Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-09-05
Gen. sehenck and his speeches.

The Republican Central Committee might
have spared themselves the ,ronsls Of placing
their caudidaie for Congress 10 shis District
upon the stump; be bss lived here 50 long
aud beer, heard so often that people are gem
erally scqusiutsd With his style and know b.
forehand what kind Of harangdss be will give
them, AT least, .if slowed 70 speak at ell, he
might heuceforth during the campaign re-
main closed up, for the speeches be has made
at Hamilton and on the Court House steps
are speciniens--in them be has exhausted
himself and whatever more he may say will
b. but rspetitiop. 1t ID speshhps even more
unfortunate for the gentleman himself than
for his hearers that all his pnblic addresses
shonla be bat the outpourings Of a bitter
and malignant nature He knows hub one
mode Of appeal to the popular mind--it is
by deDunciatiOn aud abuse OF those who
happen in any way to differ from him, or
this peculiar kind Of rhetoric he is brih tul
aud .overeovingi ask him for Arguments
and be will give you plenty Of abuse expect
facts and you will receive the same article
abuse; il he makes plea in court there is
nothing in II but Bullying, brow.beating and
abuse were he to address young ladies
seminary or a female missionary sosiety.
places where those who know him best would
be least likely 10 trust him., he would stildeal
ip the only one article ne has on hand--
abuse + Talk about Copperheads why the
venom Of all the reptiles Of creation, double
distilled and fu6g OF by the eontottious and
gyratiops Of q. sootShed rsttlespake voaldlptt
equal the malignity and virulenee this man
scatters around him wherever he goes.
This Of course, pleasesisomei there are al
ways fiw everywhere who rejoice in any
thing likely to make trouble, yet we happen
to know some of the gentleman's own party
who are sorry to see this course pursued who
regret that after the ill-feeling between neigh
bors and fellow.cilizens which for some years
past has reigned here, was dying away, aud
there was a prospect of more kindly feelings
prevailing, il should again be stirred up; that
low epithets should be applied to political op
poneuts, and Misrepresentation INDUCED in,
and vituperation and denuncation and abuse
showered down so that bate may take the
place Of kindness, suspicion and distrust ban
ish goodwill aud perhaps some devil be stir-
red up again to shed the blood Of peaceful cit
izens upon our sidewalks Such result is sure
TO follow such teachings, and therefore they
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will be deprecated and condemned by every
good citizen of both political parties But
the gentleman, himself would only be too well
pleased to see such result brought about ii
is no. only,iu accordance with his feelings
but made plain by his reasoning; there can be
no honest ditferenceof opinion as to what is
for The good of our country--those who think
wrong and have no rights we are bound to rel
spect, and ought not to be permitted to live
therefore, kill them, the sooner the better r.
This is the doctrine, and taught SO plainly that
none may fail to "see it,
We certainly did not expect the General
to occupy time in his speeches by detailing
the peculiar advantages attending military
scouting by railroad, nor are we disappointed
that he does not, when he comes before the
mechanics and lsboring men Of this district,
who with sad and heavy hearts eouie Ip is;5
the impending draft which is to drag them
from their homes and leave their families to
want, reoite how much he exsrted himself to
make the obnoxious MEASURE still more OBJ
Roxious and its burdens still more grevious to
be borne But we must confess our surprise
at one-thing: that any man should have the
effrontery to come before this free people
and boast of having interferred with free
elections, surpssses all we have yet seen
or heard of in these surprising times. To try
to apologize for such an act is to insult ev.
cry intelligent man present, yet General
Schenck actually boasts of having thus abol.
ished the most Sacred rights of free peo
pie and boastipgly announces that he would
do the like again Bear it 10 remembrance
voters of this Congressional Districtl Had
this newly Aedged military genius command
OF a few. bayonets here, not one of you
would be allowed to approach the polls un
less, with hat in hand, and "by your leave
my good lord T. not even then without previ
GUS pledge that your vote wonld be cAst'for
his High Mightiness, that he might be in a
position to help continue the war and vote
himself and his relatives good fat salaries. !.
The General says the teAt oath which hi
7, required of the voters of Maryland was on,
of allegiance TO the United States Govern
ment. He was careful not to read the oatt
to his audience, and certainly he did not tel
the whole truth. had he done 90 he wna,l,