Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-06-18
From the Hamilton Telegraph
Letter from Hon. G.. L Vallandiob,

The following letter from Hon. C. L. Val
landigham to NJ. N. Maginnis, Esq, we pre
sent to our readers:
DAYTON, Ohio, June IL, 1859
My DEAR SIR In common with Senator
Pugh, | am not little surprised that thers
should be any misapprehension of nv n,s;S
tlon on the questions Of Congressional Non,
Intervention and Popular Soyereipntv
Upon both these subjects my opinions ware
lully expressed in debate by me. as n man
Der OF the Committee on Resolutions in Tho
Cincinnati Convention Of 1856, have appear,
ed IN the public prints, and for wears mast
have been freely proclaimed from every bns,
tlngs and in every ward and township oftbis
Congressional district need only Ada
that they have in no one lot or tittle baan
changed from 1850 and 1854 to this dav-
am now as from the first, and espeeiallv
as in 1886, when the great battle for ~
Constitution and the Union, was fought and
won npon these points, unchangably and in,
exorably for non>interference by Congress
with slavery in the territories, and for sbso,
lutte popular sovereignty upon this as unon
all other rightfnl subjects of legislation as
well IN the territories as the States, Limited
only by the Constitution ofthe United states
NO Democrat, | presume, maintains that tho
inhabitants of territory are not eouoIIv
subject to that instrument with the neonle
oil State and so far as the second Bntler
resolution" to which you refer in your nota
10 me OF the 9Th instant, received Yesterday
expresses the above sentiments, | cordialIv
concur IN 1t to the fullest extent So far Il
at al, as 1t purports to 20 beyond the Gin
clnnah Platform or interpret the Copstitn,
ton upon point as to which there is rioht,
FULLY wide difference of opinion among
the democrats in this State and out of IL I
can only say that whenever il shall have
been approved by Nationol Convention
OF the Democracy OF the United States /
shall readily receive it as an article of Dem.
ocratlc faith. As a citizen also. wheneve,
the Supreme Court of the United states
shall have settled 1t in case before it-f,r
as Mr.. Pugh suggests, it is essentially a in.
dicial question: will cheerfully acGuiesoe
in the decision. Meantime 1 stand immo-
vably by the principles OF the Kansas Ne.
braska Act as set forth in the Cineinnat;
Platform and re-af6rmed In the first resolu
ton Of the late Ohio State Convention. Be,
yond this, | concur with Senator Pugh, that
we may all well enough act together with,
out reference TO differences of opinion on
disputed points, butupon the express oondiI
ton, that there shall be mo interference bv
Congress while the territorial Organization
exists, For myself will not CONSENT es-
pecially at this moment, to hold any oontro-
Versy upon any subject with those of nv
own party and my own faith. The enemy
10 drawn outin bait array before us. -
God has smitten him with madness and
6lindless, and heis ready to be delivered
into our hands, Striking down fearless
and upright Judge because he refused to vi.
oiAte the constitution and his oath demand-
ing the nullihcation of an express and fun
damental provision Of the Constitution, and
REORGANIZATION Of the Supreme Court of
the United States for mere sectional and par,
tlEan purposes, and inseribing treason, rebeb
hon and disnnion upon its banners, the Re, |
publican party begins the Hght Shall we
ut such = moment-we who battle for the
constitution and the Union, no longer ipsid- |
iously but now openly and wickedly assaiI- |
cd, lose time and waste strength better ems
ployed against the common foe, in fruitless
and unnecessary controversy aInonest our
st tlVesf For one, had rather march hun.
tred miles 70 fight an enemy than step aside
1ne rood 20 dispute with q friend. Suoh
100, aEn persuaded, is the sentiment OF IA |
sailant Dsmosraey Of Butler county, aad Of