Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-08-04
pInrennIona of .he oppoalllon.


"Ths great hope Of the Republican party
is In its unity. There are ne divisions
among us In union there is strength. -
Exchange.
The maxim that "in union there is
strength, is certainly true; but that there
is union in the Republican party, that there
arc no divisions among them, there is sv-
cry reason to doubt A few weeks ago,
when Thomas Corwin made his speech at
Xenia, and declared that as long as the Flu
gitive Slave Law was law, he would obey
il, the most of the Republican papers (among
whom was the Dayton Gazette and State
Journal) took issue with him immedistely
They would not concede the proposition, but
declined agreeing to it as Republicans. BY
so doing, they declared that however much
they might have favored the other opinions
Of Gorwin, in this particular, they did not
recognize him as member Of their party.
But few days elapsed when Joshua r.
Giddings Published his letter, taking him to
task also. Il breathes nothing but dissen-
sion and civil war, and is disgrace to any
man who ever held seat in our national
councils The Ohio state Journal publishes
it entire, with the preface that it is the let
ter Of Giddings, so that its readers may not
, fail TO give Il all the credit which is due to
is spriDging as il does from that recognized
Republican leader. This would be sufficient
Of itself TO show that his ultraisms we're ac-
quiesced in by the Republican prints at Co
lumbus even if Dennison had not already
declared that he, if elected, would, as Com
mander- in-cIiief Of the forces Of the State,
resist the return of a fugitive, at tho point
Of the bayonet.
The Cincinnati Enquirer having also
published the letter, with the remark that it
was the letter of the Republican Chief, .
the Dayton Gazette is up in arms at the as
serion. 1t refuses to acknowledge THAI
Giddings is a leader among them; it will
not recognize his doctrines as the doctrines
of their party; and thus it places itself at
the outs with Giddings, as it previously had
done with Corwin.
The Dayton Journal declares that Gid
dings has added another plank to the Phia-
delphia platform, and declines receiving him
into fellowship with their wing of the sarty
And so the battle goes on Giddings reads
Corwin out of the party Some Republican
journals in different parts of the State ban,
ish Giddings from among them while others
refuse to recognize either Corwin or Gid
dings. So much for one subject of disa-
greement,
The double dealings of Gholson is also a
great eye.sore to the opposition, and threat.
ems to produce a rupture in the party. Here
again Giddings and Spalding are matched
against the Republicans of the south part
Of the State and the fight goes braveIy on
With ill-concealed dissatisfaction Gholson
watches the contest but dares not open his
mouth, and put an end to the strife. The
party may be torn into fragments before he
will vouohsafe an explanation of his posi-,
tion, 1t is to be hoped, however, that the
matter will be settled somehow before the
election, so that the people will know fol
what they are voting.
This, then, Is the unity in which Re-
publicans put their great hopo. When hall
dozen sections of their party are at logger
heads, refusing to recognize the doctrines ol
each other as orthodox, there are still nc
divisions among them, but all is peace and
harmony, and they claim to be the only uni
ted party