The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-12-12
The National Era and 1t. Gov.
Ford!-Mr. Chase also under
Protest,


Nothings-S and calls upon Republicans to
come out from among them, for they fcan.
not serve two masters Speaking Of the
Know Nothing party, it says:
"The Know Nothing party makes those
objects paramount-it seeks power for the
purpose of securing them. 1t is not an An
Ii Slavery party, does not seek Antl-slavery
objects; its triumph will not be the triumph
Of the Aut-slavery cause. On ha contra
ry it is as much an antagonist Of the Repub-
lican party as Admnistrationism no one of
its triumphs paves the way for union of
the people against the Slave Power, or
weakens the adherents of that Interest; on
the contrary, they all tend to protect and
widen the division of the Free States.
1t follows that no man can be a Know
Nothing AND Republican, anv more than
he can be Democrat and Wing, or
pro'slavery and an anti slavery politician.
Neither the terms nor the things are con-
'vertible. A Democrat may entertain GER
tain Wing ideas, but he cannot belong to
two antagonistic organizationsl A Repub.
lcan may entertain certain views prevalent
among Know Nothings but he cannot be
long to two opposing organizations. If he
take part in the proceedings of the Repub.
lcan party and sustain them, how can he
be Know Nothing? If he tale part in
the proceedings end nominations of the
Know Nothiug party, how can he be a Re
publican? How can he serve two organi-
zatioDs at the same time when every step
gained by one is a step lost by the other
when the complete triumph Of one must in
vove the utter overthrow Of the other?
The E"a then goes on to show that in no
state except New York, under The lead of
Seward, had The Republicans put them
selves on record, ard says:
"We would gladly make Ohio an excep.
ton, if we could. We cannot. The posi-
ton Of our friends there is doubtful. Mr..
Chase, the Govorner elect, is neither
Know Nothing by membership or sentiment
but nearly every man on the ticket he head
ed, was member Of the Order. We cher.
kished the allusion that, as honorable men
they considered their participation in a Re-
publican Convention, representing the Re-
publican party, equivalent to renuncia.
ton OF alsegience to any other party. Was
it an alusen? Do these men still retain
membership in a Secret order? If they do
they are not Republicans; the people Of
Ohio and other States have been cheated
the party that succeeded was the American
party"
Here is direct slap at Mr. Chase, and
in ii we discover an attempt to crowd him
eff the track in favor of Seward. But we
shall see-Mr Chase is shrewd Yankee,
and foxy as Seward is, he will find his
match.
The Era next copies the eaccount of Ford's
sayings and doings in New York, and says:
"Himself and oher members on the
State titk ket were members of the Ameri-
can party, having its coSidence and recei.
wing its votes"
"We passed this over fer time, as 9
gross misrepre esentation, got up to aid the
Know Nothings in New York, but we be-
gin to fear there was too much truth in it.
The Cincinnati Gazette, we perceive, which
supported the ticket is a good deal more
Know Nothing than Republican, and seems
to claim the credit of the victory chiefly for
the "Amerlcan" party. And at last we
have the Lieutenant Govorner elect of Ohio,
this same Thomas II. Ford, presiding at
the Convention of the Gardner Know No.
things, held at Cincinnati on the 2lst inst.
Aye-this gentleman, nominated by Re.
publican Convention, elected as Republic
can by Republican votes, presided over
Know Nothing Convention, of which Gov
Gardner, the successful antagonist of the
Republican party in Massachusetts, is a
member and leader! Mr.. Ford then belongs
to the Know Nothing party, and yet claims
to be Republican, What does he mean?
Is he, are his associates, trying to serve two
masters? We heard that Henry Wilson
had been requested to attend that Conven.
ton for the purpose Of influencing it on the
Slavery question, and that his blunt reply
was--'No am not member of that par.
ty-I am Republican,
"That is honest. If Mr.. Ford is a Re
publican, let him renounce his membership
in another politea party. If heis mem
Der of the Know Nothing party, let him say
80 and cease to call himself Republican"
"We can tell our friends in Ohio. as
elsewbefe, if you mean in good faith to seek
the overthrow of the Slave power, as a par
amount object, you must rely alone upon
the organization honestly and openly form
ed for that specific purpose, and no other.
If you think of being able, by cunning mod.
ifcations of the Know Nothing machinery,
to rally the people of the free States under
the banner of the "American party" de.
nouucing Slavery locally, but ignoring It
nationally, you reckon without your host.
THERE'S but one issue on which YOU can