M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-01-19

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Mr.. Dennison formally accuses the
Southern States Of a conspiracy to dis.
solve the Unien-and says, "We
have heard it announced that a league
has been formed to compass" this end.
Under this statement Mr.. DenRison
denotes column in pretended detail
of it's ramifications and probable re-
suits. 1t is hard to believe that the
lExeeutive Of a State in his first ad.
dress to his constituents would per.
petrstoa deliberate deception, but Mr..
DennisOn has in our opinion done
this, andiis therefore placed in an ex-
ceedingly' embarrassing position. He
gives'no proof-not the slightest shad-
Ow of evidence, to show that this
" League" eXlsts--and he can give
none, for the plain and simple reason
that there is none. In making such
an accusation and causing it to be
placed upon the records Of our State,
Mr.. DennisOn has degraded his high
Office and cast a frebrand into the
family of States, and thus rendered
himself unfit to discharge these Offices
of courtesy, Cancellation and kindness
which become the chief magistrate OF
all the States in the Union in their Of.
Efcial intercourse with each other
There are other features in Mr.. Den-
nison's Inaugural, not less ridiculous
than those we have alluded to.
He suggests the propriety of estab'
fishing colony OF free negroes
"proud of the protection and foster.
ing care" Of the United States--in
some rich region of Central America,
Ho protect the Union from foreign in,
vasion. The establishment Of such 2
colony for such purpose is too ridic.
ulous to need one word of comme4
His illusions to his love of the Union
are too inconsistent to be sincere
He draws a picture of the confeder,
acy of these States, which If true
could be loved by no one. He says
it is ruled by slaveholding oligarchy
and the free States are represented as
being mere pigeons to follow in the
wake Of the vulture. lle says our
Southern brethren rule us with the
lash, ride over us rough shod, and
compelus to lick the hand that smites;
then he protects his extraordinary de.
Ivotion to the Union, which, if his ale,
cations be true, is but the emblem ol
our vassalage. But his picture ofthc
Unon.is as erroneous as his vaunted
devotion TO it is sincere. The Union
he paints is not the Union 10 which we
belong and to which we owe so much
as people. His view of it is but the
distempered vision Of a fanatic. II
the Union were in the condition ihe
states it to be--a mere collection oi
clashing interests, factions, hatreds
expressions and cruelties, it would moi
last day. But he has described il
not as tits, but as he would have it;
and for the honor of the State, for the
credit of the people; in the name oI
all The revered associations of fellow.
ship and hardship, trial aud suffering,
with which the early days of our Ma
tionality is connected, we protest
againsth6e view.of'the Union being ia.
ken by our sister States as tue authori-
zed sentiment ofthe people of Ohio!
Mr.. Dennison has invested his en-
tire political capital in the negro
Oberlin and the Reserve master him
he bows to their political idol, and
and from them he expects his reward
He has joined that strife seeking, tru.
bulent, agitating, -spiteful, fanatica
abolition flock of political wulturec
and harpies, who look upon the negro
as the only thing ON earth worthy o.
their cosideration or esteem. Mr.
Dennisor can never aspire to be any.
thing above al agitator. 'Itis we'll te
understand him at the beginning ofbit
term. He is the representative of'tht
0berlin School and as such he will
from the chair OF State be their chic
agitator for two years. With his per.
formances in that line the people will
at the end Of his term be satisfied, and
will permit him tV retire without one
regret. Such at least is our opiuion.
Ohio Statesman.