Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-07-26

opinion IRON several different portions
ofthe State. The American organ in
Licking county, the Newark Times,
gives the Chase Abolition ticket the fol-
lowing frst-rate notice:
I'VE were yesterday to the State
Convention at Columbus, and returned
after midnight, sick unto death with the
doings, In part, of that Wooley-headed
concern. Chase was nominated on the
first ballot for Governor by large vote.
Brinkerhoff having first been withdrawn.
Thus. seemingly, are We tied, like an
old, battered tin-pan, to the tails Of the
one-ides darkey party of Ohio; and, oh,
ye godsl S. P. Chase our leader Well,
let those that nominated him, elect him
if they can. We know that it will be
done, if ever tits done, (which evil may
God in his Providence AVERT without
our aid in any way or shape"
The Cleveland Express of July 10th
says:
With the Convention we had nothing
to do. We are not bound by its acts
nor can we ever be bound by the acts
of any Convention, however circum-
staneed, unless the action recommends
itself to us by faithful adherence to our
principles, and the selection of candi-
dates of capacity and integrity, who
may be relied upon for the maintenance
of those principles. And when we
speak of ''our principles" /" we mean the
principles laid down by the American
State Council which assembled in this
city last month. The platform then
adopted is our platform. To its princi-
pies we are fully pledged, and We de-
sign manifesting our sincerity by with
holding our suffrage from all men who
array themselves against that platform.
Do not let US be misunderstood. If
Mr.. Chase is opposed to our principles,
he can by no means receive our support.
Is heso opposed2 u
The platform adopted at Columbus
is silent as regards Americanism. Mr..
Chase, too, is silent, so far as a public
aYowal is concerned. 1t has been be-
lieved and understood by the public that
he is hostile to Americanism. Indeed
private letters of Mr.. Chase show that
he has so expressed himself Various
reasons combined to show that he is
against us. The public have a right to
know how he stands. Nobody should
be cheated. As the matter now stands
the Foreigners or the Know Nothings
must be cheated. We presume Mr..
Chase designs to "cheat" no one into
his support, and therefore we look for a
full and early exposition of his views on
the great question which has within a
short twelvemonth revolutionized the
politics of the nation. When this is
done, if done at all, Americans will be
better able to decide whether he shall
receive their votes. .-.-
We confess that we have a strong
aversion to Chase under any circum-
stances. He is not man to our liking.
Nor are we alone in this feeling. OF
the outsiders at Columbus at least one
half were hostile to Chase, and many
avowed their determination to withhold
their votes from him. The feeling in
Hamilton, Ross, Fairfield, Butler, Lick
ing, Franklin, Miami, Clark, Pickaway
and other counties, is strongly against
him. ......
As regards the manner in which the
nomination was accomplished, the E1-
press says:
We know Dho nominated Chase--and
it may be interesting to the people to
know hon it was done. We can tell
them Fear of disruption and defeat
did one half the work. There were ma
nv induced to vote for Chase. in Con-
vention because it would bind the Free
Soilers to the Ticket. Threats of bolt
ing had been freely dealt out by that
faction, and it had its effects. Trading
votes did the other half. Look at the
vote of our county, for instance--all of
the delegates voting for Chase, when it
was well known that at least four of them
were for Brinkerhoff when they left
home! Why was it SO? A trade was
made by which Chase men were made
to vote for Backus. r...
Even the Geauga delegates. three
Chase Free Soilers, voted for Backus,
an old Hunker Wing. Look at the vote
of Seneca county. The delegates whip
ped round in favor of Chase to secure
votes for Gibson, for State Treasurer
They were sharper than our delegation,
for they made the trade successful. The
same was true of other delegations. We
rejoice that most of them failed to reap
the reward of their treachery. In this
manner quite number of votes were
secured for Chase-his friends eyincing
willingness to vote for the strongest
kind of Know Nothings, in order to OBJ
tain votes for him. That is hoU it was
done-and it is after the old fashion of
packing conventions, and log-rolling the
people out of fair expression of their
preferences.
The Dayton Empire, Democratic
paper, thus speaks of the feeling in
Montgomery. 1t says:
awe never remember to have heard
the nominations OF any convention so