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Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-08-21
From the Logan GNettel
Questions for tise People.

What Internal influence is nj work among
the people, inciting hatred, strife, violence
and personal ieuds2
But few onths ago, aud men tolerated
differences Of opinion, ench allowed the other
To be honest, even if mistaken, and each al
lowed the other TO entertain aud express his
own views.
Then Democratic and Republican npigh-
bors lived side hy side, visited each other,
neiphbored with each other, aid were ia the
constant interchange of kind aud friendly
offices
What a sad change the last few months
have produced The friendly visits have
ceased, the kind act is withheld Hatred has
usurprd the place OF friendship
The Democrat all at once fluids that old
friends hnVr become his deadly foes The
Democrat IL taunted aud iusnlted at every
.tep his wife and children are abused his
praperty and even his life are threatened.
Mohs convene, angry and threatening, aud
are only held nj bay by revolyers, in the
hands OF determined men. while even Repub-
Gcan women 10 far forget their sex, as to cry
TO the ANGRY and brutal mob TO on kill
them burn their houses-if you don't De
will
Orcourse, inevitably, as sure ns God lives
these prosecuted outraged people, WHO ARE
Iannh mih no,nt where endurance abrnptl,
renr" M JaCensa or home wife and obii
G'ha'S' "i'u
u'g| TLiu ~ ,ho vorge Of anarchy il ia the be.
n.e - ciaulossness and yiolence il !,
E,''.,"t Enl,,;.. ,ha rito and lighting the brand
wne',,s ,,,',, ,"u ao ;TtoTnecine conflict Too biz
s '"ui,l"E E,,'roaJ ,no deyilisb FIR soldiers /,
'oo wv, ,or oP Heaven in mercy avert m
I"eu a' "bl ~ ;mnsn5
rts .,'', oc iii Ills ia m he found in I'm
~ 10 ,aa,',ss The mass of the member
,oarJvgcIl hut they are melted To madnes
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-08-21

country's history plead military necessity
in justification Of violations Of the plain
letter Of our written Constitution.-that
great palladium Of American liberty--de-
pend upon it, are not TO be relied upoh as
friends Of their country. Tried by the
true test of loyalty, .. e., devotion to tho
Constitution AZ il is, and the restoration
OF the Union with or without slavery OK
isting ia the seeded States, and a maiori-
ty Of the party in power including nearly
all its leaders, will be found unreliable, if
not open in their opposition TO both. Are
snch men true to their country 7 The
Constitution for more than seventy years
has been found equal to the wants of the
country, aud to-day clothes those in au-
thority with all the powers necessary to
its own preservation and the pcrpetuation
of the Government and Union Of States
formed under IT, Why then do the party
in power Justify and even recommend dis
regard of It's wholesome limitations and re-
qurements Why do the leaders Of the
party ridiculc the idea of maintaining it
as it il, with all its guarantees OF civil lib
erty unimpaired ? Why do they snecr at
those who are in good faith and ardently
in (avor OF the restoration Of the Union Rs
il was? As the patty in power are not
for maintaining the Constitution as it is,
and restoring the Union IA it was. what
form Of Government do they propose as q
substitute Do thy favor absolute mon
archy, limited monarchy, military des-
polism, or great central Government,
time the people were fully aroused to the
vast Importance of sustaining the Consti-
tuition as is. Whilst it is sustained, and
all in power are compelled TO conform to
its requirements and respect its limitations
civil and religious, will live. and the peo'
pie be secure in their rights ana privlle.
gcs. The Constitution overthrown, ant
there will follow confusion worse con
founded" and the end will be u despotism
of the worst character. The people shoult
look to it, and discard as false to thc
country, men who either act in violation
of the plain letter of the Constitutionthem
selves, or justify others in the disregard q
its Limitation and and requirements.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-08-21
Happy nits from the Louisville
9 Democrat. H-I.,'

