Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-02-06

e eff am elected Governor OF Ohio-aDd
EXPECT 10 BEL will not let any fugitive slave
be returned TO kentucky or any other slave
State, and IL Cannot prevent il in any other
way as coaansander-i-ciaief Of the military Of the
STATE, riA employ the b0yonet-so HELP ME-
G DIP
The Union and American attributes the above
sentiments to Gov. DENNfsos, of Ohio. Du-
ring the canvass for Governor last fall DE was
charged with having uttered them; but when
they were brought TO bis notice he promptly
disclaimed them. Whatever may be Cover
nor DEssIsos's opinions in regard to slavery
or the fugitive slave law, they are no worse
than those Of tie nominee of the Democratic
party. Judge RANNEY, whom he beat. In
1850, Judge RAk>EY made a speech at Ma
honing, which is thus described in the Ma
honing Lldez, a democratic paper
Next upon the forum was called, by the
united voice of the meeting. Rufus Z. Ran
new, of TrumbuH, distinguished delegate 10
mike our ConveHt!on--one Of the highest
minds in Ohio and An old Democrat and
nothing else in politics! He exposed not only the
INFAMOUS MANNER ia tch,ch The btH 1.-THE iugi-
tive slave bill passed i'll 1850 Was rushed
through the House under tie gag rule Of The southern
sad nj FUNGUS opprtssOrs. G,a an scATHING AND
sffsTEKISG CUKsEs denounced the tcl.oie bill
UNCONSTITUTIONAL (?) and The NI>CRE-
ANTS tcho assisted IN its inception and passage By
their votes or fleeing srken God and thar duty re
CURED thar aud IN behaLf Of liberty md the rights
of blood and life, as unrOTthy Of our regard--as
UNWORTHY OF OUR SUFFRAGE. nOto or hereafter.
On the 9th of September last, in speech
at TIfin, be said
ave claim that as TO slavery in the Terri
tories, that there should be absolute non-in-
teryention on the part Of the Federal Gov
eminent, that there should he no Congr. s>ion-
al legislation in regard to it, but leave it in
the language of the Nebraska bill, TO the de-
Termination of the people. This settled
in 1850 by the compromise NJ asures, and by
the concurrence of both the Wing and Demo
cratic parties. The question arose, how
should the Territory acquired from Mexico be
governed. Many of US at the North, 1 ,e0s
among heza were OF the opinion that they
should be organized into Territorial Govern
ments by the Congress of the United States,
and ssareTy should Be prohibited among them! We
Consulted our wirhe- and feeling o..ly in the
matter, and that was the wish and feeling OF
most of US. 4 haze nepeT changed one iOtd on that
subject. 4 stand TO day as 4 did m 1913. an nag
sirong desire that al The territory of the United States
siaH Be secured 10 freedom and free labor. The
gentleman caHisot cypress dhy more feeling upon
The subject than hare fell during all dis tine. The
question is, bow, honestly to come at it."
We take IL that there sentiments are cuff
ciently anti-fugitive slave law. and anti-slav-
cry, to make man black republican, in
democratic estimation, if he happen to be an
opponent of the democratic party. We have,
however, never heard them condemned by any
democrat in Tennessee, although we have
frequently heard Gov. DENNIsoN denounced.
OF the two Gov. DENNIsoN, in our opinion, is
the better man. In his recent Cincinnati
speech be uttered sound conservative views,
snch as any Southern man might applaud.
He said
In behalf Of the people of Ohio. say to
the p-opie of Tennessee. Kentucky and Indi-
ana. that we will stand upright now and for
ever in support of the Constitution and each
and all of It's compromises. l
say, as before, give no heed to any distrust
Of the people OF This State; they wi i stand
by you in all your rights; all compromises
of the Constitution shall be enforced in favor
of the protection of all your constitutional
rights.