The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-12-13
THE OHIO STATESMAN AND THE RHPUB.
LICANS

The Era then goes on 10 show that in no
State except New York, under the lead of
Seward, have the Republicans put themselves
on record, and says
% We would gladly make Ohio an exception,
If We could. We cannot The position of our
friends there is doubtful Mr. Chase. the Gov
ernor elect, we know, is neither a Know Moth
ing by membership or sentiment, but nearly
every man on the ticket he headed, ,ras mem
Der Of the order. We cherished the illusion
that, as honorable men, they considered their
participation in Republican Convention, rep
resenting the Republican party, equivalent to a
remuneration OF allegiance to any other party
Was 1T but an illusion DO these men still re-
tain membership in the Secret Order? If thew
do, they not Republicans; the people of
Ohio and other States have been cheated-the
party that succeeded was, the American par
tyi"
Here Is n direct slap at Mr.. Chase, and in it
We discover an attempt to crowd him off the
track in favor of Seward. But we shall see
Mr.. Chase is shrewd Yankee, and, foxy as
Seward is, he will find his match.
Ohio Salesman
The lie insinudtel is worse than the lie d.
rect. The former requires often careful analy-
sis for its exposure; fat contradiction will
suffice for the latter.
The Era, says the Statesman, then goes on
10 show that in no State except New York. ur-
der the lead of Seward, have the Republicans
put themselves on record" &c. Under the
lead IF Selcard," the coinage of the .Statesman's
own mint, it puts in the mouth of the Era
Without them, its inference of purpose, on the
part OF the Era, to crowd " Chase " of the
track in favor of Seward would have been ut
terly gratuitous. 1t framed one lie, therefore.
so as togive color TO another, intended to breed
discord between friends.
The Era has never said, limited, or assumed.
tacitly, that the Republican Party in New York
has, at any time, been under the lead of Mr..
Seward, nor is there one word in the article
whence the HafeSmaR quotes the foregoing ex
tract alluding to Mr.. Seward, directly or indi-
rectly. The article is entitled, " Serving Two
Masters, and our single aim was TO show that
men could not serve two political parties; that
the free States could be united only on the
Ant Slavery issue; that the attempt to com
bine Native Americanism and Republicanism,
or to keep up in the free States the Know Moth
ing organization, would result in the irretrieva.
bic division Of their voters. Then, surveying
the position of Republicanism in the several
States, we said
In Massachusetts and New York, party DO
sIhons and relations are pretty clearly defined.
The Republicans IN those States are not Know
Nothings. Their position towards the Order Is
one not only OF independence, but open, honest
opposition. Messrs. Wilson, Foster. Rurlin-
game, Banks, and their associates, members for
time of the Order, united with the Republican
Party, sustained honorably its nominees. hold
now no connection with Know NothingS. hut
are Republicans and nothing else. This is our
understanding Are we wright? They are hon
orable men, and we cannot be wrong.
I" In New York, IT is sufficient to- say that the
Republicans put themselves on record agains
the Order. No one doubts as TO their position
and the same thing may be said of the Repub
Gcans of Wisconsin
But, in no other State have they clearly
ascer:ained position. We say this with pain
and notification for we would gladly make
Ohio an exception, If we could. We cannot
The position OF our friends there is doubtful
Mr.. Chase, the Governor elect, we know, i,
neither Know Nothing by membership OF
sentiment, but nearly every man on the tickle
he headed, soaS a member Of The order. We
cherished the Illusion that, as honorable men
they considered their participation in Repub
hcan Convention, representing the Republican
Party, equivalent to remuneration of ale
glance to any other Party. Was it but an illu
sion? Do these men still retain membership
In the Secret Order? If they do, they are not
Republicans; the People of Ohio and other
States have been cheated-the Party that sue
eeeded was, the American Party!"
Read this whole extract, and bear in mind
the object Of the article, and then say What
possible excuse can be set up for the lying rep
resentation of the Ohio Statesman, that {" til,
Era goes on to show that in no other State ex
cept New York, under the lead Of Seacard
have the Republicans put themselves on rec
ord" We named three States IN which thei
position was satisfactory, two in which they ha
"put themselves on record" and never said
word which could AWAKEN comparison betwee
Seward and Chase, except in the mind of il
natured, malignant, tricky politicians.
Our friends By this time ought to know tba
we are not much Of partisan. Our business
as politician, is not TO glorify men, but to al
Vocate Principles, and fit organization to car
~ them out Not since the formation Of tn,
Republican Party have we written an article, in
tended TO advance, directly or indirectly, tb,
aspirations of any man for the Presidency, Il