New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-17
OHIO.


opposition to the Nebraska bill throughout the Stat,
of Ohio From the tone Of the leading press of that
State and from various other sources welearn that
fusion Of the Whig and Independent Democratic
rsrtes swollen by large sccessions from the rank,
of the late Democratic party proper. Is about 10
IKE place. 1t is in contemplation to hold Mass
Convention of al the opponents of the Nebraska in
quity and the yet greater contemplated aggressoas
Of the Slave Power the anniversary Of the passags
of the immortal Ordinance of l7c1.
We hail this movement with uDfeigned qualification
A. propitious Of wide and lasting advantage 70 the
c,use of freedom Ii is an omen which promises the
most benefcent results Let all sides and oil classes
Wings Democrats. aud Free-SOilers. generally, lay
aside their ancient and minor of difference and
in spirit of elevated patriotism unite in unsel;sh de-
voion to the great of human rights
1t time to sink subordinate questions, 10 leave
subjects of mere party policy and rally to the defense
of the great ideas and principles Of liberty which un
derlie them ALL The essential freedom Of the free
States is in jeopardy Emboldened by the conduct
If traitorous leaders of the northern Democracy and
the fathess dcsertion Of the National Executive to
its side Slavery has risen in lis might and aims to
subject not only all our unsettled domain, but the
free States of this Union, and indeed the whole
tinent 10 its sway. We hayelad before our readers
from time to time various and conclusive proofs Of
the vast designs of the Slave Power. II has CON.
paoted its forces by debauching the great body OF
Southern Wings, and presents in the slave States
nearly unanimous front IN support of It's present and
contemplated aggressons. The main agency with
which it proposes to operate aud that which alone
makes its designs plausible, is the Northern Demo
cratic party In this great scheme of suhugating the
spirit OF freedom aud establishing its sway over the con-
nen Slavery has the audacity to claim to sail under
the isg of Democracy. Upon the mingled bsss ofSpos
tate Southern Whiggery, Sccessionism and the mis-
called Democracy but real arstocracy of the Slave
States poses to great Slavery
party and to steal first the title democratic" has
already educcdalmost halfofthe Northern Represents
tiyesWho were electedby the Democratic party. thas
gained the Administration at least the MAORI
ty of its members to that side. This great coalition
eganst Freedom, thus compounded having in posses
sion the regalia and souvenirs of the regular Demo
cratic parry and the control of the Federal admins
traton, has flung out its banners, and proposes TO
conquer in its name. The danger of its success lies
mainly in the fact that the Democratic masses of the
North may not be seasonaby awakened to the designs
of this coalition and may continue to yield their con-
ii enee to leaders who have betrayed them. It's
coalition of such imposing strength, that it be
successfully met but in way. This is by the sban
donment of old party organizations Temporarily at
least) in the Free States and the fuso of the men
of all sides in party of determined opposition to its
nearious purposes. 1t is time for Wings to insist
that their principles of government wiser than
those of the old Democratic party. 1t is no time for
Free Sellers to be pragmatca and obstinate because
has pot wifi air in iba AZ 4
is no time for members of the Democratic party to
decline to carry out their principles, aud refuse to as
sert their most cherished convictions because in do
ing so they must leave old leaders and consort with
new allies The two old national political parties are
in confusion Almost the entire body of the old Wing
party in the South have broken of from their northern
brethren and joined the coalition against freedom.
Without the Southern Wings, the coalition could not
have succeeded in its first step, namely, the passage
of the Nebraska bill Yeti is designed to attempt to
cover all the past and the medtated treason against
freedom by throwing all the great cloak of De-
mocracy." The Nebraska bill is styled or to be
styled " Democratic measure, and as such is to be
put forward for the approval of the masses Of the
Democracy in the North.
Now what is to be done in the coming elections is
10 expose and defeat this great and unprnciped
aition against freedom and the free States And who
is to meet it and overthrow it Whose duty is it b.
perform this important work Is it the duty of the
Wings only of the Free Soil party only of the ex-
IRENE AboOnists only Not at all. 1t is just
much the duty the Northern Democratic party itself
as it il Of any other party How idle then for either
party TO stand out upon ancient divisions How alb
surd 20 refuse to cOaesce in the performance Of "a
great common object, which can only be attained by
combination of all, because the parties who should
cooperate entertain derentond anlagonstic opinions
upon subordinate questions of dcmest; policy We
object utterly to any such folly any where We
advocate cooperation and fusion We maintain
that the only policy of the sincere friends
of freedom and of those who are determined TO re-
sist the aggressOns Of Slavery, is to unite in solid
phalanx and so make their efforts tell There is no
sense in any other No man who realizes the
importance of the existing crisis and who is firm and
resolute in his opposition to the domination of tho
Slave Power will stop to ask about the party anteee
dents Of any candidate presented for his SURFACES.
II the candidate is true and reliable in the ser
vice for which he is wanted, that will be enough
We go for Wings, Democrats, and Free-Soilers alike
in the coming elections provided they are true men,
We will not say that, oil things being equal we should
not prefer Wings for Office. But we do say that wo
would in no case allow party preferences to stand
in the wsy of the success Of antNebrasks men, what.
ever their politics may have been heretofore. What
We are after 10 defeat the unhoy Slavery coalition
ri Southern apostste Wings and Northern doughfaces
III, hat, Ia, Z, N