Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-07-10
LETTER IRON MIAMI COUNTY.

you. Indeed, Of a local character there Is
nothing to interest, save that our crops are ex-
cellent Wheat is very good oats aud grass
better than they have been Of late years and
the corn is coming on finely The rains that
we have had within a week have caused the
corn 10 grow TO such M extent as to now
promise an abundant yield. Before the late
rains, many began TO fear that we should not
have anything approximating an average crop
May this not be somewhat mathematical Of
the Democratic psrtyH When the announce
ment reached here that DOUGLAS was nominal
ed for the Presidency, by the Democratic
party, at Baltimore, our Republicans very gem
orally conceded, that LINCOLN did not stand
the shadow of a chance of an election but
when the additional intelligence came that
B-RECKISRIDGE had been nominated by the
Seccders, their hearts took courage, as was
made manifest on their countenances, by
pickering CLEANS Of JOY. As our corn, n short
time ago was at n stand still, so now our par
ty seems to manifest no signs Of growth
neither does il manifest signs Of decay. II
may be that II will soon take u start, and grow
as finely as our corn is now growing
BREcKINRIDOE was my choice, and had
he received the nomination, from the
regular Convention, | should have experienced
great qualification in supporting him. A few
Democrats here feel inclined to support him,
as il is. They are, however, determined in
their opposition to LINCOLN, and they will,
doubtless, so soon as they become satisfied that
by voting for BREcKNMDGE they would be in
directly aiding LINCOLN to carry Ohio, do as |
propose 10 do-vote for DouGLAs
As between DOUGLAS and LINCOLN / have a
very decided choice. Very much preferable
ia DOUGLAS TO me. LiNcoIS may be n good
enough sort Of a man, individually considered;
but he stands forward the representative OF
principles that l cannot give my assent to. 1t
will not satisfy me to say that the Republican
party does not propose to interfere with sla-
very in the States where it now exists-thai
their purpose is simply to circumscribe the in
stitution-to put up a barrier hat will prevent
It's further spread.
Now, a. / read the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States, it is made obligatory on us to re
turn fugitive slaves upon the demand of Their
masters. So, too, it was ordained in the Or
dinance Of l787-Rn Ordinance that our Re
publican friends lavishly extoL 1t is very true
that som people in the free States may expe
Renee repugnance at complying with any
such obligation. 1t is in the bond, neyerthe
less, and as good citizens we cannot evade ii
ful6llment, The Republican party at its Stat,
Convention last year aud at its State Conven
ton this year, in one of its resolutions avowe,
a determination to yield obedience to all con
stitutional obligations, and yet in the sam,
resolution demanded a repeal Of the Fugitiv,
Slave Law, which is stigmatized an "outrag'
upon the moral sense Of the civilized world
This resolution does not precede action; !
follows it and hence was not adopted to pacif
the GIDDIEGs dragons and 0berlin rangers
Some Of the fruits Of the Know Nothing ant
Republican coalition in 1855, was the election
Of an Abolition Governor and the enactmen
OF u series Of laws that sought to interpose al
, e~ffectual preventative against the execution O
the Fugitive Slave Law. And because Judg,
+ Swan saw proper 10 follow the plain letter o
the Constitution, instead Of an edict from
JOSHUA H.. GIDDISGs, ond refused to set tn,
oberlin Rescuers at Liberty, he was deieate,
for denomination.
Judge GHoLsOS was nominated in his stead
and although GIDDISGs assured his follower
that he was all right on the question, and e'
pecially right on the suffrage question, CoRwr
and others swindled yovers in Southern Obi
into the support of GHoIsoS and the Roppbl
can ticket by sound assertions that GHoLsoS
had he been on the bench, would have concur
red with SWAN in his decision. GHoLsON ha
verified the assurance Of GIDDlEGs, touchin
the question Of suffrage, by deciding that
man in whom the African blood does not equl
the white blood is a white citizen Of the I'm
ted States" In addition to this, we have III
|, denomination Of BRISEERuoPF for Suprem
IF Judge by the Republican party Of this Stat
He pronounced the dissenting opinion in Il
Oberlin Rescue case. Thus has he receive
a commentator for seeking to array the Sta
government in conflict with the Federal go
erument Here are acts committing the r
publican party to the TARkest AbOlitionism-
g. LIScoLN, as his speeches attest holds tn
;, slavery is a great "moral wrong" and in h
3 speech at Cincinnati last fall, he asserted tn
- we must have a national policy that will tire
= slavery as a wrong"
. We have seen the Republican party Stat
.e wise trample a plain provision of the Cons
y tuition, in relation to fugitive slaves und
foot, while protesting devotion to their cons
e %tutional obligations. From this | think a
4 justified in coming to the conclusion tn
~ should LINcoLS be elected, the most disastrol
consequences must inevitably befal the sla'
b States. To me 1t seems that there ia, und
Y the circumstances, but one course for men
y pursue who have no desire TO see rank Abo
y tonism ~inAugurated in our National Cover
: ment, and that Is TO vote for DoUoLAs, N.