The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-07-25

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is well established, that the majority of the
Convention referred to, went to Columbus
not so much to nominate an acceptable
candidate for Governor, as to nominate
Salmon p Chase. With them this was
the zone idea,' to which every one was
held subservient 1t was decreed that
Chase should be the candidate for Gov
ernor whether the nomination produced
harmony or discord Adhesion to Chase
was held to be the only test of the new
republicanism as expounded by Joshua
r. Giddings and men of that ilk The
newborn republican party must be bap-
tized in the name of Chase, or it could lay
no claim to legitimate parentage.
with this intolerant spirit so plainly
developed, and so obstinately adhered to,
it was not, of course, to be expected that
harmony could result"
The following is from the Cleveland Express,
a Know Nothing organ:
"We confess that we have strong
aversion to Chase under any circumstances.
lie is not a man to our liking. Nor are
We alone in this feeling OF the outsiders
at Columbus at least one half were hos
tile TO Chase, and many avowed their de-
termination to withhold their votes from
him. The feeling in Hamilton, Ross,
Fairfield, Butler, Licking, Franklin, Mi
ami, Clark, Pickaway, and other counties,
is strongly against him."
Flom the Cincinnati Times, edited by Pap
Taylor, the Know Nothing candidate for Mayor,
at the time of the riots:
"There are only two facts which as yet
we are sure Of in this locality, in refer
ence to the nomination of the candidate
for Governor, to wit: the ultra Freesoil
leaders are we'll pleased, and so are the
leaders of the old-line Democracy, the
first being "cock sure" of MIR. Chase's
election, the latter feeling that the only
chance against them has been lost by their
opponents.
1.-The records state that the American
Democratic party of Ohio numbers one
hundred and thirty thousand voters, OF
whom about one in ten, or thirteen thous-
and, will follow the seeding leaders, such
as Spooner and others, leaving one hun
dred thousand voters, after allowing sew
enteen thousand for the sick, absent and
Indifferent"
One hundred thousand Know Nothings that
will not go the fusionists, according to the
Times.
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We have marked for insertion the proceed
ings of other inti-Chase meetings, as well as
extracts from other Wing and Know Nothing
papers, which take strong ground against the
Fusion nominees, but we are compelled to defe,
them for want of room.
At the Anti-Chase meeting, in Cincinnati
Judge Johnson, the whig candidate for Governor
of Ohio, in 1850, addressed the meeting
School Taxes.
In the Belmont Chronicle of the 5th inst.
appeared communication charging the pub
Usher of the Spirit y with supporting the tax
Law from interested motives; or to use the
writer's exact words:
II do believe, Mr.. Editor, that the
opinions of some people are influenced By
their interest, sometimes. For instance,
now there is James r. Morris, of Monroe
county, makes his Spirit of Democracy
rap out for him, that he is vehemently in
favor of the present system Of distributing
the school fund among the counties" ]"
Were it not that the publisher of the "spirit y
is mentioned by name, this anonymous scrib-
bier would not be noticed. This style botokens
anything but the gentleman. But that the peo-
pie may see what interest the publisher of the
sSpirit'' has in supporting the present school
law, it is only necessary to say that the tax
paid by him under levies made by state, town
and township, for school purposes alone,
amounted to the sum of forty-ttco dollars and
jtty-eisht cenls, for the year 1854. Now as he
had but two scholars--one seven and the other
nine years of age-in his family, who attended
school seven months each, it is easily seen that
his personal interest in supporting the school
law, is mot very great. Seven months each for
his two scholars would be less than five quar-
ters for both, which, at three dollars per quar-
ter, would amount to about fifteen dollars
so that he pays about three times more to edu-
cate his children under the school law than it
would cost him to educate them in subscription
schools,
The publisher of the "Spirit has supported,
and still supports the present system of dis
tributing the school fund, because he believes
it to be simple act of justice to the people of
Monroe county, who have ever since the settle
ment of the county, been paying tribute to 9TH
er counties of the state in the way of canal
taxes, &c, sc. And further, the present system
of distributing the school fund.- is the consti-
tutional, and therefore, the only mode Of dis
tributing the school fund among the counties.
On this subject please read Commissioner
BARSEY's Report.
When the Chronicles correspondent again
seeks to charge the publisher of the Esprit
with being influenced by corrupt motives, it
would be as well for him to post himself with
the facts of the case.
Is the Chronicles correspondent opposed to
this feature of the law If SO, can he exhibit