The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-06-28
LET Us UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER

LET Us UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER
A word to our friend G., of the Aa,fgLs,,
Sentinel. He has either misunderstood Ne d,
we have misunderstood him. If he is in e,y,,
OF reorganization of the Political Anti.Slaverr
Movement, on the same general principles. with
the same general object, and operating by The
same general methods as characterized itin 1852
and 1913, then we are with him. But if he /,
for nondescript, indefinite, halfway sort o.
movement, that, while protesting great independ
ence of the Know Nothing Order, shall in fac
be controlled byit, then we are against him.
National Era.
We have no reorganization to ask We are
already organized. Our Republican party Of
last year, organized on the proper basis The
President and his party had declared for s,y
tanning and extending SL0u4ry by the Feolera
Government. The Republican party took def
mite and distinct issues on that proposition.
leaving Slavery to the States, they intend 10
WELD the final power for Freedom only. This
is the issue between the Administration anl
the Republicans. We therefore go for sustain
ing the Republican party as formed, or the Issue
which was then adopted, and opposing all eior,
to modify that issue or to adopt others on whiG
we may disagree. Ours is neither "nonds
script, indefinite, nor halfway movement Is
character is well Defined easily understoi
and it will not be controlled by Know Nothings.
AshtdbuId { o. Sentinel
Let US understand each other If G. real
our sstfcIe, he must have seen our subject was
NatiOnH, not State action. We insisted on
reorganization of the Political Anti-Slavey
Movement, for the Presidential campaign lie
answers, by saying that they have, in Ohio,
Republican Party, which needs no reorganzs
ton We speak of one thing-he answers u |
by talking of another.
Now, so far as the States are concerned we
wish our friends all success in honest and wise
efforts to secure Party of Freedom, whether
they call it Republican, or Independent Demo
cratic, an existing organization, or re.organ.
ization. That, however, is not the question.
There is no National Organization, of any kind,
which proposes the establishment Of Freedom
as the law of the Federal Government There
is National Old Line Democratic Party ani
we have now National Know Nothing Party
If the AntiSlavery voters intend to act with
neither of these, what do they intend to do,
Why talk of "Fusion?" Do they expect I,
fuse with the Old Line Democrats or Nations
Know Nothings? All voters in the Free
States, outside of these organizations, are pre-.
ty well fused already. The thing they need j.,
organization. Now, has G. any other plan 70
propose, than "a Political Anti-Slavery Move.
ment, on the same general principles, with the
same general object, and operating by the
same general methods as characterized it in
1852 and 1882" If he has, let him propose
tiff he has not, let him say whether he is
with US or not. If the old, experienced Anti
Slavery men do not take the lead, who will?
And is it not high time, when Slavery and
Hunkerism are concentrating their forces and
for the campaign of 1856, that W
should be at least comparing opinions, and
working for united action? Have our friends
concluded to await the decision of the Know
Nothing Councils in the Free States, so as to
assign to them the lead?
For one, let us say distinctly and emphati-
cally, we will never support any organization,
let it be as loud as it may in its Anti-Slavery
professions, which embraces or countenances
ISecresy in method, or Discrimination in natu.
raj or political rights, on account Of color,
birth, or religion. If voters, who have been
styled Wings, Democrats, or Know Nothings
will unite in open, Independent, direct action
in favor of Freedom, and against Slaver!
without the attempt to make such union min
lister to other organizations with which they
may be associated, we can act with them; but
let not the Know Nothings of the free States
delude themselves with the notion that they
can rally the masses Of the North and Nesi
under their banner. They cannot do 1t: We
trust the majority of them are convinced o;
this and we hope that they will consent to give
up at once their organization, and join heartily
and honestly in real Party of Freedom.
So much as to National action. Now, as to
State action. If citizen of Ohio, our motto
would be, cooperation with indiCiduals, in
Party Of Freedom, Nop and Altcays but, CO.
operation with KnoU Nothings, as Party
NeUer!
VIC oic hOe ooii W Dec lndI Inc lnu0 pei"
Democrats have called Mass State COnven'
ton, to meet at Columbus, on the 18th, the
day of tie meeting of the delegate RePuOl-
can Convention.
If the action of the latter be open, honest
and single-eyed, they will ratify it if otherwise
they will be on hand to mark out Their own
line of policy. 1t is all well enough to inSis.
upon forgetting and sinking differences o.
opinion on non-essentials, but let no true LiD'
erty Man permit himself to be driven into any
arrangement implying a sanction to hnor
Nothingism. "Co-operation," as it is caleu'
may prove a snare. Asa matter of fact, We
suppose there are but two actual S'a''
Organizations in Ohio-the Old Line DemOc'
racy, and the Know Nothing Party. Of course
when cooperation is talked of, it has no refer
ence to action with the former. What, then, Is
til May it not prove simply an aggrega'i'4