Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-23

protesting to be Republican. have, as
we think, indirectly encouraged the
Know Nothings to press Mr.. Brinker-
hoff as candidate, by saying thar his
standing is equal to that of Mr.. Chase.
We think him disqualified by his oaths
as Know Nothing. On this point we
find it our duty to speak out. We hold
that no man adhering to the Know
Nothing organization can be qualified
for Office, nor should he receive vote
from Republicans"
Under such circumstances. was inn
pudence and arrogance to present his
name; but modesty in seeking Office is
not bis distinguishing characteristic,
and turning traitor to those he cannot
use is his regular game. If he and his
friends had desired the success Of prin-
ciple more than the triumph of dems-
gogue, he would never have been press
ed against the remonstrances and argu-
ments against him. His opponents did
not ask for any particular person. They
said, '1give us an honest Democrat,
give us an honest Free Soiler, or give
us an honest combination Of both; all We
particularly claim is an honest man.
Chase is the most odious man to US in
Ohio, and justly so, for "from the
crown Of his head TO the sole of his foot
he is bruise, wound and purifying sore.
Do not perpetrate this wrong" The
only response was Chase, Chase, Chase;
his forces were drilled and ready, and
he was here to give the word of COM
mand to his army. But few men who
supported him did so because he was
an upright statesman; they apologized
for but did not vindieate bis public rep
utation. One eminent gentleman told
me he knew him to be corrupt as hell,
but the South has been acting badly
and | go for craming into their throats
the meanest thing we have, and Chase
is Just The article" Chase wanted his
vote, not his compliments, and he got it
and many others on the same basis
Never take an emetic yourself to purge
a third party, IL ,Uon't pay.
The strife before the meeting was
loud and bitter, but the time came for
the assembling of themselves together,
and down they went to the Methodist
church to the tune of 471.'
Come We Fusers poor and needy,
Silk, deluded, vile and sore,
Chase is ready now to use you
To promote his triumph hour,
You can trust him,
He will prove "Simon Pure"
(Over the left.
I love and honor the Methodist
of all religious denominations
she labors most earnestly and effective
"; she is the grand pioneer of Chris
tianitv, and in our lonely forest her SIM
pie Missionary is emphatically "the
voice of one crying in the wilderness" ;"
Her labors among the humble and high
tell loudly upon mans interests in time,
and rear to Heaven pyramid which
eternal glory shall hereafter crown.
Among its charitable views it believes
in man falling from grace, and Oh Je-
rusalem! what tumbling was therel
Oh, "what fall was there my country
menl' 1t was a complete offset to the
day of Pentecost. 1t is well the church
is unfinished, and plastering will some
what cover its dishonor, and such a body
will never again eongregate within it.
And really it would violate no command
to worship it, for it was unlike any
thing in the heavens above or the earth
beneath. 1t was composed of honora-
bic and patriotic men, and mousing
of saints and sinners. 1t had
Mormons and magnetizers, and spiritu-
alFrappers, and l was looking round for
some woman's rights man, with baby
on his knee, a bottle Of Godfrey's Cor
dial in one hand, a tin full of pap in the
other, and his hat full of diapers-some
specimen of John Rogers, with "nine
small children and one at the breast. =
Well, the august assemblage was called
to order by that. specimen of honesty, |
Joshua R. Giddings-he seemed TO be
The patriarch of that convention, which |
was not reflection of the will of the
anti-Administration party Of Ohio. L
cannot believe it was. So far as Chase
could accomplish it, it was a packed |
body. Perry county, with but five alb
,litionlsts. had two Chase delegates
Scioto, with but two abolitionists, had |
,ne for Chase--Pickaway, in which he
S despised, ? had one-Hamilton gave
him fourteen for purposes OF peace,
when no man in the county is less pop
ular. Some delegates voted for him
because they feared disruption and were
with it il they did not, and
tbs folly To believe that a fairly assem-
oled representation of the Republican
party would select such a standard |
bearer. The energy of those political
oastards, Giddings, Townshend, Hamiin
g Co., was exerted for this ct repres
sentative of their baseness, because they
knew he was distastefulto every upright
Wing. They were determined to bis
er and scar our hearts, and never did
he souls of these apostates thrill with
ieeper delight than when they forced
hat foul ulcer, into our throats to be
swallowed. With what demoniac pleas
Ire did they tear your old flag from the
'taff and trample it under their feet as
{ it were filthy rag stripped from the
-ancid sore of some lousy beggar.