The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-09-19
Fram tho Obio Statesman. llih inst.

Chase letter." We shall show to moral
demonstration, that, if this is intended as
the original of the "Sandusky letter." there
is a still basel rascality about it than was
at first apparent. Here is what the Jour
nal publishes;
PRIvArE XENIA, Aug. "a, 1855.
Mr. DEAR SIR: Your letter has remained
long unanswered, but have been all the
time in motion. / now take moments when
| ought to be asleep.
l appreciate highly tie generous and lib
eral course of Mr.. Ruess, and have directed
my nephew to address him a note to that
effect.
AS to the Know.Nothing organization
ii is well known and understood that | am
not member of the Order; and all my in
9uence will be directed against injustice and
oppression in every form. accord fully
to all whatever rights / claim myself.
TO me however, it seems evident that
since the split at Philadelphia, the order in
the Free States is daily becoming more and
more liberal toward our immigrant fellow
citizens. l desire to promote this tendeu-
cy, and indulge strong hopes that the Order
itself will soon so liberaIize its platform as
to leave in it nothing of which the foreign
born, really attached to our institutions, can
complain. Such, am assured by promi-
nent members Of the Order, will actually
be che case. Mr.. Ford, for example, posi-
lively avows that he is ready to allow to
all foreigners who are in heart Am erican
every privilege Of American citizens. He
does not consider that it is necessary for a
foreigner to reside here any particular
length of time in order to become in heart
an American, and desires no extension, as l
understand him, of the present naturalza-
tion term Of FIVE years.
say this 10 do justice to the gentlemen
on the ticket. So far as | know, none Of
them are proscriptionists or bigots: while
all of them would oppose any attempt 10
subvert or injure American institutions by
ecclesiastical power or allan combination.
For myself, | have no fear of such attempts
and believe that the vast majority of the
immigrant population would resist such at
tenpts as promptly and energeticaIly as
the most American Of the Americans.
Hence l am happy in believing that there
is no longer any danger to foreign born cit
liens from the American organization.
The only actual danger is from the pro-Sla-
very wing oft. Men who oppose the op-
preston of Slavery in good faith, cannot
long entertain liberal views Of any ques-
tiop.
This letter will be sufficient to show my
own faith, and my hopes in respect to 9th
ers. hBve no objections to your showing
it to Mr. Ruess, or to his makilg such use
of it as his discretion will approve, only re
serving that it be not published or printed;
as would prefer to avoid any unnecessarily
appearance in the newspapers. | do moi
hesitate, however, 10 avow all the letter
contains in conversation with all who seek
to know my views. Yours faithfully,
S. p. CHASE.
HOMER GOODWIN, ESQ Sal dasky Ci y, 0.
Now this is SO different in phraseoogJ
from what appeared in the German paper
that few will doubt that it has been changed
from the true original, in order to.appeas,
The members of the ''Know Nothing organ
ization," as Mr.. Chase styles them, Her
is again the translation from what appeare,
in the German paper at Sandusky, purport
. ing to be taken from the letter:
''XENrA, Aug. "a, 1855.
"That do not belong to the Know Moth
ings, but always opposed their dark princi
pies, the people of Ohio ought to know an
be convinced; nevertheless, l will now re
peat again, that oil my influence shall b
, exerted to vigorously oppose any oppressio
: or injustice exercised against foreigners a
well as natives, in whatever manner Q
, shape concede to, and wish every on
d without distinction in regard to nationalt
! the enjoyment Of all these rights, which
o claim fer myself.
"But it seems to be evident that the dis
sension and schism of the Know-Nothin
Order at Philadelphia will bring about
7 liberal policy towards immigrants. Eve
d Mr.. Ford, the so severely censured Know
Il Nothing, expressed himself to that elfet
that mmigrais SHALL have all rights of \
merican citizens. The naturalization teri
Of FIVE years was never too long for mt
and if it were within my power, | woult
L gladly concede shorter term to any tru
e friend Of liberty among immigrants. Br
q at the same time declare unto them, ths
! | would have American institutions respet
ted and uphold, and changed and amende
= only for the sake Of freedom, general, un
Is versa freedom.
+; "Men who disturb the peace, and prt
% hibit peaceable citizens from the exercis
!. of their franchises and freedom Of speecl
" are no Americans, although born in TIL
u country.
= "But sir, the chief subject is and will |
r the Slavery question. He who directly
70 indirectly raises his voice in favor Of ST.
}, qery, is no freeman, and provokes all 9th
measures for oppression, viii ch also perta
in the category Of slavery"
Let the reader remember that this latt
u versionl is literal translation from VIII
IN was put forth by the Intelgcnz Blatt, Il
= German Chase paper Of sandusky. II
= Journalno longer disputes the accuracy
IN our translation, but virtually admits its &C
q lectness, by saying that the German editor
r 'zeol prompted him to go farther, and |
imperfect knowledge Of English betray
him into giving greater force to langua!
when rendering il into German than t
~ text warranted"
~ This, Mr.. Ruess, the editor Of the !
40 nll;onnz Plat dan;ae IL so,c e,