The following witty pa ragraphsS from
the Louisville Democrat, contain at once
the whole history and philosophy of the
recent iniamously conducted election in
Kentucky: .... aal
II Lincoln had appointed a Governor di.
reety without the form Of an election, the
result would have been the same in Kentucky
with less expense to tho State,
A correspondent asks if Bramlette has not
n red head We can assure him, on the CON
trary, that General Bramlette has read no4
thing, ...4 ... ...I.
There is about as much sense in proclaim
ing Bramlette Governor of Kentucky us in
calling him Pope of Rome lss H.
A man who rejoiees over the election Of
Bramlette, under tho circumstances, would
| exult in his fathers death because ho was his
heir. Isiii. t.lrI W Lnf 3f
The late election is called fair one As
the last We may have, it;may be called a fare
well Que, raua Hifan aitr il
I Bramletle votes can be counted by the bar
rel in this State--by the musket barrel
The Influences which mould poblo opinion
! in Kentucky is bullet mould.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-08-21
o.The snnke ln the Grass.v

A correspondent Of the New York Eee
mans Joarnah 4vri ting upon the text or
theme Latet AR9nis in ,Herbd, or The
Snake in the Grass-says:
"The Republic party now In power was orig
insllY ME- Hgoo Nothing P@tSof hf North.
Previous TO June, 1865 il was in complete
aud unbroken commaniou tcith The R1,ow
Nothj o party ofthe South no 4 .l..I.
ID "lnthe mouth Of June, 1865, this entire
Know Nothing faction Of the United States
assembled in Convention in Philadelphia for
the purpose Of nominating their candidate for
the Presidency They dicided Or Seeeaed
from each other The Northern Know Moth,
ings nominated Fillmore. What did hey
diUide dbont7 SIavery-Negro Slavery
Confessedly and recordedly nothing else
What did they agree about especially? The
exclusion of Roman Catholics from all the
Offices of the countty--State and Federal
THIS wns the main timber in both OF their
platforms,
Therefore are yon alarmingly right when
you aintinate, as you did In late number Of
your journal, that whom The present Repllbli-
can Administration shall have gained sway
over copperheal "a :" ii cdn and will march
on to its next point OF atIack--the Catholic
Church, ,-nnd then TO lis next, whatever it be,
VA ho'n'hB p"t l"louth hocN tyranny shall
reign over the land ne'la tfl lN
"The malieris very plain, The anti Catbo-
lie principle, which was in the Republican
profession Ia 1855, has never been ioith-
draOn Itmigbt have been artfully omitted
in 1860, but a principle so valuable, il true,
and 80 Internal, if false, ought not to have
been merely ignored in the second edition OF
their platform II may have been omitted
il has neeer been rehdcted Latet an9Hs IN
herba Nov this grass and do not let the
innocent feed the snake that turks that sting
them r AZ
Doubtless you have facts in New York tc
prove the identity between the "Loya
League" and the "Know Nolhinrs' assure
yon lhe iactI exist here aud are Increasing
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-08-21

Our future prosperity, the peace Of tie
country, the protection of constitutional
liberty, and the future existence Of the
Union Of our fathers depend upon the sue
cess Of the Democratic party at the ballot
box.
II then becomes the imperative duty Of
the Democracy, everywhere, to marshal
their force, and perfect their organization
for the contest Secession and Abolition
ism must be oycrthrown or our liber-
ties are forever gone, and this work can
he accomplished only by the Democratic
party.
An over Ohio, indeed all over the adj
heling States, the notes Of preparation ATE
being sounded Clubs are organized.
needing. arc held, aud the people, are enthu-
s,astic in the great work of restoring con
servative men to the government of the
country.
We hope the Union loving people ot
Montgomery County will not be behind
in the great and good work. If you wonld
not be, you must organize a Club in eact
township, hold regular meetings. have
speakers, and so uto the campaign will
that life and vigor which is the forerun
net of victory.
"Be firm and liza hiihful,
Desert not the right
Tho brave becomes toldor,
The darker the uglIi,
Then NJ And hs doing
'fhs sow trda may inl,
Thy iutH pursuinR,
Dare ALL-nnl prcvaill'
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-08-21
who are loyal 10 the Govern
ment,

We ask who are loyal to tho Govern
ment--not who are the blind and selfish
supporters of the party in power? Those
hostile to the Constitution framed by
WAsulNaToS and his associates, and who
are laboring for its overthrow and tho es-
tablishment in its place OF central des-
potism, are not loyal to the Government
No man can tuthhlIy assert or claim that
he is a Union man." or for the cause o
the Union, who is not also for maintaining
the Constitution as it is, forming az /
does the bond of the American Union.-
The men who at this critical period in on
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-08-21
OnoI Mendacity.

