Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-08-19

Inc pc zeal campaign of 1859, in Oh
was opened at Washington, Fayette Count
on Tuesday, by Hon. VIM. Dennison, Repu
Iican Nominee fo- Governor, who delivered :
able speech of two hours duration to lar.
meeting Of citizens. Yesterday be met ii
citizens of Clinton County at Wilmington Il,
spoke to thctii about af hour and a half. Il
address was dignifed and effective, his amin
ted manner and excellent matter producing
fins impression on the people. We publish a
abstract of his speech, exhibiting some of Il
points he proposes to consider with the peop
| Of Ohio, during the campaign.
1hs venerable Eli Castor presided; an
upon introducing the Speaker Mr. Denniso
gracefully alluded to the nrYelty of his tos
ton as a candidate before the people of Ohit
Many years ago he had been an active po!it
clan, but had never been a candidate but ono
when he was elected and served term in til
State Senate. Since that period he had bee
engaged in other avocations, nevertheless, Ii
disposition led him to keep himself inlorme
upon political movements, so that he did no
feel as one who lad been outside of the spher
of politics. He had contented himself, how
ever, both as Wing and Republican, in dis
zen.
He did not come to address his fellow citi
zens as mere party friends, looking TO the pro
motion of party, but to consider with then
questions vital to the interests OF freedom anL
humanity, as well as to the material interests O
| the people of Ohio. There are supposed to b.
fundamental differences in the interpretations
Of the Constituti0n, he said between contend
ing political partiee. and it is the duty of Il c
| people to consider these, and choose that side
| which promises best to promote the interests
at stake However much men may dis
agree upon these questions he could moi doubt
| that al were honestly convinced of the it,teg.
rity of the side of their adoption and in this
view they were undoubtedly right in expressing
their wishes, Nevertheless, it is the duty d
Republicans to thoroughly consider the ques-
tions before them, and to elevate to ofice those
men whom they believe will faithfully execute
their known desires. To do this effectuallv.
the people should inform themselves of the
true character of the government, and Of meas
ures OF political parties, and what are the real
purposes to administer government.
Mr.. DenniSon proceeded to discuss thg slave
~ question in its various bearings, not as a
moral question but as political issue nvole-
ing the interests of white labor. He thought
that however earnestly the people of the South
may seek to extend and 1erpetunte slavery, it
is apparent TINT the great body of the people
OF the country have no sympathy with them.
The people Of the free States have realized too
many benefits from freedom 10 encourage a
principle calculated to destroy their prosperity,
and deprive them Of the benifcient infiu-
ences Of free institutions. He was proud
to refer to Ohio as an eminent example of the
blessings of freedom and free institutions, ex-
hibting prosperity and greatness which nev-
er was and never can be realized by slave
holding Government or any other aristocra-
cy-
He would ask the poor white men of the
North if they are willing that the Territories
of the United States shall be slave or free :;
whether they intend that their children shall
go into the Territories and enjoy all those po-
litcal blessings and sacred privileges which we
enjoy, Or whether they shall yield to the AFRO
giant denfahts Of slavery and forcgo them all.
He would not discuss the moral aspects Of sla-
very; the North cannot agree with the Demo
cratic party Of the South that it is a blessing.
but with Washington, Jefferson and the revo-
lutionary fathers, we regard it as great social,
moral ard political evil. He rotild tfee it us
question of paramount magnitude; the prem
inent issue before the people, destined sooner
or later to affect directly the interests of the
free States, The question which presented it.
self was that if power is given to the slave par
ty to strike down the interests of freedom in
+l,,, IL
poor white man in the States.
he held that the constitutional guarantees
of the rights Of freemen are rapidly being
wrested from them by the siaveholding party,
abetted by the saveholding democracy of the
North as proved by their constant aggressious
upon free territory. From the day when Con-
gress first refused the right Of petition when
the q. 5. mails were rified under the sanction
of Government to prevent the circulation of
tabooed mail matter which the South feared to
have distributed within its radii, down to the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise, slavery
had constantly aggressed upon the North. 1t
has been riding, booted and sputred, over free
territory ever since Calhoun in l847, announced
the monstrous doctrine, from bis place in the
Senate, that it is the duty of Congress to pro-
tect slavery wherever the flag Of the Union
aoatcd.
The people remember that both this afro
ciOus sentiment and its author were denounced
by the Dehtotratic press and orators all over
the North. None dared to sustain him and
in Ohio the Democracy were unstinted in their
denunciations of the doctrine. Ten years af-
ter that time we see the principle avowei and
sustained in decision of the q. S. Supreme
Court in Dre1 Scotia case made for the pur
pose, introducing questions not before the
Court and yet this same Ohio Democracy
which SO vehementy denounced Calhoun's
Slave Code, sustain the decision in Dred Scott
declaring tbut identical doctrine
The speaker desired to show hir hearers TINT
no confidence could be placed in Northern Dc
mocracy. They were forever bowling the snp-
plant knee to Southern dictation, and as they
mad abandoned all their previous positions hos
tile to slavery, at the command of their Sopth'
ern masters, it was fair to charge that they
will continue to do so. Ten years ago Deni'
0cratic Legislature over which DIR. Edison B.
Olds presided passed resolutions instructing
the Ohio members in Congress to vote for
law prohibiting slavery in the Territories. In
lo4o, lne DemOCFntlc totatS CObNeHtlon ~
Columbus incorporated a similar doctrine in
their platform. They have backed out from
every position they assumed in favor of free
dom. They have no power to enpncigte en
affirmative principle, hut will continue to re-
nounce, as they always have done at the die
tatiou of the South, every sentiment of liberty
or the North.
Mr.. Dennison proceeded to show that the
Democrats in their platform of 1915, in their vc-
cement desire for freedom, went even beyond
What Republicans profess, They set forth dis
iuctly their intention to eradicate s'arery in
10 Stotcso doctrit1e which Renublicans nev-