The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-06-08
OHIO IN THE VAN.

Thank God One Of the Oldest and great
est of the States consecrated to Freedom and
Free Labor by the Ordinance of 1887, meets
the crisis in a spirit and witF- an intelligence,
equal to its responsibilities The Wings Of
Ohio have magnanimously resolved to give up
their name and their organization, and go for
party of Freedom; the Independent Demo
Gratis are emuleting their e;ample; and the
Anti-Slavery Democrats of II Administration
party will soon unite with tn N.
In the great State of Oho, says the Gin
cinnati Gazette, "let the work be commenced.
Let us have a Union for the sake of the Uuion.
Let Freedom have her phalaEx as we'll as Sla-
very"
awe call not" says the OHIO State Journal,
"upon the Wings as 8 distinct organization !;
we ask not for the cooperation of the Free
Democracy, or of the Old Democracy, as dis
tinct bodies. We invoke the Democracy of
numbers, the Friends of Liberty everywhere,
and all parties, to take hold CT this work. as
duty they owe themselves and the country.
Shall there be a response 2"
To this the Cleveland Herald promptly re-
spends
"Let the Convention be called without the
Intervention of existing organizations let it
come from the People. 1t will be the inaugu-
ration of the Party Of the Psop,,e, and will Sc
cure the rendition, at the fall erection, Of such
popular verdict as will clearly Indicate tho
position which Ohio intends 10 assume"
These three Wing papers sovfrally represent
the sentiment of the Wing masnes in southern,
in central, and in northern OAlio. They are
the old standard-bearer of the Party; 80 that
their conduct at this crisis shows that hence
forth there is to be in truth PAT y of Freedom,
a real Democracy, in Ohio.
The Leader, of Cleveland, one of the leading
organs of the Independent Demo crazy, halls the
movement Of these papers.
awe second, !" it says, "with our whole heart
its suggestion. The hour has come, when every
personal consideration and party prejudice
should be sacrificed on the altar of q common
patriotism; as we shall meet, tesolutely and
promptly, the Slave Power, now seeking to OBJ
tain the absolute and perpetual control of the
American Government We are ready, for
one for the inauguration of the Party of the
People, and, burying all differences of the past
and all divisions of the present will labor with
our neighbor, and with the true men of every
party, to insure its triumph in Ohio and in the
nation.
As to the time of holding the Convention
we would suggest Thursday, the 18th of July
the anniversary of the Ordinance of 1881
which secured Freedom to the Northwest, and
the principles of which have been so atrocious.
ly violated in the repeal of the Missouri Com
promise by the present Congress"
We understand that Mr.. Wade and Mr..
Chase, the Senators from Ohio, gre Of one mind
and heart upon the subject, and are prepared
cordially to sustain the movement thus auspi-
ciously begun. Soon we shall have responses
from the Liberal Democrats all over the State
and then, the ball once put in emotion, where
will it stop?
We do like to see men in earEsst, and work
ing in obedience to the plain ditates Of COM
mon sense.