Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-09-26
Divide and CONQUER.

Dlfu1S anu conquer.
From time immemorial, whenever a
hierarchy, a government, or a political
party has become corrupt, hopelessly
bankrupt in principles and strength, and
the majority of the people have banded
themselves together to resist and reform,
the last struggle of the falling dynasty
is made to foment divisions in the ranks
of their opponents. This is their forlorn
hope, and to this end, every energy is
bent, every remnant of their scattered
forces is centered. and, upon this point,
every available engine is brought 10 bear.
The pro-slavery party in this State is
hopelessly in the minority. The Presi-
dent, who stands at its head, has fully,
indispatabty, and ~irreUoca6ly, committed
himself and his party, in favor OF
of the South, against the North and
in favor of slavery, against freedom.
The leaders of the Democratic party in
this State, make no attempt to deny, dis
pute, or excuse this fact. 1t is too noto-
rious. They avoid the subject, and use
the most strenuous exertions to induce
the rank and file of their party to pursue
the same course. Their speakers on the
stump coOlly inform the people that
Know Nothingism is the only issue be-
fore them. Why is this 1t is because
the majority of the members of that as
ISOLATION in this State ha re openly pro-
claimed that they are not in favor of the
extension of slavery. This being the
case, it follows as a matter of course,
that they cannot uphold an administra-
ton which is openly, and hopelessly
p~ro-slaVery. Therefore all the artillery
of the stumpers, large and small, is OPEN
ed upon that organization, in order to
prevent detection in their own ranks, and
under cover of the smoke, to blind their
opponents, and retire in good order from
the field on which the real issues are to
be decided.
How is it at the South There, the
K. N. party are just as orthodox upon
the subject of slavery as the most grovel-
ling dough face could possibly be ; 9TH
er issues are made up, and there is no
division upon that subject, there. 1t is
not made a question at all. All are
agreed. But here at the North there is
a division, a wide division upon this sub
ject. 1t is the all-engrossing one, before
which all others dwindle down 10 nothing.
ness. The advocates of freedom are
largely in the majority. They formerly
belonged to all the various old ~crganiza-
tons, Wing, Free Soil and Democratic.
Now they stand together in one solid
phalanx. The grand scheme of the pro-
slavery party is, TO reduce the Republi-
can party back TO its original elements
Kow Nothingism is denounced The old
line Free Sellers and Wings are praised,
and the seeding Democrats entreated
to swallow slavery. and return to the
Democratic fold. Trimble and his
friends are patted on the back, and Il con-
venliOn numbering a dozen men is swol-
len, ION paper) to as many thousands.
No attempt whatever, is made to meet
the real issues. Their papers seldom
say anything concerning the doings of the
a ministration, and their speakers OH the
stand are as silent. In the speeches
made in this town, by their che mpions
Medill, and Taylor, the name of Presi-
dent Pierce was not even once mentioned.
Of the justice of principles, which can
be sustained by such means, and such
only. the people can Judge.