Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-20
Abolition Cannot Absorb Americanisn


and Middle States, TO receive subscriptions and ad-
vertiscments
Abolition Cannot Absorb Americanism.
The attempt of the comparatively insignif-
cant party of Abolitionists to absorb the iden-
tity of the American Order, reminds one of the
attempt Of very small snake to swallow some
nnlucky animal much larger than himself We
have read the platform and proceedings of the
Ohio Fusion Convention. We see some of its
highest offices conferred upon men who were
members of the American Order. But we see
no clause Of its creed recognising any doctrine
Of the American party. We find its members
pledging themselves to crescent" and "rcsist"
"thes spread Of slavery, and the further increase
of slave Territory or slave States in the Con-
federacy. To this platform Mr.. Giddings only
objected that ii was " too tender" Mr.. Chase
advocated " the characterization Of slavery"
and hoped the time might soon arrive when
1.-THE sun would see no slave upon this CONT
nent"
There can be no doubt, then, that the ulti-
mate object of this organization is the abolition
Of slavery, and that it avails itself Of every ee
nent of sectional discomfort to promote its
SUCCESS. That these objects threaten the in
tegrity of the Union, are to be inferred from
the declarations of its leaders. The Free-Soil
Press has often expressed the opinion that the
Union is too strong to be dissolved by the alb
clifton Of slavery. Mr. Wilson has declared
chat any attempt at withdrawal shall be pre-
vented by force. He cited rumor that South
crn Senators would go armed to the Capitol,
and threatens that the Free-Soil members of
the Senate will "be prepared for any issue,
personal or political" Judge Wayne said to
the Free-Soil Convention:
uUndoubtedly the Union is dear, very dear, to
s Of the North; but, dear it is, it is dearcr still
TO the South; and no longer shoald we allow the
bugbear Of disunion to sway us from our duty,
which is unqualified opposition TO the extension
and perpetuation Of slavery"
These declarations all intimate clearly that
the purpose of the convention will be pur-
sued, whether the Union should survive or
perish.
With the Free-Soi platform adopted at Co
what impartial man can longer doubt the dan
gers which surround ust
We regret that the love Of Office should have
seduced several persons who were lately MEM
bcrs Of the National American Order upon a
platform which excludes every principle of
that Order, and commits those who support it
TO contest utterly incompatible with their
past pledges Of peace and fraternity.
As the anti-American press are contending
that the fusion of the whole Know Nothing
party with the Aboli.ionists is complete, we
must call the attention Of the Order in the
Northwestern States to this unjust charge,
!, and ask them to repudiate the attempt made
by the few who have been hired by n nomna-
ton to abandon the principles of the Order
II is very true that the resolutions adopted by
the American Order in Illinois and Indiana
do not recognise any fusion of parties. The
Abolition platform goes too far from them in
It's ultimate objects, whilst it excludes all the
active principles which have united the Amer
lean Order. We copy from the Cleveland Ex-
press, which is said to "cnjoy the largest cir.
culation Of any independent daily paper in Nor
thern Ohio" the following just reputation Of
the proposed fusion;
"Mr. Chase, contrary to our wishes, and in Cppo-
sition to our efforts, was nominated for Governor
by the Republican State Convention. The manner
In which the nomination was accomplished we have
stated elsewhere With the convention we had
nothing 10 do. We are not bound by its acts
nor can we ever be bound by the acts Of any con-
yention, however circumstanced, unless the action
recommends itself to us by faithful adherence TO
principles, and the selection Of candidates Of
capacity and integrity, who may be relied upon
for the maintenance Of those principles. And
when We speak OF sour principles" we mean the
principles laid down by the American State Coun.
ell which assembled in this city last month. The
platform then adopted is our platform. To It's
principles we are fully pledged, and we design
Inaniesting our sincerity by Withholding our suf-
frage from all men who array themselves against
that platform. Do not let US be misunderstood.
II Mr.. Chase is opposed to our principles, he can
by no means receive our support IL he so OPP
posed' The platform adopted at Columbus IL
silent as regards Americanism. Mr.. Chase, too, il
silent, 80 far as public avowa IL concerned II
has been believed and understood by the public
that he Is hostile TO Americansm. Indeed, private
letters Of Mr.. Chase show that he has 20 express
ed himself Various reasons combined to show
that he Ii against us. The public have right TO
know how he stands. Nobody should be cheated.
Az the matter now stands, the foreigners or the
hnoW Mornings must DC cneAted. we presume
Mr.. Chase designs TO "cheat" no one into his sup
port, and therefore we look for full and early
exposition Of his views on the great question which
has within short twelvemonth revolutionzed the
politics Of the nation. When this Is done, II done
at all Americans win be better able 10 decide
whether he shall receive their votes"
With such determined sentiment, and the
declaration that the nomination Of this Free
Soiler was not satisfactory to at least "half
the outsiders at Columbus" many Of whom
syowed determination TO withhold their
votes from him." and the further fact that
the feeling in Hamilton, Ross, Fairfield, Butler,
Licking, Franklin, Miami, Clark, Pickaway,
and other counties, is strongly against him
We win await the session Of the American
State Convention, to assemble on the 18th Au-
gust, at Columbus. 1t will be there seen
whether the Abolition movement ffaught with
such desperate designs, shall be permitted to
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