New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-23
FROM OHIO.


Correspondence Of The y. Y. Tribune.
CLEVELAND, Monday, May u, lo55.
After The Clereland Leader exposed the scheme
of the Know-Nothings to pack the Republican
State Convention and make it nominate their
secretly -concocted ticket, the leaders became
alarmed for the consequences that might ensue
and promised to abandon the scheme. But it
subsequently appeared that they had not wholly
given up the idea of gouging the Republicans
They issued a secret mandate TO a few conf
dental Sachems in different parts of the state
TO assemble secretly at Cincinnati forthwith,
which was obeyed. This clique resolved first, to
defend the nomination of Senator Chase Tor Ooy-
eTn0r at all hazards; second, 10 throw their lnu-
ence for Jacob Brinkerhoh; third, TO instruct the
leaders of the various Lodges to secure the ap-
pointment Of as many cotton degree members
as delegates to the Republican July Convention
as possible. The clique also selected candidates
for the remainder of the ticket, several OF whom
are fogy Hunkers who never had and never could
have particle Of Anti-Slavery sentiment in their
hearts.
The "cotton-degree" gentlemen in Ohio are not
numerous, but what they lack in numbers they
make up in seryity TO the slave holding wing OF
their Order Some may not understand why they
are so tenacious about the nomination OF Brlnker-
hohf and so intensely bitter toward Chase; but /
can explain it In the first place, the position
taken by the Order in New-England against
Slavery aggression has damaged very seriously the
Northern Know NOthings in the eyes OF their
Southern brethren and sensibly weakened the gen.
eral programme for Presidential operations In lc5o
A few more such back-slides in other Northern
States and blow up with the chyalry members
would be inevitable The aforesaid Cincinnati
clique although calling themselves know-Noth-
ipgs kno,n this much that if so intlexible and I'M
compromising an antagonist OF Slavery ana one
so cordially hated and feared by the saye-breeding
chiyalry as :. T. Chase. should be nominated and
elected Governor of Ohio, a divorce between
Northern and Southern KnOw-NOthings must take
place and that all further idea of electng slave
holding and doughlace Know-Nothing President
and Vice-President next year will be extingulshed
There il no man in Ohio whom the Ohgarchs
would not rather see elevated TO the Governors
chair than that unyieldDg champion of Freedom
Besides, not being a member of the know-Nothlng
fraternity, the cotton members know very Wen
that they could not exert particle of control over
him when elected.
In the next place the Cincinnati clique have set
their hearts on Garrett Davis of Kentucky Tor
President. This Davis is an old fogy Shareholder
"a man of very mediocre talents and less states
manship. How the crOtchet of running sucn
candidate ever got into the heads OF the Aforesaid
clique is past comprehension But they are cor
responding quite industriOusly with all the lead
ers of the Order in the Western and Southwest
ern States, with the view of pushing his claims IN
the Know-Nothing National Convention. These
leaders dare not venture upon the experiment OF
running separate ticket of their own In ONO
that would expose their weakness and destroy
their influence therefore they seek to control the
Republican ticket by trckery. They reason IN
this wise: IF BrinkerhOff is nominated for Gov
ernOr he cannot be obnoxious to the South when
knows very little about him, and then we can
define bis position and explain II to our slave
"holding brethren satisfactorily; furthermore he
will not be in the way of our plans in leoo-o to
bring out Davis, and if he should prove refrac-
:" tory we can easily kick him 10 one side and pass
on: but Chase is the man to be feared. Win
him on the track the battle will be fought on
"Anti-Slayery grounds Natiyism Will be ignored
" and the victory will be claimed as triumph oil
Free-So principles; and after he Is elected De
and his friends will continue 10 insist on making
what they call Freedom the leading issue IN
d" the politics of Ohio. But give us Brinkerhof ;
be is man Of far less commanding position in
the Anti Slavery ranks than Chase he partly
identified with our Order; with him on the track
ave can make Know-Nothingsm the leading issue
and throw Anti-Slayery into the background; We
can weaken the Free-Soil feeling and pave the
way for National KnOw-Nothing ticket next
year. we can anOru 70 lose NeW-tngIdnu' nilCn
"gan, Wisconsin and Ike states provided we can
secure New-lork. Pennsylvania and Ohio; the
Shareholders will do the rest. lfChase is reject
ed az the July Convention We shall be enabled to
claim in the South that the people OF Ohio have
"repudiated him on account of his Anti-slayery
couTse in the United States Senate; but his nom
nation will be equivalent 20 his Endorsement In
l." that event all our fond hopes will be destroyed
ard an Abolitionist will be elected President IN
$50. Chase must therefore be defeated IN the
July Convention at all hazards. If Brinkerhon
ais nominated We viii have the Anti-Slayery men
in tight place. they dare not bolt him; they
must support him-and at the same time we
will get rid Of the Free Soil issue and force upon
them the Natvistic issue"
Thus reason Cotton Observation-Disclosures here
we have the key that gives access TO all their Sc
cret springs of action. The Anti-Slayery men are
getting their eyes open, and on the 18th OF July
they will be prepared TO meet these American
Jesuits and foil their miserable servile schemes
to stihe the free voice of Ohio. The very means
taken TO defeat Chase, and motives actuaflng the
Cottonites will secure his nomination and election
FREEDOM AND FAIR PLAY