Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-01-27
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Some days ago the Journal published
extracts from the EMPIRE Of several years
back, and holding us responsible for the
same, attempted to convict us of incon-
sistency We replied, and promised to
" return the compliment by producing
from the old files Of the journal some
very beautiful gems, showing the opinion
that paper then entertained of the present
leaders of its party We proceed to full
I'LL the promise. and in doing so, will en-
deavor to make it as interesting to our
ncighbor as the circumstances will admit
OF conrse. by the precedent by he has es-
tablished, he must take the responsibility
of the articles which we quote.
We commence by giving the Journals
opinion of BEN WADE, the gentleman Just
returned to the United States Senate by
the party of which the Journal is an or
gan. In its issue of August "a, 1883,
referring to WApE's speech at Portland.
Maine, it says:
This gentleman (wade) has been labor'ng
away Down East" among the Fusionists oi
Portland. in the State of Maine, Some eN-
tracts from his speech will give the reader
an idea of the sort of pAbulum which IS most
relished in Portland and vicinity. For our
selves, we can say that more disgusting CT
hibition of folly and Jandticism has scarcely
ever been made by even Lloyd Garrison him
self than Senator Wade has offered to the
| Down Eastersl
Here follows copious extracts from
WADE's speech, including the one we pub
lshed few days since. The Journal
then proceeds us follows:
at is to be noticed that Mr. Wade openly
dscloses, away of in Maine, the plan of the
cam paign to which Mr. Chase adheres in Ohio
All State issues, currency, taxation, &c, are
declared by Mr. Wade to be absolute. The
slavery question, involving all the ercesses Of
abolitionism and disuRioRism, is that to
which Mr. Wade commits himself-Gnd 10
That alone Mr. Chase, in effect, does the
same thing The battle is to be set in OPP
position to slavery, and if the attempt to ig'
lnore all other issues be successful, and the
contest result in the election Of Chase, there
Twill no longer be a necessity for concealment
Tor disguise, and the voice OF Ohio will be pro
claimed as endorsing just such denominations
as Wade has uttered at Portland
"Abominstions is good. We thank
the Journal for that word Senator
/ GUNcKLE and Representatives ODLN and
! Patterson voted for these "abomina
tions " last week, when they supported
WADE for the United States Senate. lie
the people of Montgomery county "stcl
pin there" But now comes the riches
! gem of all, in superb setting. Tb'
Joarnai concludes its notice of WADE
, speech as follows
'If the utterauce of such sentiments max,
Mr.. Wade popular at the North among an,
others than fools aud fanatics, il is in vail
g TO cry, God save the Republic There is
sin unto death for the commuters Of whiel
even the righteous are forbidden to pray
4 As ARTEMUs WARD would say, " then
: is our sentiments" Now the question
arises. in view of Mr.. WADRls ;" popular
ity" in the Legislature are his irien1slpn
II supporters "lools and fanatics" or is It i
Q vain to cry "God save the Republic ??
f. Win the Journal answer? 1t is ou
o opinion that in conniving at the nnurdC
J. of their country they have committed u
- " sin unto death " and forfeited the praye
4 of the righteous, UN
n We have gathered up a number Of otl
er like extracts from the files of the Jou
"a nal, and win lay them before our reader
In the meantime we hope the editor W
Is digest the above, and if it pleases him
'D do so, furnish us with few more extraC
" from the files of the EMPIRE. Porhaps
can find something in the files. since o
nd connection with the paper,which he wou
=! like to lay before his readers. Anythi
IL. we can do to assist him in the enterpr
'fe will be cheerfully extended.
OF HEr. VnIInndlgham and II
srs speech.
- Tha Waahin Jfon eorreanondenf nr