American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-10-04
10 The AmeTican PoTtV IN Ohio.

out the extraordinary course being pursued by that
portion ofcur Order Who from their PrO-SiaBorg ten
deucies, unwilling 10 harmonizo with the great
body Of their brethren, imposes upon me the neeessl
w and self respect,aa wel duty, forbls my sruk-
lug From the position in which Lind myself placed.
The great party 10 which We belong, which sprang
into existence as II by maggie and at once assumed
position so commanding that, while IL excited the
lears Of the existing parties, il compelled their re-
speci was actuated By feelings noble and patriot
~ ana cherished aspirations high and holy as mark
ed the advent naugarRted byour revolutionary sires
They were moyedbythe samegreat causes, and con- |.
ten,eu iorthe same great principles.
TheRit was resistance 10 the calling yoke of Goo /
the Third, now to the abhorreni one Imposed by thq
rope OF Rome. The aim Of the parry was TO rid QUE
States andgeneral Goycrnment oi ali foreignsm tina.
was inimeal to Freedom and all influences that tend
ca 70 eheek or rotard ihe growth Of Lberk or the Do
.VelsPmsntot the Principles upon whiehour Republi-
can lnstituti9ns are founded. = ~ -
lneffeetng this grsat ohject there no dcsire to
waragalnst tho individual Foreigner, but against the
Ideas, principles and prcudiees incident foreign
Dlrlh and education, and which bar to the intel
igent exercise ofthe rights ard duties of an Amcr
can Citizen.
To restore our Gayernment to the purely Amcr-
can standard that marx cd the administration of WASH
lnglon ana to 50 surround and guard II so as 70
der 1t impregnabe to all attacks both foreign and
domestic enemies, was aud is and should he the sole
object, aim and end of the true friends OF the Amer-
can party; and such propose to give ii direction
other than this, land there such, simply misappre-
hend It's purpose ordesigncdly misinterpret II.
That faction Of our Order who. affecting TO bolleve
that the nomination Of Mr. Chase fraud upon the
American party and under of this pretence have
dechned To support the ticket nominated at the 18Th
July Convention, and associated with tho fossil re-
mains OF old Nhiggery, have assumed The pOSton
not the mportance of third party, now canvass-
ing the State in Its behalf aud an examination of
the grounds of their dissatisfaction, the ends they pro-
pose TO accomplish and tn means they have employ
ed IN furtherance of their schemes, Is the immaculate
object Of this communication. And in doing this, If
fail 70 give Importance 70 their personal attacks on
me, by declining to put myself on the defensive,
trust they will acqlit me OF want of courtesy. whenl
assure them the IT has afforded myself and
friends has been sufficient compensation for any
noyance thu may have been felt atthc manifest inten-
II on to injure the Order through its Executive head
- ind Of 1faautia afaa
evidenced at the meeting of tho state Council OF
! Cleveland on the 5th OF Juns.
That the American order, unaided by the other op-
posing elements to Inc party ~ power could not ear
ry the State at The fall elections, was the settled con-
yetions of the delegates there assemblcd and they
wisely and prudeutiy determined, by an almost
unanimous vote 10 awaitthc action of the Republi-
can Convention, which had already been called for
the 18th July at Columbus, and in which II was well
understood that she American party were to unteand
take part. From the act that preliminary stcpshGd
been taken toward making nomination, by the or
do, ,and the fears ofa few that might not be able
to secure satisfactory portion the ticket TO ne there
ganst such contingency, by providing for meeting
ofthe Executive Council of the Order to be convened
at n subsequent date TO the Republican Convention,
and who were drettcd to take such mcasnres as the
immcrgeney Of the ease might require.
Il was here, during the pendancy oihis action, that
few members whose feelings and aspirations had
notbcen sufficiently consulted and responded to, TO
efatiiy their own notions of-propTety aud personal
importance gave out tue stmuttcrngs ol discontcht,
their hatred ofthe anti ebreska movement at times
found utterancc, md their sympathy with the pro-
slavery sentiment would occasionally ieHS out, but
they were few in number, AND With but little encour
ngementthey prudentiy forbCro amy open demonstra-
ton.
The 18th Of july CoH-cntion-tnet and was largely
/ composed of members of the American party, as is
clearly proven by the nomination OF eight ont Of the
nine candidates from their ranksaDd wnenn hnal vote
was takcn upon the unanimous nomination. Of the
whole ticket, not single negative was heard inop-
position to IT. and II was but reasonable to conclude
That the party who had succeeded in pleasing so large
aprOportiOn Of theirown bcrs on the iekct ana
that too at Convention not theirowl' hut called by
another party would have been satisfied with the re-
suit and as IN duty bound honesty and heartily sup
, port the whole ticket.
