The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-09-05
what we didn't Form an Idea of:

about these matters after while. There
is good time a-coming. Keep your eye
skinned, and you may witness something
come to pass, of which you could scarce
ly form an idea, a short time since."-
Journal, August 81.
True enough, Mr.. Journal, "some things
dad come to pass of which we could
scarcely form an idea short time since" :"
We didn't 'form an idea" that three or
four men in this town would pack dele
CATION to the Know Nothing convention
who would nominate just such men as would
suit their purpose.
We didn't 'form an idea" that poll
books returned to convention would he
changed; one from being SIS votes, nearly
all for one candinate, to l25 votes, near
ly all for another candidate.
We didn't "form an idea" that dele
gates who returned poll books to the prop
er authority here, would swear that they
didn't know them when they were pro-
duced in convention.
We didn't 'form an idea" that the Know
Nothing convention, which assembled with
closed doors in the school house, would
leave there and come to the court house,
and taking with them three or four Free
suilers, call themselves republican con-
vention, and nominate the same ticket
over again with one exception, which ex-
ception was mere Know Nothing trick.
We didn't 'form an idea" that to defeat
one of their candidates for Senator, they
would tell him Guernsey county was to
have the Senator, and thus keep him back
until he wrote to Charles j Albright and
learned the truth.
We didn't 'form an idea" that to de-
feat this man they would put up man
who didn't want it, with the understand
ing that if he was nominated he was to
decline, and when they called themselves the
Republican convention, they were to fill
the place with another candidate.
We didn't "form an idea" that the same
persons who told the members Of the or
der that this last mentioned candidate was
foreigner, and that they could not vote
for him consistently with their obligations,
(this in order to defeat him for one office)
would afterwards aid in nominating him
for another, to reconcile him.
We didn't 'form an idea" that two
Maine Law candidates, for representative
would be nominated contrary to the wish
es of majority of the order.
We didn't 'form an idea" that the con-
troll of the Free Soil convention would be
usurped, and themselves sold out to the
Know Nothings.
We didn't oform an idea" that as a
nominating committee made by the Know
Nothings in the name of Republicanism,
seven would be appointed, three of whom
were formerly Wings two formerly Dem
ocrats, and two Freesoilers. Thus .tfce
of the seven be appointed who never pre-
tended to be Freesoilers.
We didn't "form any idea" that many of
the prominent members = three as good
men as the order can produce, in our own
hearing-would declare, that "there was
more corruption in that order in this sin
gle campaign, than there had been in all
the old parties together during the last
twenty-five years"
Some of the above matters we know OF
our own knwledge to be true, for the re-
mainder we rely on our Invisible Reporter.
Wonder if these are what the Journal
speaks of when it says: 'sThey will see
more of this kind of movement, and after
awhile they will look for it as matter OF
course"
The Jourmalwas right in saying that eve
could scarcely form an idea" of these things
a short time since; and it might have in
cluded three fourths of the order. We
had sformed an idea," not very fattering,
of the leaders of that party (the masses
we believe to be, in the main, honest,) but
we did not form an idea of one tenth part
of the trickery of the CLIQUE WHICH Con.
Trolls IT.
wT The Journal in accounting fol
neither endorsing nor rejecting Mr.. Chase
at first, says:
"But after we had heard the leaders or
that ticket speak, and explain fully tht
doctrines they were willing to stand or fal
by, we had no hesitation in endorsing th'