Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-07-30
CORWIN'S SPEECH.

The political campaign has been opened on the
part of the Republicans by Corwin's speech at
Xenia, which we presume, gives the Keynote upon
which others are to be pitched, and is to be receiv-
ed as coming from one speaking by authority.
We know that some Republicans are not partic-
ularly anxious to have Corwin counted as one of
that party, and at times he does not appear espec-
ally DESTROYS to be ranked there-both seeming
rather ashamed Of The company which their poli'-
ical afiuities, or political necessities rather, compel
them to keep. Corwin, we believe, is not only a
Republican nominator, bnt a Republican nominee,
and prudence would seem to dictate that party har-
mony should be preserved. at least until the sun OF
election day has act.
Thomas Corwln, it appears. is one Of the un-
changed and Interchangeable. He stands-on the
anti-slavery question where be has stood for the
last forty years, and holds the same sentiments
upon the Republican platform. no held in Mil
lard Fillmore's Cabinet. We are inclined to he
lieve he has not made much Of e mistake in SO as
serting, for when the Barnburners built their plat
form in 184S. Giddings told them they had come
upon the ground upon which Henry Clay and thu
Wing party had long stood and the Republicans
of 1859 have not so anti-slavery a platform TO theil
feet as was the Buffalo platform of '48.
Corwin tells Us that nineteen tUentiehs of the
Republican party OF Ohio agree With him, that
Congress has a right to make a proper and suit
able law to recaptGre fugitive slaves. Although
he himself believes the present fugitive law to be"
a bad law, and an uni Just law" sit is the law and
must be obeyed." "If men disobeyed, he ,ooud
bring their heads TO The block if the law required
it," That is a specimen of the political morality
of the man who has opened the Republican cam
paign, who prevented the State Convention from
declaring the Fugitive Slave Law unconstitutional
who aided in putting Gholson before the people as
the fitting man for Supreme Judge of Ohio, and
who was himself a nominee If the Republican par.
ty. This position, monstrous as it is in the sight
of morality, is entirely defensible upon political
grounds, and in perfect harmony with the princi-
pies of both Republican and Democratic parties.
The only real point Of difference which ever ex'
listed betw cen these parties grew out of the ques
ton of the power of Congress over slavery in the
Territories. Republicans have always had rather
a fancy for talking about bringing the government
back to the principles Of Washington and Jefferson.
The Hon, Thomas Corwin evidently thinks there is
no use in their taking the back track for so great a
distance-all that needs to be done lie simply to
20 back beyond James K. Polk of Tennessee,
for it seems all the preceding Presidents "occu'
pied the ground which the Republican party now
occupies" This being so. We deferentially sug'
gest, that the Republicans have consequently had
more than a fair share of Presidential honors,
and governmental patronage, having controlled
the government from the administration of Wash.
ington inclusive, down to tie Inauguration Of
Polk and Texas.
The speech under consideration, which will be
found in full on our first page, appears to US a
kind Of "Anti-Slavery made easy" and the Gin
cinnai Commercial, in whose columns it was first
published, says ''it was well received" which We
don't doubt. We hope, however, that every Re
publican who is really anti-slavery, and loves
principle more than party. will attentiVely read
and p ,nder the sentiments there recorded.