True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-09-19

of the first COUNCILS OF the American par
ty in the State Of Ohio, it has been the
uniform cry Of the lrcn-headed opponents
OF American Republieanlsm that the
party is going down. &c. l.. What was
the language held by the organs Of the
old parties last fall, in relation to this Or
ganization? 1t is fresh in the memory of
all, that the universal bawling OF bunker
dom was, that the Know Nothings had
'fizzled out in nearly every county in the
State and nearly every council in Jeffer-
son County But what did the sequel
prove on the second Tuesday in October
1864? More than 10000 of anti. Ad-
ninistration majority for the State ticket,
and from twelve to sixteen hundred for
the American county ticket. Still the old
liners were not conquered Again they
rallied at the Spring elections. The Amer
lean party they alledged was now complete
ly 'defunct,' the unterrifed Democracy
would carryby large majorities every town
ship in the county. The day came, and
the people came to the election, and the
result was, that, in every instance where
the Order saw proper to take issue, it was
victorious by large majorities, with the ex-
ception ofpcrhaps one solitary case of an
unimportant Office, and that was the result
of carelessness or bad policy. We know
it is not very pleasant to the feelings Of
our ld-line friends to refer them to the
history Of the past, painful feelings must
necessarily be excited in their minds by
the retrospect, but it may prove beneficial
to them in the end. Now the cry has
again gone forth from Pro-Slavery Hun
kerdom, that the Know Nothings are leay-
ing the Councils by scores, rallying tothe
standard OF the old Democratic party, and
that II glorious victory is in reserve for the
dear disinterested friends of humanity on
the second Tuesday of October.
Office hunters are now busily employed
in stunpiDg the county proclaiming where
they go that Know NothingisiIf is run
ming down and that Democracy 9--save
the mark, it's desecratiOn Of the word
is running up. These terms are some-
what ambiguous. Ii those stumpers mean
by their use that the American principles
and American party are running down
like the majestic Ohio, deepening AMI
widening in its course, carrying every Oh.
stacle before ii and resistlessly marching
on to its destination, then we shall not
contrUvert the statement If they mean
by Democracy going up that it is as
sending ike the kite we noticed the other
day-shiiting aud changing its position
with every breeze, whilst a boy holding a
string to which it was attached, stumbled
aud iell into the gutter, breaking the string
and causing the sudden disappearance of
his kite, or like the balloon inflated with
gas assends into the upper region where it
remains until its contents are exhausted,
then we have no controversy at that point.
Would we had an old Rev. friend of ours
here about the second Tuesday in October
that he might try his skillin the art of in,
fating the Democratic Balloon Of Jeffer-
son county. p,
y We advise the old liners to be yigilant,
let every man Of them be on hand early
on election day, see that every vote Of the
party is polled, and that as early as possi.
bic in order to make thestronger Impress
ion at the time, and then after you have
done all that you can say that you are
'pnprO6table servants and deserve to be
beaten with many stripes