Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-09-08
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anything forwhich he is responsible The Ga,
seffe charges him with sentiments and opin-
ions uttered by other men, all Of whom, with
one exception, reside in the SOulh, and says
il does 80, because "The EMPiRE has recently
been engaged in the entertaining effort Of
making LINCOLN and CRAIoHsAD responsible
FOR the ultra sentiments Of GIDDINGs, SuM3gr,
WEBB and others" Had the editor ofthe Ga
sette read our nriicle he would have seen that
we did not attempt to make TiScoIx and
CRAIonEAD responsible for the ultra senti-
ments' Of the men named We published
them under the head Of wLNcorN, his sup
porters, and their Record, I'VE published
them as the sentiments and opinions Of men
who are not only prominent in the Republican
Organization, but who actually control the par.
iy This was what we claimed, and we claim
II now, and this cannot, with truth, be denied
What we published in regard to LINCOLN con-
sisted only ofwhat he himself had said and
done. The other men referred to are all, as
we asserted, supporting his election, and can
not from the prominent position they have
heretofore and are now occupying in the party
which nominated Mr. LINCOLN for the Presi-
dency but have great influence in directing
his administration should Mr. L., unfortunate
ly for the country, be elected President That
the extracts we published would be anything
but pleasant to the Republicans hereabouts we
know; but the quotations were Just exactly
what we represented them to be-nothing
more, nothing less, than the opinions and
views Of the most prominent Republicans in
the country who are now urging the election
of Mr. LINCOLN.
As the Gazette appears to be anxious to
know how the Democratic candidate for Con-
gress stands in regard to the extracts it pub
fishes, we will state that as Mr., VAILASDIG-
HAM has heretofore never been afraid to ex-
press his views boldly and manfully before his
constituents, he will not hesitate to do so now
And we now ask, will Mr.. CRAIGHEAD ex-
press his views fairly and equally in regard to
the extracts we published2
The Gazette says further, that "the argu-
ment of the ENTIRE, for example, runs thus:
GDDNGs is in favor of resisting the execution
of the Fugitive Slave Law, therefore SAMUEL
CRAIGHEAD is" The editor of the Gazette,
is again in error. Such is not the argument
of the EMPIRE We charged Mr. CsNGHEAD
with being opposed to the law, not because
Mr. GIDDNGs or any body else was, but for the
reason that we found in the Dayton Gazette
the very paper which publishes the above
Mr. CRAlGHEAD's own language, placing him
self in such position Said Mr. c. IF to
oppose the odious and unjust principles en-
bodied in the Fugitire Stare Act, and to de-
nounee the Kansas and Nebrasks swindle,
MAKES ME AN ABoLIrIoNIsT, so LET 1T BE.
1t was upon this, Mr. C's own admission,
that we charged him with opposition to the
law Our neighbor of the Gazette should re-
member that ii we placed Mr. c. in wrong
position, his own paper was the cause thereof
Either Mr. CRMGHEAD used the language or
he did not If he did use it, land we have
seen no denial of it, in either of the Republi
can papers in this city, or by Mr.. CRAIGHEAD,)
the Republican nominee stands opposed to
the law if he did not use the language the
Dayton Gazette itself is responsible for placing
its own candidate in false position before
the people
1t is true that we charged Mr. CRAIGHEAD
with belonging to the radical anti-slavery
wing of the Republican party in this District
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of the editor of the Ashtabula Sentinel,
| W. c. HowELLs, Esq We had a right to do
So The editor of the Sentinel not only be-
longs to the same party with Mr. CRAIGHEAD,
but in addition, formerly edited an opposition
paper in this very District, aye in this very
city, and while resident of Dayton he be-
came acquainted with Mr. CRAIGHEAD, and
was both a political and personal friend
ings they labored for the same party, and they
voted the same ticket They knew each other,
and beth worked for the same object-the de-
feat of the Democracy. Knowing these facts,
as well as believing that Mr.. HowELLs, how
ever much we may dislike his political opin-
ions, is candid and honest in his views, had
we not a right, when he stated upon his own
personal knowledge" of Mr. CRAIGHEAD, that
such was the case, to charge him (Mr G. with
belonging to the radical anti slavery wing OF
the party p
We have all along claimed, and now claim
that Mr. GIDDMGs, however much he may be
disliked here by some, is powerful and inAu
enta man in controlling the action of the Re
t publican party; and the record of the pro
: eeedings of that party will sustain the claim
n His opinions exercise great weight as well il
e the National as State Conventions of the party
The action of the Convention which nOmina
ted LINCOLN is. evidence of this fact In con
sequence of majority of the members of tina
Convention refusing to adopta certain resolu
ton, Mr.. GIDDNGs seeded, and did not =,
turn until The Convention reconsidered its a,
ton and ADOPTED THE RESOLUTION As ye
IS neither the Journal nor Gazette have mel
IS toned this fact Will they do i'll Thus W
Ie see that the Chicago Convention actual
s obeyed the demand of Mr.. GIDDBGs, rattle
le strong proof that he can exercise some powt
Is in the party. BY perusing the proceedings
le the late Republican State Convention, it wi
g be seen that the same state of things existe
it there. GIDDRGs and his friends, demande
in addition m the rapOrt of the Commitfa