An abolition paper, in a characteristic
defense of its party, says =
'They have assailel slavery with fact, nr-
puments, ridlcue and lcnuuciation, but they |
have nevcrresistcd tho authority oI the Gov
crnment by making war upon 1t
This is about the most reckless piece OF
mendacity in the face Of facts the most
notorious, that we remember to have seen.
The history of the abolition party is his
tory of lawcss resistance to the authorityol
thee overnment Thiflccnabolition States
passed. legislative acts nullifyng a law of
Congress and provision Of the Constitu-
ton Of the United States, and most Of
them furnished examples Of lawless resist
ance to the authority of the government
hy the abollionists, which many now high
in authority aided orabetted, BEN WADE
presented flag to \ band of Abolition
outlaws in this State. called the "Sons of
Freedom" organized by a son of old
JoHN BRowN, for the oslensible purpose
hl l'hlNlhlltf w Ai' - ''' 80
forcement of the Fugitive Slave Law.
Secretary CnAsE, then Governor of the
State, ordered ammunition manufactured
to be used for the Same purpose. OWEN
LovEJoY, JOSHUA GIppINGs, and Others
delied the Government to enforce the law
in their several districts. BooTH, of Wis
consin, convicted Of violating the Fugitive
Slave Law, was discharged from custody
by the Supreme Court Of the State, and
Governor RANDALL proposed to call ont
the militia to protect him against United
States authority, and disbanded military
company of Irishmen because the captain
of tho company said he thought, as IA ma
turalized citizen, his first duty WAS TO the
United States, the Constitution Of which
he had sworn to support, We might &c
on and enumerate numersus other IN
stances familiar to all, to prove the lawlesi
character Of the Abolition party, hut thi'
will he sufficient for the present Desper
ate indeed must be the cause which ear
only be obtained by such Il reckless ialsi
fication of facts.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-08-21
Hon. d. w. voorhees,.

This bold and eloquent champion Of
Democracy and civil liberty, has rendered
his services to our Democratic State Cen
trail Committee, TO stump the State in be-
half of the Democratic ticket and the
great principles of Democracy. lie will
address the citizens of Montgomery Conn
ty ON the 18th of September.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-08-21
mOTTOEs ron TILE TImEs,

"You may give the people mercenary Senate;
you I1ay give them avenal House OF assembly; you
may give them trucking Congress- and tyfanhieal
Punce~-but give me IN uniettered Dress and will
dely you to enoroach hair's breadth upon their
l. bertes,"-Sherldan.
DEMOCRACY,--"A sentiment not to be appalled,,
corrupted compromised. II Knows baseness;
II covers To no danger; oppresses weakness.
Destructive only OF despohsm, IL Is the sole conserva
tor Of lberty Labor and pTosper Y. II s the sent-
ment Of freedom, Of equal rghts, Of equal obligations
tlie law Of nature pervadng tho law Of The land
.,,''Tho sole responsibility of ow disagreement and
the only difficulty IN the way OF amicahle adjust
menl, iS with the Republican party senator Doug
as, January ?, 1851. s. 'i .aa 900
"Olng 10 The Constitution, m the shipwrecked
mariner cngs 10 the last plank, when night and the
tempest Glove around him. .'-Danie Webster.
"while the Army ls lighting, you as citizens, see
hat thwar IL prosecuted for the preservation Of The
Union and Oonsitution ior your Nationality and your
rights IA ci tisens"- General Geo. b. McCellen.
''rhe great issue before the country is this: Shall
Aholitionlsm put down Abohonism.'-Hen Clay,
1859. 'f- '." .7 '-''
'Be lust and fear not; Letall the ends thou amest
at be thy Conntry's thy cod and Truth'sr
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-08-21
r9-.John Bnouon has proved to be the

