True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-05-01
From the Buckeye State.
Auditor Colestt,ck.

to-dsy 'sBuckcye, seeks to relieve himself
If the odium which has SO generally follow
ID him up in his unjustifablc attempt to
distract and to divide the Republican party
Of this county. Heis evidently much dis
the stFangeness Of his position.
In his trepidatiop he exposes his follies
and betrays his weakness; and while en-
to explain away the arrogant and
deuunciatory tone of his "address" he
blunders into the grosseSt inconsistencies.
While seeking to lead he has given no evi-
deuce of his abilitytodo so. On the con-
trary, he has shown that he has neither the
capacity or influence to pull down or to build
up; aud that simply an individual notorie-
ty, brought about by the triumph or the
downfall of any priciple, seems to govern
his motives and control his action.
The Auditor complains that the Buckeye
State deals in personal abuse, whilst, at the
same time, he himself, indulges in the
coarsestvitut Grafton, freely and unrcscrvcd-
". He declares that he has violated no
obligations to friends or to party, while he
denounces large portion of that party as
"damnablc heretics," as no better than
"thieves," as "dishonest;' and arraigns the
Republican organization as "conniving" at
all this rascality and all this infamy. He
asserts that "the order" have ignored the
anti-slavory and other important issues
whilst he has not produced one particle Of
evidence in justification of this statement
He claims that his doctrine is truly Repub
lican, yet acknowledges the reception o
letters from "Indcpendent Democrats,
denouncing his course and rebuking hi
violence. He now admits that there ar
doutless majority of "honest" men in tn
"ordor," yet shrinks from the task of for
mally Withdrawing his wholesale charge
against them, of the commission of fraud
deception and vice. He gravely suggest
an apologyfor those deluded creatures VIII
were igporantly inveigled into the "order,
vet shows himself destitute Of suficien
6rmness to adhere to single opinion o
proposition ten days in succession.
He eajoles the foreigner by censurin
the attempt tending to "disappoint' sal
foreigner in call his anticipations of ou
glorious republic" and bcrates the Know
Nothings-the Auditor rcputed to be on
of 'em--on account Of their "wicked an
ungodly assumptions" and least he migf
not be fairly understood;" to use his ow
phrase-he issues his second bull in whic
he represents said foreigner as ready
eight against any reform or restraint"
"put down liberty of speech" mob "ten
, perancc speakers" "break up professions
and "hunt down fugitive slaves" To Il
catholic he proclaims that he "would chez
,, fully give all the political privileges tn
he claims for himself" but desiring to
"fairly understood" he proceeds to fir
fault with their conduct, and abuses IL
administration for appointing catholics
Office. He abuses the "K. N. party" as
villainous and Infamous organization, al
after asserting that "Hell' might be ra
sacked in vain in pursuit of greater ga
surdity," denies that he condemned the
e only in single instance. He conclud
/, by hoping that "thc Republican movemc
: may be. saved from disgrace" yet no o.
S has made bolder attempts to place it in tn
e predicament than the Auditor himself; al
h without the least show of right to offer
!, justification of his conduct.