East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-09-24
From tho Cincinnati Enquirer.


Significant and Encouraging Signs.
To withhold an acknowledge where
it is due is not part of either our dispo-
sition or our principles. 1t is with pleas
ure, therefore, that we give the fusion
convention, that met at Columbus, on
Thursday, the credit Of repudiating en-
tirely abolitionists and abolitiouism Not
one Of their nominees, from Tod to Tor
renee, is tainted with the black heresy
that has played SO important a part in
bringing the present disunion upon the
country.
Three republicans wero nominated
Stanton for Lieut.. Governor, Scott for
Judge, and Cowen for Secretary Of
State, not one of woom has any syihpa-
thy with the radicals. Stanton, in the
last Congress, took the lead in opposing
extreme measures toward the South
Scott was one of the Judges of the 'Su-
preme Court who stood by Swan in sus-
tanning the constitutionality of the fugi-
tive slave law, and who was threatened
with Swans fate when the time came
round for denomination. Cowen is a well
known conservative republican, who, like
the late John G.. Wright, of this city,
was for a compromise of our national
difficulties, and who, therefore, favored
the peace conference that met at Wash
ington.
Then there is the State Central Com
mittee, which is eminently free from abo-
lition radicalism. The State central abo-
lition clique, inaugurated by Chase, and
continued by Dennison, was utterly repu-
dated in the formation of the committee,
no. one of whom was recognized or APP
pointed Indeed, the only member from
Columbus is j. Haddock Smith, demo-
crat. The members Of the committee
republicans, not one of the radicals being
allowed to be on it.
We may mention in this connection
that the convention went so far as to re-
fuse to nominate either the present State
Treasurer, Stone, or Controller, Thrall,
who are both known to be of the Chase
Dennison abolition central clique
The resolutions adopted by the con.
vention are still more significant. Moth
ing like an approval of the Giddings
clause of the Chicago platform, declaring
all men free and equal, can be found in
them. Indeed, in the committee of res
olu:ions, Mr.. Bingham, a leading aboli-
ton member of Congress, offered reso.
luton re-affirming the above clause of the
Declaration of Independence, and it was
summarily disposed of by laying it on
the table. The committee reported, and
the convention affirmed, that this wal
was not to interfere with slavery, thereby
giving assurance to the South that slave:
within the constitution were to be pro-
tected.
But the fact most significant of all wa:
that the existence Of the convention it.
self was an obituary of the death of the
republican party. 1t was an admission
that tho republican dogmas, creed, plat.
form and party are false in theory and
ruinous and fatal to the country in prac
tice, and should, therefore, be secuted
repudiated and ignored when the country
! is in danger and needs sound doctrine
|, and sound practical sense to rescue il
from destruction.
We call the attention Of the South to
these significant facts. They show the
conservative curren. that has taken the
place OF the radical and fanatical, and i.
now sweeping over the North. The de
mocraey are always sound. They are
, and always have been, for the constitu.
, ton and its offspring, the Union. They
will admit of no contingency that looks
to separation.
They will insist upon tho full observ
! anoe of all rights GUARANTEED by the con
{ stitution. On all these points the democ
racy could always be depended upon
That the republicans should repudiat,
their own party, creed and dogmas, ant
stand upon the democratic ground, show,
the wisdom of the democratic policy
That the republicans did not assume di
rsctly the platform Of the late demo
cratic State convention and adopt it
nominees was mere matter of policy
The people o. tho South can make allow
ance for the feeling that kept the ropub
licans from coming out directly and uns
quivocally for the democratic platform
and candidates. The form Of opposition
: only is preserved; the substance is real
democratic. Let the Union men of tn,
South, therefore, take courage, and hops
J for brighter day.