REJohn BRoUou has proved to be the
dcalest weight the Abolition party Of this
State ever attempted TO carry. II is re-
portel that they are very anxious to have
him Withdraw from the canvass, in the
hope Of putting up somebody that could
arouse little enthusiasm in their despond-
ent and dispirilci ranks. We trust
Baoodu viii keep on the track, We can
beat any man they can putup. but Bnou"n
n little easier than most of them.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-08-21
sENTImENTs OF vALLANDI0HAM.

"Do right; and rust to GOD and TRUTH and the
PEOPLE. Perish office, perish honors, perish ne
itself 7but do the thing that right, aud do 1t like
man, Speech Of January ll'h, 1861.
"Deyoted ro the Union rom the beginning, | will
not desert itnow, in this the hour Of It's sores trial"
-ErtrGet JfOm SPEECH,
"Noi believing the soldiers responalhle Tor the war
it, purposes its CONSEQUENCE never vii hheld
iny vote where their separate inte rests concern
ed spec Jda. lith, 1868.
"sir am against disunon. find no more plsaa,
uTe IN southern disunionist than northern or
western disunionlst. ."-speect Dc, l6th, ls5J
81 am a friend ol the Conf nfadsraie states their
cause, but iiA 'nsmyl'- Hrtfaci J'Oa Spe seh,
"I am q Democrat--'or Consultation, for Law, for
Union, foe laberY - Rriraf ffom Ipssch.
"Neyer with NY co,s-enl shall peace be purchased
at the prce Of DiSUNION '-Ertrae Jyom Speech
No order OF bagpirnvht, executed by superior
force release me ffnn my rights as citizen OF
Oh0 ANT OF the United states E" Every
sentiment aud pressnn OF attachment to the Union
sud devotion 10 the Constitutional my country
which have ever cherished uttered, shall abids
uuclu,ngHl and unreirctsl until my return. ,-bii|
a,lifGs, bei.rs buHistpleH
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-08-21

Justice Swain, of the supreme Court, of
the United States, recently rendered deei.
sion at CINCINNATI from which weieopy the
following extract
awe sit here to administer the law, not Ia
make it,
With the excitement of the hour, we, as
Judges, have nothing to do They cannot
change the law nor affect our duty Cause
less and wicked as is this rebellion, and fear
futas has beenits cost already, in blood aud
treasure, it is notthe less our duty to hold
the scale Of justice, in all cases with firm
and steady hand.
The decision throughout was an able aud
patriotic one, doing credit TO the learned
Judge s
20. '' Y ' "l ......
EH-Freedom to the negro means slave.
ry TO the white man.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-08-21

