The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-06-19

party, ahd that any thing good, heneh.
cent, or polite in morals. or politics, To
them owes its paternity. r'
The "call," when filled with names. is
directed tn be returned forthwith to Sen
ator S. P. Chase, who seems to be the
father, and at the bottom Of the conlrv
ance, that is The secret order, while the
face oflhe paper requests its return to
the comnittec. ........s t.. -.
Yours. &c, --.
Here is pretty kettle of fish. The
parry that has shouted itself hoarse for
Texas annexation, and the Mexican war
that is responsible fnrall the movements
that have been made To extend the area of
slavery, aud to bring il up prominently
TOR discussion before the public mind =
now sets itself NJ as the true and only
anti slavery party of the rai"li The f'I-
gitive slave law. that was introduced by
Locofncn aud supported by that party
almost unanimously. and passedin Com
gress-bulh Hnuscsuf which were strong
ly Loc"fnco, now turns out To be "Whig
measured" All this wonderful discovery
is made by Senator 5. p, CHASE, at a
meeting of Lrcofncos at Toledo. Ohio, in
this year Of Grace, 1851. aud in the mouth
Of May thereof. To assist in persuadiuy z
MEDrL. ALLEN. BARTLEY. RrEMELIN,
e., that CnAsE Il ca. are the real true
blue Locofocos. they lug in the NATION
al Bank" Oppressive Tariff" "Aien
and Sedilirn laws" &c. in the same cat
rgnry as the fugitive law, aud hope, by
placing Ihem side by side. 10 array the
whole Locof'cu strength ofOhio on Mciy
aew p'aJorm, aud leave the aforesaid Al
LEN. MEDTll, BARrLEY e Co. decidedly
in the back ground-a kind of cast of
rear corps, ust enough and Just fit to
carry home CAss' body ."by way Of the
lakes" to its final resting place in the
Wolverine State, while thew, the said
CHASE, SPALDlNG Il Co, place themseIve.
in the front rank ofthe Ohio Democratic
forces. aud march them to victory.
This scheme of CHASE & Co.. is one ol
the sharpest things in the way of politica
mauGuvering we have witnessed OF late
and we shall not be surprised To see il
eminenrly successful. The plan of send
ing some private circular of this kind, EN-
bodying the peculiar notions of CmAsE &
: Co., and of getting tie signatures of al
many Of the leading democrats to then
as is possible. aud then TO have these doc
, meuls, with these prominent democratic
names attached all semitic Senator CHASE
by which he will have in his hands the
= eUideRce IF these mems adhesion to lii
=, platform; is one of maSterly iorcthough
and p'Iicy. Many poor devil will ge
his foot in a trap before he is aware of it
> and hereafter, If they presume 10 bnlt a
J the leadership of CHASE & Co, or rerus
. > to stand upon the new platform they have
erected, they will be brought up all stand
, ing, with the sight of their own name
= appended to circular; containing al! tn
!. essentials of The new faith, BY this the
% will be kept guicscent, aud the bold mar
=. ayers Of the scheme will use them Q
u will
We shall look on with some interest t
. see which side the Oh,O Statesman wi
+ take in this affair. We have had yer
: decided evidence that the managers {
y that concern we've not very desirons
~ mnrtyrtom in behalf of Gen. CAss, all
10 we shall expect, in view fall this, to Sc
i them take the side of CHASE Il CO.,
70 gainst the Old Huukers Of the party. Th
~ ChtHtcothe Ad0ertiser, Lancaster EagI
u Dayton Empire. Cincinnati Empire
a &C., are expected to take grounds dga'n
5 this new platform and new leaderShi
o. inasmnch as they have rather pertina
- iously declined. heretofore, tn engage
~, ~ the " Woo" speculation.
~ We trust we are doing very essenti
IN service 30 both branches of the Dem
"a cracy, by giving to them the facts in Il
u, laIion To this new movement. lnasmut
= as veiy many of them will desire lit
10 time To deliberate which side they W
take when this circular is presented
them. as 10 t0W be. we think i; fair az
a proper that they have time to make u
ct their minds. This is going to be ralh
y. troublesome question to get along wi
when the Presidential campaign com
10 on, as all the leading candidates on tn
cd side are committed in faoOr of this fue
tive law. But CHASE & Co hope by ge
an ting the leaders aud the body of the pa
ed ty committed against it, to be able
transfer them to some future VAN BURE
10. or some one who may be selected to ma
of igate some future Buffalo platform in Il
of great boat race of 1852.
for The Young Mems State ConventiC
az. was stranRlad bY the Old Hunkers. We