Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-06-11


with a majority Of the seceedinr sia,es them
selves. What more dove want2 WHY, Yanoey
is not popular enough 20 carry his ward In
Montgomery, Gala y where he lives. for Coun.
Gilman, and was actually beaten for the place
At the last Spring election. He is like dion
esf Otd dbe' az least IN particular; he has
been trying For ten years or so 70 get into the
7. 5. senate from his own State, aud can't do
4 BE not alarmed, the great body Of the peo-
pie OF the South are loyal TO the Constitution
and the Union, and true 10 the Democracy. -
They viii overwhelm with shame and confu.
sion the whole host Of Secessionisis. Many
Of them rallied round us nj Charleston. True
there was an outside pressure against us the
galleries, and even the floor swarmed with
outside "hre-oaters, and even the Union
| blush 10 admit it--waa Kissed In the CALLER.
les Of the Convention. But at various points
on the road back TO Washington the noble
hearted Democracy Of the old North State
and Of the Old Dominion, cheered us on our
way with enthusiastic Douglas demonstrations
In the peoples hearts North and South
Douglas is already the nominee and we are
only going 10 Baltimore on the 18th 10 ratify
the nomination Mr.. w said he was utterly
astonished Mt the animosity; the bitter person.
al hostility manifested by the Yanceyites to-
wards Douglas Why was it2 What had he
donep Had he not stood immoyably, through
evil and through good report, by the rights Of
the South Nay, for fifteen years he had
been their boldcst champion Wherever blows
fell thickost and fastest, there was he in tho
front rank. Wherevera sacrifice was required
to secure the recognition of principle, OF
the establishment Of a truth, there was he
ready 10 he offered Wherever long endu.
ring, toilsome effort, in or out of Congress
was to be made, there was he, the Giant that
was to perform the Hercuean labor. He is
endeared to the people by every tie that
strengthens affection; he sprang from the peo
| pie, and by the labor Of his own hands, and
the sweat Of his own brow, he raised himself
from obseurity to distinction, and has for many
years stood forth as their ablest and boldest
representative, and the most untiring advocate
Of their rights
Mr.. W. said he perhaps, ought not 10 Say
more about Charleston or Douglas, till the
ratification at Baltimore was held The peo
Plies champion would then be in the ring
and the cry would be Douglas and victory.
Mr. W. then facetiously paid his respects IA
Honest Old Abe Lincoln" He had moi
heard of him till he tried in Illinois to beat
! Douglas for the Senate and didn't do it. CA
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the Democracy, as it will again this fall. He
had heard something Of him since. II was
said he had split rails. Mr.. w. had not a
doubt Of il If evidence could establish a
fact that was proved True il had cost his
party some pains to prove it, but they had Ia
ken the pains, and il had been done There
was no longer possibility Of doubt What
ever qualification that gave him he was enti-
tied to the credit of and nobody wanted to
rob him But splitting rails was not so unu-
sual a thing after all; thousands of men in
old Montgomery had done the same, and there
were not presidential chairs to give them one
apiece Splitting rails is good thing enough
and nobody objects 10 Lincoln for that, but it
was small presidential capital TO trade on
and his friends have made him ridiculous for
a thing very good in itself by the ludicrous use
they have made Of it
But what else is remarkable about Lincoln ?
Why, he is called Honest Old Abe" Wheth-
er his friends mean that nothing else distin-
guishes him except his honesty, or that honesty
is very rare in their party is not for us to set
tle--its their business, not ours; we are sat
ished they shall run Lincoln If they want to-
Doubtless he is good, honest, plain old-iash
ioned man, and good neighbor 1t is to be
hoped he is for certainly he has done nothing
in public life to distinguish him, except that
Douglas ertinguished him in Illinois in the
Senatorial race He became known by being
beaten; and this fall he will become unknown
again by being beaten once more. He would
just as soon they would run Lincoln as any
man in their party. We can beat him as easy
as any of them.
Mr. W. said he had examined Mr. Lincolns
record 1t was about one inch and half
long in the Congressional Globe, He knew
nothing personally about It, but was told by
gentleman now in the city from Illinois, that
the people of his district would not send him
back because he had opposed the Mexican
war-lllinois had sent many of her best sons
to that war, Col, Hardin had pppFed out his
hearts blood there. Gen. Shields, gallant
lrishman, had been shot through in that war,
and had been afterwards sent to the United
States Senate. Col Harris, Col. Bissell, and
many other leading men of both parties in
Illinois had been in that war; many of the
people there had lost fathers, or sons, or broth
ers on the battle-felds Of Mexico and they
would not allow man to oppose the war on
the floor, He did not go back. (said Mr.:
w } know not personally whether he sought
to 90 back, but | am informed that he did,
and was defeated in the convention of his
party At all evRnts he did not go back, and
has not been in public life since.
When Mr.. WARD had concluded his remarks,
Mr.. HoFER, Chairman Of the Committee on
Resolutions, reported tho following, which
were enthusiastically adopted
Resoiped, By the Democracy of Montgom-
cry county, in Mass Meeting assembled, that
we have received with feelings Of sincere de-
light and qualification the accounts Of the firm
and determined stand takenhy the Delegates Of
this Third Congressional District of Ohio, and
especially our own representatlvein In the Demo
cratic National Convention at Charleston, the
Hon. Gro. W. HouK, in favor of the doctrine
of non-interference by Congress with slavery
in either State or Tertiary, and in favor of the
nomination for President of the United States
of the champion of this truly national and
Democratic policy, STEPHEN A. DoUGLAs, of
Illinois,
Poso'red, further That in view of the ad-
iourpment OF the Convention to re-assemble
at Baltimore on the 18th inst, we deem this a
proper occasion 10 declare that we expect our
Delegates as well as the entire delegation
from the State of Ohio, to continue to the end
to use all honorable means for the strict main
tenance of that doctrine, without equivocatiOn,
and for the nomination Of the Peoples choice,
and the choice Of majority Of the Charleston
Convention, the Giant Of the West, so long as
he himself consents to the use of his name be-
fore the Convention,
ResolUed, further, That though we have
thus strongly expressed our desire and hone
for the nomination of Stephen A. Douglas, we
yet cheerfully pledge our support to the nomi-
noe of the Raltin,nra Conyant;on c,;rl,, oI