Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-03
THE DEMOCRACY OF OHIO.
FROM THE ALBANY EVENING ARGUS OF wBDsrsD

FROM THE ALBANY EVENING ARGUS OF WEDNESDAY.
At the late State election in Ohio a majority
Tplurality] of sixty thousand or Whereabouts was
given for the Democratic State ticket. The Wash
ington Union, the Albany Atlas, and other organs
of Northern Coalition set up loud cry of exuta-
ton and rejoicing 1t was echoed by the Richmond
Enquirer and other Southern presses which knew
nothing about the facts, and which doubtless sup
posed that the " Democratic party" in Ohio was,
like the Democratic party in Virginia or New Jer-
sy, party acquiescing-to use the mildest term
in the doctrines of the Baltimore Platform.
We pointed out to these presses that the Demo-
cratic organization of Ohio, as it existed in 1913,
had capituated at discretion TO the Freesoers had
abandoned the principles of the Democratic party of
the Union; and had solemnly adopted in State
Convention an anti-slavery platform. We submit
ted whether triumph secured by such sacrifc
of principle was not triumph over which Ma
tional Democrat should rather mourn than rejoice,
and was not in fact triumph of the Freesoilers
Of that State.
These remarks were the signal for an outburst Of
vituperation and abuse on the part of the Freeso
Atlas, the Freesol Cincinnati Enquirer, and other
pensionaries of Coalitonism in the course of which
the Argus was accused of mourning over Demo
cratic victories and seeking to assail Democratic
Administration, The Washington Union formally
acknowledged the Ohio victors as Democrats in full
communion with its school; and, though it never
dared deny even reprint our allegations it virtu-
ally refused to admit them. We were in no wise
surprised at this, for even at that time it evil
dent that the Union had determined to stand fall
by that principle of plumber which, in its blindness,
it imagined could unite the opposite doctrines of
antagonistic parties in one harmonious whole.
We have now an authoritative exposition of
the Democratic" platform in Ohio, from speech
lately delivered by the Hon. SALMON p. CHASE,
of the United States Senators from that State,
which fully bears out our assertions as to the
manner in which the late victory was achieved.
He frankly discloses the beastly coalition to which
the Washington Unions i" Administration triumph"
was subsequently due. Mr. Chase it viii be re-
membered, was a supporter of Van Buren, and
Adams in 1913, and prominent member of the
Buffalo Convention in that year. His party in the
succeeding year coalesced in Ohio in this State,
with the Democrats, and upon very nearly the same
terms, and, as consequence, he says
In Ohio the Wings have fallen considerably at the
last election but that vote is not fair index Of their real
strength But the vote of the other party, the indepen
dent Democrats and the old line Democrats may be taken
as fair test of their strength We cast for John p
Hale for President 81 900 votes for State
ticket about 81 0o0 although Of the candidates
ceyed high 900 votes and less than 80 600
taken into consideration large increase will be found to
have taken place Tie old line Democrats hars adopted
anti-sarcy platform, looking upon slavery great evil
and protesting every in their power
dictate it in the best possible. Now that is eracy
doctrine; all that demand of the Government is
that it should all its efforts to eradicate slavery in the
United States The difference between the independents
and old line Democrats is that the independents refuse
their support national candidates. while the old line
Democrats submit to the support Of candidates whose
platforms antagonisc to the State platform The
next State Convention in Ohio will reject the platform
and thus there will be hard party but the soil Of that
State rather SOFT and will not therefore be suited to
the of the hards But do believe there will
be soft party in that State As to the future no
one express an opinion with certainty"
1t appears from this admission that the lcayen Of
nationasm is working in Ohio, and that at the next
State Convention there is probability of an effort
being made to break to pieces this infamous coali-
ton with the Western Reserve abolitionists and
fanatics. We hail this promise and, even though
the purified Democracy cannot claim majorities Of
sixty thousand for their ticket, we hope to record
wholesome vote, and one which will prove that in
future contests they will preserve the faith untant
ed, even the price of temporary defeat,