Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-08-25
Republican Meeting at Jackson
Speeches of Dennison and Corsoin.

Republican Meeting at Jackson
Speeches Of Dsnnsson and corcin.
|shA \gacksos, August ls, 1859.
81 EDiron Ono SrArE JoussALLThe
canpaigu in this sIcount J opened to-day in
~ shnhner very gratifying 70 the Republi-
ca6s>of this region. The meeting is very
large, much more nuInerously attended
than we anticipated.
Gov. Corwin, having an appointment to
speak tonight at Wilkesville, in Yinton
comfy, eighteen miles distant, made the
first speech. He commenced by showing,
| in q. very clear and happy manner, the duty
| OF all citizens who love their countty, to
vote inteliigently for principles, regardless
t;of party associations He discussed forci-
lBls and freely the slavery aspect Of poll
tics, as, between two parties. Said that
we had no right to interfere with slavery
in the States--recognizing and Regulating
il; but outside of the slass States, in the
territories, our power was omnipotent, and
ought to be exerted to prevent the diffu-
sioal of slavery. He was cordially lafiia-
ted with the Republican party, because its
principles are in perfect harmony with the
doctrine and practice of the fathers Of the
conntry, and Of all parties down to 1854 !;
that the Republicans occupy no new
ground on the subject Of slavery In a
word, he made. just such speech as only
Tom. sGorwin can make when in one of his
happiest moods. 1t was much more eff
fectite speech than be made at Athens or
Macarthur. soiiallsissva yaiaids Q ssv sis4
After interesting and gratifying the
large audience for more than one hour and
a hall, he was succeeded by the Hon. VIII
liam Dennison, jr., who made one. Of the
ablest speeches, illustrating the principles
of the Republican party, that was ever de-
livered ip our county, giving entire salts;
faction to his friends, and carrying convic-
tion 10 his political opponents. -s3r
The first half hour he confined himself
ito State politics, demonstrating that the
democratic party had been false to its
pledges in State as welfas federal politics,
giving a detailed account of the extrava-
gances Of that party during their ascenden-
cy in the State since the adoption Of the
new constitution, and their peculations as
evidenced by public document, in part Of
their own making up; that The expendi-,
lures of. the peoples money during their
administration was over so per cent. more
than under republican rule during the two
years that The latter had, the uncontrolled
power in the State i-b.4sa zar. 9izsif ID
But, after all, said Mr. Dennison, the
great question which rules and governs,
shaping the policy of parties, State and
Federal, is Slavery. z-4 ~ o. sl,siisa i9sl,
He said be would not insult the moral
sense of his audience by discussing its NOR
al character, ! AS for him, be detested and
denouncediit as the greatest curse and
crime of our coutryAwas opposed to il be-
cause it was a wrong and a crime, believ-
ing it only existed, and could exist, by
brute force, having no, sanctions in the
moral law allowing one man to 'eDslave an
other; that it was an unmitigated cure to
the master and the slave; that with Jeffer-
son he did not believe. that God had any
attribute that would take sides with a.
master in contest between him and his
slaves. -, -. ,,,,,i,
But he had political. as well as moral
objections to slavery in this country That:
the south, through the instrumentality of
the democratic party had broken down all
barriers between slavery and freedom, 9lIlas;
king the former national, and the latter
sectional; had brought its degradation in
ruinous conflict with the free white labor
the North; and through it, even now seek J
ing farther occasion to humiliate and de-
grade the free white man Of the northern
staies.;5g sii vd hsrrf9s-7T ~ sis,.s isipeaTl
In this connection, he igaxe a very con-
else and truthful historical review of par
ties and their practices, showing con:lu-
siyely,o that the ending Buchanan Demo
cratic party, had ABANDONED all their long
cherished and oft repeated notions upon
this subject, He and GOV. C. speak to! 1
at GalIipolis, and, / think from the
you may expect a, very good
report from this part Of the Stateain Octo.
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