Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-08-07

ICHutuCtott y ucStucu ulujuIttt W "nio" ~.S'o
members OF the American par,v--cleaEly
anc fairly nominated tina. gentleman as the
candidate Of their choice for the Guberna.
,orlaI chair. The rest Of the ticket if | am
rightly advised are not only members oilihe
American Party. bu. especially acceptable
,oil and eminendy qualified for The positions
!. Ior which they have been selected. Whai
then is the duty and policy FOR held them
idehdcal) Of our order in view Of This iactl
| Ii has ever been held by all parties, that
holding place in any convention or body
BY representation, or in person. where con-
fic,ng interests or views are Represented
commits those participating 10 The support
Of The action Of the body. unless pro'es. Of
Withdrawal DE THEN AND THERE MADE
Was there any such withdrawal or protest.
and if not. how stands the casc2
II urged by some that The head Of the
ticket is anlagons.ic TO The principles OF our
Order. Many good and true members OF
the American Parry have fallen into the pop.
ular error ,ha, .Americanis'n" consists in
mere an,agonism 10 the Foreign and Catho.
lie tendencies Of portion cfour population.
Trus Americanism Is moi simply mega
tive-a mere anlagonism lit Is an active
living prnciple--,he embodiment Of Liber-
" in lis widest and most enlarged sense,
developed by free education, directed by
the teachings Of, Christianity, with the world
for lis area, and the whole human family for
lis reoipients
| This living principle Of Liberly--,he all
tperyading aspiration Of the soul OF man
wherever and however situated. we cal
"Americanisnl. 1" for II is here 10 America
that /, is 10 be. and is being developed. To
us as nalun is manifeslly committed the
mission of conducting Il tot full aud final
development. and spreading il abroad among
the nations Of the Earth. Then lie, US not
compromise the high lrus, confded 10 US by
attempting 10 circumscrbe lis limits or set
bounds for It's uc,ion, but give II the ilimi,a.
bic scope indicated by its divine origin,
knowing or acknowledging no sscsiolalism,
Nonh, South, East or West
With this enlarged and proper view Of
! The objecl and mission Of "Americarism,"
there can be no serious cause Tor apprehen.
sion and dis,rus, Of any portion Of the ticket
nominated al Columbus-lhere is no posi-.
live anlagonism 10 our principles. but very
much that advocates and suslains Them.
Blu, suppose there be IN the minds OF some,
an opposing element in the material OF the
licket--was moi thu, Convention largely
composed Of members Of our Order--and
can we as an Order repudia,s the ticket and
moi # puda,e our membership who were in
the majority in ,ha, Convention? We de-
clined 10 nominate ui Cleveland, with the
distinct uyawal lha, all who chose, mishl
take part in ,he 18Th July Conventions; and
now after having done so and having secur.
cd 10 our party eight out of the nine nomi
nees shall we prove ourselves so unstable
anJ unreliable thai we will not observe the
good .u.h usual TO the old political parties,
whom we are accustomed 10 call dishones.
and corrupt l. has been said that delegates
wen, in,o The, Convention with a mental
reservation. Il u scarcely credible .ha.
! an American, member of The American
Parry, and one who so enjoyed its conf.
denoe as 10 be selected as It's agent in an I'M.
poriani Convention, would so far forget
himself, his party and his country. as TO de-.
lscend 10 tho Jesui,ical dishonesty Of ''men-
/ iai reservation Iii lhern be such aapsnR
us, le, .hem be rejected and spurned a. they
deserve, lei US hold no faith with such base.
ness.
1 IlIsurgedb by manyshm the nomination
of Mr.. Chase commits The American Parry
TO The Endorsement of The ultra views that
may be entertained by that gentleman. II
! Il be uue thar mo nomination of Mr.. Chase
commits ,he American Parry 10 The advocacy
OF his views. how much stronger, then,
ask by The same rule, are his friends com.
milled 10 AmeIicanism. l. leave the an.
swer 10 those who have urged this specious
reasoning. .2
While it is a well established fact, that
The great body Of The Order in Ohio, are OPP
posed 10 any intermeddling with the pecu.
liar institutions Of ,hs Slave Suites, il is
equally cerlain that they are decidedly and
earnestly opposed to all extension Of Slave
IerriInry, The Kansas and Nebraska out
rage have SO intensified this feeling that il
were idle 10 altemp, TO disguise the fact thar
atihis time ii is the predominant, question vi
The North overriding all others.
Mr. Chase having manlully stood up in
opposiIionto 10 the encroachments Of The Slave
power end especially Distinguishing himself
by his determined resistance 10 the Kanzas
and Nebraska bill, seemed especially fued
as The person through whom significant
rebuke should be Administered 10 the perpe
traitors OF that great iOiqulty, and in this is lc
be found The secre, OF the nomination ol
, Mr.. Chase, by Convection composed Of a
decided majority holding The opposite view,
t on most questions. q-
/ Opposing as honestly did the nomina.
, lion Of Mr.. Chase, knowing that he would
J not be acceptable TO many Of The American
, party. YET teeling that he was openly and
fairly nominated, can no. consen,to the
5 repudiaion OF his name---and so far as
: am personally concerned shall support him
: connecting The same indisidus right 10 al
Others; but am clearly Of the opinion iha
concerted opposition Of The Order, 10 tn,
head OF The ,ickel, would render Us obox.
{ ious 10 Ihe charge Of bad faith, and sefousl,
. damage the character and standing of III,
American party and imminen,ly endangel