The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-07-13
From the Cleveland National Democrat, July G..
The IMfamy Stands Confessed.


Judge Spalding, of this city, a gentleman
who, with all his faults, has the rare virtue Of
never Disgusting a mean thing that his party
does, writes the following letters; the first one
to the editor of tho Cleveland Rescue,, and the
latter one to the editor Of the Washington Re-
public:
MEssRs. EDIToRs:--In the Washington City
Republic of the 25th inst, may be found the fol-
lowing commentary on the recent action Of our
Republican Convention, in the nomination Of a
Supreme Judge:
1.-THE failure of Judge Swan to receive the
nomination does not prove that the decision of
the Supreme Court of Ohio, delivered by him
in the late habeas corpus case is condemned by
the Republican party o fOhio. Judge Gholson,
who did receive the nomination, would have
made the same decision, and this was well I'M
derstood by every member Of the Convention.
If the Convention had intended to rebuke
Judge Swan for making that decision, it would
have nominated Judge S~palding, or some 9TH
er man entertaining opinions in conflict with
it.
" y X LOCALITY had much
more influence in deciding the contest than the
opinion Of the candidates on the merits Of the
habeas corpus case"
Feeling proud of the distinction assigned to
my rumble name by the commentator, and be-
ing somewhat familiar with the history OF the
Republican Organization in Ohio up to the close
of the recent State Convention, l ventured to
address to the Senior Editor of the Republic the
following letter, which you are at liberty to in
sert in the columns of the ReScuer.
1t is plain talk, but not palmer than the
times demand.
Very truly yours,
R.. P. SPALDING
CLEVELAND O.. June %, 1858.
GEO. w. WESTON, Esq:
DEAR SrR:--I beg leave to call your attention
to an editorial in your paper, (weekly,. of the
25th inst, under the title or heading Of Judge
Swan, of Ohio,'' and in doing so to say that the
writer is deceived if he supposes Judge Swan
was left off the ticket on account Of his resi-.
dence in Columbus. HE WAS DROPPED
FOR THE REASON THAT HE, AS A JU-
DICIAL OFFICER, RECOGNIZED THE
FUGITIVE SLAVE ENACTM 1850
TO BE OF BINDING FORCE IN OHIO; and
THE OTHER TWO JUDGES WHO WERE
WITH HIM IN OPINION WILL BE DROP
PED IN THE SAME WAY, so SOON AS
THEY ARE REACHED IN THE ORDER
OF TIME. We do not recognize men to be Re-
puUicanS, here in Northern Ohio, 'oho s0iN, for a
moment, sustain that miserable Enactment.
They were not so recognized in the Phila-
delphia platform in 1856.
know there are politicians in our ranks
who aim to emasculate the Republican organi-
zation with view to their individual aggran-
dizement.
Let them beware; and let us beware Of them.
Take from the Republican party its Anti
Slavery element, and you leave it a lieless
corpse.
If it were possible to accomplish a victory BY
any such getting Town stars l would greatly
prefer a defeat, and thousands and tens Of thou
sands, who, like you and me, came from the
line of the old Democratic party, would bow
their heads with shame if they found they had
aided in restoring the old Wing dynasty at the
expense of freedom.
l pray you to publish this communication in
your next paper.
lam, very sincerely, your friend,
r. p. SPALpINo.
There it is, in all its infamy, in black and
white. Judge Swan was dropped for recogni-
zing a law Of Congress which had been decla-
red constitutional, as Of binding force in Ohio,
and Judge Peck and Judge Scott, as soon as
they can be reached, will be cast aside in the
same way.
The Judiciary is to lie made subservient to
party politics. Judges are to declare the Con-
s~titution of the United States unconstitutional
at the command Of party leaders, and because
this cannot be done-because Judges will not
periure themselves to please q set of mad brain.
ed fanatics, they are to be displaced, in order
to make room for the more subservient tools O.
he party.
What Judge Spalding tells about the reason
which impelled the Republican Convention to
~ostracise Judge Swan for a decision rendered as
a Judge Of the Supreme Court, we know to be
true, and equally well assured are We Of the
fact, which, W. think, will not be denied, that,
ifJ Judge Swan had received the Republican nom
~ination the AbolitioDists Of the Giddings stamp,
on the Western Reserve would have, to a man,
bolted the nomination, and would have nom.
mated a candidate pledged to different Judi
cial course, and they would have thus entered
the field with a full ticket, pledged to the put.
ting down and multiplying a law Of the United
States, by all means lair or foul.