Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-09-23
From the Hilsboro GsEette.l
Letter from Hon. Clement l..
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Every one Of the ten thousand Democrats,
who read he Hllsboro Gazette will be graft.
fed with the perusaI OF anything that may
come from the lips, or from the pen, Of that
patriotic statesman whom the Democracy OF
Ohio have selected rs their standard-bearer ia
the present contest; and we ieel quite snre
that they will be delighted with reading the
following letter, fresh from his hand, to q
highly respectable gentleman Of this place,
Who has kindly consented that we shall make
the same public through the columns Of the
GcEeHe IL is ls follows
WINDSOR G W September l, 1863.
| Ny DEAR SiR.--I received your letter to-
I day and thank you for it.
/ am watching the progress Of the Ohio
campaign, Of course with deep interest, and
am grat6ed beyond measure TO see the noble
struggle which the people are making to re-
cover their lost liberties Aud | need not say
that am still more rejoiced, if possible, TO
observe the daily aecumulating indications of
success One lesson among many others, "a
triumph at the election will teach all men
how little confidence politicians have in the
intelligence and virtue Of the people, and yet
how much they deserve, aud how great the
power Of the people is, when they are deter
mined to put it forth. If public men would
always do what they believed to be right, and
do it courageousy, they would always have
the support OF the people in the end For all
such the might and majesty Of the sober
second thought is high tower and sure
rock Of defense
lille our friends are making 80 gallant
.ht for constitutional liberty and the "Union
rs it was, the enemy of course are doing the
H.. IL, IluN hot at tbatF
meetings, the numbers are small and the en-
thusiasm still less "Shoddy,' and Shoddys
wife and daughters are, OF course always
there and very much enthnsed. But debt,
taxation, war, conscriptiou, coniscation,
Emancipation, speculation, and despotsm,
are not calculated to call out the people, or
to make them very enthusiastic. No wonder
the county committees are not able ITO give
notice to the surrounding country in time to
get out such n meeting as was expected
Among other things, | noticed that the
Abolition State committee have ass gned to
that dirty dog, John Sherman, the part Of
abusing me in the canvass Well 1t is all
right That is all that the fellow is fit for
Aud il is not the first time that party to a
suit, having very bad cause, has employed
IA vulgar pettiogger Gust to oully.rag the
other side But it is some credit at least to
the Abolition party, that his meetings seem
all to be as contemplate in numbers as his
spec hes and himself are in character.
} | see, too, that Charles Anderson is as am
bilious MS volunteer counsel" to outdo the
aforesaid John Sherman. make large allow
ance for him; because Charles is very uncer-
tain quantity-a Eighty gentleman, whose
brain is not very securely anchored in his
skull cap He says he don't like my Glow
/ Dutch name Well he does not know that
if the name were dutch at all, it would he
"High Dutch But it is curious that while
the sensitive Charles is 30 offended at my
name, he is desperately enamored with the
delicate and eupho isus name OF Schenck
But there is no disputing about taste
Charles is factious, too, about my "eXile
A stranger who did not know Charles peculi
ariues, might think it odd that he who, a lit
y tie while ago, whined so piteously about hi,
! own exile from Texas, would at least have
e spoken with some show of gravity and decency
about others But where one who boasts tha
he was born gentleman, becomes ambi
= tous to be blackguard, nothing better can
be expected and Charles is brave behind the
backs and in the absence Of his opponents.
| am glad to know one fact at which | an
{ sure all our friends will rejoice with me. TIT
Democracy in every State in the Union, TAXI
the deepest interest in our success and w
have the cordial sympathy of all of them il
n every State.
If were not interested in the matter,
would profoundly regret the divisions in tn,
Democracy of Ohio There seems to be three
factions there Just now First, "The remo
cracy" who nominated ticket on the I'LL
of June, at the head of which find my owl
n name Next, "The War Democracy" as
If sembled on the 18th of June, and nominating
that "life-long Democrat" John Brough-
i Third and lastly, ''The true Democracy" VIII
Il met in Cincinnati the other night and ssue
IA an address Very strange indeed, that tn
"War Democracy and the "True Democracy
IL could not fuse at the Hamilton county Cor
rs venlon on Saturday, the 29th ult But coul
80 not something be done to unite these faction
of the Democracy, in support of the ticket {
D the | lth of June2 Why not2 The "Demot
- racy' ought TO be zone and indivsible,' and
think the support of the first ticket nominate,
would be fair compromise. John Broue
and every other "lite.long Democrat" |
Y. not doubt, would agree to it, if they woul
le but reflect upon it apd then have the courag
he 80 act for themselves A unanimous electio
e- in Ohio would produce powerful effec
Ia The efforts, therefore, to induce Brough
ID decline, ought to be persovored in, lie know
m / was nominated first, and by the regull
n Democratic Convention, and as "life-lon
n Democrat" he has no right to "bolt"
a. But 60 on with the good work, and let o.
N Highland give her promised majority NJ
H. kind regards to all friends.
r. Very truly,
IN c. l. VALLANDIGHAM
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