M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-09-29
IMPORTANT FROM ASHTABULA.
GiddIngs' Proclamation.

From the Astabula Seminal, Giddings pa
per, we clip the following:
Gov. CORwTN's lRoNToN SPEEcH.-This
speech, of which full report has been made
and published, is one Of the most unfortunate
acts of the season, for which the Republi-
cans, as a party, are in any degree response
BILE; and nothing but the indifference that so
commonly prevails over the country, and the
carelessness with which far too many regard
such things, can save us from the most dis.
asIrons consequences to our ticket.
The story in old times was-that clown,
who seemed to have nowhere 10 60 or moth.
ing to do, ssuntered into the forest and was
looking about, when some Of the Trees en-
oured what he wanted. Only handle for
my axe, said he. He was soon told that il
that was all. he should be accommodated
with tough piece of ash OF his own choos.
ing. The handle was fitted TO the axe; and
the next hour he was busily telling the old
oaks that had defied a thousand storms be-
fore, BY the means they had put into his
hands. The grand old forest sunk before his
ungrateful use Of their generosity; and winds
swept away their dried branches. A little
over year ago, MI Corwin came into the
Republican camp, and asked the small favor
of nomination for office; and they, good
easy souls, took it from one who had fought
their battles, whom they knew to be true,
and gave it 10 him. A few months after, he
heads a party in our State Convention, 10
| force us into an endorsement OF the Fugi-
tive Act, and plies his newly noun ted axe
most Justify upon the very pillars Of our par
ty; and under the Over.courteous patronage
of our State Committee he is cutting away
right and left every living principle Of Re-
publicanism in Ohio. The desolatiOn that
marks his work is terrible 10 contemplate,
but no less certainly present. 1t is this des.
truclon that we would stay, and we demand
that it be arrested.
The world will hold the Republican party
responsible for these doctrines; because Mr..
Corwin speaks under authority Of the State
Central c Committee. His arrogant nonsense
about being the father of the Republican
party, and thence knowing what its doc.
trines are, is unworthy of notice, and will
attach no responsibility anywhere.
After all the labor we have devoted 10 the
advancement of the principle that all men
are equal and have inalienable rights, are we
to have a politician who has outlived his
day, prostiiuted and sqnandered his talents,
now return, with nothing but his buffoonery
hanging about him, to tell us that he made
the Republican party, and must be the ex-
pounter of its doctrines, and present us TO
the world as denying them all! The thing
is intolerable, and its permission is inexcu-
sable. As an humble part Of the Republi-
can party we protest against it. And in the
name Of all true Republicans we protest
against il; for no other individual in the par
~ would have the temerity to avow such
opinions. None but Tom Corwin liz his
biindest madness would say it, therefore let
him bear it alone, and sink to the blackness
of that night whence it elnanated.
Unless our party does rebuke him, and dis.
ayow his course-unless we are relieved
from the responsibility Of his work, we may
make up our minds for defeat, ond deserve
defeat. What will Republican victory be
worth II it is 10 confirm the doctflnes that a
man has no rights, except as they are given
him by men who have power over hlm-oy
constitutions that others frame?-no inhe-
rent rights II this is the emf ofour pollti-
cal labors, we shall find host Of men desert
us; and the election returns will find us with
neither offices nor principles. There are
thousands Of men all over the State-scatter-
ed through such SOCIETIES as the Wesleyan
Methodists. Free Presbytefians, Seceders,
Covenanters, Quakers, and Others who have
a religion in their politics, and will not "lie
against God By endorsing the Atheism OF
such doctrine"-to say nothing OF the Old
Liberty Guard, who far outnumber The lew
pro.slavery men that his folly was intended
10 propitiate will hold us to an ac-
count for such a missionary; and We must
repudiate him or DO without them. These
classes command very large aud important
vote, which we have heretofore received -
They are already complaining at the course
Of Corwin and others who are daily laboring
10 lower the Republican position.
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