Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-07-21

Tho elamof and ihe claHeor Of The beil.n

"Bels, h0les
The bells, bells. bells, lels, bells,
Bells, bells,
The elamor and the clangor Of the belis.r
The meeting was organized by the selection
Of Hon. }. Scorr HGRRrsoS, as President,
who IN taking the chair, paid a handsome
tribute to the political integrity and ability Of
Hon. JoHN BELL.
The meeting was first addressed by Hon.
LEWIS ID. CAMPBELL, Of whom your readers
have heard. He was severe upon Mr. BIZ.
oHASAS and his administration, and very com
plimentary of STEPHFS A. DouGLAs. The
Butler Pony said some good things, and was
frequently a%pplauded, (applause being a deaf
ening elatter Of bells.) Mr. CAMPBELL gave
way for the reading of the resolutions, which
/ give you as l find them in the daily papers
Of this morning;
Resolced, That the nomination made by
the Constitutional Union Convention, of the
Hon. John Bell and the Hon. Edward Everett,
for the Presidency and Vice Presidency ofthe
United States, meet with our most sincere and
unaffected approval, and we heartily ratify the
same, and now publicly pledge ourselves to
adhere to them faithfully whatever may be-
tide; and, diselaiming all sympathy with, and
rejecting all alliance and connection with any
and every sectional idea aud organization, and
with an eye single to the glory and serenity
Of our country, we shall give them our aid,
and exert for them our most ardent and ac-
tive energies, so long as the canvass continues.
Resotred, That we regard. the nomination
Of these distinguished citizens as most auspi-
cious, if not Proyidential, and by their tried
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and experience in public affairs, they are pc
culiarly fitted to lead the honest masses Of the
people out of the wild tumult and agitation of
the times, to a permanent conquest over the
~factious leaders now engaged in furious strife
for the power and spoils of Government, each
backed and sustained by an unhallowed and
sectional organization. And to the end that
we may be compactly united and effective in.
our operations, we urgently recommend to
the State Central Committee to call a State
Mass Convention forthwith, of the friends Of
Bell and Everett, to meet in the city of Chilli
eothe on Thursday, the 10th of August next,
then and there to nominate an electoral ticket
for the State, and TO perfect a State organiza-
ton. And we further recommend TO the peo
pie of this city and county, irrespective of par
ty, who are willing to unite with us in a coun-
ty convention, at such time as may be agreed
upon, in Cincinnati, to nominate a Union
countyticket and candidates for Congress, aud
we further recommend to our friends in every
county and Congressional district in the State
to follow our example.
Amer the readius Of Tho rosolntians, NJ
CAMPBELL finished his speech.
J. II. THOMPSON, Esq, of Marlborough, fol
lowed in a speech of half an hour, in which he
gave his reasons for supporting BELL and
EVERETT, mingled with a history of compro-
mise, together with a slight touch of Valley
Forge, and Brandywinei said he always had
been a Wing, and always expected to be, &c.
Hon. OSCAR f.. MOORE, n member of Con-
gress from the 10th District in 1854, and one
of the most influential men in south eastern
Ohio, was then called on, and in my humble
opinion, his was the speech of the evening.
He said that the Republicans claimed to be in
favor of the Union and Constitutions favor
of the equality Of the States-but il was i'm
possible that a party so sectional could be tru-
ly patriotic, and occupy such a position.
Their main principle was virtually to deprive
the Southern States of their just rights. He
would not deny the fact that the negro ques-
ton was an important question now. The
BELL and EVERETT party did not intend to be-
come negro worshippers or slavery propaganda
lists. While he did no: claim to be authorized
to speak for the whole party, he was himself
willing to be placed m record The Consti-
tuition shall be interpreted by the Supreme
Court, and whatever that said upon the ques-
ton was to be law, From the earliest history
of this Government such a system of COM
promising has been adopted, and he was in
favor of compromising whilst it was in any
way possible so to do. He claimed that the
BELL and EVERETT men had for their plat
form, 'the Union, the Constitution, and the
enforcement of the Laws" This was a plat
form sufficient for all true and loyal citizens.
No more was needed. In conclusion he adj
vised all patriots to vote the BELL and EVER
EFT ticket 1t wOuld tend to organize a great
party that would prove a deadly foe to sec
tionalism everywhere.
The meeting was kept up until a very late
hour, and the friends of the candidates were
evidently satisfied with their demonstration
For further particulars l refer you to the
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