Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-08-09
Who are Republicans

The Cincinnati Commercial last week took
exceptions to the doctrine of M. Giddiugs, as
enunciated in his recent letter to one Thomas
COrwin, and protested against its claims TO
be called Republican. The Ohio State Journal
on Friday last took the Commercial to task for
its attack upon the "father Of Ohio RepubliN
canism;" said, in sense, that Giddings was right
and oor|iu wrong; and wound up by recon-
mending the Commercial to cease its war upon
Republican men and principles, The Com.
nerclal came back upon its Columbus cOtem-
porsry, which it terms one Of the "mendeant
press of Columbus" in the following crushing
style -
The Journal asserts that only those who
would hunt down the "paEtng fugitive" have
right tn call ~ question the proDriety Of the
attitude Of Mr. Giddings. The assertion is
most shallow, aud indicates, on the part Of the
journal, weakness aud wickeduess laments
BILE and inrxcussble. We may condemn Law
without c'unsr ling the murder Of the officers
Of the law. The ak OF slAughtering slave
eatehers, IN which MIR Giddnga indals-s can>
not hr cubd' mued tno emphR' ieally. If ltere is
purity in Ohio that endorses It. all good eifizsRs
must hope JOr rs extinction and labor 10 break il
In piecrS
The latter sentence Of the above is. we think,
about rs direct home thrust as we remember
To have ever seeu. That the Republican parry
"as whole" endorse the doclrne Of Giddings
Is PLAN from the fact that its principal organs
not only fellowship the man who utters il, but
defend him against those in the ranks who can
not stomach il, and say so. II the language Of
the principal leaders of the Republican party
in the State-the original getlers up and sus-
lainers at the present time, Of the organization
cannot be taken as republican doctrine, what
is repuhlcanismH There are not, ii would ap.
pear. dozen leading men or dozen leading
newspapers in Ohio who agree as to what is
repubicanlsm. but each one appears to have a
special dispensstion. granted b., the energ-n.
cies Of his location aud adapted to the peculiar
political atmosphere by which be is surround
ed, to believe and proclaim any doctrine he may
fancy, in the name Of republeanism. Human
nature when left to The healthy influences
which abound, canuot stand all the yagaries
and villainies promulgated by the opposition,
aud we occasionally notice a squrming in Ger,
tain quarters when an attempt is made to stuff
them down their throats. The Commercial
furnishes an instance Of this in the following /:
There are followers Of Mr. GiddinRs who
will accept his declaration, that IL is right 10
kill men engaged IN the enforcement Of an odi
Gus statuts, who may be as rash 10 deeds as he
is in words. He tells us that a jury Of citizens
Of Ohio, would Judge both the Law and the fact
in case Of the killing Of slave catcher, and
that the slayer would 90 free, He proposes, he
has often said, 10 kill the first slave hunter who
crosses his patch, and then look 10 the Jury boz
for verdict of scquiltal The probability is
however, that II he should commit murder 10
0hiO-eyen the killing Of Rn U. s. MarShal-
he would he found guilty by jury Of his eOun.
Try and duly hanged As our course under
certain circumstances ia inquired into by the
Colnnbns Journal. we may state. for the bens.
fit Of that concern, what we would do five were
of Jury before whom the crime Of killing an
U. s. Marshall without trial, 10 front Of bis own
dour was proven upon the Hon. Joshua r
should 6nd him guilty Of murd-
or 10 ths fret degree, aud would not insist upon
him TO the mercy Of the Court.
Old Joshua, and ths Simon pure thugs Of
are 10 have no mercy shown
h I'M by The eonaaisaiive wiBg' he oppOsiliOnp
A thsr rae he feud q being wased the "odes
Ind ends''--fOr tbs Republican party il nothing
lee, a. shown BY its own tsstimoBy--Will
laraly hang tOgsthar until fbs nsEt election,