Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-01
poI,,ic. "A Ohio.

diverse issues which agitats the State Of Ohio.
and the apparent difficulty of defining the
precise attitude Of the American party in that
State, in relation to the great questions Of
national policy; yet, If we read the indications
right, there is much to hope from the future
action Of the party there. Touching this
matter, there Is a very general misapprehen-
sion. To the North and to the South alike,
the word has gone forth that the American
party Of Ohio has abandoned national prin-
ciples, and coalesced with Northern Abolition
ism. The American party Of Ohio is alter
nately cuffed and caressed; In the one case
without fault, and in the other without merit
not having Justly earned either, for the reason
that as yet it has taken no action in its distinct
character as party. To explain;
There are four leading factions or parties in
Ohio the American Conservative or Know
Nothing party, tho Free-Soil Known othings,
the Medill party, calling itself Democratic, and
the Republican party. II is true that all these
have some principles In common, but yet all
differ widely from the American party, in being
to greater or less extent hostile to slavery,
and pledged to resist the extension Of it in any
direction. But the American party stands not
thus committed. Devoted to the Union, and
hostile to all men and all measures which
would imperil it, resolved to maintain the con-
stitution as it is, fearless in indicating the
sovereignty of the States, and opposed to po-
litical Romanisn, alienism, and demagoguism,
the American party stands yet unconcluded,
and unbound by the action Of any conven-
ton that ever sat in Ohio for the nomination
Of candidates.
1t Is true that there were Know Nothings in
the Convention of July 18th, which nominated
hybrid State ticket with Chase ut the head.
Perhaps these pretended Know-N othings have
controlled that convention, and thus might have
secured the nomination of purely American
ticket, had their fidelity to American princi-'
pies been equal to their pretensions. But, false
to their trust, and regardless Of the settled pol
icy Of the party, they threw themselves into
the arms Of abolitionism, and yainly hoped
to drag the American party after them. They
have sold themselves, but they cannot comply
with their contract to deliver their party. The
American party has not followed, and will not
follow. 1t is not in favor of disunion, nullifi-
cation, nor abolition, and, therefore, cannot,
and does not; .sympathize with either parties or
individuals with such unholy and destructive
purposes OF this there can be no question.
There are no worse abolitonists in the North
than Greeley and Chase, and the American
L., win irfi on
my than Greeley, nor in Ohio fiercer calum-
niator than Chase If the American party In
Ohio is odious to Chase, it can be only for its
conservative policy with respect to slavery.
But he Is unsparing in his denunciation of
Know N othingism, from which 1t follows ire
sistibly that its principles and policy have no af
finity with abolitionistn, which Is certainly the
fact.
But how Is the general impression that
Chase and the others were nominees of the
American party to be explainedr Thus: it
was understood that the Republican Conven-
ton would nominate conservative American
| ticket which would be afterward confirmed by
tho American Convention. hut at Tho SANE
| .;,.s u was Aa.--ly understood, that II Chase,
or any other anti-American, received the nomi-
nation for governor, the American party would
repudiate him, and when the time for calling
| their own convention camc about, nominate
| an exclusively American ticket, and enter the
field against the combined forces of the various
factions in the State This viii certainly be
done. The nominations made by the Republi-
can Convention cannot be supported by the
American party, and it will accordingly pro-
coed to make It's own nominations, pre-
cisely as though nothing had happened. Al
ready large meetings have been held in Column
bus and Cincinnati, and resolutions hostile TO
the nominations passed, and there is every rea-
son to believe that they express the sentiment
Of the great American party in Ohio. In the
past the doctrines Of higher lao, notification,
and abolition, have met but little favor, save in
small portion Of that State, and it is scarcely
rational to conclude that they have now be-
come Of such import and magnitude as to over
ride all other issues, not excepting the Union
of these States, the integrity Of the constitu.
ton, and the supremacy of the law II is not
in human folly to adopt so wild conclusion
and yet 1t would be impossible to resist II, II
we recognise the action of the Convention Of
July 18th as the action Of the American party.
Now, this seems TO be the actual state Of
affairs in Ohio. After all the outcry against
the American party there, we find It precisely
where il stood bcfore--fast and firm in its ad-
hesion to national principles, and opposed to To-
cal prejudices and agitations How long Ohio
will continue thus consistent, is matter which
time will show but for the present all is right,
the indications are favorable. 1t has been pro-
posed to call a convention in August, to nomi-
mate an American ticket and there is no ra-
tional doubt that It will be done. And then
will the action Of that party be properly SUBJ
ject of discussion, but not before. As yet, the
only action taken, has been to repudiate Chase in
mass meeting, and that is certainly not indca-
tive Of coalition with aboltionism, or of appro-
baton Of their principles. And, therefore, with
this fact in view and the strong probability of