Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-17

The Ohio Sag NIGHTS.
By reference TO an article below copied from the
Cleveland Express, the Democrats Of Virginia viii
learn that the Sag Nichts or ant-American party
Of that State, have discarded Governor Medill
and other prominent Democrats from the State
ticket, and nominated the notorious Abolitonist--
Salmon p Chase, late United States Senator in his
place.
From the Cleveland Express.
The Sag NIGHT Nominations.
Some days since We stated that movement was
on foot by the Sag NIGHT organization Of Ohio to
throw overheard aportion Of the regular Democrat
c ticket, nominated In January last, In Columbus.
This movement was projected by the adminstra-
ton as forlorn hope to II from utter route in
Ohio. The secret, midnight, foreigner-courting
Roman Catholic organization OF Sag NIGHTS was the
instrument chosen for the work. Our predictions
are verified. On Thursday last eighty delegates
from subordinate lodges in various portions OF the
State, assembled in Columbus A g. Dimmock, OF
Pennsylvania and State Prison Warden notoriety,
and Mr.. Wilson, Of Tifin, the head of this foreign
league were present as leaders. The session was
a stormy one, but party discipline triumphed, and
three Of the regular conventions nominees were
thrown overheard.
For Governor VIM. Medill was cut OIL, and his
place supplied by Salmon p. Chase renegade loco
cognised by his party rode the antislavery hobby,
and by means Of the basest corruption was seated
in the United States Senate where refused the re-
admission he sought, to his party, he made "vir-
tue Of necessity" and stood firmly upon the anti
slavery platform.
| VIM d. Morgan, the regular nominee for Audi
| tor of State, was thrust aside TO give place to
Gen. Mcdowell, Of Highland, talented, drunken
loafer.
Geo. w. McCook, fayorite Of his party, and
regular nominee for Attorney General was cut OIL
| the ticket, and in his place was nominated Mr.
| McSweeney, of Wooster. Our information in re.
gard to the action Of this Bag NIGHT Convention 10
from one Of the delegates, and can be relied upon
as accurate How the faithful" will receive it.
mains to be seen.
| The Ohio State journal has the following report
of the Sag Niehts Convention
| After the opening ceremonies were gone through
with in the usual form, General Wilson submitted
his report. He stated that he had succeeded in
1 organizing ll5 lodges, and had visited every
county in the State. He spoke Of the great facii-
ties that had been furnished him By the postasers
and mail agents, in the ray of free tickets and
liberal contributions; and con,piimented pdyticil-
layly the United States marshaLs and their depm-
ties for their ereytions in tho cause. The report
closed with fierce denunciations Of the Know
Nothings, and recommended renewed efforts for
| their determination.
! After short interthission given for the purpose
of recovering their feelings, the doorkeeper gave
notice that two candidates were in waiting for I'M
tiation. On motion Of Mr.. Shaffer, the candidates
were admitted, and pnt through the usual forms Of
initiation, and the names of our old friends George
| W. McCook, of Steubenville, and Ray Haddock, of
| Sandusky, were added to the constitution. These
gentlemen then took their seats, the two best
looking men In the crowd
| csktsr he no liant
gave notice that the first thing in order would be
| the consideration of preamble and resolutions
sent up by the subordinate lodges requesting the
Governor to call an extra session of the Legsla-
| ture, asking withdrawal of part Of the present
Democratic State ticket, and requesting the order
to furnish funds sufficient to establish new
paper in Columbus, in place of the Ohio States.
man. Mr.. Shaffer moved the adoption of these
| resolutions.
/ A stormy discussion ensued. The necessity for
some such action was urged by nearly all the lead
| ing members Of the body. The desperate cond
| ton of the Locofoco party was alluded to In the
most pathetic terms. An extra session has been
demanded by al the leading men in the State.
| The present State ticket would be beaten worse
than II wss last FALL If some Of the candidates were
| not Withdrawn and the necessity of State organ
that could have the confidence Of its friends, at
least In few of its statements was strongly urged
As the President was about to put the question,
Colonel McCook (whose name is upon the State
| ticket arose. and, in his usual forcble manner,
denounced the whole proceedings So fercely did
\ hs pitch into sh.aer, that that interesting ind
vidusl hid his diminished head in shame. He lam.
pooned the President declared Dimmock hum.
bug, and, taking up his hat in a rage, he left the
hall, Disguised in the highest degree with the COM
| pany into which he had fallen.
At this unexpected termination of the debate,
the greatest CONSERVATION prevailed. All business
was forgotten, and q motion TO adjourn siss die
was put and carried and the delegates left the hall
In the greatest confusion.
The alliance between the national administration,
abotionism and foreignism In Ohio, snow complete.
President Pierce's "postmasters and mail agents
and United States marshals" are already in the
field in that State, with free tickets and liberal
contributions" to the friends Of Senator Chase
and VIM Lloyd Garrison, and preparing for the
"fnd determination Of slavery" as foreshadowed
by the resolution adopted by the Democratic State
Convention last January, and already familiar to
our readers But Sam, the patriot and conserva-
tive, Is after them, and will maui and excoriate
them in October as to render their free tickets"
worthless for any other purpose than to secure
them free passage TO the head waters Of Salt
river.
Railroad and other Matters in Texas.
HousroS, TrxAs, Saturday, April 2s, 1858.