Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-01-09
Departed from tl.elr Faith.
We made som remsrks in a late nun

departed from their Faith.
We made some remarks in a late mum
ben IN reference 20 the position and bear
ing Of the late Wing party towards the
Democratic organization, and the subser7
yiency of many of the leaders, Especially
in the Border States, to the gross usur-
Apations and abusss of this Republican or
Abolition faction which, for an evil hour,
have been controverting the deatinies of a
people once boasting of their liberties.
This is manifestly a strange Authorization
OF a party whose flags and banners ioated
to the breeze under the auspices of Clay,
HARRIsoN, and TAYLOR, with inscriptions
and notices expressive. in the Hottest
tones, Of patriotism-of the nationality
Of their platform-snd denouncing Sec
tionalism and Abolitionism as fatal to the
peace and security Of the Union. Under
that proud banner, and with many a talen-
ted and gallant leader in the field, they en-
tered the lists against champions OF the
Democratic party under the auspices of
JACKSON, PIERCE, and BUCHANAN, and,
though oft defeated, they still rallied to the
contest with renewed vigor, inspired by the
national and patriotic sentiment OF protect
ing the Constitution as it is, and preserv-
ing the Union as it was. Questions mere
so
ly OF policy as to a judicious tariff, and a
constitutional United States Bank, and the
extent and limits of national roads, gave
interest and animation to the regular re-
curing elections for Congress, with the
esprit de corps contending earnestly for the
loaves and fishes which were dispensed
with reference to the victors in Congress
sional or Presidential elections. Thus the
onward course of public affairs was pros
porous, and the march of empire and of
power was to the topmost pinnacle, until
the national flag was borne proudly aloft
DER land and sea, the admiration of the
civilized world.
Amidst this steady and apparently tri'
umphal march, however, of prosperity
and peace, we were fostering and nurtur'
ing in our bosoms at the North a deadly
and fatal serpent, coiled and torpid in it
folds for a while, but warming into lift
and vigor. until, at last, its fatal sting wal
felt in the Chicago Convention, and it
hydrahead was reared in bold defiance OF
the conservative masses to restrain its poi
sonous venom.
Abolitionism there, at last, eliminated
under the guidance and control of SEWARD
CHASE, GIDDINGs, and CHARLES SUMNER
and LINCOLN, of Illinois, the weakest an,
most contemptibls of all American publ
men, was selected as the fit instrumen
and willing tool to work out the triumph
Of the higher law " inspiration Of WEN
DELI PHILLIPs and Horace GREELEY
Who that has watched its history does nc
perceive that it was owing mainly TO tn
OLD Line Wing element at Chicago. tbs
this organization was compact, and thi
the history of its infamous reign of terrc
has been owing to the constant accession
of this Old Line Wing element at ever
step of its revolutionary progress? 1t mt
and confronted DoUGLAs, V%ALLANpIGHAA
and RICHARDSON in their patriotic effort
10 stay the horn rs and madness of wa
and to inaugurate peace upon honorabI
terms. 1t was foremost in the front wit
JOE. HoLT, Governor HICKS, GARRET
DAVIS, and REvERDY Johnson, in SUI
porting and sustaining the arbitrary a
sumption of supreme power and of mil
tary arrest, and under the auspices Of Kel
lucky patriots Of this stamp (includir
PRENTICE and others) we may trace IL
insidious and now opem assumption OF de
potic power.
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The editor of the journal is badly pos