Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-07-12
H FUSION CONVENTION.

lOCCCNCN W OustllSoos ~ 10 hSh 49,
o ~criticise the real business acts Of this Speck
sled bojy, with but one exception, Tor we con-
that we are not sufficiently skilled in ar
cherry 10 draw a bead on so small q mark
But themixed and motley characteristic dis
appointed, fanatical and frantic feelings OF this
crew, presents a subject too rich 10 be
overlooked. The terrific explosion OF the
Philadelphia Convention, produced a feeling
in many Of the Northern Know Nothings TO
fuse with anything that would fuse with them,
and carry by force or deception The measures
they cannot and dare not present 10 The mas
SEES in their national capacity. To this end
they sought the aid Of the Free Soil party for
the accomplishment of this object was this
Convention called, and we presume the same
policy has been pursued throughout the State,
and what can We expect, what ought we 10
expect, from such q coalition. Nothing but q
ira in Of proceedings, as odious TO the radical
principles OF our country, as the combination
is ireacheTous, multifarious and deceptive
The exact position and name of the opposition
OF the Democracy Of Ohio, at tie present cri-
sis, is q matter extremely hard if not utterly
impossible to ascertain. The Wing party as q
pErty is defunct. The Know Nothing or Piz-
erinctum party has been abandoned as tyran-
nical and wrong the Shreds and fragments
are now endeavoring uuder the most bitter
rangs Of remorse and disappointment, 10 form
a coalition or fuse with that portion Of the old
Free Soil party, that may be found fusitle.-
Like loose drift wood upon The stream, they
attach themselves TO every shrub against which
they chance 10 strike. To the everlasting
credit of quite o respectable portion of old
line Wings, Know Nothings. and Free Soilers,
be it said, they possessed too much ihdepen-
Elence OF character and personal respect, to
commingle, fuse with, or even appear in this
pie-bald assembly, declaring it was far better
upon principle 10 vote the entire Democratic
ticket, and know VIII al they were doing, than
10 fuse and c%ommingle with the refuse and
splinters Of every creed OF politicians, thrown
together without shape or form, possessing no
principle and the accomplishment OF no OBJ
ject save to curse, oppose and Willy the gov.
ment, that is hourly protecting their worse
than useless heads. How canthe Free SoiliI
feel TO see the party 10 whom he owe his po-
~litical allegiance, thus transformed or rather
swallowed up by a few disbanded political
Anacondas. II reminds US of CrockettS De.
scription Of his 6ghtwWilh the snake, when he
says "he swallowed my head and l swallowed
olsen" The one idea, that usually charac-
terizes political organizations of this character,
was the only board in the platform Of this Ju-
sion meeting, and that was the old sac Of
slavery. 1t was scarcely wide enough for all
of them, few as they were, 10 stand upon
1t was most ridiculuusly amusing to see an old
defeated office-seeking, broken down Wing,
endeavoring 10 Popp q brave young Free Soilel
off Of the slippery board, but like the negro
when the lightning knocked him from the log
he would tannG there, and on he Popped again
believing that however tempestuous the storm
might be, he yet had rights under his own FL
tree.
The only thing Of note per formed by this
fusion coalition, was The passage OF a reSolu-
ton, in perfect keeping and character with
the pie bald assembly. It's import as We
gathered it, was that fusionists generally were
in favor of the Congress Of the United States
assuming the authority of legiSlating SLAVERY
out Of the territories, without regarding the
voice Of The citizens, resident within that Ter.
ritory; and further. that thty would oppose By
any means whatever, the introduction Of an,
more States into the Union with slavery il
their Constitution. This resolution was pass
carried into effect, would be in direct and oper
violation Of The Constitution of the U. States
and Subversive OF the Two great principles tina
compose The basis Of the government OF thin
Republic TO wit: The power OF governing The
people is with the people, and that the ma
iority shall rule. These aIe The Swallowing,
OF The "fusion" Convention, the portrait O
the principles Of an en- ragged few, determined
10 ~iyrannicaily rule Ct utterly ruin. Aud ye
while torn to atoms and scattered in such
disorder, that Omnipresence itself can scarce
find them, the principles 5f deceit and treach'
cry are still ~clinging 20 them, for scarce hat
the fusion ceased, until some incauiious Know
NothingS or Pizerinc:umi:es, who had fused
we.e telling with gleat glee in the streets,
thai the Free Soil wing OF the fusion was bad
ly sucked in, that out OF the whole number o.
delegates chosen for the Columbus Conven.
ton on the 18th, they had only gotten one,
and he a "blOOdy Jurriner;" whilst The Pie.
rinctimites had secured all the rest, and ma
tives to boot We say 10 the Free Soil fusi-
%Onists that fused on last Saturday, you were
rightly served; like poor Tray in the fable
you were most cruelty treated, and for no 9th.
er reason than havi ing been caught IN bad
company. The contemplate and pusihnni-
nous chicancery Of This fusion Convention,
should operate as a moral nd warning 10 all
hugh minded, judicious aud rejecting men.
In view Of the present state Of facts, we
would say to the Democracy Of PEBBLE couu-
W' you have no opposition at all, none that
deserves the name OF opposition. Hundreds
OF men who q fewyears ago, were warmly op-
posing US, having become uorn oil; and dis
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