Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-08-18
The Action Of the Union Con-
VentiOn on Supreme Judge.

We published yesterday the resolutions
adopted by the Union Convention at Chilli
cothe in which they proclaim that they "con-
demu in the most unqualified terms the con
duct of the Republican party Of Ohio in their
effort to nullify the laws through the agency
of the Supreme Court that their Reputation
of Judge Swan, because he sustained the Flu
gitiye Slave Law in accordance with the
whole current of judicial decisions, and
their denomination of Judge Brinkerhoff, be-
cause ofhs radical and groundess position on
that law, merits the rebuke of the law-abiding
people and that with view Of rendering
their condemnation effective, deem it inexpe-
dent to nominate third candidate for the
Office of Supreme Judge, and recommend that
every conservative Union man so vote as to
secure the defeat of Judge Brinkerhoh'
The action of the Convention in this partic-
ular cannot fail to meet With the cordial APP
proval of every citizen of the State who truly
desire to see placed upon the Supreme Bench
of Ohio, "a sound, union-loving" law-abiding,
Judge-a man who will not sport with law,
and toy with principles to crafty the whims
of public sentiment or to satisfy the de-
mands of class of men who whether honest
or not, advocate doctrines which can, if sue
cessful, but end in the destruction of our gov
ernment As was expected, the cry of "bar-
gain and sale has been raised by portion
of the Republican press. There was none
such, and those who make the charge know it.
The delegates to the Union Convention pro-
fess TO revere the Union, obey the Constitu-
ton, and enforce the laws. They behold up
on the Supreme Bench of Ohio a man whose
actions prove that he believes not with them
"a man whom they have cause to suspect
renders his decisions in obedience TO "publc
sentiment, rather than in accordance with
the laws of the land, and "the whole current
of judicial decisions" This being So the
members of the Union Convention, if true to
their own platform, could not do less than de-
nOunce him, and the party which endorses
his act, by placing him in domination for re-
election.
The Democratic party in the State had
placed in nomination against the Republican
candidate man devoted to the Union and
the Constitution, known to be competent and
honest, and whose whole past life furnishes
guarantee that, if elected, he would perform
the duties Of his high office unswayed by
party feeling unawed by party dctation, re-
gardless of public sentiment" and prove
faithful to all constitutional requirements
The Union men perceived what was apparent
10 every man of common sense, that if a third
man was nominated, and the conservative
vote of the State divided it could but add to
the chances of Mr. BRINKERHoFFs election.
This being the case the members of that Con-
vention wisely patriotically, and voluntarily
refused to nominate, and thus jeopardize Mr..
sleetion They CALAMITY yielded
their own candidate in favor of the Demo
cratic nominee, and by so doing furnished evil
denee that they are sincere in the declara-
tons in their platform.
We said in the commencement of this arti-
Gle that the action of the Convention in this
iNSPSNb Npuiu hot ldll 10 meet the cordial an
proval of every law-abiding citizen of Ohio.
We will go further and say that we believe
that ninety-nine out of every hundred voters
in this county-in this district-in Southern
ohio-wilI endorse it
Our people are a conservative people-a
law-obeying people--who take pride in full.
filling all constitutional requirements, and
being so, will not hesitate to give their in
electing man to the high and responsible
office of Supreme Judge who believes as they
do
That our nominee-Hon T. j. S. SMITH
ioiH be elected, we regard as almost certain.
As the matter now stands-as choice must
be made between him and the Republican
candidate we have faith to believe that a ma
jority--a large maiOrity-of the voters Of
Ohio will record their votes in favor of moi
only our candidate, but also, by the action Of
the Union Convention, the candidate of all
the conservative people Of the State, Hon.
Thomas j. s. SMITH