New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-17

unwise and poftenfous choice, aha s"ues'ou sN"''
nomination of Mr.. Chase for Governor, a. most
it 80 long q. opposition could be made. Yet Mr.
Chr. a. WAS nominated, and triumphantiy elected
and. while we presume there are other Antl-Ne-
braska leaders in Ohio who could have secured a
larger majority, we believe there ia none among
them whose selection would, all things considered
have 10 tended to give significance, consistency and
permanence to the Republican triumph. We
Judge. then, that the Republicans of Ohio acted
wisely as well as nobly in nominating Dir. Chase,
although they might have polled more votes for
somebody el.e Perhaps this conclusion will be
upintelligible to tn. Gazette.
The Ga.stte tells us how the Americans OF the
North were excited By the election of Wise in
Virginia a. we'll as by the Stringfellow outrsges
in Kansas, and thereupon resolved to express,
/" in the most emphatic manner, their love OF Free
/" Soil, their opposition to Slavery Extension &c.
sucb WAS very natural effect OF the Kansas out
RACES on the Republicans Of Ohio, but how the cleo
tion Of Gov. Wise could have had any influence in
the premises is not obvious. We know it did not
serve to make the new Governor OF Ohio Know
Nothing. nor incline him in any way toward the
dopmas of Caste and Prescription. How should it
have Influenced in that way the attitude of Amer
lean Freemen with regard to the preservation Of
Kansas from Slavery
1t my be true-we trust it is-that the leaders
of what is called the American party in Ohio
Though no such party hiss distinctive public
State organization there) are right aud firm on the
Kansas question. II 80, we must say the case is
very different here, as the general tone Of the
"Americsn" press Of our State, and the vote cast
for Eew-York in the Philadelphis American Plat
form Convention, fully show. And this fact alone
suffices to exhibit the futility Of The Ga=ette's
argument that the Republicans of NeE-York might
and should have fraterDized with the Know
Nothiprs because those of Ohio could do and did
do so. They are different breeds Of dogs alto
rether. Whatever may be the fact elsewhere
Pro-Slavery Hunkerism is here ruling idea with
the contriyers and managers of the self-styled
" American" party. Of the One Hundred Thou
sand voters who sustained the HardShell Demo
cratic ticket in 1858, more than half are this day
members of Know. Nothing lodges, and voted for
Headley & Co. in our late election. Hence, in
good part the slim vote for Bronson last year, and
for all the Hards not on the Liquor ticket this
year. With these are united our Silver Grays
with scarcely an exception; and these congenial
souls rule the order" without fear of resistance
to their schemes. Hatred of Seward and
"Sewardism" is their leading, common i'm
pulse and twO-thrds of our Wing mag
mates Of ten to twenty years ago are
now deep in Sans" couusels, trusting
thereby to accomplish the downfall of the man
they most envy and hate. All these would not
have suffced to effect any thing but for the enroll
ment of many thousands of liberal, progressive
Wings and Democrats among the voting tools OF
the Templars and managers OF the cabal, under the
blended stimulus of curiosity, novelty, secrecy and
anti .Popery. These drop away from the order so
soon as they become fully aware Of it's character
as we have just witnessed in the votes of Erie Al
legany, Cattarsugus and other Western Counties
which Sam" bad on bis string last year +; but
meantime they vote once according to the DEGREES
of the councils, and that once has carried Headey
& Co. into power. That is the whole story. And,
though it is true that the People of NewYOrk are
as much opposed to the Kansas outrage as those
of Ohio, it is not true that the Know-Nothng wire
workers are We point TO their formal resolves,
the tone of their press, and the uniform tenor OF
their doings, in support of this assertion.
The Gazette charges the Republicans Of New
York with not giving calm consideration to the
principles of the American party, nor treating
that organization with the respect its importance
merited. We repel the charge as utterly unwar
ranted. We considered the whole subject Of
Natiyism some years ago, and decided that it's fan
dsmental principles were at war with the genius
of Republican Equality and Freedom. That con-
viction still abdes and is not likely to be over
borne. II these principles do not contemplate the
denial of Naturalization TO immigrants until after
twenty-o one years residence among us, the general
exclusion of Adopted Citizens from office, and the
especial prescription of those who adhere to the
Roman Catholic Church, then we do not know
what they are Now to ell these We are infenbly
hostile We consider immigrants as much emit
tied to and we'll qualified for citizenship after five
years residence as they ever will be; we insist
that the editor of The Gazette is just IS MT for
Office as be would have been if born in this coun-
try: we would have merit and fitness, not birth
or creed, alone considered in choosing men to Ill
responsible stations; and we protest against any
mingling of the waters of theologic rancor and
sec.aran bitterness in already excited politi-
cal contests In short, it is precisely because we
hare con sidered those Wanted " American princi-
"ples that We are strongly averse to them
So far az there is war between Us and this
American party, it ia not We who began it We
knew its leader, mainly as our deadly personal and