The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-10-27

nall De true tnat rumOr says, an lnNeStlSd-
ton is needed. If not true, let the voice Of
slander be silenced, for the judge could not
then be impugned, and he is personally very
popular. Let justice, law and truth be vim
dicated, whoever may suffer.
We have been requested to publish a com
munication denouncing the Toledo Daily
Times, because it claims that the result Of
the recent election is a Know Nothing tri-
umph. AS the writer did not append his
name to the bottom of his article, we de-
cline to volunteer an offensive attitude to-
wards our cotemporary by publishing an
anonymous pasquinade. We take occasion
10 say, however, that we are disappointed in
the course of the Times We supposed it
would BE- an active, Jealous Republican pa
per, a co worker in different part of the
same field with the Toledo Blade. But in
stead of this, it seems inclined to array il
self against the Republican mass and foment
into leading prominence the Know Nothing
faction. The Times undoubtedly has its
own objects and interests in view, and is not
by any means responsible to us or any one
else for the policy it may see proper to pur-
sue But we respectfully suggest that there
is no surplus anti-slavery strength in Lucas
county that should be wontonly frittered
away and wasted on useless factions. Next
year a president is to be elected, when
union Of the friends of freedom viii be
matter Of the highest importance. Is not
the course the Times is pursuing calculated
to prevent such union, so far as the influence
Of that papef is effective? We think so, and
hence we deprecate it.
The Times assumes that the Know Moth
ings were able to have achieved the recent
victory in Ohio without the assistance Of
the Republicans. This is absurd We do
not believe it could have been gained in any
other way than it was-by united effort
Divide the Republican strength into Know
Nothing and anti-Know Nothing factions,
as legitimate result of the labors of the
Times, and either part would b. easily beat
en- by the Democrats; though we believe the
opponents of proscriptive policy and of all
secret political organiza tiOns would speedily
gain an immense preponderance Of numbers
The confidence OF the Know Nothings in
their own unaided strength must be taken
with rather more grains Of allowance, when
they cut loose from the Republicans, than
the numerous failures of their predictions
hitherto have provided. On the other hand,
if there had been no Know Nothing 0rgani-
cation, we ask any candid man if he believe
that the administration could have made a
respectable show of fight this year in sim
gle northern state? Why, what have the
administration presses and stumpers talked
about in all the recent campaigns Nothing
but Know Nothingism. The Republican
strength is all that has kept the Know Moth
ings from being crushed as between the up
per and neither millstones. Without the
incubus OF the Know Nothing name, large
accessions to the Republican rank might
have been expected from the Democratic
party, while the German voters would have
been with US almost en- masse. There are
no more decided opponents Of Know Moth
ingism than many of the Republicans, but,
as the Know Nothings of the north profess
to be anti-slavery, these Republicans have
waived the other question for the present, TO
unite against the iinpudent and urgent de
mands Of slavery, with all who will unite
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