Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-09
NUMBER 227.
From the Cineinatti Times.
The Convention of August Ninth.

The weather is rather warm for discussing poll.
tics. The topic is exciting All the parties In the
field have not yet assumed their position, and until
then it Is better to take things easy. The fusion
presses, however, are evidently vexed by doubt
The self-compacency that marked their bearing
Immediately after the July Convention is giving
way to anxiety, AMI those whom they at first
deemed foemen unworthy Of their steel, they now
approach as equals ard with sugared words utter.
ed in persuasive tones, desire to argue the ques.
tion, hoping they don't intrudc Meanwhile
Sam" don't say much, but keeps up considela.
BILE amount OF correspondence" and works like
beaver
The silent mans vote, be II remembered, counts
as much as the vote of noisy denagogue or
clamorous fanatic. The only five presses in Ohio
against Chase" have suddenly grown up to fifteen
one of which, the Dollar Times, numbers more
subscribers in this State, than any fifty newspapers
printed in Ohio, out of Hsmilton county Enihu-
siasm is fine thing, but like all efervesence, is
apt to leave its basis stale, fiat, and Improbable.
Our letters from all parts of the State south OF
the National road, and from some points north of
this line indicate spirit that would be wonderful
II manifested by any other than the American
Democratic party But knowing what Sans met
tie is, we will leave it to his opponents to be as
onished in October next, at the powerful cohesion
the prodigous inherent centrpetal force of the
American sentiment, existing throughout the
whole organization within the State.
correspondent Of Harrison county says "Tell
Tom Spooner we are cory he has left us; that we
think bad bargain is better broken that kept:
and it would be well for him to down with the
black flag Of abotionisn,, and shelter himself again
under the stars and stripes. We desire new
deputy, Tor Lewton Is rotten he tried to sell us to
the Abolitionsts!" This is but sample of the
feeling that seems to pervade Southern Ohio
The State Convention that is to meet at Colum-
bus on the 9th instant will assemble under ye,y
unfavorable circumstances yet we have no doubt
it will be large, intelligent, patriotic, and united
The subtle influence of base and shameful intr pues
long premeditated and carefully considered, by
which the American party has lost for the moment
its prestige and position, as the leading and most
powerful conservative body in Ohio, in regard to
all questions Of State and National policy--is dy-
ing out. At first chilled, paralyzed, dumb with
astonishment at the perfdy, reckless audacity and
meanness OF those who bore the banner of the
American Democratic party--the hundred thou
sand voters have again rallied, gathered strength
and Impetus and will come down in October next
with an irresistible momentum, upon the discord-
ant elements brought into temporary contact and
fusion for sinister purposes, at the July conven-
tion, making confusion worse confounded.
The opposition to Mr.. Chase in Ohio is founded
upon substantial objections.
1st. Mr.. Chase is anti-American willing and de-
sirous to bring toreignim into the political arena
W ueSiuV 'lnSoeioho VI pohcy anu uOlnes-
tic doctrines, between American-born citizens,
knowing that this foreignism, as general thing, Is
corrupt, Ignorant, superstitous, aud scheming for
power by which TO undermine our institutions He
thus ignores the cardinal principle OF the American
party" Americans must rule America"
I'd. Nr. Chase is more than a Freesoiler, as un.
derstood bv those whose fieesosIn dates from the
repeal Of the Missouri Compromise by the passage
of the Nebraska bill lie is, IN other words, an
Abolitionst in its most offensive, disorganining
sense of which, win present rrefragable proof
in due season. a
Sd. Ohio having spoken in opposition TO the Ne
braska bill, by an unbroken Congressional delegs-
tion, elected last fall, the election Of Mr. Chase is
unnecessary to vindcate the sentiment of the State
on this point; while his election would be taken
as evidence of what Ohio is not. F,,-
4th. Mr. Chase and his friends who nominated
him were SO absorbed in schemes 10 mike him an
eligible candidate for the Presidency, and TO insure
his success that neither In their platform or man
ifesto, nor in the speeches Of any Of its members,
did the convention make the remotest reference to
State affairs, showing plainly that it was Prcsi-
dental, not a convention for State purposes.
5th. As this is the of political publication
and reform, the fixing Of higher standards Of polit
popular disapprobation every man whose antece.
dents are disreputable, and whose positions have
been secured by bargains and intrigues.
To these might be added other reasons equally
cogent, why Mr.. Chase should not have been nom
mated, and ought not 70 be elected Governor Of
Ohio. But enough for the present.