That the action ofthc Convention was fair and 10
gtimatc no onc can reasonably doubt aud the only
pretencGO the contrary that has ever was
that members of the American party were dnpod into
casting vote for Mr. Clmse-whch Is simplyH HbeI
on the intelligence ofdur dclesaes-forit was gem
!, orally expressed fear by our party that Ar Chhse
. would be nominated on the first ballot. The convcn-
ton was Of the largest ru0st respectable and in
tclligtnt ever Ycncd in tho STATE, and its NcttUn
was characterized by rairncss good feeling and great
unanmityBnd the result ofis delib NJ was th1
t presentation ofnot only best but as whole M
most acceptable State tcketover offered for h2 suf
rages Of the people Of Ohio. and with the single eN
: ceptOn of the Governor admitted by those o
our party who now refuse tn nc; with MS. aware of The
GIGP has By g old S s pSF many Of aSo
in our ranks, pld actively engaged with us in cndeav
oringto carry ou! the great principles Of tho Amer
can party, felt dcsirous f0t DISCRIMINATION Of s,lns
ohSr candidate for tho head OF ticket, who woult
secure the combac,l and unied support of all wis
were opposed ~ thH present Administration, and u
s. this end ab0red honestly andcarnesy TO defeat df
Chase, hpt ana proud 10 say that siuce he was iair
and honoribly nominal ID hiYr adyOcatcd with cQa
o zeal and determination The election of Mr. Chase an'
:, the whole ticket Homnntcdi with him. With my owl
~ views Of honorable political action could do no lcss
le aud when the Executive Council met in Columbus
IN accordance with the instructions OF the state Coup
eil. for the very purpose Of deciding upon the rr1po
course Ob3 recommended to the Order they Nprcss
cd no dissatisfaction with the Ticket as nominated
III thueayingl The whole ticket without any Official DIS
" qualification. but IL soon bacGac apparent that tsor
) twerc men the Orierwho were Nlctprmned TO dt;
turb favorable state of affairs, an
X which, undisturbed, promised certain success -
" Tho same faction who wore disaHectcd in CleV(
rs land, few Of the leaders Ofwhch attempted 70 Great
=, divsionin the Executive Councll, aud Who had bee
o constantly plotting plans Of dseord and disanlon
n ranks from the beginning, now comes out openl
against tho l3th July eony yention They got up NEE
ST ings in CINCINNATI and other places. rnouncing NJ
vi Chase, and, in many Instances, the whole state tleSe
~ as AntSlGyery and AEti-Amorican, and Singular
O. Ee3nsstsGIasit M & ay aIpenr, Sir sRIssers we Ct
y order, and men of foreign birth, who couldn't il tt
ce desired IT, aud though their speakers, and their SO
- gam ofthiscity, O0hmbus and elsewhere have M
o far conducted canvass, characterized by reckle
is disregard OF truth gross and yindictiye personal
bus2, opposition to the triis prncples OF the Anne
lean party, and entire ind Ference TO the ereathte
osts Of tho Slai2 and as If toput the stamp of s
90 Eecrity upon their whole movement, they eil Co
no IyeutiOn in COlumbHs stensibty " nominate cuHd
fdae for Governors more favorable to American pri
ciplcs than Mr Chase, and .hcre present foF the si
he RACES OF the American pary,a man WHO Is not only II
Imcmber Of our Order, but who openly opposes NJ
e who voted agaiustt 4 atthe last fan election, and :
" ut the head of their columns, as tbs candidate of Il
ms American party, whilst the pronriotorof
pul0Hs sheet openly declares In the streets of Clnci
~ natl thathg would hail the election of Mr., Med
in and thl wholo administration ticket ~ anost g!o
80, Gus trlumph.n That gap,cman doubtless express
lcC his own senmcuts well those of tho party wi
las whom lie actsfor who doubt that the iutento
OF those men are to give the state ntoih hands or
're Nebraska slavery pr0pagandists.
NJ IfaDy doubt this conclusion, let them look at I
- course of the Locofoeo papers, Read the Clncinn
m Enquirer, Oaio Statesman and other of the reasul
NJ whcther Trmble or Mcdil is their iayoritc for
les Gubernatorial chair. When did Locofoeoism ev
l compliment or encourage man ora movement, U
Oy less clearly to its interest; and who believes that Re
lse lnson OF Medary wonld laud Irmblo unlessn wou
~ enurc to the advantage Of their purity That 4 n
Slavery sentiment aud LpeofOCo cumming Is at
I, bottom Of tho whole Trjmlc movement, is daily |
)kS coming moro apparent, aud Will the members OF
-, american party suffer themsclvestO be caught with
'" tran sparont trieb poss not eVOry mnn know Il
)re the election of Allen Trimbl9 Is impussihity n
80 that every yute castfor him counts for Medill? N
oftha American patty, if You desire to have the n
he Slavery, Treastty seating, Tav'lnying party now
II power fastened on your State for tho coming I
SoS years, botc for Trm6iel -,
ot II yoa dcsire to hear the cry ochong from MI
" to Florida, and from tho Atlantic to the Pacific, Il
TX Ohio has proved recroant TO her principles and
Ia sustains The present administration and the Nebps
Ia" swindie,rote fer Trmbo lf you dcsire - Afford
en- and comfort to the Missouri ruans and strike teri
and dismay to tho hoarts OF those true mon who ha
ah left their homes coafort IN the States to ostab
av- Liberty In Kansas rOts fOr Trimblsl 5t
- If You wish TO have the hopes of the friends of Frt
The dom and Liberty throughout whole country hol
No lossly eliehted-pOte for 2rmblel
TO NicRts, and hand over your Republican institutions
l. the Popo Of Rome--pOte for Trimblcii There Il
io'. way to do Il more efceluaily and which would
of the moro honest and many--yiz. cote for .hedl,
. Butif you arc desirOus OF avoiding all these dis
np trous consequences, give your support to Salmon
mt Chase, the true and tlod friend Of liberty, who