We coming Father Abrah IN, three million patriots
sirouEi
We are here rom bleak New EnklaadTfrom Western
howery plains
throng, I II. .I }
TO conquer al tho ballot-bo1, and break the ,ohis
nlan's chAius. fHH
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lam quite aware. is but postponing the in
evitable decision which sooner or later
must be made; and do not hesitate to say
that. dodge and defer it as We may. in my
opinion the decision-%-I mean as to limits.
and possibly as 10 debt--must be made BY
the States and their citizens, acting as
theyadid when seventy years ago they en-
tered into the Federal compact. There is
no other conceivable mode. Maryland and
Kentucky, after all. each for herself. will
have 10 determine where her lot shall be
cas,. and what her pecaniary liability must
be--whether for share Of the Federal or
OF the Confederate debt, or whether to be
exempt from both. What MARYLAND and
Keatucky do, Pennsylvania and Ohio have
right 10 do. This settles the question Of
boundaries, and nothing else will; and it
the decision involves the abandonment Of
Washington, and leaving it a monument Of
what was once the capital ofa great .repub-
lie, be it 20. would rather see it rum
than what il 10 now-the garrison town Of
an uncertain frontier, mere barrier for
tress--a auge eRcanpment Of hslt-tsnanied
hoases. deserted BY respectable inhabitants,
and given up TO tho occupation Of jobbers
6nd contractors and disreputable men and
'woRea Of ell descriptions. These are sad
rsali,ies, bat they must be looked at. Our
mistake all along has been reluctance Ia
look realities in the face.
If this ware 70 be the action oil the seve-
raj States as 10 limits. and thu two Con
federacies ar., BY the voluntary action Of
the States, ultimately established and de
haed, surely % them may be lei, the really
International question as TO the navigatlar
Of INC Mississippi. The citizen Of the
Northwest you'd. it seems 10 ne, be bette,
content. and lave greater security for IN.
inPeced commerce than he has new, or car
have fer . leg time 10 Gene. with New
Gflaan9 under stern martial law, held bl
ope belligersnt, and Vicksburg BY another
ard When no craft but ram or an iron C lal
srnhsat dare venture from Cairo TO BatoI
Roags. One Of the first legislative acts
yet in full force. Of lae Confederate Go,
rernpeni. wss to declare the peaceful nav,
CATION Of the Mississippi free 10 the citi
zerE Of any Of tie States on its borders Of
the aerder, Of any Of its tributaries.
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Ri!lsburuugb &srarnsr.
HTLLsBoRoUGR, n. o.
Wednesday, February 4. 1859.
TIE NEWS

Reports from the Nor,h say thai Gen. Burnsi9s
has resigned, asd that Gen. Hooker has been put D
command q the array on The Rappahannsck. GoH
had advanced in consequence 10 I53. Il - slss aid
that Gems. summer and FIsnklin have been relieved
OF thsir command.
The sensation dispatches FROM Richmond aslins
that Gov. Rsbinson Il Kentucky had cali.l fsr sky
thousand troops 10 oppose Laeols 10 conses d
bis emancipation proclamation, and that csn mis-
soasrs from Illinois and Indiana had arrived Rirh-
nond, have not been esnarned..
The truth Of the Yankee sscosnt or the csp.sre 81
ArkanHs Post. with large snnbsr Or prisoners, &c
10 naeh esastsd. as no account 81 a hss bees r..
esived fom Seslhern sources.
Adviees from hsmphis cssfrn The rseor, d 10
sarniag Of Holly sPrisg,. Nj. IN !. retaliation Ter
tho b;lsr aOs,ility 81 tie ishsbi:aan."
!, was ruaouss Il ChansHsoss 90 ,as sois, TIA.
How sPdHgs las bssn Teesptarel sy Vaa Dem
vita sevcs srndfea prisoners and q large quanlity
Of stores. A SichisaH cavalry regimes, ~as bsaiy
Gu, up.
On the a7.h. .e,s.. Iaakrv ssasoass attacked
Fort Asalli.tsr, below .ssvsanah. AAsr .svsfs
bonssrdnsst d 81 hosrs. sksv si.Adsw. having -
sonpIishsd asthias. Net . ian ~as bart. o. sun
dislsisss 90 ssf side.
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been there, and the fact is so, Tassure you.
Your only redress is the polls. 1t these
odtragss had been perpetrated 10 England.
France, Austria or Russia eSen, they would
have aroused the people toarmed revolution
long ago. and violence would have follow
ed. Blu. here In the United States the peo-
pie have no necessity to spring to arms;it is
through the ballot box they work their rev
olutions, and through the ballot box the &C.
vernment shall know that they are acting
contrary to the peoples wishes.
Senator Wilson has said in his seat in
Congress that hfty arrests ought shave been
made for every one that wasarrested. LII the
Consultation is to be destroyed and rampled
under foot in the manner il has been. then
think j. likely there will be fifty arrests for
every one that has been arrested. and some
of those arrested will bs executed by the
guillotnc; but it will not be Us. When
the sIscation takes place il will be Cain
and not Abel that will suffer the penalty.
am for constitutional redress under tbs
Constitution. Ii 10 our right to claim it, il
is due Us. The speaker then referred to the
act recently Pasaed BY Congress legalizins
the acts oil the Government in ssspending
the habeas corpus. and the emancipation
proclamation Of the President, all OF which
he declared to be unconstitutional sRd
despotic in the extreme.
Mr.. Yallandigham was very severe on III,
President in consequence Of the suspension
Of the writ Of habeas corpus. and clai,a.d
that there was no authority for the exercis,
Of sech power in loyal States Ike n. York
1 Ohio and Indiana. His stack on the ad.
ministration vas frequently interrupted b,
Kisses. AID cries Of s.Put him out J. bat I'll.
crowd bore with the speaker very good na'
tarediy, and cheered him loudly as he tosi
his departure.
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s-rs1aie to, and Speech Of. mr.. Vallan
Gisiam In Now York.

