The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-06-27
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For the Ashland Union.
Mr.. EDITOR: As might have been ex-
pected, friend " Fusion does not like
to be interfered with whilst he is wooing
and cooling the Freesoilers. He 10
doubt thinks it might prevent the con.
templated fusing ct the Convention soon
to be held. He admits, as we honestly
infer from what he says, and no doubt
it is true, that all he desires is to form
a union for the purpose of defeating the
old loco-foco party. and in order. to do SO
he is willing to sacrifice every other opin-
ion and principle, no matter of how much
Importance. But how long this liber-
ality on his part is to continue, he does
not say ; it possibly will be until the
election is over, and then, if as he ex-
poets, a majority of the ticket elected
is Wing, as usual he will forget that any
promises were made; and those private
opinions and principles of his will no
doubt be made public, and his big soul
will say to Freesoilers " I have no more
need of you assistance, 1 I'M a Wing
what care I for your Higher Law prin-
ciples. It is true US Wings united with
you for the reason that we could not
otherwise succeed, but now We have
tho power and the influence and we in
tead to use it." But We are informed
by our big souled friend, (barring the
soul) that the split in the National X.
Nothing Council was caused alone by
the love Of freedom, on the part of the
northern members. Whilst we admit
that the south were tenacious for their
views on the slave question, we also as
sert hat the northern members did not
object to the report of the Committee
on account of the principles it contained,
but the objection of the most of them
was, that with such q platform they
could not succeed, and that the Freesoil-
ers of the north could not be gulled in
to its support. And so it was a matter
of e~xpcdiency, and not of principle, as
Fusion " would have you believe
Had it not been for fear of the Freesoil-
ers they would have swallowed it with
as little conjunction as did this same
" Fusion aud his Wing brethren their
National Platform, that for splitting up
on which they found so much fault with
GREELEY.
There is one question in which we
think that our Foreign-born Freesoilers
and their true frieads are interested in,
and that is, it was not as to their right
to vote and hold Office, and whether they
should be debarred these privileges on
account of their religious vi.ws that the
Convention of Know Nothings differed.
They seem to have been of one mind on
hat subject, and all cried, down with
the Foreigners and up with the Natives,
down with the Catholics and up with
the Patent Gospel. Now the question
is, will the Northern Know NothiDgs
sacrifice these glorious principles which
they have taken a blasl hemous oath to
support, or will theYLika"fusfoe,
keep them in the background until af-
ter the election? The latter, no doubt,
will be done. And as to whether the
Freesoilers will trust them 1 know not,
neithsr do I care, for I believe they are
as competent to judge as either "Fu-
sion " or any one else. They have had
opportunities to test the propricty of
uniting with either party and the ques-
ton to be decided, if not already done,
at least with those who are honest
among them, is, would the cause of free
dom not have been further advanced if
the Freesoil party had always kept up
a separate and distinct organization p
But Fusion " insists that not only he
but that Freesoilers take no interest in
the white mans rights, and that no mat
ter how they are infringed upon, it is of
Importance when compared with free
ing the negro. This We cannot as yet
believe of the honest Freesoiler, but no
doubt it IS the sentiment of Fusion ="
that his negro love is only for the
being.
In conclusion, let me ask our big soul
ed lover of Freedom, how long back he
dates his conversion to anti-S!avery vo-
? was it since the votes he east for
Mr.. CLAY and old ZACx; or is it of as
date as Ger. SCoTr and his nom
Intervention Platform which our Wing
Friends admitted was the same, as re-
CARDS Slavery, with the one adopted
by the LocofocosP A little light upon
this subject will 10 doubt edify your
friend Freesoiler as we'll as
PAUL PRY JR.
For the Ashland Union.]