Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-06-07
ARE WE TOO FAsr?

The Palnsville Telegraph evidently thinks
that the Herald is "little too fast" in our
Expectations that call the Independents
Democrats, all the Know-Nothings, and all
OF every stripe and hue, that cannot support
the present Administration, are certainly
going to vote the same ticket"
We can assure our respected neighbor,
that although the wish may be "father 10 the
thought" we really do believe in just such
fusion. Only one thing can prevent such n
contamination, and that is, useless. .Sicker-
ing as to non-essentials, among those who
individually hope to see such uniOn. We,
who wish to defeat the aiders and supporters
of the Kanzas- N Nebraska inquity, ana the
originators of our State calamities ,scan easily
defeat ohselves, but our common enemy has
not the power to do so.
The Telegraph remarks:
Now, if the Herald, or any Other: paper, de-
sires union or fusion of every body opposed
to the Administrati on, let it say SO plainly
Let it give us the principles, State and Nati-
onal, by which such party will be governed,
and the definite measures 1t will support.
The first part of the question we have an
wered above, and so far as the National and
State principles are concerned, by which the
Fusion party should be governed, they are in
a nut she'll. As much as we have condem-
ned the building up of party upon the one
idea, we are now forced into the advocacy of
such a course-al least for the time being
The Kanzas-Nebraska iniquity was pce of
rascality in its inception, and has been gr>w-
ing more and more damnable in its effects
| 4, ,,c ife lreto rth nj
the world, down to this hour.
The question of the extension of slavery
now over-rides all other questions, and being
of such great moment, we care not for minor
issues, and mean to make none. We wish
to show the South, that man holding the
political doctrines of those who begat the
'squatter sovereignty" curse, cannot draw
political breath in Ohio. We wish to show
The world that Ohio, as a man, stands right
in the path of the fireaters of the South, and
tells them that another slave step in advance
is at their peril, and that come what may, the
blight of human bondage shall be checked
where tits.
Now,every man in the Stite, save the blind
and selfish followers of the National and
State Administrations, can toe this mark, g.
are willing,to do so. Then why thin those
ranks by applying any other test! Why not
nlow tie largest liberty upon all other ques-
tons! Could our plan in convention be fol-
lowed, we would nominate men whose views
were as clear upon this subject as daylight,
and we would allow these men to stand as
the exponents of the principles Of the Fusion.
We would not hamper, them, nor their friends,
by even one resolution, for the simple reason
that their nomination should be resolution
of itself upor the slavery issue, and any
other resolution might beget only strife, COM
| ing as the Fusion party does, ard as it ought
to come, from alIpolitcal parties. Until this
slavery extension matter is settled, there is
no other question worth the waste of pen g.
paper, and SO long as all are of one mind
upon this overshadowing, topic, let it be the
watchword.
AS to State matters, outside the party
wre-pullers now liz power. there is no
difference Of opinion. The evils we labcr
under are palpable, and when men get into
office.
"Who know whats right nor only so,
But always practice what they k -ow."
corrective will be applied, let former po-
litical bias have been what it may.-Ciers
Herald.