Mr.. Fsslaldigham, the fearless member
eli Ce#a :ess, from Ohio, had been on Wis.
il 10 New yors. where he waa serenaded.
Ia resperdias 70 the calls Of his friends in
& speech. he All:
iaecesi this a \ testimonial that there
ue those 10 this grea metropolis Of the "
nited States who are ready, alter the erpe-
rment ef twsnty moatSs, TO turn their
hearts fscn bloody threats words OF con-
psoniso. TAppIsuse. Weary looking for
ward nsu 10 peaceful settle Sent 81 our
citicaltiss; bat it csn only be % 4ineu ~
. strict adherence 10 the Constitatios - u
wrs slzds By oar iathrrs. By this spsut
~ greatest structure Of modern tiass. this
n,ghfv tsapIe 81 liberty. can Be restored
sst maintained a. it ought 10 be. mean
ne unios as il vas. ths Union ss our faith
"a made it-[iosd cheersl-lhe Union a.
kIasd By Warrington. Jefferson and Ham
ltos, chs gave ~ greatness and prosperity
Geh a. belonged 70 40 other people since
As vsrla bsgas. Bat if We talk Of the Un-
M - il ~as, and not ~ Il ssgkt TO be,
We are csllsd traitors. " want 40 ssch
tnisa - the sdsinistrstisa propose 10
pvs -. II ia despstisn--ssta Usies Of
ssvsssixn States. bst q gniss ssch a. he
Abolisssists alone sssld give yos.
have ss heps 10 yaar executive.
Chsets. Nsbope that sny good csa csns
hsn Asrasaa Liacsis Or kis csbiurt.
lhlssss ask 10 favor u ISIS adninis.
vaisn. Kisses. and cries u pat aim OF.
Yogr citizsRs have bern arrested uilhout
"a pressss Of lsv; they have bssa psi IN
% prizes uiihsst bsing ted What tkelr Of
ssacs vss, ard ell - the plea Of aaiutsin-
isT csEsiisstissal liberty. Cheers. Tks
President rs - right to asks zach srbilfa.
~ srrssiti lst him regard The rights Of nis
fellou citizens, vho hlrs n.ds him rhst
he il. Cssrs.
Oar osly hses. fslls~ citizens, 10 in the
CQusrsti sfle6s. We can sIeett nothing
non til prsssst Cesgrsss. for il 10 an a.
ssnklsss II nan who ssvs se.a rspsdtated
a. hons. SCI vac acre lrsra ,urthlng. or
sas lssssHs II the late slsetiSnt wesld have
duchs .hsu fhrir Jeiiss. WIRE lsi an
kmsstrsa citizen sui lo-s- u N I cssnlry
Ishtals rsislcs u thar iGssns acts, for. &C
rsrc 1T y tie old ROWAN ssstng. these
vion ~ sais would asstror lhsy sfst
Vsks md II their SINCERITY il any in.
bfcs'iea II ,hsir cor az deus il eapnot bs
lfr ~. hrplsg's.
Tksrs i ~ salsatoa for lhs csantry in
s<pr@ent Congress LaaEAtu.l have