American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-11-15
THE PRESgD ENCY.

The Cincinnati Gazette, in commenting
upon two anI half column article on
his subject in the National Era'make the
following just remarks:
W5 have read it with soma care. and
while we agree with it upon the question
of fexsonding the area Of African slavery;we
dissent in toto from the means which it
would employ to prevent so great an evil.
The article was evidently written before
the late elections in Massachusetts and
New York-for it is clear that tho article
anticipated the success of the Republican
party in both Of those States. Tho Era
would have us make the question of slave
ry the sole issue in the Presidential election
other questions are as dust in the balance
with this. Upon this issue the Era be-
loves the North would bo triumphant, and
that the can'lilste ombolying this solitary
principle would be sure to be elected. -
While we woull not support a candidate
Who f,vorel the extension of slavery, and
woull notexereise the power anil patron
age Of the Government for that purpose,
we are not prepared to say that we would
support oue who represented other ideas
b,siIs this isolatel one Of the non -exten-
sion Of slavery. We lay it down as fixed
fact, that the Democratic Convention will
nominate candidates pledged to extend the
institution, and adopt a platform ultra re-
stEictve Of the rights Of the free S;atcs;but
it by no means follows that the opposition
must initiate them in directly opposite
course, or Because they say black,w must
say white. There is middle course,
which if follow,l, mty lead, and Most
likely would, 10 beneficial results.
Tao Era thinks it is highly important
for tha Republicans to cut loose from the
American party. Indeol, it is difficult to
say which it regards as tho greatest evil,
the American party or extension Of slave
ry. 1t denounces one as bitterly as the
other, and at as great length. Advice o
this kind is mere lunacy, Without the
aid of the American party, Ohio could not
have boen, and cannot ba, carried agans
the Democratic party. The American
party proper is stronger to-day, in boil
Ohio and Indiana, than the Republican
party. The late elections in New York
ooJ M,s,ooLusoIt, Jon,opstroto thot tI,.
same is true as regards those States. Boil
the Republican and tho American parties
are opposed to the Democratic party, anc
will enter the Presidential arena determin
ed to defeat it, and grasp from it the scep
tire of power. 1t should be the aim of both
the American and Republican parties to u
mite in the support of the samo candidates
not to divide and waste their strength, as
recommended by the National Era. Will
union ofthe Americans, Republicans and
old line-Whigs, and with the nomination
ofgood men for President and Vice-Pres
ident, the country can be carried from
Maine to Georgia against the Democratic
nominees, and allow verylarge per cent
age of waste for the chipping off of per
sons who oppose the American organiza
tion.
We may as well make up our mind nov
as at any time hereafter, that the Demo
cratic party will keep within its fold, as
has done heretofore, the almost entire for
eign vote. The New York Tribune ac
knowledges this fact. There is no use t
try to win their affections from the Dem
ocracy. They are there, and there The.
will remain. True they are not all there
" there are many Protestant Irish and Ger
mans who voted on our side, and will vot
50 again and again. The Catholic vote
However, is with the Democrats. Their
ste- individual exceptions, but, as a gener