Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-06-15
Tha Trinmnh of nharlin

The following letter to the editor OF the
Cleveland Plain Dealer will show how the
nominations in the Republican State Con-
yention we're made: n
OBERLIN, June 4, 1859
J. w. GRAY-Dear Sir All right at last
The Higher law musket platform people of
Oberlin met last night in mass, to ratify the
nominations made at the Republican State
Convention. Speeches we're made by Messrs.
Lsngston, Munroo and Giddings in which
they all claimed that 0berlin had triumphed
over the State Of Ohio. The speakers were
all delegates to that Convention fresh from
the scene Of contest They were very flip
pant in recOunting their adroitness in bring.
ing about the nominations also in framing
the platform. They said they had three OBJ.
jects in view in that Convention. First to
defeat the nomination Of Judge swan
Second, to get an article in the platform
denouncing the Fugitive Slave Law uncon-
stitutional, and third, 10 nominate Cover
nor who would fully endorse and carry out
the Higher Law notions promulgated by
Oberlin, in all OF which they claim perfect
triumph except word or two in the plat
form which they would have got also if it
had not been for Tom Corwin, and for his
interference, he got beautiful currying
down in a manner peculiar TO Old Gid and
Oberlin.
So now, 0berlin is all tight. After hav-
ing been defeated the last year, in every
move they have made towards treason and
disunion, they have finally in the Conven-
ton achieved q victory that sets them all
right, and should the voters of Ohio, at the
ballot>box, sustain their platform and nomi-
nees, they hope in a very short time TO do,
what as yet, they have been unable to ac-
complish, Oberlinize the Republican party
of the State and reVolutionize Ohio.
You're, truly, c. w.
Joshua R. Giddings, b. +. Wade and 9th.
er Aboltionists of the Western Reserve,
assisted by Gov. Chase, who is universally
acknowledged to be the deepest political
wire,worker in the State, succeeded in max.
ing instruments of a majority Of the dele
gates to the Republican Convention, and
after having prevailed upon them to nomi-
nate a ticket composed of the most ultra
political demagogus that could be found,
upon their return home, are unable to con,
troll their delight and cannot refrain from
tickling the pride of the people of Oberlin
with the declaration that "they have tri
umphed over the State Of OhiO.p How graf.
flying such a reflection must be TO the mem,
bers Of the Republican party, especially
those residing in the central and southern
parts Of the Stats. The idea that they are
being mnde tools of to carry out the outrar
geOus doctrines of that hot bed of lanati.
cism, must be refreshing indeed.
The Western Reserve, that natural birth
place and home of every fanatical dogma
and ism that has arisen for the last fifteen
or twenty years, and Oberlin, where white
and negro amalgamAtion exists and is insist.
ed upon with an opennesS which ought 10
put every citizen of the State TO the blush.
have made the Republican party the uneons
scious instrument for carrying out their exs
traVagant doctrines. They have caused Il
to discard the best man before the Conyen,
tion-A man who would have again filed the
Office, with the highest honor--on account of
his stern adherence to a principle which is
inseparably connected with the prosperity
and indeed the very existence of our nation.
al government, and forced it to nominate in
his stead one who accepted the nomination,
with the example of the reputation of his
predecessor staring him in the face. They
compelled it to head their ticket with man
who distinctly declared that he would coup-
tenance and further, by all means in his
power their fanasicsl crusade against the
laws and Institutions of the United States
and led it to adopt platform declaring the
Fugitive Slave Law unconstitutional thu,
setting At defiance the decision Of the Feds.
raj Judiciary, - E la
These are the triump phs Of which the Oberi
lin school boast, and they do so with much
justice, They led the Republican party to
adopt their seditiOus and hereticaI doctrines,
which party BY 50 doing is compelled to
sanction them and make them It's own,