The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1855-06-29
A True Daguerrett type Of the so-called
Republican Party.


A True Daguerrec type Of the so-called
Republican. Party.
We take the following beautiful picture
Of the o-called Republican party, which
| is to holda Convention at Columbus on
the 18th of next month for the purpose Of
nominating candidates tor State officers.
from the American Citizen, q Know Moth
ing paper, published at Hillsboro', o:
"The old Wing party has ceased to
have any distinct existence in Ohio, q ma.
ljority of the people who formerly compo-
sed it having taken step above it and
assumed their true position as American
Icitizens, leaving all the old leaders and
editors, who once hourished SO luxuriantly,
high and dry, with hardly corporal's
guard to do them honor or help them to
place, yet, true to their instincts, they
have changed their name, and now under
the time-honored name of Republicans,
they again beg, nay, demand the conf.
dence and patronage Of the people. But
their subterfuge is easily penetrated and
their loud cry for freedom in Kansas hears
not a responsive echo. They cannot long,
er gull the people with their cries and catch
words, yet with all their Characteristic
impudence, they call their convention at
Columbus, on the 18th of July. All the
fogy Wing papers in the State make the
announcement in the name of the people.
They denominate tthe Peoples Conven.
tion,' and seem to expect the people to
believe that they themselves did make the
call and that therefore they must consider
themselves bound by what is there and
then done in their name.
Now let us see whether this is peoples
convention or the demagogues.' The peo.
pie in Ohio number, including demagogues
three hundred and sixty-nine thousand
available voters. The Democrats gave
Pierce one hundred and sixty thousand,
the Wing candidate received one hundred
and fifty-two thousand five hundred and
(, the Abolition candidate thirty-one thou.
sand six hundred.
The Democrats, Sag NIGHTS, &C.. don't
number now over one hundred and fifty
thousand, and cannot, we hold, increase
their vote at the next election. The Amer.
ican party have, as is announced by their
knowing opponents, one hundred and for
ty thousand, which number, we say, will
be increased at the polls, to one hundred
and seventy thousand, perhaps eighty.
which added to the Democrats, Sag NIGHTS.
, &C., make three hundred and twenty thou-
sand. Then supposing the Abolitionists
: to have increased to thirty-fve thousand.
we have just five thousand votes left, which
are all that make up the "Great Republi-
can party of Ohio" now so clamorous for
8 a convention, through which to dictate to
the American party--THE PEOPLE. This
calculation is not speculative, and shows
conclusively where considerable portion
of the demagogues are, as well as the ne.
cessity Of guarding against their misrepre-
, sentations and intrigues. That FIVE thou.
sand is composed Of old leaders, fogy ed.
itors and their tools and seryile hangers
on, who could not get into the American
ranks or have been elected They claim
to be the peopleI Well, they could once
act for the people, but now they are com.
manders without men and can only fight
their battles, like "Uncle Toby" in imagi-
nation. Imposition, is, nevertheless, their
|, plan and power their object. They tell
you that the people are rising up MI over
the State-that the excitement is great.
. and they as proof quote the fogy press.
which in almost every county have been
I left by the people, and are no longer their
organs, yet they assume to speak on this
subject as they were authorized to do years
ago, when party drill chained every man
: to the car Of his leader. The old Wing
, press of Ohio is no longer the exponent Of
t the sentiments of the people, at least Of
: one hundred and eighty thousand Of them.
: Take this county as specimen, and, We
j. doubt not, it is fair one. How many Of
the people in it felt their sentiments express
It sed when the old Wing organ here pub.
: lished its call for county meeting on the
= 4th day OF July, at this place, to select del.
9 egates to the 18th Of July convention at
/. Columbus? Not twenty, we assert per.
: haps not ten; indeed we don't know Of
d any who feel the slightest interest in that
: humbug affair. They all see through it,
It and recognize the old trick. Such Is the
y position of one set Of demagogues, com.
9 pared with the position Of a majority Of
n the people in this State
4 MORE BANK B BUsrrFIcATroNs.-- learn
v by telegraphie dispatches that the Ma.