The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-06-22
words Of ,ylsdor, for al. Progress

x.a siyes.
1t is with no ordinary satisfaction TINT we ley
before our readers the following sound and. JUDI
cious remarks from the I'aineseiRc Prtcgraph.-
They are the product of an enlightened, fur-see-
ing mind, mind patriotic as it is Intelligent
We have ventured to utter our convictions, sr,d
we have waited long for response. We ro,iaice
that one man-fke utterauce has haen TearIessIv
given in behalf of the true policy, dot in diffusve
generals, but in plain. poin:ed specifics. ..What
is there to preveDs this Onion in Lake?' asks the
Telegraph. Thati is the way to talk it. And we
ask srhat is there TO prevent this union an Portagee
Shall unpatriotie. personal hostility and blind
Ientless party spirit preventit? We hope not
Let us act as it becomes wise and just men. Sub
sii;ute Portage for Lake, and the article is well
adapted to this county as TO that. The I'eie-
groph says:
A yyIil-.A Way.
There are certain facts. that we mny take
for grnnt7d. and one OF them j., that il the
ers in Lake were qnie'ly questioned on all the
issues touching Freedom or Slavery, no material
difference 4ef or ion Ncud be found They
love Freedom; hey bate Slavery. YET they
are made 10 sand apart. war with and agai's
each other, as ilthey differed materially on these
issues
Now that this i wrong, we need Eo' stop to
prove. Every candid man will admit It 10 be
50. But achy is this wrong perpelrated- or con-
linued? Here again noted and we'll known
facts will answer this question. Party does lhi,
bad work. Whig viii 90, associate with Ien,-
ocrat; Democrat must oppose Wing; and both
fgh, the Free Soiler. Party, and The pride and
prejudice and antagonisn1 created hy i, cause
The whole mischief
The practical enquiry comes up then, can
This cause be removed hat ii should be, all
will admi'. For though parry be essential io
Republic, yet is il most fatal 10 TINT Republic
and 10 The manhood and inlegrI'y of lis voters,
when it sacrifices conviction to luS', or cor
science to power. Tha, i, can be, we believe,
and we will state, briefly, The grounds Of our be-
lief.
The Wing organization is dead. Il has life
no where; in no State has i, or can il have
unity of purpose. or consistency of actor The
elements which compose it coEfci; the leaders
are at war. Seward and Granger cdn neve,
act in concert; nor will the New Yo:k Til
bune. and New York Express, fgFt now, or
hereafter, side by side. These facts, seen and
admitted by al, set lie The point: prove conclu-
sively. that !he Wig organization is dead.
The Democraey is in power, bu not united
Never in OH and all over the Union. did
there exist in that organization such bitterness
of feeling among leater towards each other,
and such distruss umong its intelligent supp1r-
ters of the party itself. 1t is down, deep down.
in lis serviliiy. Ii could not get lower, if il
would. The ynang men Of the party full Of
life and enthusiasm, hate this lreachery 10 hu-
manly, and tnls srcrifce of every real demo-
crn,ic element. 10 the Sluve-ocFacy They hate
the ac', The infamy of The bargain. and the
mode of making it. Besides all this, tie Ad-
ministration has adopted the policy Of uniting
all the conhi ting wings which compose the De-
mocraey. Each is represented in the Cahine,
Southern ultra ard Barnburner, Northern
and S1uthern Democra.. Compromise and ami
Compromise. This policy never has and nev-
er will succeed, and the wise and far-seeing In
the party know il.
Thus "the great public" wi:h compose these
old organic uions il conGition 10 hear. 10
consider, 10 aci, independently. and 10 carry ouI
honestly their own views. This in ifself IS n
great point; half the victory. For when men
have an ear to hear. and heatt 10 receive, aud
al,
Guilty in forming an union, and finding sody
to ac'. What, then, ore the difficulties which
prevent earnest ant'-slavcry men from uniting
and acting in concert, inaOhin. this fall? Nc
thing but party pride. party pesia5i,e, and old
aningonlSms. Remove these, and the uhion Is
formed; an enduring one, because based on
truth. Conquer these. and you conquer what
IS wrong in yourse'fand what is wrong in party
doing for Instice and 2iglt what every Free
man should do.
Some Wings object and say-,bis will be
Free Soil Triumph; Free Soilers will win, and
we shall be put down" Whit folly! The
| Fee Deocracy are in minority Let AMI
slavery Wings and an,i.suvery Democrats unite
with them, and these Wigs and Democrats,
to-day will be largely in the maj>rry. Bes ides,
Free Soiers are willing to surrender The Offices.
ii the END they aim at. can be accompanied by
this union of The true men Of all parlies.-
What is there, then, to prevente this union in
Lake? Why should i, not lie made in all Ohio?
There is every reason in favor of it. First. ii
would creptc real progressjUe party, uni;ing
all wise reformers together. and placing The
Thinkers, where they should be, in one organ
izaion. Second. it would put life into The hearts
Of the people, for then lhey could ac' out their
conviction. and be free. ''0h, but the leaders
will object" Let them! Are vo,ers masters.
or seiis? Are the lenders Of parties to deere
8 and dictate to the people? Only l't The true
men of all siles among them come out bold,
define their position, tell the country what they
believe. what they mean 10 do. and wha, they