
fit, who voted for, or aided directly or indi-
rectly, in the passage of the act, or ap-
proves of its infamous provisions, or aids
in its execution.
"Resolved, That come life or come i'm
prisonment-comef fine or come death, we
will neither aid nor assist in the return of
any fugitive slave, but on the contrary, we
will harbor and secrete and by ali just
means, protect and defend him, and give
him practical God-speed to Liberty"
AS to the speech of Judge Ranny, on
this occasion, the editor of the Noble
County Register says:
awe were present at this meeting, and
can never forget the burning indignation
tile a0itheriag satire that characterized
Mr.. RS great speech on that occasion.
His brow knit with rage, and his keen eye
seemed to spit fire when he hurled defiance
at the law, and pledged himself before that
great assembly, to stand by the right of
of habeas as the palladium of American
Liberty, and that no political necessity
should ever whip him into the support of
so infamous an ENACTMENT"
1t strikes US, individually, that Conser-
vstism in this State will not be lagely the
gamer, by electing such men, and by the
defeat of Deunison and Gholson for that
purpose. For the resolutions after all, are
Of far less account than candidates. We
20 for men not for platornas.-Cincin
u Gazette.
The Constitution on DOugtas'
Letter.
BALTIMORE, June 26.
The Washington Constitution, ,after some
PREDATORY remarks, says:
Judge Douglas says before he can deter
mine whether he will allow his name to be