The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-08-10
The Contest in Ohio.

Every true Democrat must regards with
proud interest the faithful efforts of the De
mocracy of Ohio in their hard-fought battles on
behalf Of truth aad justice against error and
fanaticism. The history of their struggles,
! their exertions, and their achievements, constiA
tute a bright record Of patriotic devotion, and
Fidelity to approved principles. They never
have neglected their duties, whether victorious
or vanquished and they never have deserted
tho, field, OF. abandoned the fight. More than
! once the storm of fanaticism and revolution
has threatened to oyerwheim-t the Constitution,
strike down our free system of. government,
and elevate in their steadsthe higherlawism of
such traitors as Joshua r. Giddings and his
accomplices,, but, thanks to the fidelity and res
%olution of the Democracy, their evil designs
have been frustrated. egureHl 1 3ks bsl
One of the hardest contests that has ever
been fought in Ohio will take place this fall.
Both the contestants are already in the field.
The Democrats are arrayed ON the side of Or
der, peace, the Union, our free institutions, and
the Constitution of the United States, against
the abolitionist> and knowsnothing foes who
would dismember the confederacy, destroy our
freedom, plot against our peace, and under the
miserable plea ofopolitical expediency bring
the people into collision with the supreme au-.
thorities of the general Government. yc I'D
We rejoice to say that the belief is ,well
founded that the Democracy will triumph, and
THAT the -graat-State of Ohio will ere long be
redeemed from the incubus of Black Republi-
canism, and the corruption and moral and po-
litical bigotry by which it is invariably accom-
Epanied. Therccent conduct of the Black Re-
publicans in denouncing and repudiatings a
righteous judge because he would not nullify
the CONSTITUTIONS, and encourage violent resist
ance to the regular process of law, has, as
might be expected, aroused the indign ition of
the patriotic masses against these reckless FAM,
atics, and has nerved the loyal and the true
with fresh vigor to wage a war of~lextern;na
tion against moral, religious or political bign-
try, whether recommended from. the pulpit, the
tribune, or the press. III g.
The Democracy of Ohio feel that they are
called on to free their State from the moral
upas which Black Republicanism has planted
among them, and that every suggestion of in
terest, every prompting of patriotism, and every
sentiment OF attachment to all that is proud in
our history and venerable in our government.
impel them to stand forth in solid column to
turn back the foul torrent of disGnion and
treason which threatens to o~verwhelm them
We have an abiding confidence in the manly
independence ana love OF country which in
Espire the Democracy of Ohio. We have an
imm0vable faith in the tine-honored principles
which they profess and maintain; and we feel a
confident hope that with such combatants, in
spired by such a cause, the Black Republicans
must be defeated, driven from the prices of
honor and trust which they have disgraced.
and deprived Of the power which they have
abused. The battle will, dozbtless, be fierce
and arduous, but the honor to be gained by
victory will be proportionateiy great.-Wash-'
in1tOn Constitution. ass De- eG k-Ia- iH-te3H