The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-09-15
Communications.
"The Democratic Candidate for Sena-
tor--His Past and Present Political
Associations"

"The Democratic Candidate for Sena-
tor--His Past and Present Political
Associations"
Under the above caption, and over
the signature of Nemesis a writer in
the last edition of the "News" under
takes to read the undersigned "moral
suasion" lecture.
This gentleman, Gf worthy of the
name) like all other towards, ensconces
himself behind a fictitious signature,
and in the dark, makes a thrust at the
reputation of his neighbor, thus at
tempting to build up the reputation of
one by pulling down, and dotoriorating
from the character of another.
1t is an easy matter to perceive how
unequal this warfare is. "Nemesis" "
may be a gentleman, and he may not.
He may be my neighbor, and he may
not. He may be my PrltesScd friend,
my associate in things sacred. What
ever, or whoever he may be, 1 know not.
But one thing I do know, that if he
was an high-minded, honorable gentle
man, and had the disposition to assail
me, he would do so openly and manful-
ly, and not as a snake in the grass.
NV character for consistency, integ-
rity, or any other moral quality, do
not pretend to discuss in this commu-
nifty. leave that to my fellow citizens
here, among whom 1 have resided for
the last thiTty-three years. And now
for the first time l am arraigned and
charged with aiding abetting and CO.
operating zealously with all the Aboli-
| ton movements from the time of James
G. Birney aud Theodore D. Weld, down
to the ever memorable 1856, when
Northern fanaticism was rebuked by the
election of James Buchanan, as Prosi
dent Of these United States.
And now, to commence a review Of
your moral suasi0n politieO lecture t
me- charge you, in the first place
with falsely representing me as a disci.
! pie Of James g Birney and Theodore
| ID. Weld. My opinions of the system
Of slavery were formed long before
ever heard of James G. Birney or 7. ID
! Weld When these gentlemen enter
tained and expressed opinions at tht
commencement of the anti-slaveTy agi
tation some thirty years ago, l sub
scribed to many sentiments they OK
pressed concerning the system. But 81
soon as j discovered that advantage wa
TO be taken of an association purely
moral and religious, and by ambition
men turned into a political engine, thO
by this addition of power they nigh
obtain nOtoriety in the world, and rid
into power even at the expense of tn
overthrow and destruction Of the frees
government on earth, ] came to tn
conclusion Of setting my face as a film
against such a combination, and fror
that day to the present l have oppose
the organization, then made, called th
, "Free Soil Party" and l am happy t
acknowledge that Nemesis does m
Justice when he says: rs h. Hibber
j with many other anti'slavory men, 70
fused to co operate in the formation o.
third party thus absolving me Q
) once from all allegiance to this, the fr'
political Abolition Society ever fOrmo
in the United States.
But obi forsooth "Ncmesis" say
ole continued to cooperate with th
anti-slavery wing of the Whig part,
5 opposing the annexation of Texas
= against the Mexican WARRIOR the WI
J mot Proyiso," &c.
) Now, I do most positively aver thi
@ up to 1852, I never heard any menGo
p made of the anti-slavery wing of tl
= Whig party. We were a unit "N
knew no North, no South, no East, j