The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-05-09


order to catch the Freesoil vote. as well as
the support Of 81 Bose wings who are not
Known Othings. and such Democrats as they
can hood wink with their specious pleadin 6,
the Know NOthings, are about to pursue the
same game attempted to be played of upon
the people in the Wellsburgh District, that
is, nominate the candidates secretly and
have their nominations ratified by the Re.
publican Convention to be held on the 18th
Of July next.
Sixteen members Of tie Executive State
Council of Know Nothings. says the Seneca
Advertiser, met in c~onclave in Columbus, and
laid the following plan for nominating the
State ticket. They resolved that the order
should make secret and separate nomina-
tons; then they would pack the 'Republi-
can or Peoples Convention and foist upon
it these nominees. The mode of proceed
ure is to be this:-sometlme in May all the
subordinate Councils are to express their re-
specive choice for State candidates. The
voice of each Council 10 be counted accord.
ing as the majority shall vote.
The expressions thus obtained are to be-
forwarded to the State President at Cinc.R.
natl. During the fore part of June a grand
State conclave is 10 be held in Cleveland, OF
delegates from as many of the subordinate
Councils as will attend. At that conven.
ton the candidates suggested by the subor.
dInate Councils. will be ballotted for until
the choice is reduced between three for
each Office. These are to be referred back
to the subordinates, to be voted for durine
the first week in July, and the persons re.
ceiying the most votes are to be declared the
nominees of the Order.
After the nominations are made they will
secretly endeavor to secure delegates to the
Republican Convention, and compel tito re.
nominate the candidates of this Order. The
Freesoll papers and the Freesoil party in
the Western Reserve are down on this wire
working vehemenily. The Cleveland Lead
er, edited by John G. Yaugn,a leading free.
%soiler, thus pitches into the plan. He
says:
"ln our humble Judgement this patent
right continuance wont work. Screws vii
get loose, and cogs viii break and the whole
machine will smash to pieces. Some Of
our reasons are thcs': LIST. The proposed
plan is neither fair not honest. Cd. If sue.
cessip! the convention will not be a Repuh-
Iican but a Know Nothing body, and the
ticket nominated would be simply a Know
Nothing ticket. Sd. The method contem-
plated will destroy tie anti. Slavery and
State Reform issues, and cause the election
to turn on n~ayistic proscription-with the
re-enactmcntIDent OF he Cincinnati scenes
over the State. 4th. The effect will be to
drive the whole Protestant natura!ized vote
over to the Loco ocos and Sagnichts, there
by loosing about 10000 Republican votes,
as the recent elections in Cincinnati and
elsewhere demonstrated. 9th. The more
active and Jealous anti Slavery men will al
Their stay at home in disgust and ohagrin,
or vote the Locofoeo ticket and help defeat
the'Hindoo5.' 9Th. The anti Slavery cause
will be trodden under foot; the tremendous
majorities against Slavery of last fall will
melt into a disastrous defeat, STAKEHOLDER
and s%eryile will send up a shout of victory
over the PROSTATE Republican giant, whose
appraised arm they SO much feared. But
this is not all. The bitter prediudi:cs of
caste ard race will be indamcQ TO the hiyh-
est pitch; natives will bccomom acre pr scrip
tive, and foreigners more clannish. All
naturalist citizens will sink their national
differences and combine in self defence a.
gainst the common opPressor. The organi-
cation of the Locofoco party which was shiv-
and almost annihilated by the anti Slavery
men, will be recruited organized with re-
newed vitality on the new issue of natiyistic
prescription, directedby the spirit of caste
and bigotty; and the necaIul State Reforms
will be defeated and forgotten in this fierce,
though miserable contention. If its old
dough face allies again mount into p~ower,it
will rejoice. II the Union saving muzzlers
succeed, its gladness will still be ecstatic,-
in either event It's great antagonist will lie
DfOStrate at It's Ieet.
Thus it will be seen that the Freesoilers
look upon the Know Nothing orr organization
with d~istrust, and from the spirit of the
Leader we are enabled to Judge of the feel.
lngs of the whole Freesoil party. Last fall
know Nolhingism professed TO be opposed
to Slavery; after TIE election the Grand
Council, in order to save the country and
secure Know Nothing woes in the South,
declared that the agitation of the Slavery
question ought and should cease; and hence
the hostility Of the Frecsoilers to the order.
The Leader gives the following ms the plat
form Of lAe American Reform tx. N par.
I!5:
The 50 called American party. is an or
gantSstion whose members are sworn to
prescribe all persons Of foreign birth, regard
less oftheir principles, character or patriot
ism. "a. The order refuses to advocate an
ii Slavery in its Councils. or pledge its
members TO oppose the aggressions of Slav.
cry. BY the terms of the third, or cotton
Degree each member Is sworn to play the
part Of a ~doughface, under excuse Of saving
che Union, BY putting down the agitation Of
all dangerous questions. Opposition to sla-
VeIy, it is asserted endanearv tba roono