The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-08-04
A Prophecy FuEaIIed.

DR. BAIAEI. the able and clear minded
editor Of the National Era, about the mid.
die Of May last, gave the following advice
to the Free-SoiIers of Ohio, which'we COM
mend to the careful perussl Of our Free
Soil friends:
"The Know.Nothing party proposes to
maker degraded caste Of foreign born set
tiers in this country, and Of certain class
Of religionists whether native or foreign
born. The Anti-Slavery party rejects all
distinctions in political or civil rights,
founded on birth, color, or religious creed
or connection. The former does not in any
State embrace the question of slavery, and
is seeking national power by ignoring it,
and suppressing its agitation. The latter
embraces the Question ne the paramount
one in all the States, and seeks national
power by agitating it, with q view to its
proper settlement. One resorts to mystic
ry, and aims to exempt itself from public
responsibility by rigid secrecy in all its
proceedings, and at the same time fetters
the freedom of its members by extra judi.
cial oathsj the other is open in all its aims
and proceedings, invites public scrutiny,
subjects itself to the wholesome restraints
Of public accountability, rejects all coercive
measures as to its members leaving to the
untrammeled judgment of every individual
to act with or against it.
$50 utterly antagonists are their princi-
Piles, aims, methods of action, and obliga-
tions, that the success Of one must, soon or
late, prove the subversion of the other.--
On what honest or honorable compromise
they can be brought together is to us uhin-
telligible. If the members Of the Anti
Slavery party understand the nature, poll
cy and aims Of their own party, they can
not vote for Know-Nothing candidate, il
they are honest, unlesss they misunder-
stand the nature, policy and aims of the
order TO which he belong. And vice versa.
"Co-operation as explained by the Co.
l1Rsbtan will be partnerships give-and-
take bargain. II each party is to have all
the candidates, it is idle to talk of co-ope-
ration. This can be secured only by con-
ceding something to each-Ato one the Gov
ernorship, to the other the whole or a part
Of the rest of the ticket. The Know-Noth-
ing party agrees to vote for an Anti.Know-
Nothing, Anti-Slavery candidate for Gov.
ernor, the Anti Slavery party for a Know
Nothing, Anti-Alien candidate for Judge, and
SO on. And the nominees, with. not sin
gle principle in common, will be bound, as
honorable men, to sustain and vote for one
another. The bargain is to be arranged by
the managers, and the people will then be
respected to ratify it..
"This is the meaning Of cooperation
with the Know-Nothihgs as d party. Is
there an old Liberty man in Ohio that is
willing to see our cause crushed in the coils
of crooked policy such as this!
"Suppose it succeeded in prostrating the
Administration party. What then? The
victory, like all the recent victories over
the Administration, will be claimed by the
new order, 60 to swell its self-confidence
and its influence, keep up the miserable
delusion concerning its intrinsic power, ant
embolden it hereafter to do in the Yves,
what 1t has done in Connecticut and Rhode
Island--haughtily reject all cooperation
and dictate all nominations. And where
would be your Anti Slavery party Of indie.
pendent Democracy! Rejected by the whole
body of naturalized voters==a large portion
OF whom last year so nobly stood with you
on the ant-Nebraska issue without mora
power-avoided BY the liberal Democrats
as tainted with natvism-looked down up.
by the nationalzed Know Nothing order
ridiculed for its blunder, despised for its
Inconsistency, and a perpetual stigma fast
ened upon the name of every man on the
partnership ticket.
"But should this partnership after al
prove failure, with what face could the
Independent Democracy, bankrupt in char
acter and influence 60 before the people
and claim popular support in the attemp
to reorganize on its old ground.
"Were zoe In Ohio, our motto should be
honorable defeat, rather than success through
such an alliance"
The Fusion Convention at Columbus wa,
a meeting of two factions for the purpose
of making a trade. The bargain wal
made, and it will be seen that Just such .
bargain was made, as the National Ere
predicted. The Governor is Free Soiler
a disunion abolitionist; the other eight can
didates on the ticket, are members of tn,
Know Nothing order, and advocates of it
proscriptiVe creed. There is complete sa
crifce OF principle on both sides. Tht
Ffee-Soilets for the sake Of one candidate
agree to support eight, to whotn they aft
conscienciously opposed; the Know Moth
ings for the sake of eight candidates, agree t.
support man for governor whom the,
heartily despise.