The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-20
saturday Evening, Jan. rs, Is5;

Of an Inclination upon the partof the Free
Democracy to join their fortunes with the
L.ocofoeo party, and with it to sink or SWIM
For several years past, lhcy have kept up
their seperate organization, aud win anoc- !
~cdsionSl exception, caused principally by d !
eemporary coalition with the Locolocos''hey
ehave7been deprived Of the spoilS oil ohce'
and now they are beginning to look about
them to see whether they cannot lorm " per-
manent union and thus secure TO themselves
a portion in the distribution Of the spoils.
A few weeks since, the National Era
published a letter from Mr.. Phillips, a lead
ing free-suiler Of Massachusetts,, with some
comments. The Era had previously chang
ed its position upon the abolition question
and expressed its opinion that the abolition
of slavery dependeda last upon the men OF
the South. Between the Era and Mr..
phil!ips, as near as we could ascertain, II
was agreed that there was no use OF the
term "Free Democracy, y the latter Of itself
being all sufficient. The articles published
excited suspicion and provoked omnen at
the time, but we did not then consider them
Of sufficient Importance to tax our columns
with their publication. We allude to them
now in calling the attention of the reader to
the action Of the Free Soil Convention held
at Columbus on "Wednesday last, nnd hope
that the Wing portion of that organization
will consider whittier they are tending.
Mr.. Jacob Brinkerhoof, formerly a Loco
foco, was chosen President, and SIr. Rufus
Spaulding, o. the same kidney, was appoint
ed chairman of the committee on resolutions.
Samuel Lewis was nominated for Governor;
Benz. Bissel, of Lake county, Lieut.. Gov
ernor; Reuben Hitchcock, Of Cuyahoga,
Supreme Judge; w. r. Graham, of Frank
lin county, Secretary Of State; J. w, Chat
fin, of Clinton county, Treasurer of St1te;
Cooper X. Watson, of Seneca county, At
torney General; Q. A. o, Blair, Of Lick
ing county, for member ofthe Board ofPub-
lie Works. = o.
The usual resolutions relative to the ques-
ton of slavery were adopted, together with
a batch Of others expressing rights which nc
one denies. But most important of all, were
another lot resolving 10 favor Of hard-money
free-trade, direct taxation and river and llar
Dor improvements in particular cases, or il
other words, with the last exception and Thu
peculiar phraseology Of .his can hardly mpk'
it one, adopting the Loeotoco PLATFORM
Members Of the Convention, who had u
some time in their past history been Wing
and IN favor OF the American System
squirmed and talked and threatened; but al
was of no account. The Convention pass
ed the resolutions and now for all ~practica
purposes occupy tho position Of Ohio Loco
focoism upon questions Of State and Nation
al policy. That the two parties, under sucl
circumstances, eau long remain apart, W,
do not believe. The Northern Locofoco.
and Free Democracy aro fast approaching
each other.
PRoeREss.-The Ohio State Journal say,
that "the resolutions of Mr.. CRADLRBAuGH,ir
the Senate, recommending a change in tn,
constitution OF the United States, providin,
for the election of three Senators from eacl
State by the people, and also providing 70
the election Of Cabinet officers and Suprem'
Court Judges, by the people Of the Union
has at least the merit Of novelty. The ide
is 90 new--such u stride in progress, that W
ppprehend it will take the party some year
to catch up with II. We wish to call pub
lie attention to 1t, and put Mr.. C~KADLEBAUG
on record, SO that some twenty years hcnc
he may have the benefit oft"
If from the entire wisdom Of the Ohio Leg
i~slature, we had been called upon to selec
the man who would move such resolutions
we certainly should have guessed Mr.. Ora
dlebaugh the first time, and we think til
Journal is doing him no more than justice b.
giving him the benefit Of his invention. 4
Some other genius might hereafter iuy clan
to it. A man, ambitious and not gifted wit
sufficient talent to climb the ladder 10 ib
usual way, is very apt to adopt some iDgeni
Gus method Of getting his name into tho pa
pers. Pass Mr.. Cradlebaugh along! Tn,
idea Of clecting cabinet officers by the PEG
pie and thus making several Presidents in
stead of one, is peculiarly rich and worthy o
the Honorable Senator who conceived it,.
If patents were allowed for political inven
tons, our Locofoco brethren, in these dayi
of progress, would lay claim to an inhnil,
number. Some ofthem, it is true, might b,
thrown among the rubbish aud be forgotten
but Mr.. Cradlebaugh's would certainly b,
preserved AS a curiosity.
GooD.-A telcgraphic despatch says thu
the Hon. John NJ. Clayton has been clectc
United States Senator for six years by III
Delaware Legislature. We are glad ofthi
Charges Of deception by distinguished Sci
ators wilt pc promptly rebuked and the faul
IL any, will be placed on right shoulders.
0-There is sound truth, us well as go,
philosophy, in the following, which we CT
from the Columbus Journal:
"The Locofoco maxim is, 'THat Cover
meHt is best rhtch governs least This is col
s~istently carried out in some respects b
their party in Ohio. They do less when
power in proportion to- pay, than can we
be described. Their late nominations Al